My name is Minnie The Moocher. I am an adult,
spayed female, AKC Registered, happy and active
Westie. I am a indoor family pet, who is housetrained,
crate trained, walks on a leash well and absolutely
loves to ride in the car. I have lived with
one family all my short life, until recently
when they gave me up. I miss my Mom, but it
was really crowded there with six children and
I was jealous of the baby and toddler foster
kids. I am current on all my shots, have had
some flea issues in the past and I need to be
on a consistent diet.....the Westie Diet. I
had a really bad haircut, but my foster mom
says that I need time to grown proper length
hair. But never the less, I think I look cute
with my new 'do'. What do ya think? I like it
when she gives me a bath, she got rid of those
pesky fleas. She used medicated shampoo and
she really made me look like a special Westie
girl. I like the attention....and I talk to
her and tell her so. My foster mom says, due
to my background, I can't go to a family with
children or grandchildren. I would really love
to be with an active retired couple or person.
I just love riding in the car, taking walks....I
even grab the leash for you! I need the extra
'one on one' attention that I used to get in
my former home.
From Minnie's New Mom:
Mini... she is one precious puppy, funny too.
Last night we had played a bedtime game of "give
me the sock" and were about to go to sleep.
I looked over at Mini who was on her back with
her feet in the air. I tickled one of them and
got a growl out of her. A few seconds later
she rolled over and came to sleep in the crook
of my arm.
A friend finds it hard to believe that when
she darts out of the door, she won't leave the
yard and that she'll come back when she is called.
If Minnie wants attention she makes that fact
known and I do indeed give it too her. She sometimes
gets a bit carried away and wants me to hold
her while I watch TV. It's fun to do it for
awhile, but Mini's a glutton. I think she wants
me to hold her all evening. We enjoy one another
immensely. I wouldn't take a million for her.
She's just a perfect little princess.
All the best, Michelle
Another update on Minnie:
Hello Susan. As you might remember, I had some
trepidation about adopting an older dog. I didn't
want to go through loosing another pet. Well,
I was wrong. This critter stole my heart within
a day and I seem to have stolen hers as well.
When we arrived home after being at your place,
I showed her the doggy door. She navigated it
without much problem, but she still had a couple
of accidents before she knew that potty going
was for outside.
When we went to bed that first night, I had
to put a stool next to the bed because she found
it difficult to jump up as high as the bed.
So we started settling in. As we did she crawled
on top of the covers and positioned herself
between my feet. So I was pinned down. I told
her to move and she growled at me. I think those
are the only cross words we've had . ;>)
God I love that Dog !!! There are so many cute
things she does that it's hard to know where
to begin. As you know she's a love sponge. Got
to have it all the time. She gets it most of
the time. When we're watching TV she'll scoot
across the couch and put her head on my leg.
Then I'll hear her start to whimper. The whimper
increases in volume if I don't take the hint.
What she wants, and gets, is for me to hold
her. So I do. Then she groans when she's getting
loving. There's no disguising that groan. Who
would have thought a dog would groan in pleasure.
Other things that I find appealing are that
I often wake up at night to find that little
furry head either on my shoulder or arm. She
has several affection behaviors that I enjoy.
The snow man still exists and we play with it
several times a day. We used to do that with
the other toys you gave us but they are long
gone. ;>)
She likes to torment my associate, Tom, with
the snow man. At first Tom made up his mind
to not like her. For some strange reason he
thought loving her would be disloyal to Bridgette's
memory (my previous Westie female). However,
my little West Highland White "Terror"
won him over. When he arrives she barks at him
and brings the snow man close to him. When he
reaches for it she growls and puts herself just
out of his reach. She'll do that for awhile
before letting him grab it. Then the growling,
shouting and tugging begins in earnest. When
that's over she will run up and down the hall
or runs around the house. Cute- damned cute.
Another thing that's very attractive about
her behavior is her tendency not to run away.
While Tom and I are working, she visit with
us and not attempt to head for the hills. We
keep the large door open. Bridgette had the
annoying habit of escaping every opportunity
she had.
