Monday, March 31, 2014

Betty Jean Finds Loving Arms at Col. Potter!

Written by a CP Intakes Coordinator

Betty Jean, a sweet 7 year old Wheaten Female

Please give a warm Welcome to Betty Jean!  Miss Betty Jean has four big “S”s going for her:  Sweet, Smart, Social, and Special!!  She is so special that the volunteer who picked her up (thank you Dottie D!) says that Betty Jean would make a wonderful Therapy Dog or even Reading Therapy Dog.  A truly smart little girl, Betty Jean knows a few tricks, and she will even “smile” at you if you ask her to do something she doesn’t want to. 

Betty Jean is Sweet, Smart, Social, and Special!

Betty Jean is a beautiful Wheaten girl who weighs 17 pounds and is estimated to be 7 years old.  She comes to Col. Potter from a loving Dad who rescued her several years ago.  Sadly, he can’t provide the tender loving care for her any longer due to his own deteriorated health.  To tell you of the LOVE between the two, he said that “leaving a 38 year marriage was easier than leaving my dog.”  He knew that giving her to CP was the only way to guarantee that she would have another loving home.

Thanks to our wonderful Col. Potter Volunteers, Betty Jean will, without a doubt, have that loving home again!


Col. Potter Needs a Few More Loving Arms! 
Please Volunteer to Foster and help us offer loving assistance to every Cairn in need!

Please  Consider being a CP Volunteer!

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Col. Potter’s Name a Rescue Cairn Program









Sunday, March 30, 2014

Sunday Sweets



Sunday is full of SWEETS! Each week we will showcase the sweeter side of Cairns. If you have a sweet filled Cairn and would like us to consider YOUR picture for an upcoming "Sunday Sweets!" send it to us at cpcrnblog@gmail.com! (All photo submissions become the property of CPCRN and may be used for fundraising, promotion and/or outreach purposes.) 

Fosters Ann and Rose

Lucy

Lexi fka CP Delacata and Friend

Foster Dooley

Paddy

Foster Ivers

Trisa

Foster Donny





Saturday, March 29, 2014

Valencia Finds a Brave New Life at Col. Potter!

Written by CP Vice President of Intakes

Valencia, an approximately 1 year old Red Brindle or “Grease Rag” Female


How many times have you wished your dog could talk?  Wouldn't you like to know for sure what's going through their mind - especially if you've ever had one that has gone on an “unescorted adventure” aka they've been lost?  Yes, there are certainly times we wish they could talk to us!

Working Intakes for Col. Potter, we probably wish for a "talking" Cairn a little more often than others might.  It's always a guessing game, and certainly makes you wish they could talk when we bring in a Cairn for whom we have no background at all.  Where did they come from?  Did they have a family that loved them?  How did they get separated?  Why didn't someone come looking for them?  How did they survive on their own?  If only they could talk and tell us about themselves, where they came from, and what happened to them…

Such is the case with CP's newest little girl.  She was found as a stray by a wonderful family who got her off the streets, advertised for her family, contacted all the proper authorities, had her scanned for a microchip, and kept her safe in the meantime.  But, alas, no family was found, no one came looking for her, and this family could no longer keep her due to personal health issues.  Rather than take her to the local shelter, they made the very wise decision to seek assistance from their vet, who just happens to be one of CPs Intakes vets.  The very kind vet took her in, not knowing if CP would help, but didn't want to see this sweet, petite girl end up in the shelter.  Of course when they reached out to CP, the answer was YES we can help her!

Please help us welcome Valencia, a little girl who is estimated to be less than 1 year old and is described as a “real sweetheart”.  The name “Valencia” means “strength”, “health”, and “brave”.  Valencia has shown her inner strength and how brave she is to have survived on her own, and we all wish her a lifetime of good health - and plenty of love!
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Needless to say, the vet staff has already fallen in love with this petite beauty and is spoiling her rotten.  One of the vet staff has already purchased a pink blanket and bed that Valencia will be taking with her to her Foster Home!

Let's all say Hello to Valencia!!


Col. Potter Needs a Few More Strong Arms! 
Please Volunteer to Foster and help us give every Cairn in need the assistance they need to get a safe, fresh start!

Please  Consider being a CP Volunteer!

