FAQs

Who are Morganbrugh Westies?
We are a very small, strictly family-run project. My husband, Lee, is a retired geologist. He does the feeding and takes care of me, Linda. I used to be a nurse, but am now chief cleaner-upper, sometimes-groomer, trainer, midwife, etc.. I love it. Our son, Ollie, runs the farm and is sometimes drafted into heavy-duty work like posing with puppies, putting hay in the dog houses and putting up with dogs in the house. We have lots of grandchildren who are great with the dogs and puppies and will be decorating this web site frequently. And we have 2 near-grandchildren, Jessica and Tracy, who help me with the dogs. You can already see Jessica's photo on this web site.
Where are we located?
We live on a cattle farm in Arkansas. Please see "Contact Us" for photo & specifics.
What are our breeding goals?
We are trying to raise excellent, healthy puppies with loving temperaments primarily as fine pets for families.
What are our adoption policies?
Most of our puppies may be adopted as "pets only" with "limited registration rights". (See "Terms & Abbreviations".) Occasionally, a particularly fine puppy may be adopted with "full registration rights" to selected prospective puppy parents.
How many animals do we have?
1. a small herd of cattle
2. 3spaded cats
3. 4 wonderful German Shepherds, retired from breeding, but still our friends and guardians
4. 2 Standard Schnauzers whom we breed once a year.
5. 2 wonderful Westies. This is their 2nd litter (B).
Why on earth do we raise dogs?
(Probably because we are completely out of our minds!) Be that as it may:
1. We love dogs. We can't imagine how we could ever live without dogs -- or how anyone else can either. Poor things!
2. The relationship we have between our mother dogs and myself during the birth process and post-natal period is a wondrous thing.
3. We think that the synonym for "happiness" is "puppies"; they make us laugh so much.
4. We have met so many wonderful people who have adopted our puppies. They have become a part of our extended family and make us more than we were before having come to know them.
Why do we raise Westies?
For several years now we have enjoyed raising German Shepherds. However, we and our shepherds are not getting any younger. Being unable to give up our puppy habit, we started looking around for a smaller dog we would feel good about raising. After a great deal of research, we settled on West Highland White Terriers. Problem: neither one of us had ever been around one! So in order to find out, we adopted a healthy, vivacious, AKC Westie female -- Sally Mandy. I bet you can guess what happened next. We fell in love! (She sleeps on my head! Westies are no respecters of persons.) After that, nothing would do but we had to get a really fine, highly-pedigreed male to sleep on Lee's head. We adopted Galahad. And, yes, he does sleep on Lee's head. (See "Galahad Vignettes".)
Are we a member of the AKC?
Yes.
Why don't we "show" our dogs?
My husband is elderly and I have fibromyalgia.
Are we a "puppy mill"?
Under no circumstances could we be considered a "puppy mill". See "Contact Us".
Do we plan to adopt and breed more Westies?
Yes, we plan to adopt one other really well-bred, healthy Westie with a good temperament.
Where on the internet can you see photos of our farm,
our grandchildren, our German Shepherds & our Standard Schnauzers?
Start at this web site address: The Morgan House

Well, that's enough about us. We hope you enjoy the web site. I will be adding to it frequently, so please remember to "bookmark" the site and come back again. If you have any other questions that we can help you with, just e-mail us at stable@arkwest.com . Thanks for visiting
Morganbrugh Westies.
Linda & Lee Morgan

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