West Highland White Terrier

One of the most popular of the terrier breeds, the West Highland White has a cheerful, outgoing personality. He makes an ideal companion and playmate for youngsters as he is full of fun and virtually tireless.

Source: https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/search/breeds-a-to-z/breeds/terrier/west-highland-white-terrier/

AKC Video (link - https://youtu.be/naww8RGY-Zo😞

View more videos on AKC's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKennelClub

See: The German Kennel Club (VDH) for information and video (if available).
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http://www.vdh.de/welpen/mein-welpe/west-highland-white-terrier

Video (link - https://youtu.be/6m4ETwfJuA0):

This and other breed videos are available in full length here: www.meisterpetztv.de

West Highland White Terrier Club of America: Westie University: Conformation

This important resource includes an Illustrated Standard and several study Modules.  The revised Illustrated Standard is located HERE.

Great Britain

• Canine Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis -- A website dedicated to research for IPF

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a disease that mainly affects middle-aged to older dogs of terrier breeds, and most commonly the West Highland White Terrier.

• Also see the: Westie Foundation of America, Inc. (WFA) article on IPF at: http://westiefoundation.org/assets/ipfebk.pdf

There are numerous breed standards.

The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.

Three of the major international standards are:

The American Kennel Club

The Kennel Club, UK

FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)

1. Swedish Insurance Data

• Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.

Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

1. The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 2)
2. Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
3. Finland: JTO: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/RotuPDF.ashx?R=85&T=2 Westie Foundation videos from the 2015 Seminar by Dr. Jerry Bell: 

4. "Breeder Education: Pedigree Analysis, Genetic Diversity & Genetic Disease Control"

•    https://www.westiefoundation.org/videos.html

       5. OFA: CHIC: WHWT Tests: https://www.ofa.org/recommended-tests?breed=WH

HEALTH FOUNDATION

 

• Westie Foundation of America, Inc. (WFA)
• Health surveys http://westiefoundation.org/health-surveys.html

• Westie health issues - Articles - http://westiefoundation.org/westie-health-issues.html

The WHWTC of England Health page: http://www.thewesthighlandwhiteterrierclubofengland.co.uk/health.html

Breed Watch Report 2015: whwt_graph.pdf

The WHWTCA Newsletters: https://www.westieclubamerica.com/westie-updates-news/index.html contain a wealth of information!

O’Neill, D.G., Ballantyne, Z.F., Hendricks, A. et al. West Highland White Terriers under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2016: demography, mortality and disorders. Canine Genet Epidemiol 6, 7 (2019) doi:10.1186/s40575-019-0075-2

• https://cgejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40575-019-0075-2

We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.

UK: West Highland White Terrier Club of England: http://www.thewesthighlandwhiteterrierclubofengland.co.uk/

US: West Highland White Terrier Club of America: https://www.westieclubamerica.com/

Finland: Westiekerho ry: https://www.westiekerho.fi/

Sweden: WestieAlliansen: https://www.westiealliansen.se/