Anyone have a Westie?

[BabyTigger99]

We have been toying with the idea of getting a Westie. Anyone have any insight they can give me into them?

 

[dcentity2000]

Oooh! Oooh! I do!

We have a westie (Timmie) and we love him to bits! The two core things to remember with westies is that they are:

a) cheeky
b) gluttons for soft things to sleep on

His bark's worse than his bite too and quite literally so - many passers by think he's a huge dog, only to find out that it's him



Rich::

 

[Barb A.]

Yep, we have one. Her name is Jodi and she's just as cute as can be. They do have a mind of their own and will sometimes test you. And yes they do love to lay on the nice soft things you have. We wouldn't trade her for anything.

 

[meandtheguys2]

I had a Westie for about 8 months. I loved her dearly. She was sweet, fun loving, not yappy, and an all-around good friend. Unfortunately she was a puppy-mill pup (I had never heard of a puppy-mill at that point of my life) and had a genetic issue that came up with her intestinal system, and she died during the surgery (reaction to the anesthetic.) Her name was Winnie and I still miss her! I would get another in a heart beat.

 

[rascalmom]

Yes - we have a three year old male named Gizmo. He's sweet & playful. A great "alarm" dog - loves to bark at anyone or anything passing through his territory, but wouldn't make much of a guard dog, lol. He's everyone's friend. We (dh & I) grew up with a variety of dogs, large & small & Gizmo is the best!