Whenever you think
of getting a West Highland Terrier puppy, the first thing you should ensure is
that West Highland Terrier breeder is genuine. There are three types of breeders
generally speaking, i.e. (i) the pet shop or puppy mill breeders, (ii) the back
yard or impulsive breeders and (iii) the hobby breeders.
The Quality of
Your Dog Will Depend On That of the Breeder You Choose
If you are looking
for a purebred, your efforts should first aim at finding a genuine West Highland
Terrier breeder. Among the three categories of breeders named above, the last
one is the choice you should make.
(i) The pet shop or puppy mill breeder
- Never go to a pet shop for a purebred, because you will, most often than not,
come back with an extremely cute puppy with unknown parentage and possibly a number
of genetic defects. This category of breeders breeds the West Highland Terrier
for profit. Hence, it is natural that they cannot pay too much attention to details
– even the essential ones – because they are busy making money. They normally
breed the female too often and without checking the antecedents of the male or
even the female. Their aim is not to propagate the best of this breed, but to
make profit and hence their approach does not cover quality but quantity.
(ii)
Back yard or impulsive breeders – these breeders find that they have fallen in
love with their wonderful West Highland Terrier and they simply want to have some
more like them. Therefore, on an impulse, they go for breeding it without really
bothering to check whether their West Highland Terrier is actually a good candidate
for breeding, or whether the stud is. The result is that the puppies though looking
like the original pets bear invisible genetic defects which will be transmitted
down the line, if they are bred again. As it is, they may turn out with defects
themselves, which may crop up anytime during their lifetime – which is pretty
long.
(iii) The hobby breeders – this type of breeders is where you should
go. These people breed as a hobby. This is because quality breeding cannot be
a profitable business – there are too many things to take care of when you breed
a dog in the proper manner, to leave a margin for profit. However, they do it
nonetheless, because they love the breed; and what they are doing for it. Hence,
you will get quality here because that is the only yardstick to measure their
results.
Attention: To discover how
YOU can have the Happiest, Healthiest and Best Behaved West Highland Terrier,
get a copy of this West Highland Terrier Guide
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