Quote Originally Posted by gfbikernyc View Post
Thanks. The shelter in Colorado did an amazing job - the previous owner wanted to put his down cuz he had luxating patella in both his back legs so the shelter took him over and did a couple of surgeries to fix the problems. He now can walk fine (short distance) but can't jump or do any stairs. He suffers from arthritis so occasionally we have to give him NSAID. But he is very sweet and we just love having him.
Love Westies! My mom always had one when I was growing up - a Westie, an Old English Sheep dog and a rescue mutt - always that mix. The Westie was always the alpha boss. What's his name?