A couple of days ago, I started a thread wondering which pet-dog should I get. In the end of the discussion, I settled with the idea of buying a West Highland White Terrier also known as Westie.

What I didnt know is that, this dog is quite rare in M'sia. I searched The Star's Classifieds but there was none. Looked back through into two weeks old newspapers but there's none to be found. I asked a few (7 - 8) petstore in Klang but none of them can help me.

If you guys or girls know any Westie owners or breeders who has a puppy, please let me know.

I am looking for:
- MALE puppy
- PURE breed
- Age of 2 - 4 MONTHS old

If I cannot find any local breeders by the end of this week. I will ask my cousin in Australia to help me find a breeder and fly it back with them when they come back in Aug' 06.

If all else fails, I will just have to import them back via air-freight. Locally, I have relatives and friends who owns freight company that can do the cargo clearance for me at the airport.

For any other Westie lovers, if you are interested, you can bulk purchase with me. I do not know how much the overall cost might be yet but if you are interested, drop me a PM and I will let you guys know.

I am calling up MAS cargo dept for more information on pets import tomorrow. Thanks in advance on any help that you guys can provide me with on a Westie. Appreciated.

I've read your questions over there and seriously, what makes you opt for a westie? They, as terriers, are a yappy type just like MS.

What makes me opt for a westie? Cause they are white and they dont shed and I like how they look like. Simple adorable.

Here's my reason:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Highland_White_Terrier

Look at the picture on the right hand side which says "A West Highland White Terrier groomed with "Lion Cut""

Last time i found this kind of dog in Malaysia...& my friend said she know the breeder as well but this kind of dog is quite expensive...maybe i could ask for you if you wanna find in Malaysia...

Actually this breed is barkish lah... My friend's friend has one and it is debarked under Australian law coz the dog is too noisy and barkish.... so if you can stand barks here and there, train it to be less yappy the should be ok.

If you could help me locate a breeder, please do. Much appreciated. Thanks!

Barkish eh? Well, I think they should be a way to overcome that right? All we need is a little training. I'm all prepared for war with my Westie!

Yah, train when young. Now my dog knows how to stop barking after I scold it Shut Up hahahah...

Woahhh, just SHUT UP will do the trick? Is that your dog in your avatar.

I have zero experience with dogs. Used to be a dog-hater too! Fell in love with a puppy Shih-Tzu in one of my recent visits to the pet store but their fur pose a problem to my household, thus a Westie, but now their price pose a problem to my wallet!!

I got 4 dogs... the one in my avatar will shut up when see newspaper... lol, my dad trained him to understand rolled up newspaper....

My smaller dog, the CKCS is with the shut up command hahah... took me some time too.

Well, once you like a dog, you will like it no matter what.... do read up online, got many dog guide websites. Or go to MPH and get a book on training.... I got a few books and it helps a lot.

she's still to a certain limit annoying...lol....especially when we drop by at night...she wake up the whole house. lol. before take off shoes must carry her first...or else...yap yap yap non stop...hahahha

I was wondering... If you teach a dog to do their business (pee and poo) on a newspaper. The newspaper will have to be thick to sustain everything right? One day = one newspaper?

ANother thing is, if you already teach your dog to do their business on the newspaper. Then we cannot teach them to fetch the morning newspaper anymore, right?

Hahah... can't be helped lah... she LOVES visitors... especially the people she recognises lah hehehe.... But then after you carry her and layan her she will quiet down wan.

You live landed property or condo? Coz I still think let dogs do their business on grass is the easiest to train... I tried newspaper and it worked also but I see better results when they do on grass.

You will need say 10 pieces of paper thickness if not at home.... but if you are around, then half of that lah. A dog won't reuse the same newspaper if wet or soiled, so best you give large space of newspaper.

Fetch the morning paper? LOL.... dunno, never train that before coz we go out to buy paper hehehe....

I live in double storey terrace, moving house next year - still constructing at the moment.

Well, the problem is at my current compound, my mom use the garden to tanam her plants - those herbal plants, medicinal plants, etc. I scared if my dog pee or poo on it, my mother will kill it and cook claypot dog-meat.

I am planning to set up a play-pen for my dog whenever I go to work. Afternoon, my sister will train and play with it. At night, it will either watch TV with my granny or come play with me when I'm home. Either way, I was told that puppies sleep a lot so my worries are lessen.

If it cannot fetch the morning paper, nevermind. Important is the poo & pee problem. If they can target the newspaper, everything would be PERFECT! That is my main worry for now.

but she's too cute!! annoying also nevermind

This is probably a silly question but why does the Westie have two different looks?

If you look at this website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Highland_White_Terrier

The top right picture says: A West Highland White Terrier groomed with "Lion Cut"

The bottom right picture says: Westie wearing the Clan Campbell tartan of the Duke of Argyll (with a Kilted companion)

Somehow, when I compare these two pictures, I feel they look different - WHY?

Is it because one has a longer fur and one has a shorter one?

Or one has just been groomed and the other havent?

I think the top picture Westie look pretty handsome, meanwhile the bottom picture look plain going ugly. Can anyone explain to me this issue?

It is the wat it is groomed. Thier fur don't need as much grooming as a shih tzu but they still need to go for grooming once in 2 months to have a good upkeep of fur.

Lion Cut is just a hair cut. All Westies looks the same when not groomed.

So both the pictures' differences are just the hair cut? If you notice, the dog-food brand CASER also has a Westie logo and that look handsome but some other Westies look much skinnier like the one in the second pict on Wikipedia.

Example, look at Brody's picture at http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/westhighlandphotos2.htm

This post has been edited by Pennywise: Jul 11 2006, 11:56 PM

Westie is really a cute dog...if not expensive may ask my aunt to consider one huh?hehe...

The original look is the Westie wearing the Clan Campbell tartan. Brody is a puppy, he has not grown his full coat yet.

The one in Caser dog food is lion cut fur.... all dogs will look nice with grooming. My friend's friend's Westie looks like the Westie wearing the Clan Campbell tartan, that is how a pure Westie should look like loh. Lion cut is where the body fur is striped off to make it short, then the head fur is retained to give the Lion look.



A Westie in ungroomed fur


Natural look


Lion Cut

loll i think once come to shower.. all of them will looks skinny!!