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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 …

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Sami’s Westie Life

When your Westies have two personalities: in public vs. at home ๐Ÿ˜‚
When two Westies meet in real life ๐Ÿถ
Life with two Westies ๐Ÿ’›
What could be better than life with a Westie? ๐Ÿฉท Life with two!
I got on a dog friendly flight just to meet my internet bestie โœˆ๏ธ
Our Westie Sami had surgery and we had to amputate a small part of his tail ๐Ÿ˜ญ

What started as a tiny lump we were told not to worry about turned into one of the hardest and scariest decisions weโ€™ve ever had to make as dog parents. After the lump began bleeding, a cytology showed a suspicion of carcinoma cells, and we were faced with a choice that no one wants to make.

Chapters:
00:00 - INTRO 
00:16 - WHY WE HAD TO AMPUTATE A PART OF OUR DOGโ€™S TAIL
01:06 - THE โ€œSMALL LUMPโ€
03:24 - WHY A SIMPLE BIOPSY WASNโ€™T POSSIBLE
04:05 - CONSULTING A VET ONCOLOGY SPECIALIST
05:50 - PRE-SURGERY TESTS & HEART CONCERNS
07:37 - THE SURGERY
10:13 - RECOVERY & THE โ€˜HOT DOG TAILโ€™
16:50 - BIOPSY RESULTS

Sami is recovering well, plus we have a last minute update about the biopsy results! ๐Ÿพ

If youโ€™re a dog parent dealing with uncertainty, scary test results, or difficult medical decisions, I hope this video helps you feel less alone โ€” and encourages you to trust your instincts when it comes to your dog.

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป The oncology vet who guided us (couldn't recommend her more): Dr. Diana Soare at The Vets https://thevets.ro/echipa/diana-soare/

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We Had to Amputate Part of My Dog's Tail! Here's What Happened
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Great news for small doggos flying across Australi Great news for small doggos flying across Australia! ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ I just learned that starting December, Virgin Australia will allow doggos on board in the cabin! โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿถ Traveling is getting more and more dog-friendly and I'm so excited for that! โœจ 

If you'd like to learn more about flying with your pup in the cabin anywhere in the world, check out my GUIDE How To Fly With Your Dog In The Cabin! โค๏ธ Link in my profile (or go to courses.westievibes.com) ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป and use my code SAMI50 so you'll get 50% off! โœจ
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You don't know this but my human is chronically la You don't know this but my human is chronically late ๐Ÿ’€ Which means that my schedule is all over the place ๐Ÿถ like if I'm supposed to eat my dinner at 7, sometimes it's 7:30 or 8. 

When the time comes, you can see me pawing at her to remind her "hey lady, it's time for my meal". ๐Ÿ˜… She feeds me home cooked food, and sometimes it's finished and she forgets to make a new batch during the day ๐Ÿ™ˆ so come 7pm she opens the fridge and oops, need to make more food! so she throws some frozen meat and veggies in the slow cooker and I wait 30 mins until it's done โฐ Sure, I get treats to keep me busy, sometimes we play a game where she hides them around the house and I go look for them which is fun ๐Ÿคฉ

But no matter how much I trained her to do everything else right, this is the one thing I could never train my human to do. Feed me and walk me at exact times ๐Ÿ˜‚ It's the thing I would change about her if I had a magic button.

What is the one thing you would change about your human if you could? โค๏ธ๐Ÿพ
A week in a dog's life โค๏ธ๐Ÿถ A lot of you started A week in a dog's life โค๏ธ๐Ÿถ 

A lot of you started following me when I made this reel 3 years ago and people always ask for part 2. So here it is! 

I hope you enjoy it!! ๐Ÿฅน 

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Messages like these always make my day โค๏ธ๐Ÿถ And it' Messages like these always make my day โค๏ธ๐Ÿถ And it's why I share my experiences and tips to help other doggos fly with their humans!

If you also want to learn more about how to take your fur baby on your next flight, check out my guide โœˆ๏ธ How To Fly With Your Dog In The Cabin to learn more! ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป LINK IN PROFILE โœจ Oh and as a thank you for being a part of our community, get 50% off when using our code SAMI50 โœจ
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What's your first reaction? ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿถ๐Ÿพ . . . . . #westiev What's your first reaction? ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿถ๐Ÿพ
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Giving my human the side eye because she insists o Giving my human the side eye because she insists on brushing my teeth after dinner ๐Ÿ™„ She says it's important to prevent gum disease and other (literal) headaches in the future ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿพ But I don't like it ๐Ÿ˜… Depending on how tired I am, sometimes I'll be nice and let her brush as much as she wants, other times like now I'm like "boundaries, lady! now leave me alone" ๐Ÿคญ

๐Ÿฆท How about you? Do your humans bother you with such things too? 
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Seriously, look at me, I was made for this life ๐Ÿ˜Ž Seriously, look at me, I was made for this life ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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Hey! โค๏ธ๐Ÿถโœจ . . . #westievibes #dog #dogsofinstagram Hey! โค๏ธ๐Ÿถโœจ
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Happy 4th of July to all my American friends! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ’™ย  Happy 4th of July to all my American friends! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ’™ย 

I know some of you who are new here are under the impression that me and my humans are American, or living in America, because everything we post is in English. We are actually not! ๐Ÿ˜… 

I am Portuguese ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น my humans are Romanian ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด and we live in Portugal. I do love visiting the US though, Iโ€™ve been there 2 years ago and it has a special place in my heart. My humans travel there more often, and hopefully Iโ€™ll join them again soon ๐Ÿพโœˆ๏ธ 

I have many American friends and I think that many of you, reading this, live in the US. If you do, come say hi in the comments ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿปโค๏ธ and let me know where youโ€™re based! ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ 

Sending love to you all! ๐Ÿฅฐ

Sami & humans 
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I'm late, but Happy Pride ๐ŸŒˆ friends! ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿงก And don I'm late, but Happy Pride ๐ŸŒˆ friends! ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿงก

And don't forget to wear dog booties it it's hot where you are ๐Ÿถโ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒก๏ธ Protect the pawz at all costs! 

