West higland

Likeable terrier of size not very great, the West Highland, he is an optimal exterminator of mice and good hunter of rabbits, that it knows to discover in the most inaccessible lands and victims. With the characteristic perfectly white layer, it has a kind, vigilant and intelligent expression, accompanied by a good natured character and juguetón that turns it an excellent dog of company able to live in a floor, even in spaces not very ample. Although many affirm that origins of West Highland those are common with of Cairn to terrier (being based, among other things, in the fact that up to 1924 the crossovers between these two races were allowed), is more credible the thesis, maintained by several cinólogos, that put to this race like almost originally native, which it has been undergoing a series of modifications through time, even with the contribution of others.
Its land of origin is the county of Argyllshire, where, as a result of strange mutations, many animals have the white layer completely (mount foxes, hares and roosters). This dog was employee like hunter of foxes and, particularly, appreciated by its visible affluent layer even at night. In spite of its ancient origins, the official recognition of the race takes place in the first years of this century and since then it has spread very quickly in diverse nations.

The West Highland white to terrier has robust a general aspect, with the straight dorsal line, the powerful and muscular extremities and an eloquent and defined movement like ?pendulum?.

Raised to the cross. Approximately, 28 cm.

Head. Black, relatively great Trufa. Snout that is sharpened gradually from the eyes to trufa. Short jaws, are joined perfectly. Great scissors teeth. Well pronounced Stop. Slightly convex skull.

Eyes. Distant to each other, of medium size, slightly fitted, of the possible darkest color. Ears. Small, raised, finishing in a fine end, with short and smooth hair.

Neck. Enough length, muscular, is high and mighty gradually towards shoulders.

Previous extremities. Forts, muscular and straight. Inclined shoulders. Paletillas wide and adherent to the torácica box. Elbows affluent backwards.

Body. Compact. Affluent deep thorax with abarriladas ribs in the superior part. Later ribs remarkably inclined. Straight dorsal line. Wide and robust kidney.

Later extremities. Short, muscular and nervous. Very muscular thighs and not very distanced to each other. Corvejones well angulados and relatively next. Feet. Previous greater than later, the round ones, with heavy plantar pads, places setting of short and hard hair. Preferably black pads and nails. Tail. It releases, of 12.5 to 15 cm., straight line, cover of hard hair, without flecos.

Coat. Double: outer hair lasts of a length approximated to the 5 cm. without curls, and short, smooth and dense subhair. Pure white color.

FEEDING. The nutritional necessities for the adult unit, like ration of maintenance, between the 450 and the 530 Kcal. daily. It is a dog appreciated not only by his value and individual vocation to the hunting that turns it a great enemy of the mice, but also by its character and its great robustness.

DAILY CARES. The cleaning of the skin and the layer is made with a comb of wide teeth and a brush of metallic prongs.

DISEASES. In the West Highland white to terrier eccematosas injuries with form cleared that appear in the zones with less hair, like the ventral region have been described. The origin of this vesicular dermatitis still is uncertain. The therapy is based on the antibiotic use jointly with cortisone of local or sistémica application. Without doubt, the weekly use of a champú or a soap is advisable disinfectant that, assuring the hygiene the hair, accelerates the treatment process

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