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	Training Terriers \| Dog Training in Connecticut
		Bear in mind that not all terriers are in the terrier group, and not all dogs in the terrier groups are terriers.
		Yorkshire Terriers tend to be more difficult to train than some of their canine cousins; however, this difficulty is considered to be a result of the breed’s characteristic prey drive rather than any major deficiency of intelligence as they were bred to work without human intervention.
		It is one of the oldest terriers, originating in the Scottish Highlands, used for hunting burrowing prey among the cairns.
	www.do-behave.com /dog_training/terriers.php (1478 words)

	American Kennel Club - Cairn Terrier History
		The history of the Cairn Terrier is enhanced by the fact that the modern Cairn is an attempt to preserve in typical form the old-time working terrier of the Isle of Skye.
		Scotland's terriers had been grouped together as Scotch Terriers until 1873, when they were separated into two classifications-Dandie Dinmont Terriers and Skye Terriers.
		Farmers used small terriers to bolt the animals from their rocky lairs.) The shortened name, Cairn Terrier, was agreed upon and in 1912 the breed was permitted to compete for chal-lenge certificates.
	www.akc.org /breeds/cairn_terrier/history.cfm (598 words)

	Dog and Kennel Magazine
		Terry nailed the audition, earning the role of Toto, and went on to become the most famous cairn terrier ever to grace the silver screen.
		The fairytale landscape of Oz was a far cry from the cairn terrier's native landscape in the highlands and isles of west Scotland, where rocky outcrops took the place of yellow brick roads and the land was populated not with munchkins or tin men but vermin.
		Terry, the cairn terrier who played Toto in the film version of The Wizard of Oz received a $125 a week for her role.
	www.petpublishing.com /dogken/breeds/cairn.shtml (1776 words)

	Scottish Pet Breeds - Terriers, Collies, Sheepdogs, Scottish Fold Cats
		Bred from mixed terrier working dogs found in the highlands for at least 300 hundreds years, the first "showing" of the breed was in 1904, though several varieties had been bred before that time.
		The Skye's are long-haired terriers (their cousins, the Cairn Terriers, were once known as "short-haired Skyes"), known by name in the highlands since the 16th century.
		Scotland is the birthplace of the rough collie, and they were bred as a super intelligent working sheep dog.
	www.heartoscotland.com /Categories/ScottishPets.htm (2271 words)

	Terrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The terrier is a group of dog breeds initially bred for hunting and killing vermin.
		Fell terriers - breeds developed in northern England to assist in the killing of foxes.
		The Bull and Terrier types (of which the modern Bull Terrier is one) were originally combinations of bulldogs and terriers as general mixed breed pit dogs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Terrier (383 words)

	West Highland Terriers
		Scotland is a mountainous country, its dog men were a stay-at-home lot, consequently each clan bred its terriers according to its own ideas.
		It is a matter of record that her successor, James I, wrote to Edinburgh to ask that 6 Terriers from Argyllshire be sent to France as a present.
		The West Highland White Terrier Club of America was formed and admitted to the AKC in 1909.
	www.electricscotland.com /pets/west_highland.htm (660 words)

	Dog and Kennel Magazine West Highland White Terrier Breed Profile
		Reggie's ancestors - the first terriers - were bred for seek-and-destroy missions in the fox dens and badger holes surrounding the farms of their native Scotland.
		The terrier had to be small enough to fit in the passageways of the typical fox den.
		A white strain of terrier named Roseneath, named for the seat of the Duke of Argyll in Dumbartonshire, Scotland, was bred in a similar fashion by a man named George Clarke, who was a head keeper at numerous Scottish estates.
	www.petpublishing.com /dogken/breeds/westie.shtml (1915 words)

	Lake Effect Scottish Terriers - The History Of The Scottish Terrier
		The Dandie Dinmont was the first of these terriers to break off and to stand alone as a distinct and separate breed.
		Apparently it was a classification that did not pertain to the specific breed of Scottish Terrier that we know today, it was simply a way of defining a group of terriers from Scotland.
		In 1887 a Scottish Terrier Club was established ironically in England, than in 1888 a similar club was established in Scotland.
	www.lakeeffectpets.com /scottishterriers/history_Scot.htm (577 words)

	Skye Terrier Breed Information
		The Skye Terrier is an old and dignified dog breed originating, as have so many terriers, in Scotland.
		The Skye Terrier is often called "a large dog with short legs", and their height of 10 inches (25 cm) at the withers is deceptive, as they are twice as long as they are tall, generally 20 inches (51 cm) long in a properly proportioned dog.
		Breast cancer is the leading cause of Skye Terrier deaths, with Hemangiosarcomas (a malignant tumour of the blood vessels), Autoimmune disease, and Hyperthyroidism[1] as other concerns of the breed.
	www.usapetstoday.com /SKYE_TERRIER.htm (953 words)

