Whether it is the appearance and smile that comes into view in the first act, or the traits and personalities that you feel after slowly getting along, West Highland White will make people feel very interesting and attractive dogs. Still basking in the circle of friends for the dishes you eat every day? Better to tell everyone that you raised only West Highland White!
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Quick questions and answers
What kind of dog is the West Highland White Terrier?
In today's toy dog breed is popular, in the face of a dog full of personality and cuteness, do you want to feed it and try it? A quick Q&A with a few questions will give you a comprehensive overview of the breed.
Question: Can West Highland White Terriers get along well with children?
If in your company, West Highland Terrier and children will be a good play combination, especially children over 10 years old, can play with West Highland White Terrier. At present, the dogs we come into contact with are companion dogs, not care dogs for children, so there should be no concept of dogs becoming children's toys.
By the way, it is not recommended that children bring West Highland white terriers to parties, because West Highland white caterers are too social, and when there are many people, they will get excited and get out of control...
Question: Does the West Highland White Terrier love to bark?
Usually the West Highland white terrier does not like to bark for no reason unless it sees something approaching or making it nervous. If you are very concerned about the problem of barking, you can build a good character through puppy training and parent-child lessons.
Question: Is west highland white terrier easy to train?
yes! West Highland white terriers are very smart, but they can also easily get bored with training. However, the West Highland White Terrier enjoys interacting with its owner and is very happy to participate if there is food, encouragement, and praise in the training. But time has to be controlled, and a little longer it will be absent-minded, as if to ask you "What the hell are we doing, why are we repeating it so many times!" ”
Question: Do West Highland white terriers like to be clean?
The West Highland Terrier is a dog breed that loves cleanliness, which is a good fit with its all-over white coat. If the owner can create a clean living environment for it during its growth period, it will develop good habits.
Question: I heard that West Highland white terriers like to dig holes, is it true?
If you feed a West Highland white terrier in the wild, it's easy to see how it persists in digging holes because it smells underground prey. However, the West Highland white terriers that are fed at home do not have this habit. If you have a yard and are worried about the West Highland white terrier digging a hole to abscond, you can train it from a young age to develop other hobbies, such as loving toys or something.
Question: How is the obedience of the West Highland White Terrier?
With proper training, West HighlandSdom Terriers can obey your instructions well. The West Highland Terrier is a dog that is ideal for positive training because it is positive and reliant on its owner.
Question: Is West Highland White Terrier suitable for a trip?
It's perfect, and although its legs are shorter, they like to go out with you. However, because of the short legs, special attention needs when getting on and off the car, it is best to be carried up and down by the owner, and the jump will damage its spine. In addition, if you need to travel long distances with it, put it in the air box to avoid excessive excitement affecting your driving.
Question: Can I take a West Highland white terrier for a swim?
Some owners like to take their dogs to swim, West Highland white terrier is suitable for swimming dog breeds, but need to be trained, in addition to swimming must be supervised by the owner, after all, swimming is a dangerous sport. And the cleansers in the pool can cause damage to the coat and skin.
Question: Can West Highland white caterers get along well with other animals?
It depends on what animal you want it to get along with, because the West Highland white terrier behaves differently with different animals. If you are fed a West Highland white terrier at home, it tends to think of itself as the boss of the family and is less friendly with other males.
Question: Does feeding West Highland white terriers cause allergies?
The AMA (American Medical Association) has a very authoritative report on the subject, which says that West Highland white terrier has less allergenic dander and is a dog breed that people with asthma or allergies can feed.
If you plan to feed a puppy
Chat with the owner of the West Highland white terrier and you'll find out if this breed is really right for you. It doesn't matter if you don't have friends around to feed this breed, we've put together a standard West Highland terrier owner's life and experience for you.
West Highlands host's day
6:15 Get up
Many owners will take the puppy out for a spin after waking up, because the dog often has accumulated a lot of urine in the bladder. So going out will soon be excreted, if it is very smooth to excrete must affirm its performance, encourage it, touch it.
6:30 Go home for dinner
Why do many owners choose to let their dogs eat in the morning? It is not that it is important to eat breakfast like humans, but that dogs will excrete after eating at night because they can't stand the long night.
Provide the dog with dog food and water, and then give it 15 minutes to eat, in order to avoid it being picky and not eating seriously, and take the dog food after more than 15 minutes. Let it know that this is the only opportunity to eat, and cherish it.
7:00 If you have time you can go out again
If your dog didn't excrete the first time he went out, he's sure to get what he wants this time.
Then put it in the fence and provide plenty of water to make sure they get clean water when you leave for the day to work.
Bite glue or toys can be left in the fence, but snacks should not be put away.
18:30 Get home with your dog
If you come home and see your little one doing well, you can put it out of the fence and praise it and give a snack reward. Then you will eat, rest, and after 19:30 you will not give your dog any more food. It can be interacted with through play and touching.
Worried about puppy excretion?
Puppies are not like adult dogs that have developed habits that their owners can master, here are some useful tips to help you understand the questions your puppy has about going to the bathroom.
● Puppies need to urinate frequently. The more often you take it out to excrete, the easier it is to increase the frequency of its excretion.
● Puppies will defecate about 30 minutes after eating.
●Puppies urinate after exercise or play.
If your puppy isn't walking outside, take it home and let it sit in the fence for 20 minutes. Then when you take it out again, it will obediently follow you.
