The Modern West Highland White Terrier Handbook

Behaviour, training and everyday life, from choosing a puppy to the senior years

Most breed books tell you a Westie is a cheerful little lapdog. Then you bring one home and meet the real thing.

I've been training dogs for over 30 years, and I wrote this the way I'd talk to you if we were stood in a field together.

What's inside

• Where the Westie came from, and what a Highland ratter still wants to do

• Is a Westie right for you? The honest version, including skin care and the budget

• Itchy skin, Westie lung, the CMO DNA test, coat care, and what the research actually says

• Exercise, home life and your puppy's first week

• Socialisation, adolescence and training foundations

• Other dogs, recall and the dog who goes to ground: Westie training challenges

• Digging, sniffing, enrichment and family life

• Common behaviour problems, and how to stop small ones growing

• Westie myths, and living well with your dog into the senior years

There's a Westie checklist at the back to keep coming back to.

Who it's for

Anyone thinking about a Westie, bringing a puppy home, living with a teenager who's forgotten their own name, or sharing life with an older dog.

What you get

A PDF and an EPUB in one ZIP file, emailed to you straight after checkout. Read it on your phone, tablet, e-reader or computer.