“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: FROM EXISTENCE TO LIFE: THE BRIGHT LIGHT SUNSHINE FOR A WESTIE PUPPY

FROM EXISTENCE TO LIFE: THE BRIGHT LIGHT SUNSHINE FOR A WESTIE PUPPY I am finishing off 12 weeks or so since my birth at Ardendale Kennels in Denfield, Ontario. Farm country. Of my two months there I remember little. Drinking mother’s milk and snuggling against her and my brothers and sisters. We played now andContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: FROM EXISTENCE TO LIFE: THE BRIGHT LIGHT SUNSHINE FOR A WESTIE PUPPY”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: PUPPY PRIDE: MY FIRST KILL….SORT OF…NOT REALLY

PUPPY PRIDE: MY FIRST KILL….SORT OF…NOT REALLY West Highland Terriers are hunters. We aren’t dentists from Wichita that lay peanut butter traps for lions in Africa and blast them hiding behind blinds, take a photograph of their kill and idiotically declare their “Great White Hunter” status. To those hunters I say “Bunga Schmunga. We ferretContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: PUPPY PRIDE: MY FIRST KILL….SORT OF…NOT REALLY”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: PUPPY WOES: NEEDLE IN MY FLANK: OUCH!!!!

PUPPY WOES: NEEDLE IN MY FLANK: OUCH!!!! Today we had a double adventure. My first real daylight ride in our car and a trip to a funny smelling animal hospital where we met a lady veterinarian named Dr. CK. I heard Bob saying in the car we were going for a “puppy check” to determineContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: PUPPY WOES: NEEDLE IN MY FLANK: OUCH!!!!”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: PUPPY DELIGHTS: ONE LUCKY SQUIRREL

PUPPY DELIGHTS: ONE LUCKY SQUIRREL A cloudy and windy November day. Was it Jimmy Cliff that sang,” I can see clearly now”…. A wonderful day for visuals. I can see crystal clear. And 50 feet ahead of me through the glass sliding door I see it. The motherlode! A black squirrel flicking its tail andContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: PUPPY DELIGHTS: ONE LUCKY SQUIRREL”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: PUPPY WOES: EVEN ALBERT EINSTEIN PEED ALL OVER HIMSELF

PUPPY WOES: EVEN ALBERT EINSTEIN PEED ALL OVER HIMSELF Into week 12 and settling into my home nicely. Well, there is a little issue with “my business” as Fay likes to say or “pee and poo” Bob refers to it as. When you gotta go you gotta go doesn’t fly particularly well in this household.Continue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: PUPPY WOES: EVEN ALBERT EINSTEIN PEED ALL OVER HIMSELF”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: AND YOU THINK A PUPPY RAISING MANUAL IS THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD?

AND YOU THINK A PUPPY RAISING MANUAL IS THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD? Of course, I want to be reared to mature into a model West Highland Terrier. I trust Bob and Fay have been through this rigamarole with Dylan the Westie but as I hear poor Bob groan it all happened 17 yearsContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: AND YOU THINK A PUPPY RAISING MANUAL IS THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD?”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY RECOUNTS HIS DAY OF ARRIVAL At BOB AND FAY’S: IMPRISONMENT?

RORY RECOUNTS HIS DAY OF ARRIVAL At BOB AND FAY’S: IMPRISONMENT? Imagine coming from a cloistered existence at Ardendale Kennels into the bright lights and sounds of a new world! Overwhelming! A delightful yet at times terrifying interjection into humanity and my new home. Carried in through the door and set down on the floor.Continue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY RECOUNTS HIS DAY OF ARRIVAL At BOB AND FAY’S: IMPRISONMENT?”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: DYLAN THE WESTIE FILLS YOU IN ON HIS LIFE IN THE LAND BEYOND

DYLAN THE WESTIE FILLS YOU IN ON HIS LIFE IN THE LAND BEYOND Some of you out there have been asking if Dylan the Westie is managing well in The Land Beyond and if he is returning to earth to continue the fight for justice and the improvement of canine health and dignity particularly forContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: DYLAN THE WESTIE FILLS YOU IN ON HIS LIFE IN THE LAND BEYOND”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: (WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE I AM GOING TO?)

WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE I AM GOING TO? I am not going to say master or mistress as such words suggest a West Highland Terrier is under the control of a human. Quite frankly it just may be the other way around! Just because Westies are featured in many advertisements as cute fluffballs must neverContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: (WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE I AM GOING TO?)”

FOREWARD My name is Rory Dylan Stephen. I am a West Highland Terrier. We are brave, loyal, curious, stubborn and knock you over cute. I am a late summer pup. If you query what is this smartass puppy doing writing his memoirs. For God’s sake he’s only a puppy! I am writing this masterpiece toContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom””