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West Highland White Terrier stud dogs

West Highland White Terrier stud dogs offered by UK breeders, with health test results and registration details.

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Advertise your West Highland White Terrier stud dog

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Using a West Highland White Terrier stud dog

This page lists West Highland White Terrier stud dogs advertised by their owners around the UK. The RKC's stud dog guidance says a stud should be fully health tested for his breed, in good general health and registered with the RKC, with any endorsement that would stop his puppies being registered removed first. Westies have no RKC-recommended screening at present, so ask whether the dog has a CMO result and look him up on the Health Test Results Finder. Given the Breed Watch concerns, check his skin and coat condition and that his canine teeth are correctly placed. Run the proposed pairing through the RKC inbreeding coefficient calculator and aim for a figure at or below the breed average, which the RKC recalculates each June. The RKC also advises a signed written contract covering the fee and terms before the mating.

Health tests for a West Highland White Terrier stud

The Royal Kennel Club does not currently recommend any pre-breeding health screening for the West Highland White Terrier, and it offers no breed-specific DNA testing package, although individual DNA tests are available. The RKC notes that this may change as new research emerges, so it is worth checking the breed page again before a mating.

The Westie is in Breed Watch Category 2, the RKC category for breeds with visible concerns that judges are asked to monitor more closely. The points of concern listed for this breed are misplaced canine teeth, and signs of dermatitis, such as irritated skin, hair loss or scarring from earlier episodes.

Breed clubs also highlight craniomandibular osteopathy (CMO), a condition in which extra bone forms on the jaw and eating can become painful. The England club's breed health page says CMO is recorded more often in Westies than in any other breed, and its 2016 report noted that cheek-swab testing for CMO could be done through a UK laboratory. The North of Ireland club adds skin problems, dry eye and Legg-Perthes disease of the hip to the conditions buyers should know about. Testing lowers risk but cannot guarantee a healthy puppy, so ask about the parents' health history as well as any certificates.

Health tests and schemes for the West Highland White Terrier:

  • RKC pre-breeding screening: none currently recommended
  • RKC DNA testing: no breed-specific package; individual DNA tests available
  • Breed Watch: Category 2 (misplaced canine teeth; signs of dermatitis irritation, hair loss or scarring from previous dermatitis)
  • Breed club advice, not an RKC recommendation: CMO testing by cheek swab through a commercial laboratory
  • Coefficient of inbreeding for the planned mating, checked with the RKC inbreeding coefficient calculator

More for West Highland White Terrier owners and breeders

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