 Willie's Story
Willie's owners contacted WIN directly. They had moved from
Florida to a senior citizen condo community in New Jersey to be near
their grandchildren. Dogs were
allowed in the condos but several People had complained about Willie
and his barking. Willie's owners felt that Willie, who had been with
them since he was 8 weeks old, had to be re-homed.
Willie came to stay with us for several weeks while we looked for
a good match for him. One application caught our eye, it was from
Liz and Ray in NY. We had met them and their Wheaten, Rosie, at a
Wheaten picnic the previous year. Rosie was doted on by both Ray and
Liz.
Here's Liz's story about adopting Willie
Last January, we adopted Willie through WIN. We wanted a playmate
for our female wheaten, Rosie; and we wanted to help a wheaten in
need (pun intended). What an adventure we had to go get Willie in
PA! On the drive back to NY we stayed a half a step ahead of a BIG
snow storm. Shortly after we got home, we took the dogs on a nice
walk in the snow!
It took Willie a while to adjust to our home, but the wait was
worth it. Willie & Rosie are great pals and we love Willie’s
wheaten greeting’s, frequent kisses, and loving puppy dog brown
eyes.
Willie does have anxiety issues (loud noises, doorbells & certain
strangers), which we are working on with him (this will be a life
long effort). He just graduated from basic obedience class, and we
have just started a more advanced class. Willie enjoys going to
class and doing “homework” for cheese!
We were fortunate enough to get Willie's vet records & family
tree information. I did some checking and found out that Rosie &
Willie share three common ancestors several generations back. How
cool is that?! People often stop us on the street and ask if they
are twins!!
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