Autumn Newsletter 2014

4th of August, 2014 – Bank Holiday Monday August 25th Pauline will once again have her stand at Hazlemere Fete, hoping to repeat the success of 2013. Do come along and just chat westies and find out how we work, or have some retail therapy on the stand. There will be a Dakota flypast, and…

Photo: FRANCES LEADER  (Courtesy of the Sunday Telegraph)A Sunday Telegraph reader, Paul Penfold, has nominated Pat English and her beautiful westie HUWI, from Westie ReHoming. “We live opposite the beautiful Hughenden Park on the outskirts of High Wycombe,” writes Mr Penfold. “For the past 14 years, Pat has tirelessly devoted herself to the task of…

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…

24th of May, 2014 – May 24th. our tenth anniversary Ten years ago a misunderstood westie called Airidh came into our lives. He had been condemned by other rescues but we saw something special in him, something worth working with. Airidh spent the rest of his life with us, proving to be a most loving,…

12th of November, 2014 – Eilidh takes Earls Court by storm Westie ReHoming’s Eilidh travelled to Earl’s Court last weekend to promote the 2015 Kennel Club Breed Rescue calender. Eilidh takes Earls Court by storm Westie ReHoming’s Eilidh travelled to Earl’s Court last weekend to promote the 2015 Kennel Club Breed Rescue Calendar (that’s her…

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…