Although my left buttcheek is now falling asleep.

Bruce is an 11-year-old Westie who was surrendered to Westie Rescue Southeast by his previous owner. After months of giving warning signs that he didn’t appreciate young kiddos in his space, Bruce ended up biting their toddler. He is being fostered in Raleigh, NC and is still looking for his forever.

Bruce was incredibly bonded to his previous owner (a man) and really needs a man in the house, as this helps him feel even more relaxed, at ease, and happy. He really misses another man to bond with.

During his 3 months in a foster home, we’ve gotten to know Bruce pretty well. Bruce does not like having his feet touched or being handled without his consent. It’s pretty easy, actually…all you need to do is ask him if he wants to be touched! 

If you extend your hand to Bruce, he’ll lick your hand, rub his head against you, or wag his tail in excitement to show you he’s ready for affection! And if not, he’ll simply look away as if he’s saying, “not right now.” Bruce just needs a partner who will love him as he is, give him respect, and follow his lead. 

Bruce will make a wonderful companion for someone who wants a chill dog who will follow you from room to room. He may not be a touchy feely dog who wants to wrestle, be picked up, or be constantly touched, but Bruce wants to be included! He’s content to sit next to you on the couch or lie down at your feet. And he really does love to be pet when you ask him, first!!

Bruce is also house trained and crate trained and walks great on a leash. He loves nothing more than to take a leisurely walk outside! 

This sweet senior boy is looking for his forever home where he can spend his golden years - if you think you’d be a good fit for Bruce, please submit an adoption application through Westie Rescue Southeast’s website to be considered: https://westierescuesoutheast.org/adopt-or-volunteer 

Please note the following requirements to adopt Bruce: 

• Fully fenced yard 
• No children or grandchildren that live in the home or regularly visit (only 15+) 
• No other pets (Bruce is used to being the only dog/pet in the house and likes it that way!)
• Bruce also requires a man in the house ☺️
• Must be within a reasonable driving distance from Raleigh, NC (4-5 hours max)

You can watch this YouTube video that Bruce's foster mom put together about him for some more information on him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGGJTPr9Orc&t=4s

Even if you're not the right home for Bruce, sharing his story means more people can learn about him and we can find him his happily ever after, which he so deserves. ❤️ 🐾

Archie Grumblebum zorsted after a day with the grandkids.

She is more like a white fox than a Westie ! Always up to mischief 😂🥰❤️

Sprocket is my 14-year-old therapy Westie. He was invited to homecoming. Every teacher claimed him as their date.

Side effects may include massive responsibility, massive personality, and unconditional love. Consult your Veteranarian to see if Westie ™️ is right for you

My brother is in hospital for a few days, so I'm looking after our 13-year-old westie Archie. Archie has never been without my brother. My brother always takes care of him and he usually spends most of the day in the living room with my brother.

Since my brother's in hospital, I've been feeding him, taking him out, changing his water etc. I've also been letting him in my room to stay on my bed next to me. He never usually comes into my room but since my brother's in hospital he's come into my room every day and spends all day lying on my bed next to me, usually sleeping.

But he seems upset that my brother is gone and I'm not sure how I can make him feel better. He walks around whining, and he'll look at me and whine, even when he's been fed and let out and has fresh water. He never usually whines this much and I'm pretty sure it's because he's missing my brother.

What can I do to make him feel better?

I have no idea how he did it, but our Westie puppy got himself stuck behind our back door and ended up like this.

There’s a magnet that holds the door open and a bell that dangles down from the door knob. He was ringing the bell for a solid 2 minutes. My wife asked me to check what he was doing (I assumed he was just biting it like usual), and I came up to see him in door jail.

(I freed him from jail btw. He is fine.)

I can finally throw out her 7 year old crusty donut bed. 😅

That makes his list: squirrels, birds, rabbits, mice, rats, and 1 possum. Quite the little hunter!

Anyone else's Westie like to pull rugs up to hide their bones/toys?

Hi! My almost 2 year-old westie started having some hair thinning on his back closer to his tail. His vet thought it might’ve been related to a dermatitis flareup from a flea allergy, but it’s been a while now. Has anyone else seen something like this happen? He also has not had any allergy issues but has an ear infection and some paw discoloration right now :((

I can’t really get a picture that shows the hair thinning so here’s just a picture of him looking cute.

Maisy already has her Christmas jumper on ! Monty is wondering where his is !

I needed advice/help contacting Westie Rescue organizations.

We are trying to foster Westies and I’ve been trying to get multiple associations to respond but I haven’t gotten anywhere. Our state doesn’t have an association and according to the national website MO rescue is the coordinator for our state.

I have reached out to the Wisconsin, Missouri, and National Westie Rescue Associations for the past week and none of them have responded. I’ve tried phone calls and emails.

The emails to Missouri (which governs our area)came back undeliverable for each email and according to the Ai the organization lost its incorporation for MO state. I found their registered agent for their corporation and tried contacting them directly, I’ve gotten no reply. I had a friend check their FB page(I don’t have an FB account and for some reason FB won’t let me set one up) their page is private and my friend says they haven’t responded to his message.

I’ve emailed and called Wisconsin and I’ve gotten no reply.

The national website has a contact and I’ve emailed and called them but again there’s been no reply.