The Dog Of The Highlands: West Highland White Terrier

By Chris Ferebee


At about 1700s, the Isle of Skye along with other highlands in Scotland have been currently generating lots of little terriers. Scottish breeds have been separated into two: the Skye terriers and the Dandie Dinmont terriers.

The Dandie Dinmonts were categorized as a separate breed. The Skyes incorporated the Scotties, the Cairns and also the West highland white terriers or the Westies.

It was also noted that these terriers had been the hybrids amongst the crossed Cairns, Scottish, and Dandies terriers. One could assume that the hybrid would actually be loyal and its hunting instincts could not be belittled. In fact, several royalties in Scotland owned terriers that had been really similar towards the Westies of nowadays.

Yet another outstanding story is about a Westie that stopped a mother from consistently yelling at her daughter. Each and every time the mother would yell at her teenage daughter, the Westie would attack the mother. The aggression in the dog got worse more than the years that resulted within the mother's total inability to scold her teenager.

It turned out that the girl was really rewarding the dog for his protection by calming and soothing him down right after every "threat" from her mother. A lot of would perceive that the daughter was in a position to help her mother to adjust her techniques when in reality she was assisting herself by rewarding the dog for its behavior.

The following are several of the basic details breeders would really enjoy to know about Westies:

Category: Terrier Living Environment: indoors (extremely recommended); outdoors (fenced yard)

Coat: about two-inch coarse and wiry outer coat and soft, dense, and furry undercoat Colour: white

Height: among ten and 12 inches

Weight: amongst 13 and 22 pounds

Temperament:

Naturally,

* they like to bark and dig * they are not as willful like most terriers * they really like companionship

When appropriately educated

* they can turn out to be pretty friendly towards strangers * they create close affinity with behaved young children * they love to chase cats however they usually do not hurt them * they can grow to be a really excellent watch dog * they can turn out to be quite lively

Breeders must note of the following health troubles:

* Chronic skin issues * Perthe's illness (hip issues) * Jawbone calcification * Cranio mandibular osteopathy (lion jaw) * Patella luxation, a disorder inside the kneecap * Liver ailments * Deafness * Congenital heart disease

Care and Physical exercise:

* Their coat must be brushed often using a brush with stiff bristles. * They must bathe only when necessary. * Their whole coat should be stripped at least twice a year and trimmed each and every 4 months. * The fur around the eyes and ears must be trimmed utilizing blunt-nose mirrors. * They will certainly be a lot more agile and wholesome following standard sessions of play and/or walk.

Origin/History:

As noted, they share the identical lineage with Cairns and Scotties (from Skye terriers), and also with all the Dandies. This trio was created inside the Isle of Skye, which was certainly one of the highlands in Scotland. It was noted that white whelps were selected in the wiry-coated Cairns, Scotties, and Dandies to produce the variety that were generally known as Poltalloch terriers.

Following are some items in the history that show the Westies' reputation of becoming owners' preferred companion dogs.

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Records in the history pointed out that around 1620, King James 1 of England requested some modest white dogs from Argyleshire in Scotland. Colonel Malcolm, who was considered because the originator of Poltalloch terriers, which are really equivalent for the Westies of today, accidentally shot his terrier (a dark one). From then on he vowed to possess only white terriers.

In the 19th century, terriers that have been extremely equivalent towards the Westies were known as Roseneath terriers in honor of Duke of Argyll's interest and patronage of this breed. Roseneath was the name of his estate at Dumbartonshire.

Inside the first-ever dog show that were organized inside the late 1800s, the Westies have been called as White Scottish terriers. In 1904, they have been classified beneath the name West Highland White terriers.

During the mid-1900s, breeders of the Cairns in Argyll, Scotland selected white puppies from the stock and interbreed some to acquire white Cairns. Nonetheless, in 1917, the American Kennel Club ruled that Cairns could possibly be listed if they have the Westies' lineage.

We are able to say the history repeats itself for this delightful terrier is now largely a favourite companion dog of several households.




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