Famous West Highland White Terriers

With a friendly temperament, high energy disposition,often accompanied by his Westie, Wee Jock. The
and beautiful white coat, it is no surprise that the Westseries was later adapted into a popular television show
Highland White Terrier has become the most popularfor BBC that ran for three seasons.
terrier in the world. Their handsome good looks andThe mascot and poster dog for the Cesar brand of
excellent temperaments have allowed Westies todog food is Cesar in the United States. In Canada, a
become famous actors on television and in films, anddifferent Westie, Maggie, appears on the containers
become models for various applications, characters inand commercials.
books and cartoon representations. For yourAmerican author and recipient of the Caldecott Honor,
enjoyment, below are some of the most famousDavid Shannon, wrote a children's book titled "Good
West Highland White Terriers, America's favoriteBoy, Fergus!" in which the title character is a Westie.
Terrier.Agatha Gregson owned a West Highland White
The name of the charming Westie that appears onTerrier named Macintosh in the celebrated series
the label of Australia's My Dog brand of dog food isJeeves and Wooster, by P.D. Wodehouse.
Imelda."Greyfriars Bobby," by Eleanor Atkinson, depicts an
A Westie with black ear tips played in a feature filmembellished true story of a Skye Terrier who spent
based on the French cartoon character Axterix, asthe better part of his life sitting on his master's grave,
the pet dog of Axterix's friend, Obelix. In the film, heto whom he was deeply devoted. In a later film,
was called Dogmatrix, or Idefix in the original Frenchproduced in 2006, called "The Adventures of
version.Greyfriars Bobby," the dog, Bobby, was portrayed by
The pet of the Souphanousinphone family on thea West Highland White Terrier.
animated series King of the Hill is played by a WestThe Westie that appears in the American Girl series
Highland White Terrier named Doggy.of books and dolls is named Coconut.
An acting dog, Happy, who had been abused by herHouse, a currently produced television series, boasts a
first owner, found a part on the television show 7thWestie named Hector, who lives with Wilson, one of
Heaven. After being rescued from the animal shelter, itthe main characters of the show.
was necessary for Happy to make friends with adultAs you can see, Westies are famous world wide. If
actors before the filming began. She appeared on theyou are interested in purchasing a Westie for you
show for eleven seasons,household, make sure to do plenty of research and
The main character in a series of illustrated booksknow exactly what type of dog you are getting. While
created by Rosemary Wells and illustrated by SusanWesties are well mannered and intelligent, there may
Jeffers is a West Highland White Terrier namedbe certain traits you might not like. It's also important to
McDuff.do plenty of research into your breeder of choice.
Hamish Macbeth is a fictional police officer in a popularMake sure your breeder is ethical and properly
series of books written by M. C. Beaton. Macbeth isscreens their puppies.