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The West Highland White Terrier- popularly known as Westie is an adorable small white-coated pooch that is extremely lovable and full of self-esteem. Discover more about our West Highland White Terrier puppies for sale below!
Dating back over 300 years ago, the West Highland White Terrier was bred to hunt and eradicate rodents which were damaging crops and infesting diseases in Scotland.
The West Highland White Terrier is a confident, friendly and lively canine. Almost always adored and amusing to be around, however, this breed doesn’t like to have its private space invaded. It doesn’t appreciate being overly smothered. The Westie loves being around people and other pets however it may show aggression towards smaller animals and other terrier breeds. This doesn’t mean the Westie is a trouble maker. On the contrary, this pooch gets along with almost everyone and fits right in as part of the family.
The Westie is moderately adaptable to the environment and climate. Owing to the past when these pooches were used as hunting dogs to prey on rodent-sized animals, they can be quite the wanderers so it goes without saying a fence imperative.
The West Highland White Terrier is considered rather energetic, after all, centuries ago it was a hunting dog. However, these canines are quite independent can be found still being exploring and lively even without supervision with its owner. Nonetheless, it is important to stimulate the Westie with about a 30minute walk and play.
The West Highland White Terrier has a double coat which requires brushing daily. Bathing should be done only when necessary to avoid the sparkling white coat to lose its color over time. It should be wiped frequently especially regions around the face, ears, and tail. Nail trimming should also be done weekly. For show dogs, a higher level of grooming is practiced which includes plucking dead hairs and trimming by a professional groomer, especially around the face to give it that round shape that show dogs have.
Our West Highland White Terrier puppies for sale come from either USDA licensed commercial breeders or hobby breeders with no more than 5 breeding mothers. USDA licensed commercial breeders account for less than 20% of all breeders in the country.
The unregulated breeders who are selling outside of the USDA regulations and without a license are what we consider to be “Puppy Mills.” We are committed to offering West Highland White Terrier puppies who will grow up to become important members of your family. We only purchase puppies from the very best sources, and we stand behind every puppy we sell.
