Animals on Broadway

Written by a CP Media Volunteer

Col. Potter Booth

Animals on Broadway took place in Walnut Creek, California on Sunday, May 3rd. Before it started there was a one mile walk called Paws on Parade. The last portion of this walk took the walkers down Broadway and past the Paws on Parade booths. Col. Potter had a booth there and Carol, Jay and Denise worked to spread the word about Col. Potter's efforts to rescue cairn terriers along with Toddy and Monkey who were there to represent the breed.

Toddy and Monkey

It was a great day. The rain and drizzle stopped at noon, and things dried up and warmed up. There were many people there, lavishing attention on Toddy and Monkey. Everyone enjoyed themselves and answered many Cairn questions, and handed out information. It was the first time Jay had met other Col. Potter volunteers and Toddy and Monkey provided a nice dose of Cairn energy. Carol entrusted Jay with Toddy a few times and they gave the area a good looking over and mingled with the other cheerful participants both canine and human. Jay felt like he was meeting a celebrity when he met Monkey. He was preceded by pictures of himself posed with his many medals for athletic achievement. He is an unassuming star and doesn't dwell on his accomplishments.

A Good Time was had by all!

OK...It's Time To Brush Our Tooffies!!!

Written by a CP Media Volunteer

Brushing your Cairn Terrier's teeth should be an enjoyable time for BOTH of you. If you take things slowly at the beginning and give lots of praise, both of you will start looking forward to your brushing sessions. Be sure to praise lavishly throughout the process. Give yourself a pat on the back, too! You are doing a great thing for your little "corn terror"!

Our Cairns need dental care, too! Unfortunately, dental hygiene for dogs is sometimes overlooked. Many people seem to expect dogs to have bad breath, and few people brush their dog's teeth frequently enough. Studies show that 98% of dogs with bad breath are suffering from periodontal disease, a result of plaque build up. If left untreated, this can lead to a bacterial infection, which can enter the bloodstream and spread to your dog's kidney, liver, heart and even their brain. Chances are if your dog has very bad breath, there is a problem with his teeth.

Dental hygiene is just as important to your dog’s overall heath as nutrition and exercise. Help keep your dog healthy – pay attention to those pearly whites!

Your cairn's teeth should be cleaned at least twice a week and his teeth should be checked once a year by your veterinarian. If your dog's teeth have significant tarter build up, they need to be cleaned. This is best done with anesthesia.

Feeding your dog dry dog food or hard dog biscuits everyday and providing a hard toy to chew on may help prevent periodontal disease and other infections and gum diseases.

Pet dental products, such as Fragaria Vesca (which is available online in the CPCRN Mall!!) can be used for softening and removing tartar and dental plaque from teeth.

Learning how to brush your dog's teeth will help to contribute to his overall good health so let's get started!

First, have your dog get used to your putting things in his or her mouth. Dip your finger in beef bouillon. Call your dog with a voice that means "treat" and let your dog lick the liquid off your finger. Then rub your soaked finger gently over your dog's gums and teeth. After a few sessions, your dog should actually look forward to this and you can move on.

Next, dip a piece of gauze or cheesecloth ( which is rougher) in the bouillon, wrap the gauze or cheesecloth around your finger, and rub your pup's teeth in a circular motion with your wrapped finger. Repeat this for the number of sessions it takes your dog to feel comfortable with this procedure. Remember to praise him and keep an upbeat attitude.

After your dog is used to having the flavored gauze in his mouth, you are ready to start with a toothbrush, or rubber finger toothbrush. You need to get your dog used to the texture of the bristles on a brush, so let him lick something tasty off of the brush.

The next step will be to let your cairn get used to the flavor and consistency of some pet toothpaste. Let him lick some pet toothpaste off your finger and then apply some to your pet's gum line with your finger. Praise your pet. Then add the some pet toothpaste to the brush. Pet toothpastes either have poultry, liver, or other flavor so your dog will like the taste. Why can't I use human toothpaste on my dog? Because dogs do not spit, and human toothpaste is not edible. Your dog will definitely swallow whatever you use to clean his teeth, so it is important that you only use dog toothpaste which is edible.

Now that your dog is used to the toothbrush and toothpaste you are ready to start brushing. Talk to your dog in a happy voice during the process and praise your dog at the end. Get the bristles of the brush along the gum line of the upper back teeth and angle slightly up, so the bristles get under the gum line. Work from back to front, making small circles along the gum lines. Lift your dog's upper lips and begin to brush in a circular motion. Don't forget to get the very back teeth, since this is where your dog is most likely to develop problems. When you are finished brushing on the top, move on to the bottom. Make it appear to be a game so you both will have fun doing it.

