Love this--so true. Purse on a door handle, folder on my glass table, anything out of place and my Westie, Charlie, does this same thing. Growls quietly, sneaks up to inspect then backs away, barks, wags his tail very slowly. Funny about the ironing board too--I don't iron much, but my mom usually does the clothes from her suitcase when she comes to visit, and every time she gets it out and starts ironing, especially when she uses the steam button, he just flips out at it. So cute :).
this video is awesome, for being such smart dogs they are so dumb at the same time. i've grown up with having a westie my whole life and it's funny how particular they are and when something is out of place or not usually there they always check it out or bark at it haha
I think I read somewhere that Westies can be very particular about what goes where. I know that with mine, he needs to have his blankets just right and in a certain place. Some are more particular than others though.
nah. my westie thought he saw a mouse in the utility room that turned out to be a sock on the floor, but he still stands in the door way to the utility room and growls ever day since until we go back and get him.
If westies are anything they are very persistent, and will bark for hours at something that has perked their interest if you let them... and sometimes even if you don't let them.
My Westie, MacQueen, doesn't mind strangers at all.. He will worn us if someone unknown comes into our yard but he's not about to take off their arm. Maybe lick them to death. ahaha
Our westie hastes the vacuum cleaner soo much, that he ate the warranty certificate of a new one in the first day after purchase!! He also likes to destroy the supermarket leaflets :)
mine was, but not as bad as other dogs I've seen. In general, he's hyper if I give him attention. If I ignore him, he'd calm down on his own and go to sleep.
@tykeavenger24 All puppies are hyper! Westies tend to chill out sooner than most breeds, but they maintain their spontaneous crazy vibe personalities all their lives. They need to be watched carefully but it's true what they say. Westies are the only breed of small dog that really believe they are a big dog.
=D I love my Westie. He's still eight months old, but he's so big! He's adorable though, lolf. My dog does the exact same thing, but almost with everything. Whenever I move my chair around the room, or drop some papers, he goes bezerk. I love it how they're so loyal. When there's visitors (he absolutely loves new people that comes in our house) he goes crazy, but when I call him he immediately comes to me, and then never leaves my side until I let him. Best breed in the entire world!
The allergies can be SO horrible :( I'm sorry. There are days when Andy can't even walk 2 steps without scratching. I can't even feel even 1/4 of what you felt :( I'm sorry.
Westies are definitely worth it! I am definitely considering getting another!
My Westie does EXACTLY the same thing bless her . and she just hates it when i start to sweep the laminates , she goes completely mental and actually wants to kill my broom lol ( in a playful way though)
Haha nice video , my 18week old westie seems to love strangers and will wag his tail til it nearly falls off! , Hes like this aswell , hates anything out of place Haha
Terriors, westies and cairns and the like, are very protective. I had two westies. I had a cairn who like males and growled and barked at the females in the house.
you should google that more. Ours is very soft. it's a little bit more rough on the back. I've rarely seen a youtube video of a westie that doesn't look soft to the touch.
I'm getting a westie in march of next year, and i was wondering, do you think that a boy dog would be more suited to an enviroment with younger children, as ive heard frm alot of people that they are and have better tempraments, ive always wanted a girl. but realisticly need to pick the best for our enviroment =]
I'm not a Westie expert. I just happen to have ONE nearby :o) I do think Andy has a wonderful temperament. I wouldn't trade his personality for any other in the world (okay, maybe Doug's from the movie Up, haha). However, my dog does not like to be taunted and will bite. Otherwise, if he's playful he won't harm...it may seem he will bite, but he just playfully nibbles.
They have a double coat, and they were originally bred to have a more wiry outer coat to protect them from briers and such while they were hunting small animals. However, you can find them with both silky and wiry coats.
Haha! My Westie, Kirsty. hates the ironing board too! She's barking at this video as I type! I don't think Westies are so clever really - having owned a Labrador!! I love them both though.
they are clever!! my westie can open his cage... ( on the inside and outside) , open our screen door, can do 10 tricks with onley hand signals, and can go out of the kitchen when all you do is point.
