West Highland White Terrier

Appearance

Commonly, Westies have bright, deep-set eyes that are dark in colour. Their ears are small, pointed, and erect. A male typically weighs between 15 and 20 pounds (6.8 and 9.1 kg) and a female between 13 and 16 pounds (5.9 and 7.3 kg), the average height is 9 to 11 inches (23 to 28 cm) at the withers.

They also have deep chests, muscular limbs, a huge skull, a short and a closely fitted jaw with “scissors” bite (lower canines locked in front of upper canines, upper incisors locked over lower incisors). Their teeth generally appear quite large for the size of the dog. Westies have a very strong bone structure for their size.

They have a soft, dense undercoat and a rough outer coat, about 2 inches long, that requires regular grooming. Some Westies do not have a top coarse coat, and just a second silky coat.

This breed is a non-shedding dog. As they develop into adults, their thinner “puppy coat” is normally removed by either ‘hand-stripping’ or otherwise clipping.

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