UMary Allen
I-West Highland White Terrier, eyaziwa ngokuba yi-Westie ngokufutshane, yinja encinci kodwa engoyikiyo ebonisa inani elimangalisayo lokuzithemba. Womelele kwaye uyasebenza, unomlinganiswa odibanisa isibindi, kunye nokuphaphama, kodwa kunye nesimo sengqondo esivuyayo kunye nobukrelekrele. Ukongeza, iWestie ibonakaliswe ngonyamezelo kunye nobulumko. Udlala kakhulu kwaye wenza inja yosapho ebalaseleyo. I-West Highland White Terrier yenza inja yesixeko elungileyo kodwa ifuna umthambo owaneleyo.
#1 I-West Highland White Terrier isuka eSkotlani, apho yakhuliswa njengenja yokuzingela, kunye neentlobo zeCairn, Skye, Scotch kunye neDandie Dinmont.
Idyasi emhlophe ye Westie kufuneka ixutywe yonke imihla kwaye ichetywe rhoqo njengoko olu hlobo aluphalali ngokwendalo. I-undercoat efileyo iyancothulwa. Unokuqhagamshelana nomkhweli oyingcali kule nto, okanye unokuthatha izinto ezandleni zakho. Ingakumbi ekuqaleni, kubalulekile ukuba usondele ngokucotha nangokucothayo. Vumela uWestie wakho ukuba aqhelane kancinane nenkqubo, ekufuneka iqhutywe rhoqo kwiiveki ezi-6 ukuya kwezi-11, ngelixa useyinjana.
#2 Ngenkulungwane ye-19, ii-terriers zadlala indima ekhethekileyo ekuzingeleni izilwanyana ezincinci ezinjengeempungutye kunye neebheji.
#3 Umzingeli onomdla u-Edward Donald Malcolm uthathwa njengomseki we-West Highland White Terrier breed.
Waqala ngokuzala inja yokuzingela emhlophe-emhlophe eyayibonakala lula xa ichwechwela kwaye emva koko yaziwa ngokuba yiWest Highland Terrier okanye iWest Highland White Terrier. Wasebenzisa iCairn, iScottish, kunye neDandie Dinmont Terriers ukuzalanisa.