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West Highland white terrier

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West Highland white terrier, breed of sturdy, compact terrier terrier, classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs originally bred to start small game and vermin from their burrows or, in the case of several breeds in this group, to go to earth and kill their prey.
..... Click the link for more information.  developed in Scotland in the early 19th cent. It stands about 11 in. (27.9 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 13 to 20 lb (5.9–9.1 kg). Its white, water-resistant double coat consists of a short, dense, soft underlayer and a hard, curl-free topcoat about 2 in. (5 cm) long. The West Highland white, descending from the same ancestral stock as the cairn, Dandie Dinmont, and Scottish terrier, was used to hunt small game both on land and in the water. In recent times it has been popular chiefly as a house pet. See dog dog, carnivorous, domesticated wolf (Canis lupus familiaris) of the family Canidae, to which the jackal and fox also belong. The family Canidae is sometimes referred to as the dog family, and its characteristics, e.g.
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Unfortunately, since your West Highland White Terrier has sensitive skin, he can only be bathed sparsely, although sometimes bathing is needed more often.
How to Bathe Your West Highland White Terrier by John P. Jackson / Pets and Animals community
: JP050309Dog-17; (From left) Whippetts Monty, Pearl and Ashling belonging to Alison Clarke are bright-eyed and raring to get going; A West Highland White Terrier is given some beauty treatment; and a Parson Russell Terrier comes under the judge's eye.
Breeders fear protest threat; CRUFTS: Owners fear campaigners could ... by Birmingham Mail (England)
This includes a 417% increase in the number of chihuahuas and a 248% increase in the number of west highland white terriers.
The Reporter by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
 
 
 
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