SUGGESTED READING

Magazines

  • The Westie Imprint. Published quarterly by the West Highland White Terrier Club of America. (Includes articles about all aspects of Westies, national and regional club news, show wins, and advertisements.)

  • Purebred Dogs: The American Kennel Club Gazette. American Kennel Club. (Carries all official information on AKC business, rule changes, etc., as well as excellent general articles and national breed club columns.)

  • Front and Finish. H & S Publications, Inc., P.O. Box 333, Galesburg, IL 61601. (Covers all aspects of obedience, tracking, and agility training and competition.)

  • Off-Lead. Arner Publications, Box 307, Graves Road, Westmoreland, NY 13490. (Covers all aspects of obedience training, psychology, behavior, obedience trials, tracking tests, and so on.)

Books about Westies

  • Alston, George G. with Vanacore, Connie. The Winning Edge: Show Ring Secrets.

  • Arnel, Jill. The West Highland White Terrier .

  • Faherty, Ruth. Westies from Head to Tail.

  • Gentry, Daphne S. The New West Highland White Terrier.

  • Martin, Dawn. A New Owner's Guide to West Highland White Terriers

  • Marvin, John T. The Complete West Highland White Terrier.

  • Weiss, Seymour, The West Highland White Terrier - An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

  • West Highland Anomaly Task Council, Inc. (WatcH). Understanding and Reducing Genetic Disease in West Highland White Terriers (brochure). Second Edition, 1991. Write to 33101 44th Ave., NW, Stanwood, WA 98292, and include $2.00 for postage & handling.

  • Westie Health eBook http://www.westiefoundation.org/westiehealth/healthebook2007.htm

General Training and Behavior

  • Benjamin, Carol Lea. Mother Knows Best.

  • Duncan, Debra. "I love it when you...TALK DOG TO ME!"
    http://www.thedogspeaks.com/book.htm

  • The Monks of New Skete. The Art of Raising a Puppy.

  • The Monks of New Skete. How to be your Dog's Best Friend.

  • Rutherford, Clarice & Neil, David. How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With.

  • Pfaffenberger PhD., Clarence. New Knowledge of Dog Behavior.

  • Pinkwater, Jill. Superpuppy: How to Choose, Raise & Train the Best Possible Dog.

  • Wilkes, Gary. A Behavior Sampler.

Competitive Obedience, Advanced Training and Behavior

  • Arnold, Terri and Paul, Ann. Stepping up to Success.

  • Bauman, Diane L. Beyond Basic Dog Training.

  • Pryor, Karen. Don't Shoot the Dog.

Tracking

  • Ganz, Sandy & Boyd, Susan. Tracking from the Ground Up.

  • Johnson, Glen. Tracking Dog.

  • Sanders, William (Sil). The Step-by-Step Training Handbook.

Agility

  • Clean Run Magazine

  • Daniels, Julie. Enjoying Dog Agility.

  • Hobday, Ruth. Agility Fun the Hobday Way.

Earthdog

  • Frier-Murza, JoAnn. Earthdog Ins and Outs.

  • Migliorini, Mario. Dig In! Earthdog Training Made Easy.

General Health

  • McGinnis DVM, Terry. The Well Dog Book.

  • Carlson DVM, Delbert & Griffen MD, James. Dog Owners Home Veterinary Handbook.

Breeding & Anatomy

  • Lee, Muriel. Whelping and Rearing of Puppies.

  • Padgett DVM, George A. Control of Canine Genetic Diseases.

  • Walkowicz, Chris & Wilcox, Bonnie. Successful Dog Breeding.

  • Willis, Malcolm. Practical Genetics for Dog Breeders.

  • Elliot, Rachel Page. The New Dogsteps.

  • Fleig, Dr. Dieter. The Technique of Breeding Better Dogs.



Grooming

  • Grooming Your Westie For Show
    Three two hour tapes taking a puppy from rough coat to full show coat.
    Contact Georgia Harris bandgharris5827@aol.com, telephone 405-282-7783.

  • Pet Grooming Your Westie
    One two hour tape showing the use of scissors and clippers, blending and making it look like a hand stripped dog.
    Contact Georgia Harris bandgharris5827@aol.com, telephone 405-282-7783.



