Blythfell Westies Kennel, in Belwood, Ontario, is owned by Carol Hufnagel.  Carol grew up with Westies as a child in Cumbria, England, UK and has owned and bred many West Highland terriers over the last thirty plus years in Canada.  Blythfell is a combination of her mother’s maiden name and the North Country term for hill. Carol is a member of the Canadian Kennel Club and the Canadian West Highland White Terrier Club. All of our dogs are registered with the Canadian Kennel Club.

Objective

The objective of Blythfell Westies is to build on the temperament, traits and strengths of Sue Thomson’s Ashgate Kennel blood line.  Ashgate is one of the top three most wining West Highland kennels in Britain. Sue’s biography is presented in “An Illustrated History of the 100 Years of West Highland White Terrier” by Robert Hill and Mike Wilson, and is included as an appendix on this site.

West Highland White Terrier

Description:

The West Highland White Terrier is a small, game, well-balanced, hardy-looking terrier, exhibiting good showmanship, possessed with  a high degree of self- esteem, strongly built, deep in chest and back ribs, straight back and  powerful hindquarters on muscular legs.

A compact breed, the Westie should measure up to 11 inches at the shoulder.  The coat is straight, wiry, double and always white.  Eyes are dark; eye rims, nose skin, lips and toenails should be black. As the Westie does not moult in a normal manner, i.e. does not shed its hair; the dog may be an acceptable choice for asthma sufferers.  However, considerable hand work is needed to maintain the coat in condition and achieve the correct body outline. The Westie makes a fine watch dog and family pet suitable for town or country. His exercise needs are minimal but, like all ‘earth doggies” he loves to dig!