Westie grooming styles

Why is grooming your westie so important? Grooming, especially for a westie, is part of their general health care. Regularly brushing your pup’s coat helps to spread your dog’s natural oils throughout its fur leaving a lush, shiny coat. It also helps to remove dead hair, dirt, and dandruff. A clean, tangle-free coat on your pup will reduce the risk of many parasites such as fleas and ticks from attaching to your Westie and be carried throughout your home.

A West Highland White Terrier, or westie, is a small but sturdy dog in the terrier group that used to be used to hunt. Westies are a spunky, smart, confident and courageous breed with a double coat of coarse, thick pure white fur....

...On a Westie. I get a lot of Westie owners that don't want the Westie Style cut. They want a clip that is easy to take care of. A clip that is short, but not shaved. (don't you just love to hear that sentence) Most of these owners also like the heads to be short and tight. Oh....and no Westie ears. This is my version of a 'short but don't shave' cut on a Westie. This is the before picture. This Westie does not get any type of pattern. The body and legs will be clipped even all over. I…

Below is a description and pictures of the way that I groom my customers Westies. 'Pet' grooming a Westie means that I will groom the ...

With a snow white double coat, West Highland White Terriers need some attention when it comes to grooming. Here are our favorite haircuts for Westies.

This is a quick and easy way to get a nice carrot tail on your pet trims in the salon. If you are hand stripping or very familiar with Terriers, you likely already know the ins & outs of quickly...

Below is a description and pictures of the way that I groom my customers Westies. 'Pet' grooming a Westie means that I will groom the Westie any way the owner wants. Most of my Westie customers want a Westie pattern, but the length of the hair on the back, the skirt, and legs vary depending on what the owners want. I also don't do the teased, shaggy Westie heads that you see on the dog bone box and in the Westie breed books. I don't know about other groomers, but most of the Westies that we…

...On a Westie. I get a lot of Westie owners that don't want the Westie Style cut. They want a clip that is easy to take care of. A...

So I have (temporarily?) inherited a Westie (West Highland White Terrier). Said terrier is an earth dog - prone to dig in the ground and investigate. Unfortunately said dog has a white coat as the name implies. Ideally the breed has a double coat - Pete only has a single smooth coat. He is minus the rough outer coat which would protect the smooth coat hairs. His smooth coat is a constant tangle of leaves, twigs, and prickly vines trailing behind him. Sir Peter of Black Hawk Because Pete is…

So I have (temporarily?) inherited a Westie (West Highland White Terrier). Said terrier is an earth dog - prone to dig in the ground and ...