Starlight Westies History |
Representatives of early Westies from the original Scottish stock |
Westies are descended from Cairn Terriers, who occasionally whelped white puppies naturally, and Scottish Terriers; who also occasionally produced white offspring. White offspring from other British Terriers such as the Bedlington Terrier and Dandie Dinmont Terrier were occasionally introduced to the bloodline for desired characteristics, but this practice generally stopped in the 1850s. |
Col. Malcom's Sonny and Sarah were typical of the Westie during the early days of the breed's development. |
Originally the breed was known as Poltalloch Terriers (after the name of Malcolm's home), although they were also known as Roseneath Terriers (after the name of Argyll's home), White Roseneath Terriers, and at the end of the 19th century, briefly as a white variety of the Scottish Terrier. |
The famous drawing by Sir Edwin Landseer (1830), showing a West Highland White Terrier along with other sporting dogs |
Source: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Highland_White_Terrier) |
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