	WPDOCS\DOGS\campbell
		Twenty years ago I judged classes of them in the north of Scotland, and there is a breed now kept by the factor of one of the landowners in the Island of Skye which represents the true terrier, which is not a long-coated animal at all.
		He maintained that the short-haired breed was the purest and real Skye Terrier, and that the long-haired breed was descended from a Maltese Terrier and French Poodle landed on the west coast of Skye from a shipwreck, that ladies fancied them much as lap dogs, and thus made them fashionable.
		The fact is that the present-day long-haired terriers which you call Skyes are quite unknown in the Island of Skye, and the natives laugh at the idea of their being termed Skye Terriers.
	voyager.dvc.edu /~bmckinney/campbell.html (3451 words)

	West Highland White Terrier History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		They were working dogs, in the case of the terriers, their job was to keep vermin under control in the villages, mills, coal mines, farms and homes of their owners.
		To test a terrier's "gameness", a young terrier would be dropped into a barrel with a badger, and if it killed the badger, the terrier would be bred.
		The terrier is a dog that loves to dig, that's how he gets the animal that is being hunted to come out of his hole.
	www.barkbytes.com /history/whwter.htm (501 words)

	West Highland White Terrier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Part of the family of terriers once known collectively as the 'terriers of Scotland,' the Westie is close kin to the Cairn Terrier.
		Because these little terriers worked among rocks and in the earth in pursuit of fox and badger, some breeders favoured white dogs because of their visibility.
		Thus, in various areas of Scotland, there were breeders who specialized in these white dogs, which came to be known according to the region where they were bred.
	pages.webnet.qc.ca /Chiens/wes/wes2.htm (203 words)

	Westie Rescue of Northern California -- "Fire and Ice"
		Although the West Highland White Terrier -- or Westie -- is often thought of as the white version of his Scottie relative, he is, in fact a separate breed that actually more closely resembles the Cairn Terrier in type.
		In terms of physical characteristics, the Westie is intermediate in size to the Scottish and the Cairn terriers, with the former being the heavier and -the latter being the lighter in weight.
		Because the Westie's working ability as a terrier is intact, for his own safety he must be leashed or confined in a fenced enclosure at all times when outdoors, else he pick up a scent, pursue it and get lost or be run over by a car in the process.
	www.sfbaywestieclub.com /fire_and_ice.htm (4487 words)

	Petland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The coat is typical terrier - a soft undercoat with coarser, straight outer coat.
		Origin: It is likely that all the terriers in Scotland originated from the same stock.
		Like the other terriers, the Westie was developed to hunt and the small compact body permitted him to pursue his prey even in small areas.
	www.petlandflorida.com /breedwest.html (233 words)

	Puppies for sale
		The Scottish Terrier originated in the highlands of Scotland and is believed to be Scotland’s oldest breed of dog.
		For hundreds of years they were Scotland’s own terriers, but sometime in the late 1800's, enough foundation stock had been brought south of the border to warrant a breed name and distinct classes for them at English shows.
		The Scottie is a small but substantial, low-to-ground and active terrier, with a long head in proportion to his size, a rough coat, short legs, prick ears and undocked carrot-shaped tail carried vertically or with a slight curve forward.
	www.wall2walldogs.com (1006 words)

	Gemma's Own Page, Westies Downunder - Westies, West Highland White Terrier, WHWT, Terriers, Dogs, Dog Showing, ...
		The Poltalloch Terriers were considered to be the true type because of their round heads and short muzzles.
		The highlands of Scotland were rugged, craggy countryside and short legged terriers were needed for hunting game such as, fox, otter, badger and wildcats.
		In The West Highland White Terrier by D Mary Dennis and Catherine Owen is a list of all English champions from 1947 to 1985 plus pedigrees of some of the well known westies.
	www.geocities.com /westiez/history.htm (1506 words)

	A-1 Terriers
		· The Scottish Terrier was bred in Scotland as a fierce hunter of foxes and badgers.
		The Scottish Terrier is one of the descendants of the Old Scotch Terrier, along with the Dandie Dinmont, Cairn, and West Highland White Terriers.
		The origins of these terriers is obscure, but it is fairly certain that they all arose from the same basic stock – and admirers of the Scottie often insist that it is their breed from which the others were developed.
	users.chartertn.net /jgantt/TheScottyAppeal/TheScottyAppeal6.html (7441 words)

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		Scotland's terriers had been grouped together as Scotch Terriers until 1873, when they were separated into
		Terrier, the West Highland White Terrier, and the Cairn Terrier, were included in classes for Skye Terriers.
		Scotland, Cairns were frequent hiding places for small mammals.
	www.terrierwinds.com (626 words)

	WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIER CLUB of California
		There are a number of short-legged terriers from Scotland now known as Cairn, Dandie Dinmont, Scottish, Skye and West Highland White.
		These terriers were all bred to hunt vermin and burying animals, and, in addition to being used for hunting were also a great asset to farmers.
		With the popularity of the breed, not only in the British Isles and America, but all over the world it will be very important for the reputable breeders of Westies worldwide to work together for the betterment of the breed and, to be guardians of the breed against puppy mills and commercial breeders.
	www.whwtcc.org /westierescue/subsection/wesinfo/history.htm (327 words)