CP Foster Home Application form:

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McAdoo Makes the Team at Col. Potter!

Written by a CP Intakes Coordinator

McAdoo, an energetic 17 month old Wheaten Male


Please give a hearty Col. Potter welcome to McAdoo, a very energetic 17-month-old Wheaten guy.  McAdoo, not to be confused with James, is a little dude, weighing in at only 10 pounds, but he’s a fast cut and pass little player, outpacing everyone in his zone!

McAdoo, like so many misunderstood little terriers, had a rough beginning because his family didn’t understand the amount of physical activity that a young dog needs, and consequently, he spent far too much time in his crate as a puppy. Lucky for him, in a way, his people decided he was too much trouble, even with all that crating, and they surrendered him to their local shelter.

While McAdoo waited there with his fate unknown, the ever-vigilant searchers on Col. Potter’s rescue team located the little guy in the shelter, and they dispatched a Rescue Volunteer to go pick him up straight away!


McAdoo is a trim 10 pounds and he loves to cuddle!

So, now we are happy to report, McAdoo is safe here with Col. Potter, and after a little bit of Spring training, he’ll be ready for his new Forever Home.  Let’s all Welcome this little tar heel to his new team here at Col. Potter U!


Who is James McAdoo, you ask?  Well, it’s March!

North Carolina fends off Providence in 79-77 win!
James Michael McAdoo hit a pair of free throws in the closing seconds to rally the Tar Heels to victory!



Col. Potter Needs a Few More Team Players!
Please Volunteer to Foster and help us give every Cairn in need a crack at the starting lineup!

Please  Consider being a CP Volunteer!

CP Foster Home Application form:

CP Transport Volunteer Driver form:

CPCRN Volunteer form:








Friday, March 28, 2014

Weekly Pinterest Picks - Join our 2,800 followers!

via Bestbullysticks.com
Spring is here and it's time to get your hands dirty.  This week's "Pinteresting Picks" shows just a sample of pins you'll find on our "Life's a Garden - Dig It!" board.  Just click on the links below to check out each pin.  Enjoy - and feel free to re-pin your favorites!  Just click on the red "Pin it" button right on the pin.  

Col. Potter now has over 2,800 followers on Pinterest!  If you aren't one of them, please check us out at: http://pinterest.com/cpcrn/boards/  and follow us on Pinterest!  CP has over 60 boards covering a variety of subjects from the useful, such as behavior and training, health and nutrition, and cool pet products, to just plain fun, like great pictures of all kinds of dogs - especially Cairns!

Happy Pinning!
Your CP Pinster






























Friday's Funnies!

Off the Leash

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network Training Tips!

Contributed by Col. Potter Volunteers

Toto learned many lessons along the Yellow Brick Road!

Follow the Yellow Brick Road!
Are you thinking about adding a new Rescued Cairn to your family?  There are many things to consider, and lots of planning to do.  Following are some of the great tips we have to offer to help you integrate your New Cairn into your home, and you'll be happy to know that some of this advice will also will apply to your current resident dogs! 

Basic Training Tips for Rescued Cairns

I’m Not Sure we’ve been Properly Introduced!


It’s Always Best to Start at the Beginning!


There’s No Place Like Home!


Easy Housetraining Tips!



Look at Me!

Toto: The Other Side of the Story!


Ticks, Lyme Disease, and Aggression

Thank You for opening your heart and home to a Rescued Cairn!

Rescuing one Cairn will not change the world,
but it will surely change the world for that one Rescued Cairn


Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Lucy 101

Need a Little Sunshine?
Lucy, being indulgent with Mom...
 Read all about Lucy on the
Col. Potter Post Adoption Blog!


Please  Consider being a CP Volunteer!

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Wacky Wednesday!


Wednesday is the day to be WACKY! Each week we will showcase a terrierific cairn picture with an appropriate caption. If you have a terrierific cairn and would like us to consider YOUR picture and caption for an upcoming "Wacky Wednesday" send it to us at cpcrnblog@gmail.com! (All photo submissions become the property of CPCRN and may be used for fundraising, promotion and/or outreach purposes.

 A big shout out to Odo for being our Wacky Wednesday model this week!

