WRNT is a 501 (c)(3) Corporation
- Services
- Rescue
WRNT volunteers will travel to shelters, veterinarians, clinics and private homes to accept Westies into the Rescue program. A trained Intake Counselor will evaluate the dog, determine if WRNT is capable of providing meaningful service, and arrange for the animal to be accepted, if appropriate.
Rescue is the first step toward rehabilitation and placement of a Westie in need.
Key Benefits
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Removal of the Westie from unhealthy or dangerous situation.
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Reduction of unplaced Westies in shelters and care centers.
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Commencement of remedial health care, where necessary.
Capabilities
WRNT directors and volunteers come from a variety of backgrounds, and most, if not all, are Westie Parents themselves. WRNT understands the unique temperament, health requirements and breed-specific genetics at work in a Westie. Familiarity with a variety of Westie-specific health issues allows us to concentrate on getting every Westie in need back to his or her full potential.
- Breed-Specific Health Issues
WRNT volunteers are familiar with the unique skin, nutritional and genetic factors that may negatively affect a Westie in need. By assisting our veterinarians in diagnosis and treatment, we can often return a Westie to good health faster, cheaper and more efficiently than a shelter or general-dog rescue facility.
- Breed-Specific Temperament
Westies are feisty, mischievous and full of energy. Often times a new Westie owner is unprepared for such a little ball of energy. WRNT volunteers, often Westie Parents themselves, are prepared to understand and accept typical Westie behavior. We work with our prospective Adoptive parents to ensure they're well aware that this isn't a lap dog they're considering!
- Foster Care
WRNT is committed to providing all necessary veterinarian services as well as grooming and limited behavior modification to prepare a needy Westie for adoption.
WRNT has a network of Foster Parents ready to accept a Westie in need at any time. Our Foster Parents sometimes have a difficult road to travel in the rehabilitation of a rescued Westie. Often we see abused or neglected Westies, some with medical conditions that require the dedication of countless hours. We feel it's all worth it when you see that Westie Spirit come shining through and watch that sick or abused dog become the effervescent, spirited companion that we come to expect in the breed.
Key Benefits
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Short-term temporary placement in a safe, loving environment.
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Diagnosis of any health issues.
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Commencement of necessary treatment and rehabilitation.
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Veterinarian care and pre-adoption spay/neuter.
Capabilities
WRNT has many years experience with Rescuing Westies in the DFW/North Texas region. We understand what it takes to diagnose, design and implement a treatment plan for abused and neglected Westies. Our Foster Parents are the core of our rehabilitation program.
- Temporary Housing
Our network of Foster Parents provides, on short notice, a safe, comfortable home for abused and neglected Westies inducted into the Program. Foster Parents are never compensated for their time, but do receive their expenses from WRNT. Foster Parenting is all about caring for the Westies and placing their interests at the forefront.
- Diagnosis and Treatment
Every Westie taken into the program undergoes an examination for health issues. If required, WRNT and our Foster Parents, begin the necessary treatment regimen designed to bring out the healthy, happy Westie inside. Veterinarian expenses are borne by WRNT through the generosity of our donors, service providers and through adoption fees.
- Pre-Adoption Care
Before we permit any Westie to go to his or her "Forever Home", we make sure they're up-to-date on all shots and have been spayed or neutered. No Westie that passes through the program is permitted to be used for breeding, to be given or sold to any commercial entity or knowingly placed in an unsuitable home.
- Adoption
WRNT will search for a new "Forever Home" for every Westie accepted into Rescue. Our goal is to place every Westie in a loving home.
WRNT maintains an active list of Forever Parents eager to provide a loving home to a rescued Westie.
Westies are NOT for everyone. They're not lap dogs and they're not always suitable for small children. If you want an active, eager member of the family, then consider a Westie. While small on the outside, the Westie is imbued with an overabundance of spirit. Intelligent and inquisitive, Westies demand to be "in the thick of things" and won't settle for less.
Key Benefits
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WRNT maintains an active list of Forever Parents.
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Forever Parents are screened to confirm they can provide a good home to an active Westie.
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WRNT acts as "Parent Of Last Resort" in the event a Forever Parent cannot keep or maintain their Westie.
Capabilities
Through screening, support and contact, WRNT helps to ensure every adopted Westie, and their Forever Parents, have the tools necessary to create a successful Westie family. In the event an adoptive parent can not properly care for their Westie, WRNT stands ready to accept that dog back into the program.
- Forever Parents
WRNT maintains a list of good homes - Forever Parents who are eager to love and care for an abused or neglected Westie. It's important to note that some of the Westies that come through our program have already been through a lot of trauma. It takes a special kind of family to accept and understand what their Westie has been through. WRNT takes great care to ensure that the prospective family is aware of the difficulties they may face, and to support them in making a successful home for their new Westie.
- Support
WRNT provides emotional and practical support tools to help the new Forever Family care for their new Westie. Normally a self-confident, cheerful little dog, abused and neglected Westies often have special needs. WRNT will assist the new Forever Parent with referrals to appropriate health-care providers, trainers and our volunteers - we want our Forever Parents and their new Westie to be successful.
- Last Resort
WRNT requires all prospective adopters to sign and understand our policy with regard to adoption: All WRNT Westies are spayed or neutered prior to adoption. No WRNT Westie will ever be used for breeding purposes. No WRNT Westie will ever be sold, given, loaned or otherwise provided to a commercial entity for any reason whatsoever. In the event an adoptive parent can no longer care for their Westie, WRNT stands ready to bring that Westie back into the program. Once a Westie has passed through the WRNT program they will ALWAYS have a home with us.