Kit Carson Blazes a Trail to Col. Potter!

Written by a CP Intakes Coordinator

Kit Carson, an approximately 2 year old Rescued Cairn

Well, pards, looks like Col. Potter is having a round-up of frontier fellers this week!

We’ve already met Jim Bowie, and now we have Kit Carson bellying up to the bar at the Col. Potter “Kibble and Bone Saloon.”

Kit Carson hails from the Wild West and again comes to us through the many travels of Charlene and Bill M. (“Have Crate—Will Travel!”)

Kit is a young high-spirited Wheaten Cairn boy at just about two years old.  He may have some filling out to do yet, but meanwhile he’s looking right good at 14 pounds.

We’re showing here a before and after picture of life in the shelter for this young Kit Carson.  The terrified, crouching little dog in one picture taken at the shelter is now seen in the next picture as a more relaxed, maybe even smiling little dude after he knows he’s free and safe and being cared for at the vet hospital.

Kit Carson suffered great emotional distress in the shelter, as do so many Cairns who have the misfortune to end up in this setting – or worse.

You can see the difference almost immediately when he realizes he is safe at the vet’s office!

Oh what a feeling!  It’s what rescue is all about…

Let’s now all of us give Kit Carson a big rousing Howdy as he joins the Col. Potter family! 

Col. Potter Needs a Few More Adventurers! 
Please Volunteer to Foster or Transport so we can serenade every Cairn in need! 

Please  Consider being a CP Volunteer! 

CP Foster Home Application form: 
http://www.cairnrescue.com/rescue/foster.htm 

CP Transport Volunteer Driver form: 
http://cairnrescue.com/rescue/transport.htm 

CPCRN Volunteer form: 
http://cairnrescue.com/rescue/volunteer.htm

Jim Bowie Takes a Stand at Col. Potter!

Written by a CP Intakes Coordinator

Jim Bowie, a darling 9 year old Rescued Cairn

Let’s all give a rousing “Howdy” to the new kid on the block, Jim Bowie. This handsome and trim 17 pound Wheaten dude is coming to us here at Col. Potter straight off the Dude Ranch.  When his original owner realized that she couldn’t keep her little 9 year old sidekick anymore, she dropped poor Jim Bowie off at the ranch and headed for the hills.

Well, when Col. Potter saw the Unwanted Poster on this guy, we sent a posse up to nab him quicker’n you can say “Remember the Alamo!”  And hats off to Bob and Ellen O. for blazing that trail to rescue Jim Bo!

This boy is as good as they get - happy and playful - and, it’s going to be some very lucky Forever-folk who are chosen to corral our own Jim Bowie.  But in the meantime, let’s give Jim Bo a big, hearty Welcome to the Col. Potter clan!

Col. Potter Needs a Few More Forts and Trailblazers! 

Please Volunteer to Foster or Transport so we can help every Cairn in need of Rescue!

Please  Consider being a CP Volunteer!

CP Foster Home Application form:

http://www.cairnrescue.com/rescue/foster.htm

CP Transport Volunteer Driver form:

http://cairnrescue.com/rescue/transport.htm 

CPCRN Volunteer form:

http://cairnrescue.com/rescue/volunteer.htm

Happy Gilmore Breathes Easy with Col. Potter!

Written by a CP Intakes Coordinator

Happy Gilmore, an approximately 2 year old Wheaten Male

Intakes got an email the other morning from a shelter asking if Col. Potter could take this little guy.  If not, he would be euthanized that very day because he had kennel cough and they had no space in their quarantine kennels.

Charlene M. AGAIN responded to our urgent request for help and drove hours to pick him up and deliver him to the vet.  She said he’s just adorable and very happy (always smiling) – thus his name.   And she sent a little video of him on the exam table at the vet  - http://youtu.be/wg4Ocpqmci8

Interestingly, Charlene did not hear him cough one time during their long drive, and the vet is not convinced either.  We’ll find out more about that as he is fully vetted.

Happy Gilmore is estimated to be 2 years old and weighs 14.3 lbs.

Welcome to the CP family, Happy Gilmore!  You can breathe easy now!

Col. Potter Needs a Few More Happy Landing Pads! 

Please Volunteer to Foster and help us offer safety to every Cairn in need!

Please  Consider being a CP Volunteer!

CP Foster Home Application form:

http://www.cairnrescue.com/rescue/foster.htm

CP Transport Volunteer Driver form:

http://cairnrescue.com/rescue/transport.htm 

CPCRN Volunteer form:

http://cairnrescue.com/rescue/volunteer.htm

Galecki Escapes to the Safety of Col. Potter!

Written by a CP Intakes Coordinator

Galecki, a now-lucky 26 lb. Wheaten Male

Some boys don’t have an easy life.  Sometimes their humans are not kind.  Take poor Galecki, who had a zip-tie fastened tightly around his neck, cutting into his skin.  He somehow ended up at a shelter where, in addition to being in pain, he was scared.  There was not much hope or interest from visitors to the shelter.  His time was running out.  Lucky for him, his rescue angel appeared at the shelter to do work for another rescue group.  She saw Galecki, knew his end was near, and could not leave him behind.

She pulled him, brought him up to date on his vet care, and contacted Col. Potter to see if we could help.  As luck would now have it, we could!

Galecki is estimated to be 3-4 years old, and is 26 pounds, and he is now a lucky CP kid. No more zip-ties… No more shelters...  This boy deserves much better!! 

Thanks to all his angels who helped this lucky boy get to his Foster Home! 

Welcome, Galecki! 

 

A Big Welcome to Little Minnow!

Contributed by a CP Intakes Volunteer

Minnow

Minnow was picked up as a stray by Animal Services.  She waited 8 long days and no one came looking for her.  The shelter was bursting at the seams (as usual) and contacted us at Col. Potter to see if we had room for her.  Fortunately, we had room AND an available foster home close by!

I suspect Minnow might end up with the nickname of “Mini” – she only weights 11.8 lbs!  The shelter said she’s a real sweetheart and couldn’t believe no one claimed her.  They estimate she’s 1-2 years old.

Welcome to the family little sweetie!