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Lucy 101

Contributed by Lucy’s Mom

Beautiful Lucy, blinded by SARDS, but a vision always!

There are many wonderful Col. Potter Volunteers who became involved after they adopted a CP Cairn, but some of us are here thanks to Cairns like my Lucy, and I want to share her story.

Lucy was my introduction to the Cairn breed!  I’d had a little Terrier mix named Gismo, and when he went to the bridge, I knew I wanted another Terrier, so I looked at Petfinder for “Terrier”.  Lucy’s sweet little picture came up and I immediately contacted the rescue that she was with.  Within a few weeks, she was a member of my family but little did I know what was in store for me… 

Lucy at one year old – ready to teach Mom a few lessons!

Lucy was a spitfire and I learned all about her and about Cairns in a crash course called Lucy 101!  Lucy had been surrendered to the rescue because she had been “picking on” the Poodle in the home – sound familiar?  She was 11 months old and all attitude.  I immediately enrolled in obedience training as I knew, without a doubt, that this little girl could - and would - take over if I did not have all my ducks in a row.

In order to find out more information on this little Terror, er, I mean Terrier, I joined the Terrier Club and it was there that I learned about Col. Potter.  After Lucy and I had settled in, I applied to be a Foster Home and the rest is history.   Lucy welcomed her 2 Cairn brothers – and taught them who was the boss (and it was not them).  She welcomed many a Foster, and showed more than one puppy mill kid how to play. 

Lucy and her bunny – a special greeting for special visitors!

She did love to play!  When anyone came to visit, Lucy always greeted them with a toy in her mouth!  Hearing a knock on the door, Lucy would frantically run around until she could find a toy, and then she would run to the door!  For the people she really loved, like my son and daughter, she would touch the toy to their leg or hand – I think trying to kiss them but unwilling to let go of the toy! 

Lucy sitting for Mom in 2005

About 3 years ago, Lucy developed SARDS and was totally blind, but that did not stop her.  She was so good about getting around the house that I would have to tell people that did not know her that she was blind.  About a year ago, she was diagnosed with kidney failure and we kept this at bay until the last couple of weeks, when it escalated.  She stopped eating and I knew it was time to free of her body and let her soar at the bridge.  She was miserable and she let me know that it was time. 

Lucy could always make Mom smile!  A beautiful flower, 2008

I will miss my baby girl who made be laugh every day, gave me kisses several times a day, and loved to cuddle in the chair with me.  She taught me what love really was, how very stubborn a little 14 pound girl could be, and how much I really love these little scruffy dogs. 

Please light a candle for Lucy, now with Gismo and Maggie at the bridge.  After she had gone blind, she did not want the other dogs in her “space” and if they came too close, she let them know without a doubt, “this is my space”.  So look to the skies and when you see the little star up there that has a wide berth around it, you will know this is my Lucy. 

Sandy 
Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network
Director of Foster Homes


Volunteer!  You will learn more about Love than you could ever imagine!

Please  Consider being a CP Volunteer!

CP Foster Home Application form:

CP Transport Volunteer Driver form:

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Found Female Cairn/Mix - Annandale, VA

via craigslist.org

Found Cairn-mix, Annandale, VA
Found Lost Dog: Female dog with no collar or tags. 

She was very scared, hungry, and thirsty hiding underneath a parked car in the Terrace Townhouses of Annandale community off Little River Turnpike. 

She is safe and comfortable. I took her to the vet, but she does not have microchip. 

I'm guessing she is a terrier/cairn mix with black and gray hair. Probably weighs 8-10 lbs. 

Text my google voice # if you are or know the owner. 703-401-6428.

She is not up for adoption or sale. I'm trying to help her find her family.


http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/pet/4390773684.html

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Sunday Sweets!

Sunday is full of SWEETS! Each week we will showcase the sweeter side of Cairns. If you have a sweet filled Cairn and would like us to consider YOUR picture for an upcoming "Sunday Sweets!" send it to us at cpcrnblog@gmail.com! (All photo submissions become the property of CPCRN and may be used for fundraising, promotion and/or outreach purposes.) 

Sweet KayLa

Princess Ramona

Cody fka CP Bing

Kody aka Dakota fka CP BoSox

Foster Jace

Foster Dooley

Riley

Odo fka CP Bernard