Ann Silverthorn

Depending on our destination, we find ourselves on one of three airlines: US Airways, Delta, or United (previously Continental). If we’re flying US Air, we connect in Philadelphia, a flight of more than 90 minutes from Erie, PA. The flight attendant announces that because of the short duration of the flight, there will be no…

Okay, these Cairn Terrier rescues didn’t exactly make the movie. I did. But they do star in it. For some reason, it took me a while to even realize that I should try and tape them, and then after I did, I realized that I’ve never put a video of them on my blog. As…

Last night’s Dog Whisperer TV show featured fighting dogs, Ruby and Jinx, who Cesar said literally wanted to kill each other. These two dogs seemed similar to Nutmeg and Nora, our two Cairn terrier rescue dogs in that one of them, Jinx, was insecure, like Nora. Seeing those two terriers go at it on TV made me…

I live on one side of the modest metropolis of Erie, PA, and commute daily to the other side of town. This involves I-90, which is usually the fastest way to get to or from work. Waking up to a snow storm this morning, I bundled up in my warmest coat along with the hat and scarf…

From December 27, 2011  We could really use Cesar Millan, from the Dog Whisperer TV show, to roller-blade over to the east coast and straighten out our Cairn Terrier rescues. Nutmeg and Nora’s notorious spats reached new heights over the past couple of weeks. I’ll bet Cesar could figure out what causes their conflicts and tell us how we can…

Nutmeg and Nora, our adorable Cairn Terrier rescues, had been watching Husband Jim stack firewood all afternoon. Eventually, it was time to let them out, but he had the garage door open. The dogs have a small fenced-in area off of the man door in the garage. So, I knew I had to shut the…

So, when we were in Arizona visiting our daughter, I asked Husband Jim to turn the water off in the laundry room. Yesterday, when I went to do some laundry, I turned the knobs back the other way and threw a load in. The washer started up, and then several minutes later stopped, giving me…

Every morning, at 6:30 a.m., I let Nutmeg and Nora, our Cairn terrier rescues, outside. When they come in, I wash their bowls and feed them. They seem to like when I hang around as they eat. As I’ve mentioned before, although these two dogs have their moments of conflict, it’s never over food. They start…

One of the challenges we’ve faced since adopting our two Cairn Terrier rescues, Nutmeg and Nora, has been their violent clashes. Usually, these incidents occur when I’m petting them. It seems that one will think the other is encroaching on her turf and will start a low growl. Then, their eyes fix on each other, and…

The day after Nutmeg, one of our Cairn Terrier rescues, had visited the vet for her urinary tract infection (UTI), Jim and I were talking to his friend about her “condition,” and also about the way she would freak out at Nora, for seemingly no reason. Friend Dave reminded us that UTIs can cause confusion…