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WESTIE RESCUE EVENTS
CLICK ON THE WESTIE
to find us at various events and to see photos from events we have attended in the past.
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WESTIE RESCUE MALL
Help us help them!
Rescued Westie Piper has her purse and is ready to go shopping. Would you go shopping with her? Click on her picture, sign up and then sign in to the Westie Rescue (Michigan) Mall and earn cash back for yourself and for Rescue. You are shopping at 700 major stores. Check it out!
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Photographer, AnnMarie Mannino of Mannino Photography, Royal Oak, MI., will give Westie Rescue a 5% commission on any sales which are generated through us. Call Ann Marie for an appointment at 248-589-8838 and tell her you learned about her through Westie Rescue.
Print and cut out this coupon or tell her Westie Rescue referred you to her.
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MISSION STATEMENT
Westie Rescue Michigan (as an arm of West Highland White Terrier Club of Southeastern Michigan) is a State of Michigan non-profit organization. (We are currently in the process of applying for a State of Michigan Non-Profit Status separate from the Club so we can obtain Federal 501c3 status.) Our primary goal is to
be the safety net for all homeless Michigan Westies who do not have a responsible breeder who will stand behind them in their time of need.
We accomplish this goal by caring for those in need through our foster-care system, supplying medical, emotional and behavioral care for these animals and eventually finding permanent homes for those who are safely adoptable and euthanizing those determined to be unsafe or too sick to have a good quality of life. We spay/neuter all animals who come through our program, prior to adoption unless medically counter indicated.
We advocate abolishing pound seizure and are against animal cruelty. Westie Rescue Michigan supports humane education programs for the public and encourages respect and compassion for all animals. We raise funds to support our efforts and, on occasion, to support similar efforts of other groups. We may also use these funds to support medical research meant to benefit the breed.
11/4/10 Koda's Law (the bill at the above link) passed the House but was held up in the Senate and died at the end of the last session and must be reintroduced. We will post here when that happens. In the meantime, CLICK HERE to read about our own Michigan Class "B" dealer who has a vested interest in defeating this bill.
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WESTIE RESCUE MICHIGAN RELATIONSHIPS |
* An "arm" of West Highland White Terrier Club of Southeastern Michigan (An AKC Club)
* The West Highland White Terrier Club of America is our Parent Club
* A member of Michigan Dog Rescue (Yahoo) List
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WHAT IS A WESTIE?
Each breed has a "standard" which defines what the perfect dog of this breed would be like. This standard is what dogs are judged against in AKC conformation shows. Rescued Westies are not going to match this standard perfectly but it does give you a good understanding of what a Westie should look and act like. The photos below are just a few of our Rescued Westies. You will see quite a bit of variance in their looks but will give you a general idea of what to expect. IF YOU WANT A SHOW QUALITY WESTIE, you will not find it in a Rescue dog. But you will find some very nice pet Westies.
Click on the photos below (of Westies adopted by some of our foster homes) to either read the Westie Breed Standard or to read Westie 101.
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