So for now we are 3 westies and...

a cockapoo. Sweetie Pie is a very special lady. I don't know why but someone posted her picture on the Terrier Club and I felt I had to help this dog. She was in a very high kill shelter in Memphis Tennesse. She was listed as 10 years plus old, deaf, and blind. The shelter had a reputation of putting dogs to sleep before their allotted time was up. I hoped and prayed that some caring people could get her adopted out for me before she was PTS. We were successful. Next I found out what caring and loving dog people were out there. It took a couple of weeks, but a group of 14 people help transport Sweetie up here to Iowa. A dear person in Tennesse adopted her out and got her groomed. It took a weekend to get Sweetie up here. When I got her, I found a mammory tumor on her underside. I also saw that she had a rotting eye. So I made a call to my vet and got her sceduled in the next morning. Sweetie had to have the eye removed. She had the tumor removed and 10 teeth. Her ears had to be flushed out and then deep cleaned while she was under. What I got in return is a very loving and caring old gal. She joined our family on August 28th, 2004. And she has alot of guardian angels on the Terrier Club. So many of the members helped out on her vet bill and lots of prayers. I'm happy to say...Sweetie is doing very very good. It's hard to say how old she is...but we believe she might be closer to 14 than 10. But we don't care...yes, she is blind and her hearing isn't the best...but she can get into trouble with the best of them. She loves to get into the garbage. And she can smell a pizza a mile away. She is a diamond and a blessing to our family.

Our Sweetie Pie