WESTIE WALKERS - for Westies and Friends of Westies

The Autumn Simply Social Walk took place on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Waterfront Park, Newstead. After brief scattered showers throughout the day threatened the walk, it cleared to brilliant sunshine, a cool breeze and a spectacular rainbow over the river. Several Westie puppies now old enough to take part showed up, Charlie, Bella (all the way from the Gold Coast just for the walk), Winston and Roxie - welcome to y'all!

Rick and Stef still have two beautiful, male Westie puppies for sale.  If you or someone you know is interested, Rick and Stef can be contacted on 0415348701 for further details.  The puppies are now 10 weeks old and rearing to go.

Another of our Westie Walker community is wanting to adopt a second Westie into their pack.  Please contact Jess at the number below if you know of a male Westie that needs a new home. 

"We are looking to extend our family by inviting a 2nd Westie to join our clan. Our current Westie, Sasha, is 16 weeks old and is in serious need of an older (preferably house trained) brother. We are looking for a male (desexed) Westie aged anywhere between 8months to 3 years old. Sasha loves other Westies and we can't wait until she has a little soul mate to keep her company. If you know of anyone (or if you, yourself) that has a Westie to sell (or give away) to an excellent home, please let me know as soon as possible. My husband and i look forward to hearing from anyone who can assist us. Please call Jess on 0438383950. Thank you!!"

Di is looking to adopt a Westie as a companion for Angus, who recently lost his mate.  He's lonely and would love the company of another adult female Westie (mind you, not for breeding purposes).  

Please contact Di on 0423 139 537 if you are looking to rehome a Westie.

It's good to hear you all enjoyed the walk last weekend.  It was lovely seeing you all again after so long.

If you have any photos that you'd like to add to the album below, drop them in an email to us.

UPDATE: 11 August 2010

We've received some fantastic news! Mahlah and her pack have been able to find Ruby a new home; although it's a fair way away, it sounds like Ruby will have an idyllic existence.  She'll be moving to Hervey Bay with a retired couple who live on the beach and walk twice a day, and who have been wanting a Westie for some time.  They don't have any other pets and Ruby will be Top Dog!

We love a happy ending!

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Wee Ruby is an absolutely gorgeous Westie who needs a loving home where she can be Top Dog!

We have received the following information from Mahlah, her current Pack Leader, who has had to make this difficult decision.

"We have a 3.5 years old pure breed West Highland Terrier, Ruby. We originally purchased Ruby hoping she would be a companion for our 5 years old Westie, Frank. However when Ruby reached maturity we found they both started fighting. They simply don’t get on and over the past few years we have managed the problem by keeping them apart. This has worked up until now but recently we have welcomed a new baby in the family (2 weeks old) and management of the two dogs has become an impossibility. We are seeking a new home for Ruby who would thrive in a single pet household. Ruby is a very loved Westie and beautiful loving pet and we really want to find the best home possible for her, unfortunately due to irreconcilable sibling rivalry we have to give her up."

So if know someone who needs a Westie to brighten up their likely otherwise ordinary lives, or if you and your Westie might have the necessary generosity of spirit to give gorgeous Ruby the extra special attention she needs. Mahlah can be contacted by email malkens[at]optusnet[dot]com[dot]au

Here's a photo of Ruby

Attached is a recipe for dog biscuits from Dr Harry of Better Homes and Gardens.  Lulu and Fergus, regulars at our walks, love them.  Even Lulu who is a very fussy eater.  The biscuits are healthy, salt free and will store for up to 2 months.

Dr Harry's Dog Biscuits.pdf

For those of you who have been wondering, after 3 months and several false starts and dashed hopes, brother and sister Max and Coco finally found a wonderful new home in May. We hope to see the whole pack at our next Westie Walk!

Thank you for making our last walk of the year so enjoyable. We hope you enjoyed the new location. We think it's a keeper, but we'd like to hear what you thought. Let us know in the comments to this post.

The first social walk of the year was held at Methyr Park on Sun 15 February 2009. The breezes from the Brisbane River provided welcome relief from the steamy heat that prevailed after the forecast showers fortunately stayed away. There was a fantastic turnout with 38 dogs keen and eager to enjoy the afternoon,  of which 35 were Westies and 3 Wannabe's. It was great to see everyone, new faces and loyal regulars alike!

Thank you all for coming to the March of the Westies Fundraising event on 30 November 2008. A total of 75 Westies are known to have attended the final Westie Walk of the year! As usual in addition, our loyal Honorary Westie Chloe the miniature poodle was present, along with a motley crew of Wannabe Westies, including labradors, a beagle and some adorable no name brands!

Altogether, the sale of raffle tickets for prizes (kindly donated by our major sponsors Zone Fresh Gourmet Markets, di Bella Coffee and the Pack at Number 58), donations, and profits made from the sale of Westie Walker caps raised over $500 for Guide Dogs Queensland. Maggie is also donating the money she raised throughout 2008 to cover the manufacturing costs of the cap to Guide Dogs Queensland as well.

Westie Walker caps cost $20 and can be ordered by email. There must be a minimum of 25 paid up requests before the manufacturing run can be processed. If there aren't 25 orders by the next walk (planned for February 2009) the money paid will be refunded. All profits from the sale of caps will be donated to Guide Dogs Queensland from Westie Walkers.

Update 3/12/2008: Our photos from the walk have been posted in the Westie Walkers flickr pool.  If you have photos from the walk, please post them to this pool on flickr too.  Membership of flickr is free, so if you're not already a member, sign up for an account.