Height: 10 - 11 inches
Weight: 15 - 22 lbs.Colors: All White
Coat: Double coat,
harsh straight, wiry outer coat and soft, close, furry undercoat.
Temperament: Alert,
gay, courageous, self-reliant but friendly.Active, assertive, fun-loving, well-behaved,
light-hearted.
With Children: Yes, make
excellent playmates for children because they can withstand rough play.
With Pets: Yes,
but teach them when they are young to tolerate cats.
Watch-dog:
High
Guard-dog: Low
Activity: Indoor
& Outdoor - Very High
Living Environment: At home in
the country or the city he will do well as an apartment dweller if he is walked several
times a day though he will always enjoy having the freedom to play in a yard. He
does best with human or canine companionship.
Life-Span: 15 + Years
Litter size: 2 - 5
Country of origin: Scotland
History: He was developed in the high mountains of west Scotland and claims ancestry to
the Scotch Terrier. He originally was bred to hunt vermin. Sir Edwin
Landseer painting of 1831 "The Breakfast Party" features several Highland
Terriers. In the later 1800's there was a strain of white Scottish Terriers who were
owned by Colonel Malcolm of Poltalloch and were known as Poltralloch Terriers. They
were very much like the Westie of today. His was at one time cross bred with Cairn,
Scottish and Dandie Dinmont Terriers. In 1917 the AKC ruled that Cairn Terriers
could be registered if they carried Westie blood. |
