Royal Canin Adult West Highland Terrier

Special dietary needs due to specific characteristics

The West Highland White Terrier is one of the dog breeds that often suffers from skin problems, sometimes even as a puppy. Proper nutrition can play an important role in strengthening the skin's natural defenses.

Although Westies often lack premolars, their teeth are closely spaced in the jaw. Therefore, preventing tartar buildup is particularly important.

Weather influences such as heat, humidity, and UV radiation can dull the radiant white of their coat.

Westies are often very picky when it comes to food selection.

Heart muscle function
Magnesium, sodium, potassium, arginine, EPA & DHA, taurine, L-carnitine, and antioxidants (vitamin E & C, polyphenols from grapes and green tea) support the contraction strength of the heart muscle.

Highest acceptance
Selected nutrients ensure the highest acceptance among picky Westies.

Skin protection
Strengthens the skin's barrier function thanks to unsaturated fatty acids from flaxseed (ALA), borage oil (GLA), fish oil (EPA & DHA), and a "skin complex."

Tartar prevention
Sodium phosphates capture calcium present in saliva, making it unavailable for tartar formation.

A radiant white coat
The coat of the West Highland White Terrier is rather harsh, with short, soft undercoat, and it shines in brilliant white. Unlike the Maltese or Bichon Frisé, which completely lack color pigments in their fur, known as melanins, Westies have remnants of these pigments in highly diluted form, meaning they are not genetically pure white. In cases of congenital insufficient dilution of color pigments, the coat may take on a slightly yellowish hue, especially on the back. Weather influences such as heat, humidity, and UV radiation can also dull the radiant white of the hair.