Every milestone should be celebrated and every win should be shouted from the roof tops. Westie Rescue MidAtlantic Region has reached a new milestone this year when we rescued, rehabilitated, and then rehomed our 1,400th Westie. Meet "Miss Mills" our 3 year old princess and milestone girl. Miss Mills got her name as she was from an Ohio puppy ...
The Greatest Gathering of Westies on the East Coast
95 Westies Marched
(Now with more Photos!)
Updates as told by an old Westie – Fergus "Ambassador for Westie Rescue"
Age: 16 – 9 Months and counting
December 7, 2024 Alexandria, Virginia Westie Rescue will be marching in the 53rd Annual Scottish Christmas Walk-Parade in Old Town Alexandria, VA. Over 200 Westies, dressed in their kilts and coats, are expected to help make 2024 a great show. Westies and their owners are encouraged to wear Christmas or Scottish finery. Rain, Shine, ...
The Virginia Scottish Games August 31 & September 1, 2011 http://www.vascottishgames.org Westie Rescue will be at the Virginia Scottish Games to show off adopted Westies. Please come by and show your support and talk with our volunteers as well as pet a Westie or two. Murphy, Piper, and Finn are coming so plan on petting them. (That is Fer...
Summer kicked off with a bang as Westie Rescue USA - MidAtlantic Region has placed over 12 Westies in the past 30 days. Multiple Westies came in from two breeding locations that included 2 puppies and adult Westies all whom needed extensive and expensive medical Vet care to get ready for new homes. A few of these Westies needed extra care as t...
Pet Info Cafe (cable TV), interviewed Westie Rescue MidAtlantic Director Stephen Di Giulian to get the low down on what is a Westie? What is Westie Rescue? and much more. Come watch "Fergus" and "Alec" show off in front of the cameras while Stephen discusses all thing Westie Rescue! More Info: https://www.petinfocafe.com/post/title-unleashing-the-c...
The Rainbow bridge was very busy last month as a very special Westie Rescue volunteer entered. The noise of the hundreds and hundreds of Westies could be heard across the clouds as Susan Reeves entered the bridge area. They all heard that one special person who had helped many of them find those great new homes all over Cal...
As dog owners can attest, the cost of veterinary care has risen through the roof. Westie Rescue's vet expenses were $101,107 for 2023. That critical vet care was only possible due to your donations. In 2023, 94.7% of our operating expenses consisted of veterinary fees. Westie Rescue needs to pay off our Vet bills and get ready for the influx of Wes...
Today we have to say good bye to a long term foster boy "Westley" who is somewhere between 15-16 years. He had a stroke and was unable to walk again but not too far gone to get that one last treat. Westley has been in the loving care of Lucian Kowalski for the past year, where he could be a grump but enjoy life. Besides being a grumpy old...
Westie Rescue needs volunteers in the USA. If you are experienced terrier owner, have the drive to help homeless Westies get that second chance at a new life, and have the will to actively participate, then Westies need you! The following groups desperately need Volunteer help: North Atlantic Westie Rescue, Inc., (NAWR) is an all-voluntee...
Adopted Westies are reporting in from their new homes and would like to share their stories with those who supported their efforts to get the Vet care they needed to be ready for a new life. Read their stories on our FaceBook pages https://www.facebook.com/WestieRescueMidAtlantic
Westie Rescue USA is seeking input on your West Highland White Terrier's health & status information for Great American Westie Health Survey (sponsored by Westie Rescue USA) The Great American Westie Health Survey 2023/24 needs your input. The goal here is to get facts on Westie age span, health issues, life styles (exercise and night time...
Scruffy under went his third surgery last week due to an additional tumor being found on a recheck of his lungs. The Vet specialist surgeon thinks this was a good procedure and looks like a good long term outcome. More info and pics on the way to us. Fingers and paws crossed for our big buddy.
Each Christmas Westies all over the USA receive "gifts" from well meaning owners - The good, bad and ugly gifts received this Christmas.
Westies from all up and down the east coast reported to the parade staging area to get ready to prance through the streets of Old Town Alexandria VA on Saturday Dec 2. Westies were there to show the thousands who lined the sidewalks trying to catch sight of the large herd of Westies holding their heads up and...
December 2, 2023 Alexandria, Virginia Westie Rescue will be marching in the 52nd Annual Scottish Christmas Walk-Parade in Old Town Alexandria, VA. Over 200 Westies, dressed in their kilts and coats, are expected to help make 2023 a great show. Westies and their owners are encouraged to wear Christmas or Scottish finery. Rain, Shine, or Snow! All We...
They go to work among the clouds, as there is plan for everything… WHAT HAPPENS TO WESTIES WHEN THEY DIE? A wise mom told her children a bedtime story as they were not settling down nor ready for sleep. You see their Westie had died earlier that day, so there were lots of tears and fears that the hole in their fabric of life would never be filled i...