@mikwerules tell me about it. i can't even count on two hands how many nights i've put him away in his cage, and latched it, and gone to bed only to wake up with him licking my face at 2 in the morning.
also we try and keep him on his leash attached to the lazy boy chair when guests, or my nephews are over so he's not constantly trying to climb all over them to lick them to death. quite a few times he has figured out how to undo the metal clasp to his leash. and we all just look at each other in disbelief while he's off hunting for a sock.
We cut our dog's hair at home (he cannot stay still when he is nervous around strangers!). We usually trim the face area by hand and the rest of the body gets a close as possible shave with an electric shaver (haha, that is why you see that his arms and legs are soooo uneven). Sometimes it is cut too close so this video likely shows him a lil grown out already.
Both of my westies lay like that. I read they are tunneler hunters, IE they burrow down to rabbits and what not. So I got them the smallest childrens cloth tunnel with hoops I could find. They will chase each other through that thing for hours. If you have a pair, get one and watch the fun. Other than that, mine dont realy act out. They bark at strangers till I tellem its all good. Oh, and they lay waste to the squirel population. =/
well i have 1 westie and sometimes it gets bored realy easy but its easy to look after 1 but if you can afford the time and effort of looking after 2 it would be advisable as the westie can entertain them selfs when you cannot!
At 0:28 Westie gets into position for "spread eagle slump" as we would call it when mine did that. At 0:30 goes into the position with all its glory. At 0:47 he goes for the split variant as my Westie would do. My Westie didn't like furniture being moved. He would jump on the furniture. He also HATED vaccum cleaners. He would bite and attack it.
yes but i loved how he put all the parts under his pillow and was trying to hide the parts and looking all inocent with the grey dust over his face! . . . you just gota love emm
Thats hilarious! Westies are smart, its like they are people. My Westie would take the bread bowl from a breadbowl salad when we were done eating and run off with it as it covered his face obstructing his view. He would try to bury it, but basically it just meant getting dirt all over the bowl.
i thought only my westie had OCD!!!!! She can't turn right (similar to how Derek Zoolander couldn't turn left), and when you want her to come in from the backyard, she has to run up to the door, run back into the backyard, circle our shed counter-clockwise, and then she'll come in. every time.
my westie fell out with me because every night he gets ownage of my pillow and i got their before me so he barked at me and then sat on my head untill i gave in!
Funny you should say that but one of mine(Max)always walks the opposite way to the other 3 when we leave the kitchen to eat our food in the front room!..He always goes towards the back door and then turns round while the other 3 do a U-Turn!:)
A few years ago, two parents went out for dinner. A few hours later, the babysitter was calling to ask if she could cover up the clown statue in the kids' room, the father said,"Take the kids and get out of the house. We'll call the police, we don't have a clown statue." The "clown statue" is really a killer that escaped from jail. If you don't post this letter on to 10 videos tonight, the clown will be in your bed at 3:00 am with a chainsaw in his hand(SORRY BOUT SPAM THIS REALLY FREAKS ME)
Mine is just like his. He barks at nothing at all. And he hates when you take the garbage out, then jumps and "attacks" if you come on the deck from the driveway
When my dog does this, I talk to him, then ask him 'what is it?' and get the item and show it to them. communicate with your dogs, they understand more than you think. Reassure them, but dont make a big deal out of it. Dont baby them.
Haha, I can't believe my westie is exactly the same! She barks everytime the postman comes to the door, and at the bin outside for some reason... They are noisy little buggers I can tell you that.
LOL, that is the sweetest thing ever. He's protecting you!
BTW, the way he lays... with his belly flat on the floor and his legs stcuk out behind him, my westie does that, too! I always thought it was a quirk of his. So funny.
That is hilarious! Is this a westie thing? Mine likes to befriend beetles! He also barks if a neighbor parks their car in a different way or takes the garbage out!
