Sunday Sweets!

Sunday is full of SWEETS!  Each week we showcase the sweeter side of Cairns.  If you have a sweet filled Cairn and would like us to consider YOUR photo for an upcoming "Sunday Sweets!" send it to us at cpcrnblog@gmail.com (All photo submissions become the property of CPCRN and may be used for fundraising, promotion and/or outreach purposes.).

Snow (fka CP's Capri) was a very good girl this year 
and got lots of presents from Santa Paws!

It's hard to believe someone could lose this beauty queen 
but Susan D. was found wandering the streets of Texas with a pal who was
microchipped and found her way home but this little lady is now 
in the safe hands of CPCRN!

Transport has arrived and excellent at his
surveillance duties!

 

Bubba (fka CP's Burnell) has just settled down 
for a long winter's nap for his first Christmas
in his forever home! 

Goodwill is enjoying his new pal in his foster home -  
So handsome! 

Trekkie wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 

Zach is happy with his Santa toy and wishes you a Happy New Year!

Tess (CP's Aphrodite), Lucas (CP's Guiseppe), Beatrice (CP's Tonga) and 
Rocky (CP's Sousa) are ready for 2021!  

Sunday Sweets!

Sunday is full of SWEETS!  Each week we showcase the sweeter side of Cairns.  If you have a sweet filled Cairn and would like us to consider YOUR photo for an upcoming "Sunday Sweets!" send it to us at cpcrnblog@gmail.com (All photo submissions become the property of CPCRN and may be used for fundraising, promotion and/or outreach purposes.).

Chassis is ready to GO!

Happy pup Garfield

Chrome  taking a rest during a walk (or is this stalling tactics? - LOL)

Krebber doing tricks for treats

Van enjoying her blanket and some couch time

Lowboy having fun in the yard

Maggie Mae and her favorite toy

Transport sitting so patiently for his closeup

Tippy's big day

Contributed by a CP Transport Volunteer

So today I got to do my first EVER transport! My husband and I drove about 90 minutes from home, to pick up Tippy from the Vet and deliver her to Denise for her B&B. She is flying to Florida on Monday. We get to the Vet clinic and she's all ready to go. They bring her out and I am in love. She is TINY and adorable!

I called to her and she ran right over. I got down on her level and she jumped in my lap and gave me a nice bunch of Cairn kisses. My husband called her, to put her CP tag on, and he got the same treatment. This girl is sweet, sweet, sweet! The clinic manager said that she was a sweetheart and that she was a good guest, even if she did complain about her accommodations.

We got her all tagged, harness on and leash in place. We took her out front and she immediately did her business. Such a good girl! I had brought a blanket, a stuffed marrow bone, some treats and a couple of toys. I didn't want the poor girl to be bored, right? I put her in the crate and she immediately grabbed one of the toys and started squeaking away. I snapped a quick picture, which you can see above. By this time, we were wondering how someone could let this sweet girl go. I don't know how she came to be in the shelter, but she didn't belong there. Honestly, he and I had a VERY long discussion about whether she would make it to Denise. But we know our current pack and we just didn't think we should upset the apple cart. Harmony is a good thing.

We drove the hour to meet Denise. Tippy would fuss and then settle in. After a few minutes she would fuss again. So, he would give her a small piece of the treat. She would settle, fuss, treat. Settle, fuss, treat. You get the idea. He kept telling her what a great life she would have and just how sweet and cute she was. And yes, I told her the same thing. It took everything we had not to take our exit and head home.

When we got to the meeting spot, he refused to open his door so I could take out the crate. Yes, he was totally in love. But, he also loves the harmony in the house. Our Izzy would not take kindly to another spunky female. He did open the door and we got her safely stowed in Denise's car. Denise says she is particularly fond of the pink stuffed bone, which makes me doubly glad I brought it for her.

