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MacCallum Family
It is the Malcolm family that is usually credited with originating the 'White Cairn' as it was known those days. The small white dog that we know today as the "Westie" actually owes its rise in popularity to a hunting accident. It is said that around the year 1860, Colonel Malcolm was out hunting with his favourite terrier, a reddish-brown dog. While the dog was running through the bush, he was mistaken for a hare and was shot and killed.
It took a great many years for the Malcolm family to develop the white strain that we know today.
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