Probably? He likes to bark at anything out of place. Or if a package comes in the mail...he HAS to sniff it first or he'll bark wildly at it. He doesn't like the idea that a strange mailman left something unfamiliar at our door!
i love when they lay down 0:25
Binsky1234 4 days ago
its not just westies my scottie is like that too
jforsyte 1 week ago
Love this--so true. Purse on a door handle, folder on my glass table, anything out of place and my Westie, Charlie, does this same thing. Growls quietly, sneaks up to inspect then backs away, barks, wags his tail very slowly. Funny about the ironing board too--I don't iron much, but my mom usually does the clothes from her suitcase when she comes to visit, and every time she gets it out and starts ironing, especially when she uses the steam button, he just flips out at it. So cute :).
meiksachu 1 week ago
hey what is that doing there?
outwiththem 1 month ago
this video is awesome, for being such smart dogs they are so dumb at the same time. i've grown up with having a westie my whole life and it's funny how particular they are and when something is out of place or not usually there they always check it out or bark at it haha
arnonematthew 3 months ago
yeah, my westie freaks out if we rearrange the furniture or a box is in a place where it shouldn't be or something, so cutee.
avocieasbigasthesea 7 months ago
I think I read somewhere that Westies can be very particular about what goes where. I know that with mine, he needs to have his blankets just right and in a certain place. Some are more particular than others though.
relussier 8 months ago 2
SO CUTEEE!!!
ont77 10 months ago
That is so weird! My dog, if anything is in the spot he normally sits, just sits ON whatever is there. Person, pillow, sweatshirt, anything really.
ic3p1ck73 10 months ago
i have a westie and hes a big kisser too.and he runs like a crazy too at times in the house.i have videos posted on youtube.
watspnmontreal 11 months ago
my westie does the same
alexismauser11 1 year ago
@Berus777
nah. my westie thought he saw a mouse in the utility room that turned out to be a sock on the floor, but he still stands in the door way to the utility room and growls ever day since until we go back and get him.
If westies are anything they are very persistent, and will bark for hours at something that has perked their interest if you let them... and sometimes even if you don't let them.
slimj091 1 year ago
My Westie, MacQueen, doesn't mind strangers at all.. He will worn us if someone unknown comes into our yard but he's not about to take off their arm. Maybe lick them to death. ahaha
Physicles101 1 year ago
my dog LOVES strangers he gets all happy and pees
lmbff101 1 year ago
i have my westie in my arms right now and he started growling:)
gentlemen59 1 year ago
@Berus777
good point! He's not mad at strangers, he'd mad at me!
micherooo 1 year ago
I have a westie of mine own too and i LOVE how it lies down with his feets sticking out like that westie did it's just soo cute! <3
shelbiecast 1 year ago
my neighbor has a westie named hannah :)_
lilpinkneko 1 year ago
Our westie has a golden retreiver for a big brother. Guess which one's the boss!
Fantastic dogs with great character and temperament.
We have a boy dog which is our second. Our first was with us when our kids were born and he was absolutely brilliant with them.
maxmodeller 1 year ago
My Westie is crazy!
SourStars1 1 year ago
haha my own westie began barking when she heard this xD
DeadlyNightShade11 2 years ago
Our westie hastes the vacuum cleaner soo much, that he ate the warranty certificate of a new one in the first day after purchase!! He also likes to destroy the supermarket leaflets :)
dakoolk 2 years ago
I love when my westie does the froggie legs when he lays down
DangerHaiVoltage 2 years ago 18
@DangerHaiVoltage haha, me too! i always called it the superman though.
avocieasbigasthesea 7 months ago
My westie hates it when there are new objects in the room and she really hates the ironing board.
myscoutster 2 years ago
are westies hyper when they're puppies
tykeavenger24 2 years ago 3
mine was, but not as bad as other dogs I've seen. In general, he's hyper if I give him attention. If I ignore him, he'd calm down on his own and go to sleep.
micherooo 2 years ago 5
@tykeavenger24 mines crazy and he's 7 months. if youre gonna get one, get ready for some crazy moments!
gentlemen59 1 year ago
@tykeavenger24 yes especially when there in a new area because they want to explore
ilikechickenXDmore 1 month ago
@tykeavenger24 All puppies are hyper! Westies tend to chill out sooner than most breeds, but they maintain their spontaneous crazy vibe personalities all their lives. They need to be watched carefully but it's true what they say. Westies are the only breed of small dog that really believe they are a big dog.
