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Past and Present: West Highland White Terrier
The West
Highland White is almost the counterpart of the Scottish Terrier
except in color, which must be pure white, with black nose. The
forehead is higher, and a distinct stop is evident in the profile.
The coat is double, the long outer hair being very harsh and wiry,
the under coat much shorter and softer.
The Cairn
and Sealyham Terriers are rapidly coming into popularity, and belong
in this group. The Cairn Terrier has less pronounced whiskers than
the Scotty, and his coat is somewhat shorter and reveals his form
rather more, while the Sealyham is quite different in that the ears,
instead of being short and pointed, are quite long and lop forward
like an Airedale's. In color they are like the Wire-haired Fox
Terrier - white, with or without patches of black (or sandy red) on
the face.
The
Sealyham is supposed to have Dandie Dinmont in his make-up, which
gives him substance and rather a more bandy-legged appearance than
Scotty or his white cousin should have. The head, with its lopping
ears and more pronounced stop, has a less piquant expression. The
tail is docked and carried high.
Source:
National Geographic 1919
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