Walter is one handsome, little wheaten guy! He's 5 years old and weighs 14 lbs. In CLSR's foster care, he's been dewormed, had his shots brought up-to-date, and he also had a dental recently. He tested negative for heartworms, and he receives ongoing monthly heartworm and flea preventatives.

Walter is somewhat shy since he originally came from a puppymill, but he has a cheerful, friendly attitude once he's comfortable with you! He's energetic and loves to play with stuffed animals or other dogs here. His favorite cairn playmate so far is Patrick.

With his puppymill background, Walter had everything to learn about living in a house upon arrival here. He's learned to sleep quietly in a crate overnight and he also keeps it clean. He's also working on pottytraining and leash training. Since he's very food-motivated, we use small treats to encourage him. :) But mostly what it will take is repetition, repetition, repetition of his new owner's desired schedule.

Are you looking for a handsome young cairn boy to share your life? Then Walter might just be the one! Please go to www.camplonestarrescue.org if you'd like to meet Walter. If you click on his name there, you'll then see the application form to start the process. Thank you for supporting cairn rescue.

Sweet Grace is a beautiful, young, former puppymill girl. She's 7 years old and weighs 18 lbs. When first rescued, she was quite fearful of freedom in general, but she's been steadily building her confidence here at her foster home.

Grace likes calm and gentle men and women. She can be a little shy at first. Then once she knows you, she wants to jump in your lap for a cuddle when she sees you, and then gets more energetic and wants to play too. She would do best in a home with adults only.

Grace has discovered and LOVES stuffed animals and chewies! :) Sometimes she can be a bit mouthy in play, so her foster parents are working on reducing that behavior in her.

Medically speaking, Grace is up- to-date on her shots and she's been dewormed. She tested heartworm negative when she entered our rescue program and CLSR keeps her current on monthly flea and heartworm preventative medicines. Her recovery from her spay surgery and dental went well. Her teeth do show some wear from cage biting, so we know that prior to coming into rescue, she was kept in a small pen or crate and chewed on the cage front out of boredom and/or frustration.

Grace is still a bit tentative on the leash, but we're working on that with her. She's very good about keeping her crate clean. We're working on her overall pottytraining too and she's making good progress on that.

In foster care, we've discovered that Grace is dog- aggressive and has a high prey drive, so she can't go to a home with other pets in it. What this little girl needs is her very own special "forever home" where she would be the only dog companion of some lucky person...their very own Cairn Princess! :)

Might that home be yours? If the thought of adopting Grace appeals to your heart, please go to www.camplonestarrescue.org where you'll find the form to apply for her by clicking on her name. Grace says, "Thank you very much!" :)

Marianne is a very beautiful, 2-year-old, black brindle cairn girl. She was owner-surrendered to a local shelter by an elderly former owner, and from there, CLSR swooped in to rescue her.

Medically speaking, she is up-to-date on her shots, spayed, and dewormed. She tested negative on her heartworm test and is being kept current on her monthly heartworm prevention meds here in her foster home. She also is microchipped and recently had her teeth cleaned. Marianne weighs 18.5 lbs.

As you would expect from a home-raised cairn, Marianne walks okay on lead, is good on the grooming table, sleeps quietly in her crate when asked to, and seems to be potty- trained. We've discovered that she knows the "sit" command also. Overall, she seems to be a pretty athletic and perky girl. Toys attract her as does jumping up to the back of the couch to the window so that she can look outside. Another very great love of hers is getting tummy rubs! :)

Marianne is good with people. She keys in on what the people in her area are doing far more than on what the other dog in her area is doing. We don't believe that she's been around other dogs very much at all in her short life, so we've been having her spend some time each day playing with a male cairn foster here. Marianne is definitely the alpha in the relationship and is quite bossy. MacKenzie puts up with her, but Walter tells her to, "Go away now, please!" So our thinking at this time is that she needs a terrier-experienced owner who will either keep her as what she's been used to, an "only" dog, or who will be willing to work through teaching her to socialize correctly with other dogs.

Does your home have a spot for this beautiful, young cairn girl? Marianne will reward you with lots of fun, love and attention, if so. :) If you would like to apply for the pleasure of her company, please go to www.camplonestarrescue.org where you'll see her picture and a way to start the application process. Thank you for supporting cairn rescue!

The world is new for MacKenzie! So much has changed in the last few months in his world, but MacKenzie has successfully changed to meet his new circumstances.

Raised as an "only" dog in his former home and nearly never exposed to life outside his home, "Kenzie" was apprehensive about even going outside, was not fluent in "dog-speak" and was grossly overweight when he came into CLSR. However, his current CLSR foster home includes four female mentor Cairns...ages from 15 months to 14 years...all willing to help him learn proper manners and how to handle himself in social situations. They're also teaching him the nuances of dog-speak. And MacKenzie has been an enthusiastic student!

MacKenzie now relishes his outside time, zooming with a little friend he's made on the other side of our privacy fence or chasing birds and squirrels with his mentor pack. Each morning Kenzie and his fence-friend bark to summon each other, peer through the fence and then zoom happily till they are too weary to take another step. In addition to fun and friendship, this has helped Kenzie gain fitness. His weight when coming to his current foster home was 27 lbs. (down from 34 lbs. when he first came into CLSR). Today, he weighs 24.2 lbs. and has much more muscle mass and greater fitness. There is now a nip to his waistline and a spring in his step. He zooms, plays and wrestles with his pack mates, can leap up for snuggles and pets whereas he couldn't before, and is more enthusiastic and playful with each new day. Kenzie can't wait to get outside each day to find some new adventures.

MacKenzie is also doing well with his housetraining. He does not ask out yet, but he responds to regularly scheduled outside time.

While Kenzie is actually 6-7 years old, behavorially he is like a puppy -- learning a whole new way of living. MacKenzie is such a sweet, lovable boy with the most adorable, expressive face, we have to remind ourselves that he needs to learn, so as to keep ourselves on track as much as him. He has learned several commands. He "sits" very well, and has a very soft mouth when taking treats. On... (Continued)

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