{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_west_highland_white_terrier_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_west_highland_white_terrier_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"West Highland White Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AKC/FCI breed-standard derived fact summary (paraphrased per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3; numbers and proper nouns preserved).\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/west_highland_white_terrier_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 8\n  passed: 8\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_west_highland_white_terrier_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_west_highland_white_terrier_dog.md\nsource_document: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\n  title: \"West Highland White Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.akc.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC/FCI breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC/FCI breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# West Highland White Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The breed's country of origin is Great Britain.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* FCI assigns it to Group 3 (Terriers), Section 2 for small-sized terriers, and it is shown without working trial; its stated use is as a terrier.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Ideal height is 11 inches for dogs and 10 inches for bitches under AKC (FCI about 28 cm), with a little leeway allowed.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is a white, hard, weather-resistant double coat of straight hard hair over a short soft undercoat, with the jacket about 1½–2 inches long and a wheaten tip preferred over a soft white coat.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The only accepted colour is white.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Temperament is alert, confident, courageous, self-reliant and friendly, with a noticeable sense of self-worth; FCI adds small, active, game and gay.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Faults include barrel ribs, ribs above the elbows or no body overhang, out-at-elbow or light bone, weak or cow hocks, poor reach or drive, stiff movement, and either excess timidity or pugnacity.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifications: aggressive or overly shy dogs, and any dog showing a clear physical or behavioural abnormality.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — West Highland White Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"West Highland White Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.akc.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/west_highland_white_terrier_combined.txt"},"source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/west_highland_white_terrier_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":560,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}