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Weekly Pinterest Picks - Wizard of Oz Cakes

Cakes by Erin Salerno

Welcome to this week's "Pinteresting Picks."  Just look at these incredible Wizard of Oz cakes we found on Pinterest!   Just click on the links below to check out each pin.  Enjoy - and feel free to re-pin your favorites!  Just click on the red "Pin it" button right on the pin.  

Please check us out at: http://pinterest.com/cpcrn/boards/  and follow us on Pinterest!  CP has over 60 boards covering a variety of subjects from the useful, such as behavior and training, health and nutrition, and cool pet products, to just plain fun, like great pictures of all kinds of dogs - especially Cairns!

Happy Pinning!

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Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network's pin on Pinterest.

Weekly Pinterest Picks - Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz

Dorothy & Toto 

Welcome to this week's "Pinteresting Picks" with some of our favorite Wizard of Oz pins.  Just click on the links below to check out each pin.  Enjoy - and feel free to re-pin your favorites!  Just click on the red "Pin it" button right on the pin.  

Please check us out at: http://pinterest.com/cpcrn/boards/  and follow us on Pinterest!  CP has over 60 boards covering a variety of subjects from the useful, such as behavior and training, health and nutrition, and cool pet products, to just plain fun, like great pictures of all kinds of dogs - especially Cairns!

Happy Pinning!

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Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network's pin on Pinterest.

I’m Not Sure we’ve been Properly Introduced!

Contributed by a Col. Potter Volunteer

The Scarecrow, Toto, and Dorothy, post-introduction in the Wizard of Oz!

Are you thinking about adding a new Rescued Cairn to your family?  There are many things to consider, and lots of planning to do.  You can expect to get many great tips to help you integrate your New Cairn into your home, so it is good to know that some of this advice will also apply to your current resident dogs.  Introductions is a great example.

Think Ahead about All Introductions!

Whether making introductions to family and friends or other dogs, it is important that you have your calm, secure, Alpha attitude firmly in place so that you can communicate to your New Cairn that this is all under control and there is nothing to worry about.  Remember: your New Cairn is a body language expert, so you communicate everything you project.  Be sure to send the right signals to your Cairn!

Whenever possible, plan ahead when your new Cairn is first meeting a family member or friend, especially if they also have a dog.  Arrange to have both dogs walking outside, in a neutral setting, moving in the same direction, towards a meeting point.  If you imagine a wide “V”, you each start out on opposite sides of the wide end and walk towards the narrow end at approximately the same pace.  Walking in the same direction allows both dogs to get closer and closer while not actually presenting the threat of facing a “new” dog.  When you get close enough to talk to the other person, speak in a happy, positive voice so both dogs know this is a friend.  Avoid handshakes or hugs, at this point, so you don’t accidentally communicate that either dog should feel the need to defend their human. 

You should expect the two dogs to scope each other out.  The best situation is where the dogs sniff one another, without any signs of dominance by either one, and, after a few minutes, they basically ignore one another and begin sniffing the grass or acting as if they want to continue their walk.  Sometimes this happens. Often it doesn't. 

Sometimes one dog may really want to sniff and sniff and sniff, and the other dog feels that he or she has been sniffed enough.  Use whatever words you use around the house to calm the other dog down, like "EASY", stated firmly as “Ease-eeeeeeeeeee”, and it helps the dogs to back off each other.  Then you should continue your walk, as you would normally.

Be calm and observant, always prepared to act quickly if needed.  You will know by your Cairn’s body language how to proceed in a natural manner that communicates “All is well and under control!” 

Rescuing one Cairn will not change the world, 
but it will surely change the world for that one Rescued Cairn

Read More About It:

Toto: The Other Side of the Story!

http://cairnrescue.blogspot.com/2014/02/toto-other-side-of-story.html

And the Oscar goes to…

http://cairnrescue.blogspot.com/2014/02/and-oscar-goes-to.html

Col. Potter Needs a Few More Introductions! 

Please Volunteer to Foster and help us help 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

Col. Potter’s Name a Rescue Cairn Program

http://mall.cairnrescue.com/forms/frm_namecairn.htm

Wizard of Oz Pinteresting Picks

Submitted by a CP volunteer

The Wizard of Oz 75^th Anniversary Celebration Has Begun!

Toto party favor!

Col. Potter has a fantastic Wizard of Oz board on Pinterest and here are some of our favorite pins:

Welcome Gibbs!

Please give a big welcome to "Gibbs"! He's thought to be just a youngster at 2 years old. This was his lucky day thanks to the help of a gal that rescues Schnauzers. Once she laid eyes on him she knew he was a cairn terrier and not a schnauzer as they had him listed. She said he looked just like Toto on the “Wizard of Oz” and could have jumped right out of Dorothy’s basket. We were able to coordinate with them to pull him and get him to a boarding kennel. He will soon be on his way to his Foster Mom, Barbara B., who is very excited about his arrival. It is so nice to talk with foster homes that are so excited and willing to open their homes to help these kids, we couldn't do it without all of you! Thanks to everyone that is helping Gibbs!