CPs CARD GAMES ARE READY TO PLAY!

Written by CP's VP of Intakes

We all have our favorite card games. The ultimate winners of this weeks intakes from a commercial breeding facility are these dogs that got their "GET OUT OF JAIL FREE" card!

Poker: Male, 10 months, grey brindle

Rummy: Male, 10 months, black brindle

Euchre: Male, 2-3 years estimated, red brindle

Bridge: Male, 10 months, grey brindle, this little boy is blind

Cribbage: Female, 10 months, red brindle

Rook: Male, 10 months, red brindle

Sakura: Female, 2-3 years estimated, red brindle

Solitaire: Female, 10 months, wheaten brindle

Tarot: Male, 12 months, black brindle

Baccarat: Male, 12 months, red brindle

Canasta: Female, 2-3 years estimated, red brindle

Whist: Male, 12 months, red brindle

My thanks to our dedicated volunteers for staying up very late the other night night to tag and take pictures of the furkids once our rescue contact arrived with them. For those many foster homes who stepped up to help this group as well as JB, Ranger, Onyx and Hematite, please know that JB, Ranger, Onyx and Hematite have found foster homes.

I'm currently working with several adoptive homes who have applied to become foster homes with the hope one of these pups will become a permanent member of their family. Once I have those sorted, then I will start working on foster homes for the other Card Game Kids. Thank YOU for stepping up to help these furkids and I'll be in touch with those foster homes who are a fit for one of the Card Game Kids.

So, anyone ready to play with the Card Game Kids? Just give them a little time and they'll show you what they can do with their GET OUT OF JAIL FREE card! Welcome babies ... you've just won the biggest card game for the rest of your lives!

Welcome a Pair of Gems to CP

Written by CPs VP of Intakes

All gemstones when they come out of the earth are rough, jagged and lack luster. It takes special care to turn them into beautiful gemstones in jewelry and artwork.

Much is the same case with CP's Pair of Gems. Right now they are a little rough and lack luster, but just give them a bath, some grooming, and some TLC and you will see how beautiful they can be.

Onyx: Female, DOB 7/31/05, black brindle

Hematite: Male, DOB 4/5/04, black brindle

My thanks to our dedictaed volunteers for making a very long trip yesterday and not only picking up the Pair of Gems, but also JB and Ranger.


No matter which gem you prefer, I think you will agree they make a beautiful addition to the CP family.

Welcome JB and Ranger to CP - In Memory of a Loving Husband

Many aspects of rescue work are difficult ... having to say no to those we can't help, seeing the condition of some that we can help, and ultimately, despite our best efforts, still having them pass on to the Rainbow Bridge way too soon. But there is also the human emotional side that many times we don't see. Our Name a PM Kid program is a wonderful way to honor someone or give the gift that keeps giving. All the tributes are wonderful and so meaningful, but some just touch you a little more than others. So was the case with this particular donation. I could feel the love and memories still very much alive even though the particular person the donation was in memory of has been gone quite a few years. I hope John is pleased with my selection of the two boys named in his memory and honor. They are vastly different in many aspects including stage of their life, medical condition and even behavior, but I couldn't think of a better pair to cover the spectrum that was John's life. Sandy, THANK YOU for sharing your wonderful husband with all of us ...

I am honored to present to all of CP:

JB - male, black brindle, estimated to be at least 9 years old. This poor older boy has very few teeth remaining, clouded eyes and was so happy and contented to be on a soft towel in a warm crate on the way to the vet yesterday that he was totally at ease and sound asleep when they arrived.

Ranger - male, wheaten, 5 years old. This boy has the "big" eye syndrome and shows his fear by trying to "swim" away from the human holding him.

JB and Ranger were donated names from Sandy B. and she wrote: "My husband's name was John B. and he was a Park Ranger with Washington State Parks. His friends called him, JB. He passed away May, 1994 following his bone marrow transplant for multiple myeloma, bone marrow cancer - attributed to his exposure to Agent Orange when he served in Viet Nam." I hope you will all agree that CP's JB and Ranger personify what John stood for - a man who served his country, then worked to help people enjoy animals and nature, but didn't get to enjoy a long life. May John be looking down on JB and Ranger to keep them safe and give them a chance to enjoy freedom and a new life.

Woman Fell In Love With Cairns, Now Rescues Them - ANOTHER Great Article About a CPCRN Volunteer!

Woman Fell In Love With Cairns, Now Rescues Them
By REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com

Leah was devastated when her Yorkshire Terrier died. Leah owned the 8-year-old dog named “Blue” for three years before he passed away so the stay-at-home mom decided to look for a way to give back to dogs. Through the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) website four years ago, she found the Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network. After one year of reading up on the Cairn Terrier breed and gaining a feeling for the group, Leah became a member of the intakes team.

Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network is a nationwide, all-volunteer, non-profit organization that rescues Cairn Terriers from homelessness as well as those being used as breeding stock in puppy mills and among backyard breeders. The Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network, which is over 600 members strong, rescued 373 Cairn Terriers in 2007. “The more I watched, I realized this is not only a rescue, but a family,” Leah said. “Then I fell in love with the dogs and there was no way I could walk away.”

The organization recently won Yahoo!’s “Be a Better Inspiration” charity competition. For two weeks in December, people voted for their favorite charities online. The rescue placed in the top five and was entered into the competition. The charity that collected the most non-duplicated donations of $10 or more in one week would win a matching donation of up to $50,000 from Yahoo!. The Col. Potter Cairn Terrier Rescue Network raised a total of $21,295, less than the $43,399 the charity Food on Foot accumulated; however, the rescue had the most non-duplicated donations, meaning more people actually donated to it, making it the winner. “This was not something that was done easily, but we did it and now more people are aware of puppy mills and understand just where that doggie in the window really comes from,” Leah said. “Hopefully, they will remember that those pet store puppies do come from puppy mills and their mothers and fathers are still there.”

As a member of the organization’s intakes team, Leah monitors approximately 25 websites that include dog auctions and classified ads. If she sees an ad for a Cairn that is free to a good home or selling cheap, she becomes concerned. Because Cairns are a small breed, dogfighters will take free or inexpensive ones to use as bait, Leah explains. Cairns for sale at dog auctions are also vulnerable to dogfighters and, more often, to other backyard breeders and millers. The millers usually keep the dogs in cages, breed them repeatedly and provide no love or veterinary care. One dog from a puppy mill, named Wesson, had ear infections so severe she could not hear or lift up her head. After being adopted, her infections were treated and her rotten teeth extracted. Although she remained deaf, Wesson became healthy and loved. Leah also transports dogs from shelters, veterinary clinics and millers to foster homes, driving Interstate 80 for transports. She has also performed a home evaluation for a potential foster home.

Growing up, Leah had always had large dogs. The lifelong animal lover adopted her current dog, an American Eskimo mix named “Snowball,” from the SPCA two years ago. Family members support Leah’s efforts to work with the rescue. Her husband and children are willing to help where they can.

Aside from donations, Leah says the rescue is always in need of foster homes and transporters. People looking to adopt a specific breed should try a shelter or rescue group before going to a pet store. But, most importantly, she urges everyone to spay and neuter their pets.

How To Help
To make a donation, volunteer, foster or adopt a Cairn or for more information, visit www.cairnrescue.com.