Food

Never give your westie chocolate, onions, peanuts or poultry bones.

Dangers

Unfortunately, there are two deadly enemies to dogs in Western Australia and many people have lost their beloved pet because of them.

Snakes:

Westies are very inquisitive and love to explore. Areas around lakes in Perth are the home of many snakes, some of them poisonous, and often there are no signs that a dog has been bitten by one, until it is too late.

The 2 most common varieties are:

Brownsnakes

Tigersnakes

The other danger around homes and gardensheds are spiders, in particular the Redback, a close relative to the American Black Widow Spider. I can vouch for that as I have been bitten by one a few months ago, a fairly painful experience.

Redback spider (only females are dangerous)

So please, don't let your westie hunt in the bush and clean up your garage and garden shed!