It's not everyday you get to meet one of Delaware's finest Squirrel hunters, and so last Tuesday was my lucky day!
Meet Wesley, the Westie!
Wesley caught my eye because he was running around Rockford with this bedazzled bandana on, titled, "Squirrels Fear Me", with an embroidered squirrel underneath it. When I asked his owner, Kathy about it, the first thing she said:
"Wesley was put on God's green earth to hunt squirrels!...He's the greatest squirrel chaser of all time. He has only every caught about two, but he caught both in the same day."
I knew after hearing this, I had to learn more about this, "ferocious" little Terrier.
Wesley is a five year old rescue West Highland Terrier. He was a year and a half when Kathy and her husband first got him. They had two other Westies together in the past, and then had two Bichon Frise. When Kathy and her husband went to adopt again, they wanted a younger Westie so they could have it for longer.
They looked on a rescue website locally in Harrisburg, PA specifically for a Westie, and to their delight, Wesley popped up on the site. Wesley was definitely popular because he had five other families that applied for him, but Kathy explains how they were lucky enough to seal the deal:
"Wesley had five other families that wanted him, but he had been returned twice in the past. The last family had kids under the age of five, and Terriers aren't great with the title kids…so I sent in the application and was like, 'Okay, we've had five rescue dogs, my husband is retired, we have a fenced in backyard, we have no children, we have no grandchildren'—bingo! and we got him."
Wesley apparently had a nipping problem, but under the guidance of Kathy and her husband, got much better. He loves coming to the park, and Kathy has told me he loves his squeaky ball:
"Around 5/6PM, you can throw the ball almost the entire length of the house, and he will show back up with the ball."
Kathy and I chatted a little further, and as I complimented Wesley on his handsome leather collar I learned she got it from Dover Saddlery, which brought up horses. I was delighted to find out Kathy rides as well, and has her very own horse (so jealous!).
Full Name: Wesley
Nickname: Wes
Favorite Toy: His squeaky ball
