West Highland White Terrier

we have three westies who we have adopted - snowy, and brothers bob and dave. As lovely as they are westies being white dogs suffer from many illnesses many of which are down to the breading of the white strain. Inusrance is must if you fall in love with a cute fluffy, funny white ball of fun. You may otherwise end up paying for... dry eyes - oten westies have no tear ducts, or blocked ones, an operation can decide which, if it cant be fixed then soothing eye drops are needed several times per day and even then your dog may still slowly loose their sight. skin problems/allergies - westies can be alergic to many things, a ...  Read the complete review

As I sit here at my computer at my mums, Down by my feet lies a little white ball of now, rather aged, white fluff. My little ghostly shadow who sticks permanently by my side all the time I am visiting. If I speak honestly this little white ball of fluff is a main reason for me to visit here too. The lamp is on and the soft lighting, along with the way she is laying is reminiscent of an a-typical christmas card. You know the sort, dog curled up in front of blazing fire, stocking hanging expectantly at the side and my heart melts just looking at her. This little white ball of fluff is Heidi, my mothers much loved "leaving a job you've been at for 17 years" ...  Read the complete review

i write this review based on my girlfriends little white terror, ahem ...i mean terrier, twti. westies, as they are affectionately known, are originally from scotland as the name would suggest and were traditionally used to find and dig out foxes and badgers. they are highly intelligent little dogs that usually weigh between 5 to 10 kg. they grow to around just under 1 foot tall. from what i understand they sleep around 10-15 hours a day although our little one probably does a bit more than that! they are very fit and energetic dogs that have a very gentle temperament, ours spends a lot of time around children without issue (although i realise that ...  Read the complete review

I have had three westy's. To sum them up they are compact, loyal, funny, all dfferent, varied, few problems and all good friends. All my dogs tave thought there were bigger than they were Fergus now 13 thinks he is a polar bear and is not scared of anything Archie my puppy (now 1) thinks he can takeanything on including horse's cows the lion on the telly . you name he cn beat it. All three have been rattersthey will kill with out thinking the number of duckling that have died over the year Is too terrible to think of but IO know they did not mean it and they were not spokken to for days so they understood!!!! Archie and fergus both at like body guards with you all the ...  Read the complete review

This is a review on owning a West Highland terrier, I made the plunge 13 years ago & it may guide a prospective owner on how to avoid the pitfalls that we didn't know about despite doing research. Firstly some information on this breed of dog: THE BREED: The white West Highland terriers for some reason are often confused with the black Scottish terriers which are about the same size & shape & nicknamed 'Scotties'. The West highland terriers are nicknamed 'Westies' and were originally bred to hunt rabbits, rodents & would you believe foxes. Apparently they make the best rat catchers & can out perform a cat. They stand about ...  Read the complete review