Cairn Terrier Rescue

A couple of weeks ago, I noticed a growth on one of our Cairn Terrier rescues’ right paw. It was dark in color and about the size of a small marble. I had never noticed this bump on Nora before.  When I tried to examine the growth, Nora would retreat, so I knew it was…

When I used to walk Happy and Scout, our 100-pound-plus Labrador retrievers, I was often annoyed by the little-dog walkers we’d encounter, who acted as if mine would engulf theirs like Jaws off the beach at Amity Island. Now that Happy and Scout are somewhere over the rainbow bridge, and I walk our Cairn Terrier…

Success! We completed our Erie County Recreational Passport from the Let’s Move Outside! project by walking the Perry 200 Commemoration Trail on a sunny, Sunday afternoon.in late September. As we started out at the trailhead on Dobbins Landing, families with small children, a few casual fishermen, and even a wedding party were enjoying the Presque Isle bayfront. After our two Cairn…

With all 10 of the trails completed on our Erie County Recreational Passport in the Let’s Move Outside! project, it’s time to reflect on our experience. Husband Jim, our two Cairn Terrier rescues, and I would like to thank Erie Yesterday, the Erie County Department of Health, and VisitErie for giving us the excuse to get…

The Fort LeBoeuf Trail, at four-miles long, was sure to tire out Nutmeg and Nora, our Cairn Terrier rescues, but at the end of the hike they were probably ready to mark a few more trails off their Erie County Recreational Passport. These dogs have built some serious muscles in the year that we’ve had…

A year ago, when we were looking for two new canine friends to fill the empty spots in our hearts left by the untimely passing of our labs, Happy and Scout, we thought we might like to try the opposite end of the size scale, but were concerned that small dogs might not be able…

It seemed like Nutmeg and Nora, our Cairn Terrier rescues, could sense that adventure was in store for them on Labor Day morning, and indeed it was. Putting Jim’s spreadsheet to work, the one he developed before we started our first hike of the 10 included in the Let’s Move Outside! program, we determined that we could knock off…

It was a warm, sunny, Sunday morning, when Husband Jim and I, along with our Cairn Terrier rescues, Nutmeg and Nora, set off on our first hike in the Let’s Move Outside! program. The day before, I had given Jim the task of deciding which trail we would tackle first, what I thought would be, at the…

This summer, Husband Jim and I have been taking our Cairn Terrier rescues along with us on our quest to fill our Erie County Recreational Passport by hiking 10 different trails in Erie County. A collaborative program between Erie Yesterday, Erie County Department of Health, and VisitErie, Let’s Move Outside! is part of Erie County’s pilot initiative…

Well, it’s been five months we’ve checked in on Nutmeg and Nora, our two Cairn terrier rescues. You might have been wondering if we gave them away, gave them back, or just gave up. I’m happy to say that Nutmeg and Nora are still here and are making progress every day. Do they still have…