Letting go is hard, but sometimes holding on is harder.

Every year, for a variety of reasons, Westies in this country find themselves in need of new homes. When Westies are surrendered by their owners into our rescue program, the most common reasons include lack of time, family relocation, divorce, a new house, addition of a new baby, nipping at children, medical problems, death of an owner, owner moving into a retirement home, allergies as well as incompatibility with the Westie personality and temperament.

Sometimes Westies are lost, abandoned, or turned in to shelters. We obtain some Westies from shelters when they are unclaimed by their owners. And sometimes they are rescued from commercial breeding facilities, commonly referred to as "puppy mills".