TheVanillatech 1 month ago
=D I love my Westie. He's still eight months old, but he's so big! He's adorable though, lolf. My dog does the exact same thing, but almost with everything. Whenever I move my chair around the room, or drop some papers, he goes bezerk. I love it how they're so loyal. When there's visitors (he absolutely loves new people that comes in our house) he goes crazy, but when I call him he immediately comes to me, and then never leaves my side until I let him. Best breed in the entire world!
MizuNotes 2 years ago
Love how he stretches his hind legs before started barking... cute dog!
smiliefacelike 2 years ago
The allergies can be SO horrible :( I'm sorry. There are days when Andy can't even walk 2 steps without scratching. I can't even feel even 1/4 of what you felt :( I'm sorry.
Westies are definitely worth it! I am definitely considering getting another!
micherooo 2 years ago
Westies are the best
dennyh86 2 years ago 2
My Westie does EXACTLY the same thing bless her . and she just hates it when i start to sweep the laminates , she goes completely mental and actually wants to kill my broom lol ( in a playful way though)
MissEllias79 2 years ago
Haha nice video , my 18week old westie seems to love strangers and will wag his tail til it nearly falls off! , Hes like this aswell , hates anything out of place Haha
Thejollyguitarist 2 years ago
Terriors, westies and cairns and the like, are very protective. I had two westies. I had a cairn who like males and growled and barked at the females in the house.
Gilch30 2 years ago
We've been thinking about getting a Westie....are their coats/fur coarse/rough or soft to the touch? I read that they're wire-haired.
melanie22282 2 years ago
you should google that more. Ours is very soft. it's a little bit more rough on the back. I've rarely seen a youtube video of a westie that doesn't look soft to the touch.
micherooo 2 years ago
I'm getting a westie in march of next year, and i was wondering, do you think that a boy dog would be more suited to an enviroment with younger children, as ive heard frm alot of people that they are and have better tempraments, ive always wanted a girl. but realisticly need to pick the best for our enviroment =]
icypinkkisses 2 years ago
I'm not a Westie expert. I just happen to have ONE nearby :o) I do think Andy has a wonderful temperament. I wouldn't trade his personality for any other in the world (okay, maybe Doug's from the movie Up, haha). However, my dog does not like to be taunted and will bite. Otherwise, if he's playful he won't harm...it may seem he will bite, but he just playfully nibbles.
micherooo 2 years ago
They have a double coat, and they were originally bred to have a more wiry outer coat to protect them from briers and such while they were hunting small animals. However, you can find them with both silky and wiry coats.
Mrsjlocklear 2 years ago
My westie hates the hoover. It is so funny
crazyaboutwesties 2 years ago
my westie hates the hoover. i'll probably post a vid of it soon, its funny as hell
jimmyshitbags 2 years ago
Omg too darn cute he looks and acts just like my baby maddie they must be twins
gooberp2005 2 years ago
Haha! My Westie, Kirsty. hates the ironing board too! She's barking at this video as I type! I don't think Westies are so clever really - having owned a Labrador!! I love them both though.
