Westie puppy incoming!
Discussion
danrc said:
Evening all, the missis and I are choosing our first ever puppy this weekend.
We've found a breeder in Irvine who has had a litter and we have put our name down for one of the boys. we get to choose him this weekend!
So any advice?! We are going to take a blanket down so that when we bring him back in a week he will have something which smells of his mum and siblings to comfort him whilst he settles in. Is there anything else i need to take? ask?
I'll be sure to take plenty of of pictures!
Oh, we are going to call him Baxter! Cannot wait!!
My westie Dougal came from a breeder in Irvine, more than likely the same one! He's a great wee character, 6 years old now but still behaves like a mischievous pup - loves getting filthy and barking at ducks/ice cream vans/car horns/postmen.We've found a breeder in Irvine who has had a litter and we have put our name down for one of the boys. we get to choose him this weekend!
So any advice?! We are going to take a blanket down so that when we bring him back in a week he will have something which smells of his mum and siblings to comfort him whilst he settles in. Is there anything else i need to take? ask?
I'll be sure to take plenty of of pictures!
Oh, we are going to call him Baxter! Cannot wait!!
Just to add, our westie suffered loads of skin problems and through trial & error we settled on James Wellbeloved lamb flavour - not the cheapest but cheaper than continual vet bills for steroids!
Common westie food allergies seem to be particularly beef and even chicken, ours won't eat fish so we stick religiously to lamb flavour and touch wood hardly any itching or scratching.
Common westie food allergies seem to be particularly beef and even chicken, ours won't eat fish so we stick religiously to lamb flavour and touch wood hardly any itching or scratching.
yellowbentines said:
My westie Dougal came from a breeder in Irvine, more than likely the same one! He's a great wee character, 6 years old now but still behaves like a mischievous pup - loves getting filthy and barking at ducks/ice cream vans/car horns/postmen.
Just to add, our westie suffered loads of skin problems and through trial & error we settled on James Wellbeloved lamb flavour - not the cheapest but cheaper than continual vet bills for steroids!
Common westie food allergies seem to be particularly beef and even chicken, ours won't eat fish so we stick religiously to lamb flavour and touch wood hardly any itching or scratching.
I can't for the life of me remember the name of the dad, but the mum of Baxter is called Belle and this is her first litter. We met Belles mum and she was called Elle, and she is 4 years old so I guess they are not direct relation. They both looked very healthy and Belle was doing a good job of looking after her pups.Just to add, our westie suffered loads of skin problems and through trial & error we settled on James Wellbeloved lamb flavour - not the cheapest but cheaper than continual vet bills for steroids!
Common westie food allergies seem to be particularly beef and even chicken, ours won't eat fish so we stick religiously to lamb flavour and touch wood hardly any itching or scratching.
I have heard about the skin problems and the food you mentioned above is what the breeder recommended. I thinkwe'll have to be strict and not offer him any tit bits or start him on wet food.
Thanks for picture and advice, much appreciated.
danrc said:
i don't have very good internet access at the moment but wanted to add a picture of Baxter...
I will update with more details and pictures soon!!
Wow, he looks just like Ozzy did with his tounge out I will update with more details and pictures soon!!
Vet told us he has a slight overbite, He still sticks it out while he sleeps LOL
yellowbentines said:
LordHaveMurci said:
Bailey, Pookie or Piglet as he's mostly known.
, just laughing at the way the snow gives Westies little bobbly snow 'bootees', we have to defrost/melt ours when we bring him in from the snow - they all seem to love playing in the white stuff.LordHaveMurci said:
yellowbentines said:
LordHaveMurci said:
Bailey, Pookie or Piglet as he's mostly known.
, just laughing at the way the snow gives Westies little bobbly snow 'bootees', we have to defrost/melt ours when we bring him in from the snow - they all seem to love playing in the white stuff.I am loving all of these westie pictures.
AdiT said:
danrc said:
we were so tempted to get two. Those guys look a lot of fun!!
There aren't many recommendations for taking on 2 puppies at the same time. More than twice the trouble. Get one now and another later if you still want 2.Sometimes 2 puppies at the same time can be the best way. Also gets all the house training out of the way in one go.
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