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Picklepegs at home 1983

Picklepeg puppies are carefully and lovingly reared and are given homoeopathic treatment against Distemper, Leptospirosis, Hepatitis and Parvo Virus before leaving home.

          All ailments and diseases are treated homoeopathically.

Welcome to where they are bred, reared and live happily together

As a breeder of West Highland White Terriers for over 40 years and having shown Westie dogs at many Kennel Club meetings you can be assured of a high standard of Westie which not only has an excellent temperament, but is known for its fun-loving character and especially warm nature, ideal as a family pet.

Since launching my website five years ago I thought I might revamp it slightly with different photographs for example and a short update as to what has happened to us. I am getting older by the day and less and less mobile but breeding my Picklepegs keeps me going and I’m never happier than when I have a litter to rear!!  Whereas it has always been my custom to meet prospective owners before agreeing to any sale of either puppy or adult, it has become clear that with current austerity and tightening of belts car journeys have to be rationed! Accordingly non vital expense means that often a visit to view selected kennels may have to be waived. With this in mind I thought it might help to make a Westie Photo Gallery available within the Picklepeg website.

Snaps of buildings, play areas and of the garden may help to set the scene of where and how the Picklepeg puppies are reared. You can find this page in Set 1 of the Westie Photo Gallery, which I hope you will enjoy and which might also prompt an actual visit. In summer and fine weather we can sip tea in the garden surrounded by a few Picklepegs whilst we talk dogs and Westies in particular! Many a prospective owner has selected her Westie puppy in this way and then makes similar visits to see her pup’s development over the coming weeks before finally collecting the little one at nine weeks or so. It gives you the chance to see the puppies at their most adorable stage which is up to 8 weeks. Thereafter they really do become much less attractive to the eye and go through a stage of looking all out of proportion with huge ears, long legs, very little furnishing on head until about six months when they suddenly appear from being ugly little ducklings to quite beautiful swans!

As they change into these lovely young adults so too does their temperament develop, and this of course is greatly helped by you the new owner. The next stage in their training is to enrol them in a really good puppy class where they can get used to other dogs of varying size. A German Shepherd of the same age must be quite daunting to a little Westie at first, but under controlled conditions they could become the greatest of friends etc  etc.

In writing this I feel almost envious of my pups’ new owners because the pleasure I have in bringing them into the world and rearing them only lasts for nine weeks but your pleasure will be with you for many years to come. Life with a Westie is never dull. Have fun and above all Enjoy them, Angela

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