Huxley joins CP!

Written by a CP Intakes volunteer




Col. Potter has a new member--Huxley! He's a cute 3 1/2 year old boy who is an owner surrender. His family's situation changed and they wanted Huxley to have a new home that was more appropriate for him. They knew Col. Potter would thoroughly check out any prospective new homes so he would have a safe home as well as one suited to him. Huxley is a young, healthy cairn with many good years remaining to play ball, chase squirrels, go for walks and take car rides.

Please welcome the cute Huxley!

Pssst ... Hey GUY!

Written by a CP Intakes Coordinator

Welcome Guy, old French for guide. Guy, like Bud and Mac is a generic term for “hey, you”. Well, sometimes when we call a cairn they will just stop and look like "Who are you talking to?". They look at us like "Hey, you……talking to me??". Guy was an owner surrender who lived in a home with teenagers that would do a lot of arguing and this was very upsetting to him. He would try to take charge when mom would try to intervene and that just got him into trouble. He became dominant towards the Mom and she had problems with his behavior, although he was fine with the other family members. We were not sure that we were going to get Guy, he came very close to not being with us today. But, we have rescue angels in Oregon that didn’t give up on him and he is now a CP kid. He is staying a few days with one of our volunteers until he can be transported to his foster mom, Denise F. His Foster Family will work on his behavior issues and on his weight, as he is not the 18 lbs. as we were told, but is instead 26 lbs! He is one handsome 3 ½ year old wheaten boy!

A big thank you to all the volunteers that are so open to help when they are called upon. Without each of you we could not save the cairns that CP is able to save!

Guy would especially like to thank those volunteers … you know who you are … for being there in his time of need … and others that were ready and standing by to jump in if needed to get him to safety.

BLESS YOUR BIG “CAIRN” HEARTS!!!

Welcome Kincaid!

Written by a CP Intakes Coordinator

The surname Kincaid originated in the county of Stirlingshire, Scotland. History has many records of Kincaids as early as the 15th century - around the same time cairns were first noted also. Hard times forced many members of the Kincaid clan to leave their homeland in search of new opportunities. This tough and vigorous clan overcame adversity to thrive in a new and unknown land. John Kincaid, an early settler, came to New Jersey in 1685.

CP's Kincaid is true to the clan history - he also lost his home due to hard times. Kincaid is a 3 1/2 year old male who through no fault of his own ended up at a humane society shelter. His family was moving and unable to take him with them. Being very handsome, Kincaid was soon adopted by a volunteer associated with the shelter. Unfortunately this kind person had no terrier experience and realized she was not the right person for Kincaid. Kincaid came back to the shelter where the staff contacted Col. Potter for help finding a terrier savvy family for Kincaid.

Kincaid is a gorgeous wheaten with some gray brindling. He weighs 18.5 lbs and is just right for his build. He is currently doing his mandatory vet stay where he promptly marked the kennel water bowl as his. Kincaid is dreaming of the day when he has his very own water bowl and home! Please welcome Kincaid to Col. Potter where he will be in a warm, loving foster home to start the journey to finding his forever home in 2009.

Happy New Year!