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Westie Events!!!!





We have LOTS of events planned for 2012...please save the dates below...we would love to see you... come out and say hi!

  • Toronto Indoor Westie Play Day February 19th, 2012
We will be again having an indoor Play Day at Doggie Central in Mississauga from 2:00 pm till 5:00 pm.
It will be held again at Doggie Central in Mississauga (same location as last year, 3151 Lenworth Drive-the Dixie and Dundas area of Mississauga) with lots of fun and a good opportunity to let our Westies have a good run and romp inside. We will have some great items for sale, delicious snacks and coffee and a trainer there as well to teach us a new trick or perhaps you can ask a question or 2 or 10!!!.

Cost is only $5.00 per family-one Westie or 5-still only $5.00. Non-Westie brothers and sisters are welcome as well. Hope to see you there.
  • All About Pets Show: April 6-8, 2012
The All About Pets show will be held on April 6-8 (Easter Weekend) at the International Centre in Mississauga. This is an indoor event with lots of great shopping and stuff to see. We will have a booth in the rescue village. Come join us at The All About Pets Show! A true pet lover's paradise dedicated to promoting responsible ownership of pets.
  • Woofstock: June 9-10, 2012
Woofstock is the largest outdoor festival for dogs in all of North America. More than 350,000 people and their dogs walk through Woofstock over the 2 days and it is amazing!
It is located in the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood in Toronto, taking the action all the way to Yonge St. and up and down the adjoining side streets and parks. Westies in Need will have a booth in the rescue village
  • Pawlooza: August 18th, 2012
Pawlooza is an outdoor event and will be held in London, Ontario. Pawlooza is the ultimate dog party! It's a festival for dogs and animal lovers! You can take your dog dock diving, go trailwalking, go swimming in the Pawlooza pond, test your dog's agility, go off-leash in the FunZone, get trick advice, get obedience advice, get readings from a pet psychic, learn about pet first aid, watch agility demonstrations... shop from 150 vendors, get great deals by bidding on silent auction items, and load up on free samples. We will be there with our Westies in Need colours flying!
  • Toronto Westie Walk and Fun Day: September 9th, 2012
Held at Mississauga Valley Park, this event is our biggest fund-raiser for our rescue…not to mention a whole ton of fun! Terrier races, our annual photo contest, lots of great vendors and so many Westies to see. Please save the date!
  • Ottawa Westie Walk and Fun Day: September 16th, 2012
Will be held at Dogz Canine Sports Centre. A wonderful location and so much fun!
  • Winter Woofstock: November 17-18, 2012
Winter Woofstock is an indoor event and will be held at the Direct Energy Centre in the CNE grounds. This is a great event with lots of wonderful shopping, pictures and breakfast with Santa Paws etc.



The Toronto Westie Walk and Fun Day was held in 2011 on Sunday September 11th at Mississauga Valley Park!

This was our BIG day of the year in Toronto and 290 Westies came out to enjoy the day! Please click the link to see all our pictures and read all about our event!




The Ottawa Westie Walk and Fun Day was held in 2011 on Sunday September 18th at the Dogz Canine Sports Centre.

This was our BIG day of the year in the Ottawa area and were blown away by your support!

Please click the link to read all about the day, see all our pictures and our slide shows!



WiN operates solely by donations and fundraising. We are entirely staffed by volunteers and we do not get any grants or funding and ALL funds raised benefit Westies in need...so these fund-raisers mean the world to us and to the Westies we help.


Changing Lives.... One Westie at a Time!!!