Tour Scotland Travel Video Westies Listening To Bagpipe Music At The Strathmore Highland Games Glamis Castle

Tour Scotland travel video of West Highland White Terriers, commonly known as the Westie or Westy, listening to bagpipes music, on ancestry visit to Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland. The West Highland White Terrier is a breed of dog from Scotland with a distinctive white harsh coat with a somewhat soft white undercoat. It is a medium sized terrier, although with longer legs than other Scottish breeds of terrier. It has a white double coat of fur which fills out the dog's face, giving it a rounded appearance. Scottish white terriers were recorded as early as during the reign of James VI of Scotland, who reigned between 1567 and 1625. The king ordered that a dozen terriers be procured from Argyll to be presented to the Kingdom of France as a gift. George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, chief of Clan Campbell, bred a breed of white Scottish terriers known as the Roseneath Terrier. Reports of a ship from the Spanish Armada being wrecked on the island of Skye in 1588 indicated the ship carried white Spanish dogs, whose descendants were kept distinct from other breeds by Clan Donald, including the families of the Chiefs. History Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.

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