I'm officially a crazy dog lady. My friends have confirmed it. I swore I never would be "one of those" people. But how can you not? Our Westie, Coconut, (OK, American Girl afficianatos, where did that name come from?) has stolen my heart. We've had her a year and she really is a hoot.
I grew up with dogs. They are not new to me. We had poodles; we had two litters; we kept having puppies. We even signed a "no more puppies" clause with our dad so we would not keep accumulating dogs. Didn't work. Did I mention my dad was NOT a dog person? Hates them. But my mom...So I guess I have "dog lady" in my genes. My mother really must have been one but I never noticed.
But this is the first time I've had a pet as an adult and I put it off AS LONG AS I COULD! I promised my daughter that we'd get a dog when her brother turned 5 and we got the dog when he was 8 (I got 3 free years). I knew I would be the mom, all over again, and since I have kids, I really get the amount of work that comes with that distinction. Lots of love....LOTS OF WORK.
So back to our Westie...and terriers in general. I read all the websites, bought books, researched out the ying yang...and still bought a Westie! I guess the words "fiesty, tenacious, stubborn, energetic" meant "cute, fun, loving, smart" to me! Anyone else ignore the clearly posted signs out there????? It's the breed. Terriers are like nothing else. Please, please, tell me about yours? We want to share all things terrier--the good, the bad, the ugly and pictures, of course.
Keep looking for more to come on Tenacious Terriers. Oh yes, there will always be more.
Rani
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