Welcome Colbert!

Written by a CP Intakes Coordinator

Please help me welcome Col. Potter's new bundle of joy, Colbert (Col - bear)! Colbert is a one year old cairn boy, full of energy and joy.

Colbert was purchased from a pet shop by a man in his 70s, along with a Border Collie. They were put out in the backyard, and that is where they spent the next year. It was decided that two dogs was too much, so Colbert went off to another home. This family had a Boston Terrier and a 4 year old child. It was not a good mix. As we see so often, cairns are SO adorable, families fall for that sweet face and have no idea of what owning a Cairn Terrier really means - especially a 1 year old Cairn boy that has not lived inside a home! So Colbert did his Cairn routine, which all of us here LOVE, but this family did not. So he needed to move again. When we didn't move fast enough for this family - read 'pick up at the home within 24 hours' of first finding out about him.....he was dumped at a local kill shelter.

Luckily for him, another rescue stepped in to help. This rescue has a great working relationship with the shelter, and has a specific kennel run at the shelter where their dogs can stay until they can be picked up. So he was at least safe until they could find a haven for him. While they did not have any room for him in foster care, they reached out to Col. Potter. This rescue group then helped get Colbert moved from the shelter where he was dumped, to our volunteer. We are grateful to them for their help, and so is Colbert!

Colbert will be heading to sunny Florida for fostering, so watch for his updates. He is reportedly adorable and sweet, so I think he will find a forever family fast!