First off, YAY!!! lol...sorry, I love Westies. We used to have one a few years ago, but she was pretty old...so everyone knows how that goes. Anyways....

In my opinion, while it is always great to rescue a dog and save it from whatever unfortunate future it may have, there is nothing wrong with acquiring a dog from a REPUTABLE breeder. All of my dogs were gotten from excellent breeders, even though we would have been more than willing to rescue a dog.

If you don't care about having papers or knowing (for a fact) that your new Westie is a purebred, go ahead and wait for that right Westie rescue to come along. However, if you don't want to lay back and wait...go ahead and start looking at dependable breeders.

Good luck, and keep us updated!!