If your puppy is excreting in the right place, be sure to praise it and pet it, as this will help it understand your expectations.
Teach it to recognize key words for excretion, such as "go out to defecate" or something.
Be sure to remember that try to let your dog excrete outdoors and take him out a little more time, which will ease your cleaning work at home.
Have a puppy or a?
It's a topic that can be discussed for 10 years... Everyone will choose according to their initial preferences, but in the process of getting along later, they will find the dog that suits them best.
● Choose a small male dog?
The most obvious feature of the West Highland White Terrier Male dog is that it is larger and of course eats more. Many owners choose to feed male dogs because in a litter of puppies, the larger and stronger male dogs are always particularly noticeable.
However, before choosing a gender, you need to consider the characteristics of the breed, such as the West Highland white terrier, if you feed a male dog, you will face the problem that it is more difficult to manage than the female dog. In small communities, West Highland white terriers are more likely to conflict with other dogs and run away from home after smelling the smell of a female dog in heat. And if you feed a West Highland female dog, it will become a community social flower. Although it is not as active and independent as a male dog, it can reduce many of your neighbors' troubles.
If you are sure to feed a male dog, then be sure to take it for parent-child lessons and social training from an early age, and spend more time with it, so that it can trust humans and its surroundings.
● Choose a puppy?
Feeding the West Highland white terrier female dog needs to face its estrus period, 2 times a year, each time for about 2 weeks, at this time there will be signs of bleeding and estrus, so it will attract the attention and tracking of many small male dogs. If you don't want your dog to be harassed, you need to prepare physiological pants for it during the estrus period, and safe traction is also very important.
The West Highland White Terrier also has a slightly different personality from male dogs, they are more gentle, so they are more obedient and trained. But they sometimes show timidity and anger, so you pay more attention to it. However, when it becomes familiar with its surroundings, the West Highland White Terrier female dog will get along well with other dogs.
Health problems of West Highland White Terrier
As a dog breed with a long history, the West Highland white terrier is very easy to feed, and it only needs to pay attention to the following points in daily care to meet its health needs.
allergic
West Highland white terriers often suffer from allergies due to skin, digestion, or inhalation. The severity of the allergy is affected by the length of time, and the difference will be very large. The most common symptom is local or systemic pruritus, followed by food-induced allergies, manifested by gastrointestinal problems. Although allergies cannot be cured, the chance of allergies can be reduced with proper control.
●Contact allergies caused by fleas
The most common cause of allergies is very common in the summer months. If you want to control this allergen, you must regularly clean the dog's nest mats, daily necessities, toys, etc., and often comb its back hair in the summer to check whether there are parasites.
●Allergies caused by wheat, corn, and soybeans
Allergies to grains are not a minority among dogs, and some dogs are allergic to dairy products such as cream. Owners of food allergens must be patiently excluded and take the dog to the pet hospital for treatment. In addition, there are many examples of preservatives and additives in food that cause dogs to become allergic.
When treating health problems caused by food allergies in dogs, Ω-3 can be added to the dog's diet to help the dog improve skin resistance.
Bacterial infections of the ears
Ear infections in West Highland terriers are a persistent health problem, and about 10% of West Highland terriers suffer from this problem because their erect ears are unobstructed and vulnerable to bacteria. And once a bacterial infection appears in the ear, it is difficult to get rid of it completely.
Initially, the West Highland terrier will shake its head to indicate that its ears are uncomfortable, and then you will find that its ears become dirty, with dark secretions or earwax, and even emitting an unpleasant odor. If you are only treated with drops, the problem will usually last for 10 days to be relieved, but the bacteria will remain inside, it is best to go to a pet hospital for full treatment with injections and drops.
When starting the drop treatment, the ears of the West Highland White Terrier can easily become wet, so it is necessary to use ear canal plucking powder to keep its ears dry. After the treatment, it is also necessary to check the cleanliness of its ears frequently. Do not underestimate the bacterial infection of the ear, after the treatment is not appropriate to become a long-term chronic inflammation, it may make the dog deaf.
When treating ear bacterial infections, especially ear mite infections, owners must pay attention to their health status and clean more living environment items.
Foot care
The health of the feet is very important for the West Highland white terrier because of its short legs and it is vulnerable to sharp thorns when passing through the bushes.
Check the Feet of the West Highland White Terrier often, and if you haven't done so, it will be a little difficult at first, but slowly getting it fit in with you, touching its foot, and rewarding it will make things better. To check whether there is a foreign body between the toes, whether the foot pad has a lump, when you find that there is a foreign body damage to its foot, see if it can be easily removed, if there is difficulty, take it to the pet hospital to solve.
Many West Highland terriers will lick their feet in the summer, and you will see the white coat gradually turn yellow, which is caused by bacteria in its saliva. At this time, you can take it to the beauty shop and shave the hair on the foot short, which can make the foot more ventilated in the hot and humid summer. In addition, you can add nutrients containing Ω-3 to its food to improve the health value of your skin.
The care of the toenails is also very important, with basic trimming along the blood line and then sanding them with a pet-specific toenail file, often keeping the toenails reasonable in length to protect the foot pads. If you have more time to deal with the foot pad problem, you can also buy a special oil for the foot pad, come back from a daily walk to clean the foot and blow dry the coat, then you can apply the oil and massage for 2 minutes!
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How, seeing this, I already want to carry a West Highland white terrier home, right?