Written by a CP Intakes Coordinator
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| Tingler, a 12 pound 6 year old Wheaten Female |
As
the year draws to an end, one last little tail has just squeaked through the
gates as the doors of 2013 are closing around the clan of Col. Potter - and it
is a tale of great need, for sure. It’s the tale of a young six year-old Wheaten
Cairn girl, just barely 12 pounds of her, and how she came in from the cold.
It began on the streets of a small town in Delaware, where she had been trying to
survive as a stray. One day in December
during his rounds, the “dog catcher” had picked up the frightened little dog
and brought her to a local SPCA. But, unfortunately for this Cairn, the
SPCA was a kill shelter. They treated
her as kindly as they could, gave her vaccinations, fed her, and kept her warm
enough, but, her time was running short at the shelter because it was the Holidays,
and they were going to need room.
She had fleas so her skin itched, and she was losing fur, and, they told us,
she is partially blind. The people at the shelter were concerned about
her future, and they determined that it would be better if she went to a Rescue
organization to be cared for both physically and emotionally before being
adopted out to her Forever home. A kind adoption counselor contacted Col.
Potter for help, and we answered the call. Our wonderful volunteer, Doreen, willingly - and
happily - gave up her Holiday time to go and
pick up the little Cairn and bring her back home to the safety of Col. Potter.
So, how did this Cairn girl find such an unlikely way into Rescue? How did the animal control officer find the
very place where the dog was hunkering down? How is
it that the adoption counselor actually remembered
the name of a Rescue group she had heard of quite some time ago?
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| Tingler is looking for a healthy, happy New Year! |
Saving this little girl is the heart and soul of Rescue, and it all came
together for her. How do things like
this happen?
Well… Perhaps, someone reached her hands down from the Rainbow Bridge
and guided this lonely, frightened Cairn out of the darkness and into the light
for the man to see her… Perhaps her loving heart saw the desperate need
of this animal, and she answered the need once again, whispering a soft
reminder to the counselor... Perhaps she rode shotgun with Doreen on the
way to the shelter, and that’s why Doreen was laughing when she delivered her
precious cargo... However she did it, her magic worked, and our new Cairn girl
is safe inside the fold, and the full circle of the year can close around
us.
So now let’s all of us at Col. Potter, with open hearts and open arms, welcome this
special little girl “Tingler” to our clan - to her clan! And thank you to our Rescue Angel, Marlene,
for the gift of this beautiful dog, and for all of your gifts over the years to
so many...
Col.
Potter also wants to thank their own Board of Directors, Danielle R., Pam B.,
Amy R. and Mo K., for their generous gift to the Name a Rescue Cairn Program
and their donation of the very special name “Tingler”, in honor of their dear
friend. Marlene is surely smiling to
know that such a worthy little dog now carries her name.
Your friends will always remember you,
Marlene… May
your star shine brightly Forever!
Col. Potter Needs a Few More starships for Tingler’s companions, still lost
and so afraid…
Please
Volunteer to Foster and help us guide every Cairn in need to safety!
Please Consider being a CP Volunteer!
CP Foster Home Application form:
CP Transport Volunteer Driver
form:
CPCRN Volunteer form:
