I set this question on our Westie Forum :

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I hope that this finds you all well. I would appreciate your kind help on the following question.

"Why did you get a Westie?"

To make this fair, I will give my answer. Basically why we got a Westie, was that I was outvoted by my wife and 2 sons who wanted a small dog and I had been used to larger dogs. They picked the Westie of a dog book that we have at home. One of the best decisions that has been made for this family.

Really look forward to your answers.

Jeff
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hi Jeff

we decided to get a "dog" to help me with my agoraphobia and panic attacks the thinking was giving me a reason to get out and about.

david has had dogs all his life, mainly red setters, but i have been a fan of greyfriars bobby since childhood and have never had a pet before.

when i was "allowed" a dog, i immediately chose a westie and we've never looked back....i'm nagging at the moment for my second one!!!!!

snowy has been the perfect therapy pup, everytime she looks in my eyes i know i will give her everything she wants/needs regardless of how difficult it is for me.

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 This  post about our Westies dental health which is all part of the grooming and health checks was posted on our busy Crazy About Westies  forum

Ok I read Angus's post but it didnt really help me, Toby is 5 & he's never had his teeth brushed, we always added biscuits to his chicken & were told this would be enough! Fools that we are we believed this as he is our first little angel.

Unfortunately now he has got plaque quite badly & the vet has told us that he needs to eat doggy plaque chews, which he absolutely will not touch  , or we need to brush his teeth, which he will not allow us to do if we wish to keep our fingers!  Any blackmail, sorry I mean training ideas anyone can pass my way!

There is always a lot of information on what your Westie should eat, such as:

• raw bones
• carrots
• zucchini
• cauliflower
• peas
• beans
• bananas
• apples
• melon
• oats
• rye - and wheat-shot
• millet
• vegetables and fruit
• also unpeeled rice.

but it is also just as important to know what your Westie should not eat. These are:

•  potatoes
•  husk-fruits
•  corn
•  cabbage
•  tube-bones, especially such from poultry because of the splinter-danger, milk, sharp-edged bones
•  chocolate
•  grapes or raisins.

For more information on how to have the Healthiest and Most well-behaved Westie I recommend that you go now to

Mad about Westies 

Hi Everyone,

My Brother works with a puppy mill rescue group. He had told me about a westie they saved from a puppy mill named Gregory. He just e-mailed me and this is what he said about Gregory:

Gregory went to the Rainbow Bridge October 19, 2006. He could not recover from the harm done to his little body from the millers. I just figured that this was one of the best places to pay tribute to Gregory.