ModieC 2 years ago
they are clever!! my westie can open his cage... ( on the inside and outside) , open our screen door, can do 10 tricks with onley hand signals, and can go out of the kitchen when all you do is point.
mikwerules 2 years ago
@mikwerules tell me about it. i can't even count on two hands how many nights i've put him away in his cage, and latched it, and gone to bed only to wake up with him licking my face at 2 in the morning.
slimj091 1 year ago
also we try and keep him on his leash attached to the lazy boy chair when guests, or my nephews are over so he's not constantly trying to climb all over them to lick them to death. quite a few times he has figured out how to undo the metal clasp to his leash. and we all just look at each other in disbelief while he's off hunting for a sock.
slimj091 1 year ago
I like the haircut on yours...I hate the skirt styles.....im gettin one in a few months
igotem16 3 years ago
We cut our dog's hair at home (he cannot stay still when he is nervous around strangers!). We usually trim the face area by hand and the rest of the body gets a close as possible shave with an electric shaver (haha, that is why you see that his arms and legs are soooo uneven). Sometimes it is cut too close so this video likely shows him a lil grown out already.
micherooo 3 years ago
my westie's a bit weird...it only likes cat food and HATES dog food lol
liamferg2309 3 years ago
does anybody know what kind of dog "haircut" this style is called? so ill know when i go to the groomer
igotem16 3 years ago
oh, that is my dog! my sister is recording it.
NickL0VIN 3 years ago
dude that looks just like my westie!
NickL0VIN 3 years ago
My westie's exactly the same, and smart like people, totally!
paz1969 3 years ago
I love this. My Westie acts just like that.
McKimMovies 3 years ago
Westies are the best! My little Romeo is my first and he is a doll and a great big Mama's boy!
stringthis1969 3 years ago 3
i love 0:28
trentyzcool 3 years ago 2
The doggie would make a good housekeeper.
Dantinus 3 years ago 3
Both of my westies lay like that. I read they are tunneler hunters, IE they burrow down to rabbits and what not. So I got them the smallest childrens cloth tunnel with hoops I could find. They will chase each other through that thing for hours. If you have a pair, get one and watch the fun. Other than that, mine dont realy act out. They bark at strangers till I tellem its all good. Oh, and they lay waste to the squirel population. =/
Kellett781 3 years ago
yeah... when i take out the trash bin to the street my westie gets all worked up and starts barking at it
ElusiveHermit 3 years ago
my westie paddy freaks out at our ironing board!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
has anyone elses dog done this??????
he doesnt get on with phil our weimaraner either.
think its because paddy was there first.
mohanicus 3 years ago
yes
mine does that too
he goes mad at the ironing board and barks at it loads.
I wonder if there are anymore that do that?
eugeneisclass 3 years ago
My mom would call our Westie "Archie" when he would as my dad would call it "make a deposit" in the backyard.
fancifelle 3 years ago
well i have 1 westie and sometimes it gets bored realy easy but its easy to look after 1 but if you can afford the time and effort of looking after 2 it would be advisable as the westie can entertain them selfs when you cannot!
TooSmallToBeTrue 3 years ago
At 0:28 Westie gets into position for "spread eagle slump" as we would call it when mine did that. At 0:30 goes into the position with all its glory. At 0:47 he goes for the split variant as my Westie would do. My Westie didn't like furniture being moved. He would jump on the furniture. He also HATED vaccum cleaners. He would bite and attack it.
fancifelle 3 years ago
i left my mums cupboard door open (it has the hover in it) and the next morning we foind pard of our hover down stairs in his room XD!
TooSmallToBeTrue 3 years ago
LOL he exploited that opportunity!
fancifelle 3 years ago
yes but i loved how he put all the parts under his pillow and was trying to hide the parts and looking all inocent with the grey dust over his face! . . . you just gota love emm
TooSmallToBeTrue 3 years ago
Thats hilarious! Westies are smart, its like they are people. My Westie would take the bread bowl from a breadbowl salad when we were done eating and run off with it as it covered his face obstructing his view. He would try to bury it, but basically it just meant getting dirt all over the bowl.
fancifelle 3 years ago
i thought only my westie had OCD!!!!! She can't turn right (similar to how Derek Zoolander couldn't turn left), and when you want her to come in from the backyard, she has to run up to the door, run back into the backyard, circle our shed counter-clockwise, and then she'll come in. every time.
bottleship 3 years ago
hahaha that is too cute!
hehe my westie isnt that bad
but once, I put the pillow he usually lays on up in a high shelf(so I could vacuum the floor), and he flipped out at me for touching his pillow!!
he started barking at me, and wouldnt stop until I put The pillow back!
hahah
=)
swimdive13 3 years ago
my westie fell out with me because every night he gets ownage of my pillow and i got their before me so he barked at me and then sat on my head untill i gave in!
