What happens when a Cairn Terrier comes into rescue?
Once a cairn comes into rescue, it is placed in an approved foster home for evaluation and rehabilitation, if necessary. We feel a cairn should stay in its foster home for at least 3 weeks. In our experience, it can take this long for the cairn to become comfortable enough to start showing its true colors. While in its foster home, the cairn will be evaluated for any behavioral issues, and the foster home will work on these issues as necessary. As possible, the foster home will attempt to determine whether the cairn is good with children, other dogs, cats, etc. In addition to being evaluated, any dog adopted from the Cairn Rescue League will be fully vetted. This includes an examination by a veterinarian; rabies, distemper, and bordatella (kennel cough) vaccines; and heartworm and fecal tests. We will use the heartworm/Lyme/ehrlichia test when available. Your dog will be current on flea/tick preventive if necessary and current on heartworm preventive as dictated by the area in which yo