I'm wearing my @wagwear dog crocs size xs (use my code WESTIEVIBES for a discount) โœจ and my pride bandana I got from old navy ๐Ÿคชโค๏ธ๐Ÿพ
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Welcome to our little corner of cuteness and Westi Welcome to our little corner of cuteness and Westietude! โค๏ธ๐Ÿค—
What do you think it could be? ๐Ÿฅบ #westievibes What do you think it could be? ๐Ÿฅบ

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I'll go first: we have a pet shop near our house a I'll go first: we have a pet shop near our house and once my human took me there and she let me choose a treat from the shelf. ๐Ÿพ I would proudly walk out holding my treat like a treasure and walk with my tail up all the way home ๐Ÿ˜Žโค๏ธ Ever since then, I remember the exact route to that petshop from a mile away and I will PULL in that direction until my human either agrees to take me there again, or she has to pick me up and CARRY me! ๐Ÿคฃ  #westievibes
Is it just me? Do other doggos do this? ๐Ÿ˜…โค๏ธ My hu Is it just me? Do other doggos do this? ๐Ÿ˜…โค๏ธ

My human jokes that I bark in my sleep because she trained me never to bark in the house. So I HAVE TO bark sometime, to blow off some steam, so it comes out in my sleep ๐Ÿ˜‹
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Are you a small dog parent planning to take your p Are you a small dog parent planning to take your pup on a flight with you? โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿพ Then this is for you โค๏ธ

If you are...
๐Ÿถ Feeling overwhelmed with info about what documents and vaccines your pup needs
๐Ÿถ Confused about airline rules
๐Ÿถ Wondering how to choose the best airline approved carrier bag
๐Ÿถ Worried that your pup might be too tall to fit in their carrier
๐Ÿถ Not sure how to handle a long flight (or layovers)

โœจ Ready for more details? ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Go to the link in my bio! 
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Want to hear one of my tips when I fly as a pup in Want to hear one of my tips when I fly as a pup in the cabin? โœˆ๏ธ ๐Ÿถ Because I'm right at the weight limit, I skip the meal before my flight, so I'll weigh less when we check in ๐Ÿ˜… Then, after I pass security, I will have some of my meal (not a full meal, to avoid needing to go potty ๐Ÿ’ฉ). Usually I have my meal before boarding the plane, but this time we were in a rush so I ended up having breakfast on the actual flight โค๏ธ

๐Ÿ’ก I have lots more tips on meals and managing the potty situation in my new complete guide called "How to fly with your dog in the cabin"! โœˆ๏ธ Check out the link in my bio for details ๐Ÿพ (+ a 50% discount when you use our code SAMI50) โœจ
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I think doggos should be allowed on every flight A I think doggos should be allowed on every flight AND be allowed on the seat too โค๏ธโœˆ๏ธ (except for take off and landing!). But the reality is, not all airlines are pet-friendly and dogs are rarely allowed to be out of their carrier bag. This ๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿป happened to us on several flights, but we got lucky that the plane wasn't 100% full and the flight attendants were really nice ๐Ÿฅฐ

So I can't guarantee your pup will be allowed out of their carrier bag carrier on your next flight ๐Ÿถ I can't even promise that your tall or heavy dog will be allowed to fly in the cabin โœˆ๏ธ But what I CAN do is help you prepare as well as possible for your next flight. Know the rules and work them to your advantage for what will hopefully be a stress-free flight for you and your pup! โœจ For more details ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป see the link in my bio! ๐Ÿ‘ˆ๐Ÿป
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I am so excited to finally share what my human and I am so excited to finally share what my human and I have been working on lately! ๐Ÿš€ย After 6 years worth of flights across 2 continents ๐ŸŒŽย and after hundreds of requests from our amazing communityโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿปย I am launching my guide 'How To Fly With Your Dog In The Cabin'! ๐Ÿถย โœˆ๏ธย LINK in stories and bio to see details!

๐Ÿ”ฅ Iโ€™m spilling all my secrets to how I travel with my humans as a small dog in the cabin! I am sharing:

โœ… What documents + vaccines I need for international travel
โœ… How I manage the potty situation on long flights ๐Ÿ’ฉ
โœ… How I keep calm on the plane (+ checklist of must-have items)
โœ… My favorite airline-approved pet carriers (and sizes!)
โœ… Step-by-step guide to getting used to the carrier bag
โœ… + BONUS: My updated list to dog-friendly airlines across the world

โœˆ๏ธย LINK in stories and bio! 

โค๏ธย Only for our community, I am offering 50% off for a limited amount of time by using our code SAMI50 โœจ

Let me know if you have any questions! ๐Ÿพ

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