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Burneze Geordie Girl
Burneze Geordie Girl (born 14 July 2014), also known as Devon, is a West Highland White Terrier show dog who won Best in Show at Crufts in 2016. She was bred and owned by Marie Burns. Background Burneze Geordie Girl was bred by Marie Burns, based in Tow Law, County Durham. She was sired by Ch. Brychdyn Diamond Geezer by Ch. Burneze Plan Bea. While not in the show ring, Burneze Geordie Girl is called Devon. Show career Burneze Geordie Girl was named the Best Puppy in Show at the National Terrier Club show on 7 April 2015. A week later at the West Highland White Terrier Club of England show on 11 April, she was again named the best puppy in the show. At Crufts in 2016, over 22,000 dogs were entered. Burneze Geordie Girl won best of breed, then best of the Terrier Group and so qualified to be one of seven dogs competing for the title of List of Best in Show winners of Crufts, Best in Show at Crufts. Judge Derek Smith gave his verdict and awarded the title to Burneze Geordie Girl, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Highland White Terrier
The West Highland White Terrier, commonly known as the Westie, 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. The breed is intelligent, quick to learn, and can be good with children, but does not always tolerate rough handling. The Westie is an active breed, and is social with a high prey drive, as they were once used to hunt rodents. The modern breed is descended from a number of breeding programmes of white terriers in Scotland before the 20th century. Cousin to the Cairn Terrier, the Westie was bred to hunt small rodents at places such as farms. Edward Donald Malcolm, 16th Laird of Poltalloch, is credited with the creation of the modern breed from his Poltalloch Terrier, but did not want to be known as such. Other related b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
