Westie Rescue of North Texas

06/19/2024

WRNT’s Faceboook Auction is quickly approaching. It promises to be lots of fun. “Buy It Nows” are little surprises that will appear throughout our auction. Each day we will have several “Buy It Nows.” This is a limited number of identical items available for a set price, no bidding. Once the limited number is gone, that’s it. Some go very quickly so you have to keep your eyes out.

Come join the fun! It all starts June 22 at 8:00am CDT!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Westie.Rescue.of.North.Texas.Auction/?fref=ts

06/06/2024

Another of our alumni lost all too soon. From her mother…..

MY STORY OF ABBY
It is with a heavy heart that I write to let you know we had to let Abby go a few days ago and I have not been able to talk about her. She came to live with us from Westie Rescue in April of 2011 and from the very first day she seemed at home. She was the absolute best dog I have ever had the pleasure to live with and she is so very missed. I'm trying to get all of her things gathered so I can donate them, but I keep finding little things as if she hid them.
Abby was well traveled and went with us in the car always. She went to Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. She loved the snow in winter in Colorado and the Rita Valentine dog park in Steam Boat Springs in summer.
She did agility for a while in 2019 before Covid and was the best in her class. She went through the course so fast it was hard for me to keep up. Abby never competed but she did have some jumps, weaves and a tunnel in the back yard.
She never met a stranger and loved everyone. When she first came to live with us she did not want you to touch her behind. Someone must have hit her and she was very sensitive to the possibility of being hit. It took some work but she finally trusted us and that buttocks became mine. She would swing it back and forth for more scratches and don’t stop because you get the “look” and you needed to keep going.
I hope that our Abby was happy and we made her life better for the almost 13 years she lived with us. I know I am a better person for having had her in my life.

06/05/2024

Look what we have coming to the auction! Don’t miss out on some highly collectible vintage items!

Come join in the fun when bidding starts on June 22. If you are not already a member of our auction page, please request to join. Don’t forget to answer the questions so we can approve your request.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/876613615792216

06/05/2024

WRNT lost another family member. Our babies just are never with us long enough. Please extend your condolences to Joyce Coker on her loss of sweet Annie. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Here are Joyce’s words about her sweet baby.

“IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANNIE
My precious Annie crossed over the Rainbow Bridge on June 4th, 2024. I am so grateful to have had the privilege of being her mama for eight and a half years. Thank you, WRNT! Annie was the sunshine in my life. She was funny and loving, smart and inquisitive—and stubborn; she loved people and doggies—and treats; she enjoyed long, brisk walks but also napping in the sun. She was full of Westitude! Till I join you, run free, sweet Annie!

4-Legged Angels
by Joyce Coker

Do Westies go to Heaven?
Yes, I believe it’s so.
I haven’t been to Heaven yet.
My heart just tells me so.

For Westies are little angels.
They give us joy and love.
And even when they leave us,
They watch us from above.

When I am called to Heaven,
My life on earth then done,
My Angels beyond the Rainbow Bridge
Will be there to welcome me home.

Dedicated to All My Westies: Whim, Thumper, Rosie, Luvy, Annie”

06/02/2024

UPDATE on June! We introduced June a few weeks ago, when she came into foster care with terrible itchies, hair loss and skin allergies. We are thrilled to report that she is doing wonderfully with her foster dads!

"June has now been with us for five weeks, and she is getting much better! You can see a lot of her fur has already started to grow back! She is just the sweetest little girl! She's smart (she will let you know when she needs to go outside to potty and she has already learned to "stay" and wait her turn when it's feeding time), she's super friendly, she loves to play, and she's just a really sweet girl. She's going to make some lucky family really happy once she's ready for her furever home!"

June is not available for adoption yet, but we'll keep you posted when she is. Way to go, June!

06/02/2024

Get ready for Westie picture overload! We had a blast at our annual Ice Cream Social even though it was threatened with storms. The storms stopped just in time for everyone to have a great time meeting all the Westies.

06/01/2024

We are here at the park for our Westie Ice Cream Social. The rain has stopped and the temps are nice. Bring your Westie and come get some ice cream!

Join us for our annual Ice Cream Social on Saturday, June 1 at 2-3:30 pm CT at Mary Heads Carter Park in Carrollton, Texas.

Bring your Westie(s) (canine friends of Westies are welcome too!) for a pup cup and enjoy a cool treat on us. This is a great opportunity to meet fellow Westie parents, make new friends and pet lots of Westies. It'll be Westies galore!

Hope to see you there!

05/31/2024

Reminder: tomorrow is our annual Ice Cream Social -- rain or shine, we'll be out there with Westies, ice cream and pup cups! 🍨🍦 Hope to see you there!

05/29/2024

ADOPTED: Elliott! (For a while there, it was 🌧 Westie puppies.)

Meet Elliott! Elliott is the second of two Westie puppies that were surrendered over the last couple of weeks. We don't know his backstory, other than his breeder didn't want him any longer. But he is a happy, healthy 6-month-old little boy, and Katy from Waxahachie wanted him!