TooSmallToBeTrue 3 years ago
Funny you should say that but one of mine(Max)always walks the opposite way to the other 3 when we leave the kitchen to eat our food in the front room!..He always goes towards the back door and then turns round while the other 3 do a U-Turn!:)
Isleofskye 3 years ago
our westie, angus, is afraid of the ironing board too! and he is also afraid of the vaccum cleaner. but he is a sweetie!
allydrama 3 years ago
One of my 4 Westies chases the damn Lawn-Mower when I do the garden!..I have to keep her in!...she also charges after the Hoover,as well!
Isleofskye 3 years ago
yer my westie rocky does tht 2
footie95 3 years ago
jaja aayy que tiernoo
so cute XD
cele88k8 3 years ago
That is hilarious!
Erinlass56 4 years ago
my westie goes fuckin nuts if the ironig board comes out.
fuckin freaks out runs up2 it and growls,barkes,etc!!!!!!!!!!
anyone know why??????????
mohanicus 4 years ago
you people who are making fun of the dog are idiots.
i can tell you westies and cairns do not like anything out of place. they know when something is out of order. thats why he is barking.
berlinwarsaw 4 years ago
yeah my dog is the same way
Lisa13245 4 years ago
Your so right .. My baby is blind in one eye and if there is anything out of place she will sense it and go completely bonkers
WESTIEGALL 4 years ago
my westie attacks the mud flaps on the truck next door
starv49 4 years ago
haha! My Westie does this too! Only she's got a whole list of "strangers"--from the baby stroller to my sister's clarinet. Psycho dog!
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Noremae 4 years ago
that's funny! Whenever I take my ironing board out, he doesn't bark but he eyes it very cautiously and watches my EVERY move when I iron.
micherooo 4 years ago
i thought that he was going to eat someone or something!!
pokepoke12345 4 years ago
lol, exellent, le mien aussi fait sa quand il trouve qq chose bizar
vulcain001 4 years ago
mine westie dosen't like stangers either but loves poeple. kirby (westie) barks when you where a hat
kirby4115 4 years ago
Mine is just like his. He barks at nothing at all. And he hates when you take the garbage out, then jumps and "attacks" if you come on the deck from the driveway
EvolvedBeyondU 4 years ago
When my dog does this, I talk to him, then ask him 'what is it?' and get the item and show it to them. communicate with your dogs, they understand more than you think. Reassure them, but dont make a big deal out of it. Dont baby them.
Cute video and Westie of course!
linday77 4 years ago
lol so xute
camilaisthebest 4 years ago
our westie doesnt like the postman xD lovely creatures though :)
Filllidutt 4 years ago
Haha, I can't believe my westie is exactly the same! She barks everytime the postman comes to the door, and at the bin outside for some reason... They are noisy little buggers I can tell you that.
underoath182 4 years ago
LOL, that is the sweetest thing ever. He's protecting you!
BTW, the way he lays... with his belly flat on the floor and his legs stcuk out behind him, my westie does that, too! I always thought it was a quirk of his. So funny.
PinkRoseBlueDaisy 5 years ago
That is hilarious! Is this a westie thing? Mine likes to befriend beetles! He also barks if a neighbor parks their car in a different way or takes the garbage out!
Canday85 5 years ago
Probably? He likes to bark at anything out of place. Or if a package comes in the mail...he HAS to sniff it first or he'll bark wildly at it. He doesn't like the idea that a strange mailman left something unfamiliar at our door!
micherooo 5 years ago