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West Highland White Terrier

Group classification: Terrier	Country of origin: Scotland	Date of origin: 19th century
Weight (M): 15 - 21 lb	Height (M): 11"	Life expectancy: 13 - 14 years
Weight (F): 15 - 21 lb	Height (F): 10"

Grooming

Grooming West Highland White Terriers is relatively simple.

Grooming West Highland White Terriers is relatively simple. They need to be brushed once a week. They need the hair around their ears and eyes trimmed regularly. They should also have their coat clipped back twice a year. Matted Westies can be de-matted and their coatsvlipped back to avoid restriction and pulling around the neck and joints.

History

White West Highland Terriers were kept at Poltalloch sixty years ago,
and so they were first shown as Poltalloch Terriers. Yet although they
were kept in their purest strain in Argyllshire, they are still to be
found all along the west coast of Scotland, good specimens belonging
to Ross-shire, to Skye, and at Ballachulish on Loch Leven, so that it
is a breed with a long pedigree and not an invented breed of the
present day.

Westies can be cut to a variety of styles to suit their activites and owner preference.

 Charlie: Before                        After

Hamish: Before                          After

They should also have their coat stripped

They need the hair around their ears and eyes trimmed regularly.