It's Trick or Treaters for Col. Potter!

Written by CP's VP of Intakes

Halloween is deep and rich in myths, lore and the unknown. It dates back hundreds of years covering cults, witchcraft, rising from the dead, sacrificial ceremonies and more. Today, Halloween is pretty tame in comparison and is more a holiday of costume and merriment. Little Trick or Treaters arrive at your door dressed as today's superhero or princess with a brightly decorated bag to collect their treats. The tricks are all pretty much planned and staged at community events where everyone is then treated.

This past Saturday, 6 cairns were welcomed into rescue by Col. Potter.

Please get ready to open your doors to the Trick or Treaters:

Demon: Male, DOB 2/22/09, wheaten

Werewolf: Male, DOB 2/22/09, wheaten

Witch: Female, DOB 8/20/04, wheaten

Mummy: Female, DOB 7/27/06, black brindle

Ghost: Female, DOB 9/8/06, black brindle

Goblin: Female, DOB 10/20/04, black brindle

We almost weren't able to get any of these furkids because of the lack of foster homes. Some of our foster homes are working overtime and taking multiple fosters just so we can help as many as possible. We have already had to turn away cairns in need of rescue because we don't have space. PLEASE CONSIDER BECOMING A FOSTER HOME!!!! and click here. It will be a real TREAT for you!

It truly was a Happy Halloween and it will be a happily ever after for these Trick or Treaters!!

YO CP! VINNY'S HERE!

Written by CP's VP of Intakes


This past weekend, Col. Potter attended an auction that had one male Cairn listed, no age, just one male Cairn. This is a "bad" auction house and usually the sellers who frequent this sale have older, health issue dogs they are unloading. Imagine our surprise when a bouncing 3 month old baby was brought out as the one male Cairn. Vinny joined the CP family in all his puppy glory! He's been at the H's for less than 24 hours, but K. has already shared two stories I have to share with you.


In the photo is a shot of Vinny with his very adorable belly band on. K. tells me that after she put the bellyband on Vinny, he wasn't quite sure what to make of it. He didn't know how to walk or move, then slowly got the hang of it until he came to the bed where he proceeded to take giant strides while trying to get in because of having the bellyband on. Then, being a puppy, BUT a Cairn puppy, he decided to hump his bed!!



In the morning, Vinny was out in the backyard and heard the neighbor's dog so went trotting over to the fence to investigate ... again Cairn puppy. The only thing he didn't figure on was trying to walk on water! Barney had filled the swimming pool for the resident furkids and that was directly in Vinny's path to the fence, so he just walked right on over the edge of the pool ... until he hit the water and sank up to his neck. Good thing K. was there to yank him out! Yes, he is a Cairn puppy!!


Vinny is named in memory of a beloved furkid of friends of Diane P. through our Name a Mill Kid Program. I'm sure that CP's Vinny is going to need all of the guidance from above that he can get! Now, before you all try offering to foster Vinny, the MM Team is looking for a Foster-to-Adopt home for him and he will be staying with them until then. Yo, help me welcome Vinny to the CP family!

Welcome Col. Potter's Newest Couple!

Written by CP's VP of Intakes

These two won their freedom Sunday from an auction. They haven't had an easy life up until this point, but it all changed for them when they became CP kids! That's the great thing about CP, we take the broken, unwanted and displaced furkids, and then we nurture them, care for them and teach them what freedom is and give them that second chance.

These two furkids know freedom thanks to Kathy and Barney H. attending yet another auction. They are named in honor of someone very special to the them ... a teacher who taught their daughters and is now fighting a battle to survive of her own. Here's a little history on who our newest two furkids Senora and Hoffman were named after:

Senora Mickey H. taught Spanish for years at my daughters’ high school and taught both of my daughters. She taught my oldest daughter, Spanish 3 over the summer between her sophomore and junior year so that she could complete 4&5 while in high school. My daughter went on to get her degree in Spanish/Education. Not only was she an inspirational teacher, she's been a mentor for both my teacher daughters, and a dear friend to us all. The other Spanish teacher also retired at the same time Senora did, and they've been lifelines for each other over the years - the other had eye problems that Senora has helped her thru, and now Judi is helping Mickey thru this battle. She was diagnosed with lung cancer early fall of '07, and was optimistic about the surgery/treatment outcome, but this spring was told things weren't looking good and that she might want to get her affairs in order. A bunch of her former students spent a weekend this spring cleaning her back yard and planting flowers for her as she's loved gardening and spending time out on her patio. Right now she's at a nursing home/rehab center after a 9 day hospital stay. They are trying to get her strong enough to go home with hospice.

Please help me welcome Senora and Hoffman:

Senora: F, DOB 7/14/04, 12.6 pounds

Hoffman: M, DOB 8/27/05, 15.9 pounds

Sounds like these two little furkids were named in honor of a pretty special lady ...

Welcome CP's B's!

Two furkids, well actually one kid and one senior, joined the CP family yesterday. They came from an auction in OK. We were alerted to this auction and when we checked the auction catalog, we knew we had to pull out all the stops to get a senior girl out of there and to safety and freedom. Then on Friday, they added a puppy to the catalog. We don't have a lot of volunteers in OK, but luckily Deb S. was helping to transport Nod and agreed to swing back by the auction to try to get the Cairns. Deb arrived just in time to get both the senior female and male puppy!

Glory Bee was born 12/30/97 - that's NOT a typo - 1997. She will be 11 years old and has spent her entire life as a breeder dog. She deserved a very special name and she has one. Glory Bee is named in honor and memory of Amy R.'s mother-in-law Gloria.

Bixby was born 2/23/08, so he's not even four months old. He's absolutely adorable!

Both Glory Bee and Bixby are being vetted and boarded this week and then will be ready for foster homes. If you are interested in fostering, check out our Foster Facts!

Please help us welcome Glory Bee and Bixby, our CP B's!!!