To Help Your Dog in the Firework Season

Flo and Eilidh are 8 years old today. They were born to a pair of westies that were found with their deceased owner and were so traumatised after being alone with her body for 3 days. We took them in to foster at home for the charity, not knowing at first that the girl was…

Sleep is so important for a dog’s physical, cognitive and emotional health. A study found that it helps with the learning process and helps the dog’s decision making as well as for its growth and immune function. Sleep also speeds the removal of waste products from the brain and body.  Sleep deprivation results in bad…

TIMMY a WRH boy who loves to please In rescue shelters there is a trend for the older dogs to often be passed by in favour of a younger dog.  There is a common misconception that the older the dog, the less you can teach it but the reality is that any dog can learn…

(illustration by emmalawrence.com) When driving the ‘office dogs’ up north to Scotland they always follow the same routine. They fall asleep about a mile from home, and as we cross the Scottish border some hours later they awake with a start and get very excited when they see the ‘Fàilte Gu Alba’ sign, almost as…

Neighbourhood Watch Week – June 5th – June 12th 2021 Lots of people get a dog because they want extra security around their home. Westies make excellent watch dogs, they don’t miss a thing! A watch dog will tell their owner if somebody is coming close to their house.  Westies are intense, a big dog…

You may have seen in the news recently, or certainly on social media about Angus, a lovely little westie that has gone missing from Falkirk in Scotland. We spoke to Angus’ devastated owner last week and it was a heartbreaking conversation. It’s any dog owner’s worst nightmare and we’d ask you to share and try…