When we got home, I got a message from my youngest son. He's wondering why she wasn't dognapped and why I hadn't informed him of her existence. I knew she wasn't right for him either. Mother knows best! I know she will find the most perfect home. And who knows, someone may fall head over heels for her at Carol's pool party. We are unable to attend and it's probably a good thing. I don't know that he could spend much more time with her and NOT bring her back here.What a wonderful experience it was. Tippy is the cutest and sweetest little girl. Welcome to freedom Tippy!

If you would like to volunteer to help transport one of our cairns please click this link. Even if you can only drive one hour each way, it can make a difference! Thanks for considering it.

AHHH The Sweet Smell of Hot Tar or The things we do for love (of cairns)

Written by a CP Transport Volunteer

So since the mom is visiting and I don't have enough to do, I volunteer us to help do a 6 plus hour transport today. Everything starts out well, we pick up 3 sweet little furbutts in Oklahoma and will drive them back here to Texas. We meet one foster mom just north of Dallas, Texas and continue on towards Corsicana, Texas with the other 2 furbutts. The little male is making all kinds of racket in the crate but it's ok, mom and I just talk louder. Twenty minutes later it gets very quiet, too quiet. Mom and I stop talking and look at each other questioningly. Then it happened. THE SMELL!!! THE WORSE SMELL EITHER OF US HAVE EVER AND I MEAN EVER SMELLED IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!!

Now we know why the boy was scratching at the crate. It is hard to watch the road, the eyes are watering like a faucet. I roll down the far back windows, not enough. I roll down the back windows, still not enough. I roll down the front windows, I think it is getting worse! I open the sun roof and drive as fast as possible. Better. People in the cars we zoom by are looking at us as though we have horns out our ears. We both have our shirts pulled up over our noses, mom has her jacket hood on backwards and I have my face buried in the crook of my arm, I am driving like my butt is on fire so I can't cover my entire face like my chicken mom. A car passes us with a lab's head sticking out the window so mom and I try it, doesn't work, too hard to reach the peddles. Just then a semi truck pulls in front of me and he is hauling a load of hot tar. Mom and I look at each other and say "AHHH the sweet smell of hot tar!"

I realize that in just a short time I will be handing off this retched smelling dog to a relatively new foster mom who will have 3 hours drive back home. Can't do it. So I stop at a couple of gas stations until I find a cooperative one. This one not only has an outside water hose but a fenced side yard that I can safely remove the dog from the crate and hose everything down. Turns out it was not the noisy boy but the quiet girl who had the problem. Mom looked at me and said "Why did the boy get so quiet if it wasn't him that went in the crate?", I told her it was because he was too busy covering his nose with his paws!

We spray a can full of Lysol I keep in the van for shelter id's and load everyone back in. Everything is better, wet but better, eyes have almost stopped watering and we drive on. Mom has a whole new respect for the work I do and the smells I go through for Col. Potter. She said something about not ever going with me again, but hey, that makes it almost worth it. CP rules were followed, no dogs were loose or in any harm. We complete the transport on pins and needles waiting for THAT smell again, never happened. Mom will be here for another week, I hope this was the worse CP has to throw at me.

Col. Potter Wants YOU!

Written by CP's Volunteer Coordinator

CPCRN is experiencing record numbers of incoming dogs needing foster homes and incoming applications needing to be processed. Our need for new volunteers in ALL AREAS is great right now. Even if you have only a couple hours a week free, you can help coordinator a home safety visit or drive a leg in a transport. If you have not filled out our Volunteer Forms, please consider taking a few minutes to do it. We always try to find the best fit for your skills, experience and time restrictions. We all have busy lives but the Cairns will thank you for any way you can volunteer.

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

Transport specific form (if you can help by driving a leg anytime in your area)http://cairnrescue.com/rescue/transport.htm

Remember if you are a CP Adoptive Home, that your dog came to you because people - many wonderful people, volunteered to rescue/transport, foster, check references, inspect, match and keep tabs on YOUR adopted Cairn Terrier. While fostering is always our greatest need (and Adoptive Homes can be approved VERY QUICKLY for fostering), there are many ways to help.

Thank you for considering volunteering!

"To the World you are a rescue person, to a rescued dog you are the World."

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.