West Highland White Terrier Club of Victoria Inc.


Home Introducing Our Club Club History Breed Standard Code of Ethics Grooming Westie News Calendar Breeder List Stud Dog Listing Links	The West Highland White Terrier The West Highland White Terrier is that of a small, game, hardy-looking terrier possessed of no small amount of self-esteem; with a varminty appearance; strongly built, deep in chest and back ribs; level back and powerful quarters on muscular legs, exhibiting in a marked degree of great combination of strength and activity. Movement should be free, straight and easy all round. In the front the legs should be freely extended forward by the shoulder. The hind movement should be free, strong and close. The hocks should be freely flexed and drawn in under the body, so that when moving off the foot, the body is pushed forward with some force. Stiff, stilted movement behind is very objectionable. 'Westie Watch' Newsletter not far away! Dear Members ... please be assured that the Spring Edition of Westie Watch (the Club Newsletter) is not far away from your letterboxes. Apologies for the delay - but we hope to be posting it to you next week (beginning Nov 23rd) ... cheers Laurence Carter (Ed.) FOSTER 'PLACEMENT' HAS BEEN FOUND We recently had a notice here requesting someone to foster a young Westie. Luckily he has found his foster home for 12 months... so thankyou for your offers. CALENDAR UPDATE Our Club's Calendar for the rest of 2008 has been updated - check it out here (including the date, location and details for this year's FUN DAY in late November) EASIER WEBSITE ADDRESS You can now access this website with the MUCH EASIER web address of www.westieclubvic.org.au Click on it and see - you'll come back to where you are! SO NOW YOU CAN TELL EVERYONE THAT IT'S JUST westieclubvic.org.au … WESTIE WATCH NEWSLETTER AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD: The Club distributes to its Members four editions of our Newsletter ("Westie Watch") per year. The link below lets anyone download the edition PRIOR to the currently distributed one: Download Westie Watch March 2008 Pdf (3.33 Mb) Site last updated: October 15, 2008

The West Highland White Terrier

The West Highland White Terrier is that of a small, game, hardy-looking terrier possessed of no small amount of self-esteem; with a varminty appearance; strongly built, deep in chest and back ribs; level back and powerful quarters on muscular legs, exhibiting in a marked degree of great combination of strength and activity.

Movement should be free, straight and easy all round. In the front the legs should be freely extended forward by the shoulder. The hind movement should be free, strong and close. The hocks should be freely flexed and drawn in under the body, so that when moving off the foot, the body is pushed forward with some force. Stiff, stilted movement behind is very objectionable.

'Westie Watch' Newsletter not far away!

Dear Members ... please be assured that the Spring Edition of Westie Watch (the Club Newsletter)
is not far away from your letterboxes. Apologies for the delay - but we hope to be posting
it to you next week (beginning Nov 23rd) ... cheers Laurence Carter (Ed.)

FOSTER 'PLACEMENT' HAS BEEN FOUND

We recently had a notice here requesting someone to foster a young Westie.
Luckily he has found his foster home for 12 months... so thankyou for your offers.

CALENDAR UPDATE

Our Club's Calendar for the rest of 2008 has been updated -
check it out here (including the date, location and details for this year's FUN DAY in late November)

EASIER WEBSITE ADDRESS

You can now access this website with the MUCH EASIER web address of
www.westieclubvic.org.au
Click on it and see - you'll come back to where you are!
SO NOW YOU CAN TELL EVERYONE THAT IT'S JUST westieclubvic.org.au …

WESTIE WATCH NEWSLETTER AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD:

The Club distributes to its Members four editions of our Newsletter ("Westie Watch") per year.
The link below lets anyone download the edition PRIOR to the currently distributed one:

Download Westie Watch March 2008 Pdf (3.33 Mb)

Site last updated: October 15, 2008