A note from Doony's adoptive family:

The Dooney Story

When we think of Dooney's incredible sweet nature it never ceases to amaze us. If we had lived the life she led the year we adopted her we certainly wouldn't be sweet!

My husband and I brought Dooney home in November of 1998. It was a few weeks before her fourth birthday. She was malnourished. You could see her ribs. She had infections in both ears and her fur was practically non-existent. She really didn't look anything like a Westie. Susan assured us that she was and if we followed her Westie Diet Recipe, Dooney's hair would grow in and she would look like a Westie.

Of course we did this, and in a few months her hair came in. And her tail when up and wagged like crazy. One morning she just decided she was happy to be with us. If my memory serves me right, it was Christmas week. We would like to think that perhaps she realized she was not going to be passed on to yet another home life and situation. She had been in four other homes the year she came to live with us.

In a few weeks Dooney is going to have her 10th birthday (2003). Hard to believe how the time has flown. It feels as though she has always been part of our family. She is smart, curious, friendly, affectionate and sweet. Cute too! When she gets fed she brings her cookie and lays it at your feet. We really don't know where she learned to do this but it's a great trick, guaranteed to melt hearts each and every time.

We know we are lucky to have her. She is lucky to have us and all of us are lucky to have Susan who made such a wonderful match.

And they all lived happily ever after.........Mom Joy, Papa Ron and Loved Dooney