20th of January, 2014 – MEETING AT APPLEY CAFÉ RYDE on SUNDAY 27th April – 11.00am We are pleased to announce the Spring Westie Beach Party to be held at Appley Beach, Ryde.The walk will be along the Ryde Esplanade at Appley Beach, and there will be a dog show in the adjacent area. Our…
17th of October, 2013Autumn Walk a huge success. The Isle of Wight Autumn Westie Walk held at Appley Beach, Ryde was a huge success, breaking all records. In excess of 70 westies walked to raise funds for Westie Rehoming on a glorious day. The charity stall was busy selling westie memorabilia, and the information stand was…
We are delighted to have been invited by the Kennel Club to be one of four breed rescues to have a presence on Sunday November 10th at Discover Dogs, Earls Court London. We will be on hand to answer your questions about adopting one of the westies that come to us. Polly and Jess and…
Do take a look at our calendar for 2014. All the photos are original, and are of dogs that have been rehomed through the charity. At only £3 plus £1.75 pp we think you will agree that it represents excellent value for money. We have had a limited 2nd run printed and when they’re gone…
Two WRH boys set out to prove that westies love an active outdoor life. We have heard from Colin and Mary, who adopted Magnus and Jack from us. They are just back from climbing Snowdon with the dogs, having already completed the Three Peaks with Magnus.Very well done boys, we bet you enjoyed it, you…
Whilst in the Scottish Borders recently we happened upon a notice “ROLLICKING RESCUES and BAD ASSES” – we were intrigued! Further investigation gave notice of an Open Day at the Scottish Borders Donkey Sanctuary at St. Boswells and we decided to go along to discover what kind of problems may be encountered in their rehabilitation….
We recently attended a talk given by Anna Bergmann, a Radionics practitioner. We often contact Anna when we have a dog with a problem and have been astounded by the results. Radionics is a complementary healing therapy that works by stimulating the body’s own natural healing powers practiced at a distance so without the need…
Dogs and other animals will self medicate in their natural environment. Last weekend we looked at a subject close to our hearts, in the company of Caroline Ingraham of the Ingraham Academy of Zoopharmacognosy. The word comes from the Ancient Greek, Zoo (animal) Pharma (remedy) Cognosy (knowing), and is the process by which animals self medicate…
Mother and daughter Sharon and Dionne who are fortunate to live on the Isle of Wight are the originators of IOW Westies, a social group for westie lovers on the island. We were delighted when they approached us recently to say that they would like to do a ‘Westie Walk’ along the beach at Ryde…