Elliott is like most Westie boys: sweet as can be and oh-so-Westie. He's a little shyer than most and takes a while to warm up to his environment, but when he does...well, you see the big grin on his face.

Elliott will have an older Westie brother Cotton to show him the ropes, as well as assorted Westie-loving in-laws and friends to show him love. He and Cotton were playing together within moments of meeting each other.

Welcome home, sweet boy!

05/26/2024

It's almost here! Mark your calendars:

~Westie Rescue of North Texas Ice Cream Social
~Saturday, June 1
~2-3:30 pm CT
~Mary Heads Carter Park in Carrollton, Texas - we'll be at the main pavillion, rain or shine!

Last night, the Board had a Very Important Meeting, and the Westies decided to taste-test the pup cups we'll be serving at the social. 🤣 Giggles ensued, and we had to take a 10-minute break to enjoy RubyRose, Colin and Mia. (Not much business got done.)

Bring your Westie (and all canine friends) and join us next weekend for ice cream, pup cups, wagging tails and fun!

05/17/2024

Join us for our annual Ice Cream Social on Saturday, June 1 at 2-3:30 pm CT at Mary Heads Carter Park in Carrollton, Texas.

Bring your Westie(s) (canine friends of Westies are welcome too!) for a pup cup and enjoy a cool treat on us. This is a great opportunity to meet fellow Westie parents, make new friends and pet lots of Westies. It'll be Westies galore!

Hope to see you there!

05/16/2024

ADOPTION - PENDING: Leila and Trixie!

These are the two bonded females who were introduced a few days ago. We're happy to report that they have found a wonderful home with Tamera in Melissa, Texas! Tamera has extensive Westie experience and is more than capable of handling two girls in middle-age.

Leila and Trixie still need to be spayed. They lost a few teeth during their dentals while they were being vetted, and our vet determined that it was best to wait a couple of weeks for the round of antibiotics to run through before another surgery. But their breeding days are over, and now they embark on a journey of being beloved pets.

The girls have a Westie sister, Lyla, so our Leila will be getting a new name. "Cricket" is in the running, as she is quite the jumper. Trixie's new name is TBD. As they've settled in, both girls have had a warm welcome from Tamera's three grown children visiting from Colorado. Lots of love and attention going around!

Let's give our congratulations to Leila/Cricket, Trixie and Tamera!

05/14/2024

ADOPTION - PENDING: Max the Westie Puppy!

Max has landed in clover with Kimberly from Rockwall and her husband! He has two older Westie sisters that were adopted from WRNT, and boy, is he giving them a run for their money. His adopted dad is completely in love and enjoying having another male in the house. 😁 He is thriving and happy, and that's what matters.

He still needs to have his neuter surgery in a few weeks, after which the adoption will be finalized, but we are happy to report that Max has found his forever family. Let's welcome him home!

05/10/2024

Update on Max and Leila & Trixie:

Thank you to all who have responded to our posts and/or applied for these Westie pups. We have received many wonderful applications, and the pups are currently reviewing them for a good fit. Please be patient with us as we determine the best home for these darling dogs. Stay tuned!

05/09/2024

AVAILABLE: TWO bonded females - Leila ( 8 ) and Trixie (7)

Welcome to a couple of sweet middle-aged gals!

Leila and Trixie join WRNT from an East Texas breeder who is retiring due to health concerns and would like her dogs to go to good homes. (Can't argue with that.)

Leila is very social and loves people. She follows her foster mom around.

Trixie is more shy, but has warmed up in the home.

She and Leila stick very close together, and our hope is to adopt them as a bonded pair. They are "sweet and easy," per their foster mom. And let's face it: they are gorgeous Westies!

Both have been vetted. Leila had a spot on her head that has been determined as benign. Both have hookworms, but are heartworm negative. Otherwise healthy. Both need dentals, which will be covered by WRNT. Both have been spayed.

If you have room in your heart and your home for two lovely ladies, please complete an adoption application at wrnt.org

05/09/2024

AVAILABLE: Max the Westie Puppy!

Have we got a unicorn for you! Max is a 3.5-month-old male puppy surrendered by his family because he did not do well with their toddler. He is happy, healthy, and everything you would expect in a Westie puppy: mischievous, rambunctious, playful, sweet, and loving.

To give our readers some perspective on what it's like with Max:

This morning he poo-poo-ed in his foster parents' house. They went to pick up his poo with a paper towel. He nipped and grabbed the paper towel and smeared his poo all over the floor. Chaos ensued.

His puppy teeth are like a raptor's, and he doesn't know when to let go.

He's a wily little feller and ready to explore anything. In five minutes, he'll expose all your weak spots -- emotionally and residentially.

Nevertheless, he's a sweetheart.

