Cairns Saved After Being Tossed From Car

Hello We just wanted to let you know that we have adopted a Cairn......... My SIL works at a vet clinic here in MN and I was talking to her and happened to ask if they had any rescues. They had just taken in 3 little dogs, Cairns, that day. Mary told me that 4 had been tossed from a car the day before with one little one not making it. They were being checked out by the vet now. We would talk in a couple of days. There were 2 females, 1 male.

I don't know if you realize that there are not many Cairns in Southern MN, we have to explain to almost everyone what they are. So I started searching and came across Col. Potter's. After reading everything on the site, we called them back and asked if we could have one. The Vet's office knows our family and our history with dogs, some family members drive 60 miles to this clinic for care. We waited until she had been spayed (it is believed that she has had many litters), teeth cleaned and given a clean bill of health and then got to meet HER! She had been named Sandy (4-5 yrs) and she was ours if we wanted her. The vet took Louie (about 3 years) home and an intern took Bobbi. Bobbi was named for the head bob she was doing. All was well with the world.

We took Lucy (FKA Sandy), as in "you have some 'splaing to do"! She went back 2 weeks later for a check-Up and was doing great! Unfortunately Bobbi did not fare as well, she passed away in her sleep. They brought Louie in for a visit and it was reunion time!

Lucy was very attached to me and would try to protect me from my husband, John. We were patient and now she knows he is the "FUN" one. She has learned to play with toys, she walks very well, she is housebroken if you do not have any scatter rugs on the floor, eats well, is very polite, loves rides, gets along with all her "cousins" and can get herself into more trouble that you can imagine! She believes that all is hers but is not aggressive if you take things away!

She keeps us on our toes, makes us laugh constantly, is so very sweet and even-tempered. She does not mind storms, loves watching the rabbits, birds and squirrels from one of her two perches, children of any size and of course lap time. She is my constant companion, the downstairs used to be my spot until her "cousin" taught her to do stairs! Her only fears are anything construction related.........she will go after a tape measure as if her life depended on killing it, does not like diesel machinery noise nor stepping out in the rain!