Your dog depends on you to make proper health choices for him, and dental care is one of them. Follow the tips above, and you'll be able to clean those Cairn-teeth with no trouble and your dog will feel great as a result.

CP HISTORY IS MADE - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2008!!!! - Written by CP's VP of Intakes

1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015!!!!!!!!! I'm going to let you think a little bit about what these numbers signify while I tell you a story ...

A PM in Missouri was going out of business ... lost his license ... for the second time ... and had to sell his entire stock including breeders and puppies. This guy didn't even bother to hire a "real" auction house, but had everything set-up on his property himself. Even had the dogs priced according to what he wanted to get for them. This place was tucked back 1.5 miles off the main road all by itself. The building that housed the dogs was so short that a 6' tall person had to crouch to walk through. He had males marked as females and females marked as males. Everything was in disarray and very unorganized. The prices he was asking for the females were all more than what CP was willing to spend. We had our name on one male that was priced in our range, but how could we get more????

Make him a flat price offer for EVERY Cairn he had there!!! First attempt, the offer was turned down as he wanted to wait and see how things went. A little while later, he came and sought us out ... DEAL!!!! We had all the Cairns except two which had previously been purchased. We had just brought TWENTY FIVE (25) Cairns into the loving arms of Col. Potter!!!

Now, what’s the significance of those numbers???? We were ten away from rescuing the 2000th Cairn in the history of Col. Potter ... we not only got number 2000 but are now working on our next thousand!!!!!!

It gives me GREAT pleasure to introduce the Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Netwk - named after things that have significance and are so important in our rescue efforts:

C - Canada - M, DOB 11/14/06
O - Oasis - M, DOB 11/14/06
L - Love - F, DOB 8/3/05

P - Potter - M, DOB 1/12/08
O - Oz - F, DOB 1/12/08
T - Tenacious - M, DOB 1/12/08
T - Time - M, DOB unknown but we're guessing 1/12/08
E - Effort - M, DOB unknown but we're guessing 1/12/08
R - Rescue - M, DOB 1/12/08

C - Colonel - M, DOB 8/21/01 - OUR 2000th Cairn!
A - America - F, DOB unknown - adult
I - Imagine - F, DOB 8/23/04
R - Remedy - F, DOB 8/23/04
N - Nurture - F, DOB 9/5/03

R - Raffle - F, DOB 1/25/08

E - Emancipation - M, DOB 1/25/08
S - Stray - M, DOB 1/25/08
C - Cash - M, DOB 8/3/05
U - Unity - F, DOB 1/25/08
E - Elder - M, DOB 8/3/05

N - Naughty - F, DOB 3/10/08
E - Educator - M, DOB 3/10/08
T - Temptation - F, DOB 3/10/08
W - Wags - F, DOB 3/10/08
K - Kisses - F, DOB 5/8/08

Colonel, America, Remedy, Nurture, Cash and Elder traveled to Oz Project today. The rest will be boarded and vetted at a VERY busy and full vet's office this week. We're hoping the ones at the vet's office will be ready to travel to their foster homes next weekend. This is why we've been so busy recruiting foster homes. We couldn't go after these furkids without foster homes. As a matter of fact, we were far more successful than we ever anticipated and could use MORE FOSTER HOMES!!! If you are not currently fostering for Col. Potter check out our Foster Facts!

Now, my sincere THANKS to the Board of Directors for giving me the green light to go after these Cairns and make history! I don't believe we have ever brought in this many "live" Cairns in a single group before. We have had several groups that have had pregnant moms who once they had their puppies were added into the total, but not live Cairns brought in at one time. So more history!!

My thanks to those that helped transport these furkids to Oz Project today: Stacey W., Mary C., Dan M., Suzy & Mike L., Kathy & Mark C.

And FINALLY, my deepest THANKS and APPRECIATION to KATHY & BARNEY H. who attended this auction, made the great deal and currently still have 19 Cairns at their home they are caring for in their carport until tomorrow when they can be moved to the vet. You two are AWESOME!!!!!!!!

So, there you have it. CP History is made and made in a BIG way!!!! Enjoy the photos Kathy took of them and help me WELCOME COL. POTTER CAIRN RESCUE NETWK Kids and especially, COLONEL, the 2000th CAIRN RESCUED BY CP!!!!!

I have a feeling one particular little Cairn, named Col. Potter is looking down from the Rainbow Bridge today and sending a big AROOOO!