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West Highland White Terrier Did You Know?
- This is a game terrier and has a very strong will.
- The first show held for the breed was at Crufts in London in 1907. The
first AKC registration was in 1908. Originally registered as the Roseneath
Terrier, the name was officially changed to West Highland White Terrier
on May 31, 1909.
- The West Highland White Terrier, according to notable authors originated
at Poltalloch, Scotland, where they had been bred and maintained for more
than 100 years prior to their appearance at dog shows. In 1916 Colonel Malcolm
of Poltalloch said that his father and grandfather both kept them. It is
probable that the lineage of the Malcolm dogs goes back to the time of King
James I, who asked for some "earth-doggies" out of Argyleshire.
- Years ago the breed was known as the Roseneath Terrier, also as the Poltalloch
Terrier. The name Roseneath was taken from the Duke of Argyll's place in
Dumbartonshire, Scotland.
- It is probable that the West Highland White Terrier and all the terriers
of Scotland came from the same stock; the Scotties, Cairns, Dandie Dinmonts,
and West Highland Whites are branches from the same tree and its roots.
- As the legend goes, a reddish dog of his, emerging from cover, was mistakenly
shot for a fox. Malcolm is said to have decided on the spot to breed only
for white dogs that could be readily identified in the field.
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