| Training a purebred dog often means employing some | | | | children who will want to keep on playing and running |
| of the same strategies used in other breeds, and this | | | | with the dog, owners should put down time for the |
| applies very much to the West Highland White Terrier, | | | | westie as well since this breed will sometimes want a |
| also known as the Westie. Most experts will advise | | | | few minutes alone before playing or exercising again. |
| that all breeds have their own particular quirks and | | | | Westies will appreciate children, but they will need to |
| twists in terms of personality which makes training | | | | be well-mannered and responsible around dogs. |
| really important. Westies, by the way, are not as | | | | Crate training can help the westie, since the main |
| independent-minded as other terriers, but they are | | | | motivation behind it is that it gives a dog a place where |
| high-energy just the same, and can be nippy too, when | | | | he can feel secure in. Dogs, den animals by instinct, will |
| irritated. | | | | consequently want to keep their private space always |
| Before getting a Westie, any prospective dog owner | | | | neat. Crate training does not necessarily mean keeping |
| will need to know what's ahead. The owner will need | | | | the pet inside the crate when the owner wants to. |
| to work on and around the fact that westies are full of | | | | This is really a gradual learning process which also calls |
| vigor, and are always on the lookout for play, and this | | | | for leaving the crate door open from time to time, so |
| may make training quite a challenge. The root of this is | | | | the dog can go freely in and out. Food and reward |
| the westies' breed history, which is an offshoot of the | | | | based training can be used to entice the westie to use |
| cairn terrier breed. The just-mentioned breed was | | | | the crate. |
| useful for hunting and rooting out vermin and furry | | | | Many dog owners have found that the west highland |
| pests. Owners may find the Westie not too | | | | white terrier training does not have much semblance |
| aggressive, but still packing quite a bundle of courage | | | | compared to that of other breeds. Any responsible |
| and swaggering self-confidence. With such a colorful | | | | dog owner who wants to be ready for the new pet |
| background, the breed is indeed in need of some west | | | | will want to do his homework, consult a professional |
| highland white terrier training. | | | | with health and training queries, and get ready to know |
| While westies are a rough-and-ready breed, they | | | | and be known by this magnetic and fun-loving breed. |
| mustn't be mistreated nor teased. With regard to | | | | |