WESTIE BIBLIOGRAPHY

    • Ackerman, Lowell, DVM, Dr. Ackerman's Book of West Highland White Terriers

    • Bolle-Kleinbub, Ingrid, West Highland White Terriers, Hauppage, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 1994 (64 pages, index, illustrated, paper, translated from German).

    • Buckley, Holland, The West Highland White Terrier, A Monograph, London: Link House, 1911 (48 pages, illustrated, hardcover). This, the first book devoted solely to the breed, is quite rare.

    • Cartledge, Joe, and Liz Cartledge, editors, The Complete Illustrated West Highland White Terrier, London: Ebury Press, 1973 (136 pages, index, illustrated, hardcover).

    • Dennis, D., Mary and Catherine Owen, The West Highland White Terrier, 7th ed., London: Popular Dogs Publishing Co., Ltd., 1986 (203 pages, index, illustrated, hardcover).

    • Diana, Donatella, Il West Highland White Terrier, Milan, 1993 (203 pages, index, illustrated, paper, in Italian).

    • Faherty, Ruth, Westies from Head to Tail, Loveland, Colorado: Alpine Publications, Inc., 1981 (219 pages, index, illustrated, hardcover).

    • Gentry, Daphne S., The New West Highland White Terrier, Howell Book House, New York, 1998

    • Hands, Barbara, All About the West Highland White Terrier, London: Pelham Books, Ltd., 1987 (160 pages, index illustrated, hardcover).

    • Hands, Barbara, A Westie Sketchbook, Preston, England: Bernard Kaymar, Ltd., 1986 (unpaged, illustrated, hardcover).

    • Hands, Barbara, The West Highland White Terrier, Edinburgh: John Bartholomew & Son, Ltd., 1977 (96 pages, index, illustrated, paper).

    • Hasselegren, Birgitta, WESTIE!, 1984 (72 pages, illustrated, hardcover, in Swedish).

    • Johns, Rowland, editor, Our Friend, The West Highland White Terrier, London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1935 (86 pages, illustrated, hardcover).

    • Martin, Dawn,  A New Owner's Guide to West Highland White Terriers

    • Marvin, John Tasker, The Complete West Highland White Terrier, New York: Howell Book House, Inc., 1961 (1st ed., 256 pages), 1967 (2nd ed., 288 pages), 1971 (3rd ed., 255 pages), 1977 (4th ed., 256 pages), (illustrated, hardcover). The first book devoted to the breed published in the United States, and generally considered a classic book on the Westie.

    • McCandlish, W. L. and Powlett, B. W., The Scottish Terrier and (A Chapter on the) West Highland White Terrier, Manchester, England: Our Dogs Publishing Co., Ltd., 1909 (80 pages, illustrated, softcover).

    • Nichlolas, Anna Katherine, The Book of the West Highland White Terrier, Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H. Publications, 1993 (222 pages, index, illustrated, hardcover).

    • Pacey, May, West Highland White Terriers, London: W. & G. Foyle, Ltd., 1963, reprinted in 1971 (90 pages, index, illustrated, hardcover).

    • Schneider, Earl, ed., Know Your West Highland White Terrier, New York: The Pet Library, Ltd., n.d. (64 pages, illustrated, hardcover).

    • Sherman, Florence, How to Raise and Train a West Highland White Terrier, Neptune, NJ: T.F.H. Publications, Inc., 1964 (64 pages), 1982 (96 pages), (illustrated, paper).

    • Tattersall, Derek, Westies Today, New York: Howell Book House, 1992 (160 pages, illustrated, hardcover).

    • Weil, Martin, West Highland White Terriers, Neptune, NJ: T.F.H. Publications, Inc., 1984 (125 pages, illustrated, hardcover).

    • Weiss, Seymour, The West Highland White Terrier - An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

    • Wright, Roger, West Highland White Terrier: An Owner's Companion, Ramsbury, Wiltshire, UK: Crowood Press, 1992 (256 pages, index, illustrated, hardcover).

POETRY

  • Strong, Patience, Thumper: The Musings of a West Highland White Terrier, London: Frederick Muller, 1984 (55 pages, illustrated, hard cover).





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