Blog Archives - Westie Vibes

An update on Sami’s allergies

This past week has been a great one not just because it’s summer and we get to be outdoors a lot, but also for health related reasons. For the first …

Dealing with Sami’s Westie allergies

When we got a Westie pup, everyone kept saying Westies are prone to allergies. That this is the no. 1 health issue they have and that it’s a continuous struggle …

Hot Weather Things Sami Uses

We live in Portugal. And Portugal in summer is HOT. This means it’s not only hot for humans, of course, but for pets as well. So we looked for things …

Trying out a new dog snuffle mat!

Did you know that when a dog searches for hidden treats using his nose, the exercise is so stimulating and mentally consuming that by the end, they might feel like …

Linen Coverall to protect from ticks this summer

This week we received a wonderful surprise in the mail! Since we’ve had a hard time with ticks ever since spring came (we always find between 2-5 ticks on him …

Can Westies be Trusted Off Leash? And Our Solution

A month ago, I would have said yes, as long as they are well trained. Now, my answer is no. Westies can’t be 100% trusted off leash, which is something …

10 things we did to get our dog instagram to over 10k followers

We recently reached 10K followers on Instagram, which was pretty cool! It took us almost a year and a half and we certainly didn’t ever think we’d have so many …

How we ended our quarantine and went to the beach

This week we got out of the house for the first time in 2 months! ❤️ We are lucky to live about 40 minutes away from the coast of Portugal …

Never ever give your dog cooked bones. Here’s our SCARY experience with it

Never ever give your dog cooked bones! We learned this lesson after we had to make an emergency trip to the vet at 1am, then we went on to spend …

Got this pet teepee tent for Sami and loving it!

This is Sami’s favorite place to nap in the whole house! The reason we decided to buy this pet teepee tent is because we needed a place for Sami, our …