by Sheryl Wall
I have two Westies and they are very smart and love to learn. They also are very good communicators and will always find a way to tell me what they want. I will share with you a few stories to give you a good picture of their unique communication skills.
Cosette
Cosette is my agility girl and loves to compete most of the time. I took her to a trial in the summer time and it was warm but not too warm, or so I thought. Well, it was our turn to run and when I released Cosette from her stay she stayed at the jump and stared at me as if to say “Are you kidding me? Its too hot and I won’t do it!” Another time, she just left the ring after a couple jumps. After that I got the point that we don’t go to Agility trials in the heat.
Natissa
One day my Irish Setter, Maiyah, got into a bad of dog food that wasn’t hers and was chicken based which she is highly allergic to. I was in the other room and heard Cosette frantically barking and I went running in to see what happened. I was able to stop her and I believe Cosette actually saved Maiyah’s life but alerting me just in time. I will always listen when she barks like that.
Maiyah and Cosette
Another time our girls had a frantic bark and I recognized it as their warning bark and it ended up there was someone breaking into the car.
This is just a few of the many ways that they have learned to communicate with us over the years. Westies are smart and stubborn so they learn quickly how to get their thoughts across to their owners. There is never any guessing when it comes to my Westies because their messages are always loud and clear.
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Yes I agree that Westies are great communicators. My Westie Blithe was able to communicate what she wanted to me and also when she would stay with my Mom. If you didn’t get what she was saying the first time she would repeat herself.
She passed six months ago and I still miss her communicating with me.