Brief History of Westie |
The terrier is a dog that loves to dig, that's how he gets the animal that is being hunted to come out of his hole. Sometimes the terrier would go right down the hole after the animal, barking loudly and persistently, to tell the hunter where he was. A Westie is a zestful digger, so if you have a beautiful flower, or vegetable, garden, you may want to fence it off from this ground terror. The story of the development of the West Highland White Terrier, is said to be from the estate of Colonel E.D. Malcolm, of Poltallock, Argyllshire, Scotland. He was using one of his favorite Cairn Terriers in a fox, or rabbit, hunt. The Cairn Terrier is a wheaten, or brown, color, and this was effective as camouflage. Unfortunately, Colonel Malcolm accidentally shot and killed his Cairn Terrier instead of the fox. In his remorse for this accident, the Colonel vowed to breed only for the white color so that such an accident could not happen again. It is documented that up to this time, any all-white colored terriers were destroyed as being undesirable. The Colonel changed that outlook, and developed the Westie to become a distinct breed. Successful development of breed in the end of 60th brought over many new followers and connoisseurs. Many new kennels, well-known till now, appeared in 70th. And exactly these breeders influenced Westie`s modern type on the whole. Among them are ARNHOLME, BALLACOAR, BIRKFELL, BRIERLOW, CARILLION, CHECKBAR, CLANESTAR, DOMAROY, ERISORT, FAMECHECK, as well as the most popular kennel ASHGATE. Ashgate Sinclair .
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