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Westies in Need - WiN
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Adoption Information
Thank you for your interest
in helping homeless Westies. Please read all the info below and then, if you
are ready, move on to our adoption application info, which is below.
If you would like to
get more info about our new Seniors for Seniors adoption program...click here.
We would like to encourage
senior citizens and retired people to consider adopting a senior dog....and we
have made it VERY easy to do!!! |
If you are drawn to Westies because, "they are
so cute!" please be advised that their looks can be deceptive. The West
Highland white terrier was bred to hunt and kill vermin in the Scottish
highlands. He is tough, hardy, independent, and tenacious. This makes him a
wonderful companion for those who appreciate and are charmed by the terrier
temperament, but possibly a problem for the person who wants a gentle-natured
little dog bred primarily for cuddling.
We receive more qualified
applications from very fine homes than we have Westies to place, and it may
take several months to put the right person with the right dog.
We are
sorry, but we can not accept applications from families who have children under
the age of 8 years old. We also strive to place our Westies in smoke free
homes.
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 We do understand that people often are
looking for dogs from more than one source and may find a pet before we have
one available. If you acquire a dog from another source, please let us know, so
that we can put your application in our inactive file. It will save your time
and ours.
We also ask you to remember that we are a volunteer network, not
a kennel or a shelter. We cannot hold dogs for people, and if we call you, we
need a timely response.
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Thank you again for your
interest in helping homeless Westies. If you have read the above and are ready
to move on the next step in the application process, please complete the
adoption application and return it via regular mail or e-mail. All the contact
info will be on your Adoption Application
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Step 1: Click here for
Adoption Application. Please fill it
out and mail or e-mail it back to us. Your application is filed until a dog
becomes available for adoption and a home visit is scheduled. All approved
applications are kept on file for 6 months (We ask that anyone who applied to
adopt a Westie and, subsequently, acquires another dog to please notify us so
that we can remove them from our files)
Step 2: When a rescued Westie is
ready for adoption each approved application is checked to see which one(s)
most closely match the needs of the dog.
Step 3: We schedule a home
visit with you and your references will be called. WiN calls the applicant(s)
selected and arranges an interview between the Westie and potential new
family.
Step 5: The best family for that particular Westie is chosen
after an evaluation of all factors.
Step 6: The new family signs the
Adoption Contract and provides a contribution which goes to cover program
expenses.
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Walk
Through The Gate
Come all ye Westies who need our help
We will
comfort and love you and tend to your needs
Beyond the gate you will never
be harmed
You will find soft gentle hearts to help mend your own
If
your mind needs to mend we will fill it with love
If your body needs
mending we will do what we can
If you are old and just need a nice place to
rest
We will find you a home to lay your sweet head
If you are broken
in mind, spirit and body
We will help you end the pain so you can be happy
Come all ye Westies and walk through the gate
You will find all you
need in the hearts of good friends |
When you
adopt from us you help to save two lives:
the one you bring home and the one who takes its place |
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