I-Westie idabuka eScotland. Wafuywa njengenja yokuzingela. Ikakhulukazi imidlalo yokuzingela noma amagundane. Umsunguli wohlobo kwakungumzingeli, uColonel Edward Donald Malcolm. Ngokwesibonelo, iScottish, Cairn, kanye noDandie Dinmont Terriers bamkhonze ukuze afuye.
UColonel Malcolm wayehlose ukuzalanisa inja ethambile ukuze azingele. Ngenxa yombala wejazi layo, kufanele ibonakale ngokucacile endaweni emnyama nasezindaweni ezimbi. Esikhathini esidlule, kwakuvame ukwenzeka ukuthi abazingeli badubule izinja zabo ngephutha ebumnyameni ngoba babephambanisa nenyamazane encane ngenxa yombala omnyama woboya bazo. Yilokho okwenzeka nakuColonel. Ngakho-ke, izibonelo ezimhlophe kuphela ezazisetshenziselwa ukuzalanisa.
Kodwa-ke, ukubonakala okuhle ngenxa yombala wejazi kwakungenye yezinhloso zakhe. Wayefuna ukuzalanisa uhlobo olunesibindi, oluphikelelayo nolulalelayo. Kwakubalulekile futhi ukuthi iWestie yayincane ngosayizi. Ngakho wayekwazi ukungena kalula emihumeni yezilwane kanye nemigodi futhi akhiphe umdlalo.
I-West Highland White Terrier yaqashelwa njengohlobo oluhlukile ngo-1904. Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho, i-West Highland White Terrier Club yasungulwa futhi kwasungulwa amazinga ohlobo.
Ukufakwa kokuqala ku-studbook eJalimane ku-Westie kwakungo-1910. Nokho, i-rascal encane ayizange idume kuze kube ngama-1970. Ngaleso sikhathi wayehlanganiswe njengenja yomndeni.
Ngawo-1990, ukubhaliswa kwe-West Highland White Terrier kwanda kakhulu. Lokhu mhlawumbe kungenxa yemfashini.
Ngezansi uzothola ama-tattoos angu-10 ahamba phambili e-West Highland White Terrier: