Celebrating Northwest Farm Terriers

Due to the amount of chewing, I just thought I would re-stress that these guys can be very heavy chewers. It might not seem that way when they are little, but they will chew wires, shoes, boxes, etc. If given the chance. They really need to be re-directed in their chewing. If you don’t do [...]

So my boy came through his surgery with no problems. Although, I was a bit freaked out, he was SO calm the first day after I picked him up, and then the next day. The vet had told us that he needed to remain indoors and “calm” for ten days so that he would be [...]

So my puppy is 28 weeks old and his chewing has increased. That’s right, increased. These guys are definite heavy chews. I make sure to  have some good rawhide around for gnawing on as well as a few other perfectly acceptable chews.  The blanket, is not for chewing on, and he only tried to chew my boots once. As [...]

While I was at the vet, someone asked me what kind of dog I had; so, of course I proudly told them that he is a Northwest Farm Terrier. That is when some one else in the vet’s office said they knew someone who had one of those, and gave it to the pound. I [...]

Well, we made the decision to neuter our pup; deciding that we didn’t want to stud him out and we didn’t want him roaming and producing litters with random females. The decision to neuter or spay an animal is always one that can cause controversy and questions. We once had a neighbor who had an [...]

So our puppy is 15 weeks old; this week he has added a new attribute to his personality – that of attention seeker. The walks, toys, play time, training time are not enough for him this week and he is seeking attention on his terms. This usually turns out to be something like; barking at [...]

As we have been working on our “walks” suddenly, my puppy has taken to try to take me for walks. He grabs his end of the leash, puts his head up high, and walks me. Interestingly enough most of the time he is walking right next to me, which is where he is suppose to [...]

The thing about Petco is that you can bring your pet into the store as long as they have a leash. So it allows you to take a puppy into an environment that is rich in sound, smell and people while at the same time it is a controlled atmosphere. Now, I have ferrets and [...]

Want to know more? Well, first, it is a bit more difficult to find information about this (for lack of a better term) ‘designer’ breed. As with all breeds, they have to start somewhere, and most of them started out as a mix of two different breeds. Take the Jack Russell, for instance. When a [...]

So I found a puppy in our local paper. It wasn’t the first time I had seen the ad, it had come and gone and come and gone and it was back again. It was for a Northwest Farm Terrier. Now, having read about various terriers; as I had briefly considered a jack Russell and [...]