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When our elderly Scottie passed on, we found a house without a dog is not a home. I had researched the Scottish Terrier, and found Cairn Terriers were likely the progenitors of both Scottish Terriers and White Westhighland Terriers. So I started looking for Cairns. I found Col. Potter Cairn Terrier Rescue online. I looked through the available Cairns, I saw an older boy with the most beautiful eyes... and there were quite a few others I found appealing, too. So we put in an application, went through a thorough vetting process, and were matched with an older "mill mama" with beautiful golden hair. She came here, we called her Meg (her name was Megalyn) and she just loved being adored and spoiled. The day came, though when she was to go to the Rainbow Bridge, and we let her go. She's in our 'pet cemetary' with our Scottie boy. We went back to Col. Potter a few months later, re-applied, and were matched with that Cairn boy with the beautiful eyes! He was flown to us from his foster home, and we brought him home. We had adopted a Cairn from a local rescue, Malcolm, because he had heartworms, & we could afford to get him treatment. So Jim Dandy, a very shy, insecure little man, was welcomed by Malcolm. Soon, we dropped the 'Jim' and just called him Dandy. He became more confident, and his "cairnitude" blossomed. It was a wonderful thing to watch that little mill boy become the Cairn he was meant to be.
Since then, we've adopted Princess I, Kenna (fka Turnip) and Truman. We were trying to foster Kenna & Truman, but we couldn't let them go. We know now we're just not meant to foster, but we can provide a wonderful place for Cairns from 4 to 14. We've gotten to know many other Cairn owners & lovers through the Cairn Rescue Mentoring Yahoo group, & gone to two gatherings of people & Cairns. It's glorious. And our gratitude is eternal.