15th Annual Vancouver
estie alk
West Vancouver,
BC
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15th Vancouver Westie Walk Details
SUNDAY,
MAY 30, 2010
9:30 AM - 12 Noon
Lighthouse
Park, West Vancouver
(Meet in the Parking Lot)
Bring your
West Highland White Terrier
for a morning of FUN & GAMES!
ENTRY BY
DONATION
All Proceeds Support Westie Rescue of Canada (WRC)
Questions?
Phone (604) 984 0179 or
click here to email
Please Note:
This is an event put on by the Vancouver Westie Walk committee and is not a Westie Rescue of Canada Event. Please direct all inquiries to the Vancouver Westie Walk Committee.
The 14th Annual Vancouver Westie Walk took place on Sunday, May 31st at Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver. This was another glorious day, no rain jackets, no extra sweaters. The bagpipes playing in the forest was quite a sight especially with 150 little wagging tails following closely behind. It was lovely!
Following the Walk, the morning started off with a Parade of Rescues. All the BC rescues from Westie Rescue of Canada over the past 8 years participated and 3 others belonging to Donna Thomson, who has rescued her 3 Westies on-line. It’s always a time for tears but each story has a happy ending as we see these little guys, tails awagging, with their new forever Mums & Dads. This is what makes Rescue so rewarding!
The Terrier Race just kept going on with so many Westies eager to catch that elusive squirrel. This year we had a few heats for the 1 year old and younger. These fast little ones were the successful ones at catching the squirrel before it got to the other end. They had so much fun, no one wanted the race to end! There are always one or two who look at the toy and know that they are Westies and far too smart to chase a stuffed toy, so just look around for Mum and wander back to the start line! In all I think we ran this race 32 times with 4 or 5 dogs in each race. They had a blast!
Waiting in the wings were those with great appetites. The Wiener Dunk was avidly participated in as well. The timid ones who don’t want to put their face in the water are always fun to watch. Then there are those who eat their own wiener and are ready for the one that their neighbor didn’t eat. Great quality cookie prizes for the winners!
Followed up by dessert, the Westies with the delicate tastes love the Ice Cream Eating contest. These dogs have to eat all the ice cream in order to win. Some inhale the ice cream and others take their time, and savour every lick, much to their owner’s frustration.
The human participants enjoy catching up with people they met at past Walks and the dogs just enjoy the party. It was the most successful Walk we have ever had and the total proceeds from the Vancouver Westie Walk were donated to Westie Rescue of Canada.
Thank you to all the following supporters and sponsors without whose support the Westie Walk wouldn’t happen:
Corporate |
Dog ‘n It Treats |
Fellow Westie Owners |
Joy Baggaley |
Conny Filletti |
Uldeane Fountain |
Patricia Gray |
Evelyn Horrick |
Rose & Gordon Pelletier |
Spencer Tucker |
Andy & Wendy Turner |
Barb Wood |
2009 Walk Photos
Click here or on the photo below for more photos from the walk.
2008 Walk Photos
Click on the collage below for a link to details and photos of the 2008 Walk.
2008 Vancouver Walk photos used in collage courtesy of Al Mc Leod.
Click here or on the photo above for some photos from the 2008 Walk.
A note from Westie Rescue of Canada (WRC) ...
WRC would like to express our heartfelt, deepest appreciation for the tremendous support we have received from the Vancouver Westie Walk committee and all the Westie lovers who have attended the walk over the last several years and hopes that a fun day is had by all!
Keep up to date with all WRC events and news by joining the Friends of WRC e-list on YahooGroups.
Photo albums and news updates can also be found on the Vancouver Westie Walk Blogs. Photos from previous walks can be found here.