	Dog breeds : West Highland White Terrier / Westie
		The West Highland White Terrier is a small, game, well-balanced hardy looking terrier, exhibiting good showmanship, possessed with no small amount of self-esteem, strongly built, deep in chest and back ribs, with a straight back and powerful hindquarters on muscular legs, and exhibiting in marked degree a great combination of strength and activity.
		The early vermin-catching dogs indigenous to Scotland, collectively known as the "Terriers of Scotland," developed from common root stock and eventually separated into defined breeds.
		This, too, is the origin of the West Highland White Terrier, which is thought to have originally been part of the Cairn breed.
	www.dogomania.com /breed/breed476 (204 words)

	Scottish Terrier Information
		Scotland's terriers had been grouped together as Scotch terriers until 1873, when they were separated into two classifications, Dandie Dinmont Terriers and Skye Terriers.
		The breeds we now know as the Scottish Terrier, the West Highland White Terrier and the Cairn Terrier were included n the class for Skye Terriers.
		The Scottish Terrier is a fierce hunter of foxes and badgers.
	www.sidyboysfoolin.com /ScottishTerrier.html (462 words)

	Westie teeth
		The group of terriers from Scotland are known firstly as vermin catchers with the West Highland White Terrier being the most readily visible of all the terriers in the rocks and heather of the highlands as it searches for its quarry; vermin, including fox and otter.
		The most important function of the whole assembly is the ability of the terrier to grab and kill.
		The Canadian West Highland White Terrier standard, to which all breeders of Canadian registered Westies try to adhere, states: "The muzzle should be slightly shorter than the skull, powerful and gradually tapering to the nose, which should be large.
	www.canadawestieclub.ca /maint/teeth.html (1432 words)

	Cairn Terrier Cards
		On the back it says, "The Cairn Terrier, an ancient Scottish variety, in its unimproved state was probably the forebear of the Scottish Terrier, the Skye Terrier and West Highland White Terrier, but it was not until 1909 that he appeared on the Show Bench.
		It is closely related both to the white West Highland terrier and the 'Scottie.' It is extraordinarily popular both as a show dog and as a companion, and is always to be seen in large quantities at shows.
		The first name for the breed was "short-haired Skye Terriers" to distinguish it from the then established Skye Terrier, but this created so much opposition from lovers of the older breed that the new breed was eventually given its present name.
	www.animalstamps.com /cairncard.htm (2996 words)

	Skye Terrier Information
		The Skye was the most widely known of all the terriers down to the end of the 19th century.
		The breeds we now know as the Scottish Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, and the Cairn Terrier were included in classes for Skye Terriers.
		The Skye Terrier should be 10 inches tall for males and 9 and a half inches for females.
	www.sidyboysfoolin.com /SkyeTerrier.html (366 words)

	RangeaireVision - Terriers Then & Now (dog DVD/video)
		Terriers Then and Now is a unique DVD/video that explores the history, development, functions and comparisons of Terriers.
		Terriers Then and Now is an educational DVD/video that travels in time, from the earliest references in art and literature to the role of the terrier in the 21st century.
		After watching the DVD on Terriers Then and Now, for me it was a great learning experience, especially the information given about terriers from "Their Beginning".
	www.rangeairevision.com /educational/terriers.php (1025 words)

	West Highland Terrier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The West Highland is all terrier - a large amount of Scotch spunk, determination, and devotion crammed into a small body.
		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.
		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.
	www.chamarkennels.com /Westie.htm (258 words)

	Cairn Terrier Information, Cairn Terriers, Cairns
		The Cairn Terrier has a compact body, about 14 inches from the forechest to back of the hindquarters.
		The Cairn is one of Scotland's original Terriers, probably a contributor to today's Scottish, West Highland White and Skye Terrier breeds.
		Named for the piles of small stones used to mark Scottish farm borders and graves, the Cairn Terrier's job was to rout small animals from their lairs in these stone piles.
	www.dogbreedinfo.com /cairnterrier.htm (565 words)

	Westie Rescue USA - West Highland Terrier History
		All Scottish terriers undoubtedly descend from the same roots.
		As the legend goes, a reddish dog of his, emerging from cover, was mistakenly shot for a fox.
		Westie Rescue is an all volunteer not-for-profit organization dedicated to assisting West Highland White Terriers needing rescue from neglect or abuse or assistance in finding new homes.
	www.westierescue.com /article.asp?ArticleID=42 (221 words)

	West Highland White Terriers :: The best dog for you!
		It is probable that the West Highland White Terrier and all Terriers of Scotland came from the same stock; the Scotties; Carins, Dandie Dinmonts, and the West Highland Whites are branches from the same tree and roots.
		The West Highland White Terrier (also known as Westie), according to notable authers originated at Polatalloch, Scotland, where they had been bred and maintained for more then 100 years priorto thier apperance at dog shows.
		The West Highland is all terrier-a large amount of Scotch spunk, determination, and devotion crammed into a small body.
	www.freewebs.com /westie4u (421 words)

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