We will be looking for some critical things in a new pawrent:

1. He is not fully house-trained. Must be willing to work with him to teach him how to potty outside.
2. No children under 8 yo.
3. Secure, airtight, battened-down fence.
4. No doggie door/swimming pool combination.
5. Home visit will be required.
6. Adopter must agree to neuter him when he is old enough. This will be a condition of adoption, and the adoption will not be finalized until he has his little peaches harvested. WRNT will pay for the neuter surgery.
7. Must be located in the DFW metroplex.
8. Must be willing to have the patience to raise a Westie puppy to full adulthood. This is not for the faint of heart!

Make no mistake, Max is a darling. But anyone who's raised a Westie puppy can testify that they are a handful!

Applicants who meet all these criteria will be considered. To apply, go to wrnt.org and click on "Adopt".

05/08/2024

04/30/2024

We are asking for prayers for our newest intake, June! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 June was surrendered to Westie Rescue of North Texas yesterday (Sunday), and we were able to get her in to see Dr. Ellsworth at East Dallas Vet Clinic today. The poor baby girl has both a bacterial and yeast infection on her skin. Both ears are also infected, and she has severe dry eyes. We are hoping with LOTS AND LOTS of TLC (which will include daily baths, eye drops, ear drops, applying mousse to the skin, oral medication, and good foods like organic blueberries, strawberries, apples, asparagus), we will have June looking like the beautiful Westie on the outside, to match her beautiful personality on the inside! If you are able to, and would like to make a donation for her medical care, please go to www.WRNT.org and make a donation. You can leave a note to let WRNT know that your donation is assist in June's speedy recovery! 🐾

June is on intake and with an amazing foster home. She is not available for adoption at this time. We want to get a better picture of her health and needs. We will keep everyone updated on her progress. Please keep her in your prayers as we know she has to be miserable. Yet she is so, so sweet.`

03/29/2024

WRNT lost another family member today. Winston was adopted from us in 2012. Once a WRNT Westie, always a WRNT Westie. Here is what Winston’s Momma had to say,

“Winston fought the hard fight of lymphoma and heart disease, but his little body wore out. He was my loyal and loving companion for 12 years and will be greatly missed. If love could have saved his life, he would have lived forever. Rest easy my little boo-boo dog.”

03/20/2024

Why we do what we do - we LOVE updates like this!

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"This weekend we celebrated our seventh year with Buddy! It's hard to believe so much time has passed with our little man and that he must be nine by now. Though we can hear it in his creaky joints, his energy for life has barely waned.

"He gets more attached to me now that I fully work from home, which means lots of treats throughout the day and more walks. He caught on to how I would always check the front door if he barked, so he tricks me several times a day.

"My wife and I took Buddy to Beaver's Bend in Oklahoma twice this past year. He loved hiking, making friends on the trail, and monitoring the woods for any noise that might come around.

"His grandpa in Tennessee was diagnosed with cancer this Christmas, so Buddy took his holiday road trip a bit earlier to help out and manage the large family of dogs (five in total). He would enter pack mode and bark into the echoing Smokey Mountains and watch the horses nearby like he was herding them.

"One of his favorite activities now is going to Sonic to sneak some bites of mozzarella sticks and have all the carhops fawn over him. Don't tell him, but I only go because I love the look on his face as he bounces around the back seat knowing how much he loves it.

"We were so blessed to finally attend the Westie events this last year, especially to reconnect with his foster family that first introduced us. I was so nervous all those years ago, worried I was not ready to adopt a dog. Buddy showed me how, and for seven years I have been trying to make his life the happiest as a thank you. I look forward to many more years together."

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Happy Gotcha Day, WRNT Alumnus Buddy!

03/16/2024

“Happy 17th birthday to our sweet Lacey J(aka Fancy 2015) Pupuccino treat to celebrate. Lacey and her brother Salty Dawg,9 yrs old 2016 are alumni from WRNT. Very blessed with our sweet babies”

Happy birthday to a sweet girl who just may be our oldest alumni!!

02/10/2024

ADOPTED: Ruby! We love happy tails, and this is 3yo Ruby's. She was adopted today by Kevin and Becky, and they couldn't be happier, as you can see from their gotcha photo.

Ruby has come a long way in her months of foster care. You may remember her when we first posted her: she was covered in scabs, lost most of her fur and was very itchy. We are happy to report that she is healed. Her new parents are committed to staying on top of her skin issues and providing her consistent vet care to ensure that she stays at the peak of health.

In her foster dads' care, she barked at squirrels, played with her foster siblings and enjoyed lots of fruits and veggies as snacks. She soon grew a beautiful coat and lost the itchies.

Now she's off to her new life, and we are so happy for her and her new owners. Lots of smiles all around as she was adopted this morning! Congratulations, Ruby, Kevin and Becky!

02/10/2024

UPDATE: Snowy! You may remember Snowy: she was the 13yo Westie who was surrendered because her parents went into assisted living. Well, we're happy to report that she's doing splendidly in her new home with the Longs! She fits perfectly in with their pack and even plays with their doodle puppy. The old gal has some s***k in her. :) She gets a dollop of cottage cheese every evening, and if her parents are late in doling it out, she lets them know. Like an old dog, she likes to retire early, but if the Longs aren't ready, she sacks down wherever they are. All in all, she's living a great life!