Name: The Laird MacPherson, SE, CGC, OAP, AJP
Date of Birth: April 22, 2000
Breed: Westie
Location: Teehee, I was actually born in Mexico, but registered to my breeder’s home in San Pedro, California
Human Pet: My devoted servant, Ann
My Web Page: Mom forgot to pay the renewal, so now I am WEBLESS!!!
Favorite Toy or Hobby:
My soccer ball. I LOVE this ball only, and will chase it and fetch it for as long as someone will throw it. I will fight my brother for it too, so it lives in the refrigerator, and I try to get it whenever the door is opened!
Human Peeve:
I am a very SERIOUS dog. I love agility, and it makes me so angry when my mom gives me wrong directions, I lose all control and growl and nip her ankles and untie her shoes. Sometimes it takes me several seconds to get it back together, and all her friends laugh and make bets on how many times I will nip her before I calm down and go back to work.
Favorite Story About Yourself:
This is
definitely the story of how I found my mom. My breeder is a Tequila exporter in
Mexico. He owns my mother and father who live in a huge palatial mansion, and
have reportedly never even been outdoors. My mom’s friend had imported a horse
from Spain via Mexico which was staying at my breeder’s home until time to
export to the US. While mom’s friend was visiting to see her new horse, one
evening she drank quite an amount of tequila. She noticed my parents, and said
“what cute little white dogs, what are they?” My breeder replied, “they are
westies, would you like one?” Mom’s friend, possibly a little drunk, said “oh,
yes”, thinking “someday”. My breeder snapped his fingers, and the maid brought
me and two of my brothers into the room, and the breeder said, “pick one”. The
friend saw no polite way out of this but to take a puppy, so she picked me,
thinking, “oh, Ann will like a puppy”.
Now, driving back across the border from Mexico, she didn’t know that American
citizens are allowed to bring 2 personal dogs without documents. So, she stuffed
me in her overnight bag, and the people in the back seat put their legs over me.
I was good and quiet for a long time, but after 45 minutes in line waiting to
get to the border patrol check point I was restless and started whimpering. So
one of the girls in the back seat had to pretend to be crying while her
boyfriend tried to comfort her to cover my noises.
When I arrived at mom’s, she looked at me, and said “I don’t want him. Puppies
are not appropriate gifts, I have an old dog already, and I DON”T LIKE
TERRIERS”. Now the friend did not know what to do with me. I was paper trained
so she kept me in her bathroom, but I was not really weaned and I had never been
alone before, so I cried a lot. So SHE decided to go to a spa for a week and
asked my mom to take care of me. Now, I am real cute and sweet, and perfectly
paper trained, so once my mom figured all that out she took me to her house
instead of going next door 6 times a day. I slept on her shoulder at night and
woke her up to set me down on papers when I needed to and I let her know when I
was ready to come back to bed. When her friend returned home, my mom didn’t
mention me for about a week, and then she said, “notice the puppy is gone? He is
not coming back, he is staying with me”.
And that’s how I became an American terrier! But my story is, I am a $40,000 dog
who came with a free Andalusian horse.
Greatest Achievement (Personal or Professional):
I am one tough little dude. I was taken from my mother at 6 weeks of age, and I learned to eat because I wanted to live. I was so little that in my new home with my hu-mom, I had to pull myself up the carpeted stairs like a tree climber to follow her around – but I am nothing if not determined!
Best Trick You Ever Played On Your Human:
When my mom and all the other dogs get up in the morning, I stay in bed while they go out and then come in for breakfast. I know my mom will come back and get in bed and cuddle ME all by myself once they are out of the room. After a good snuggle, I get up and stroll out for my business and a private breakfast with mom.
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