Unfortunately, there are people who write books or develop websites that do not own dogs and never have. They do it solely to make money and in doing so are providing mis-information to unsuspecting dog owners who are truly seeking information to help them.

"Cairn Terriers like me love it if you scratch those hard-to-reach spots. Awww ... it feels so good."   Molly May Another thing I learned while reading all of these dog books several years ago was that writing a book and then having a book published isn't difficult. It doesn't mean the author of the book is actually an authority on the topic at all. He or she may have outsourced the book to a ghostwriter who simply read other books and wrote about what they read.

The same is true about developing Cairn Terrier or other dog related websites. Anyone can create a website these days very easily and much of what you read is either republished articles, plagiarized material or just plain wrong. Some of what I read was on websites owned by people who didn't have a dog.

The articles you will find here at AboutCairnTerriers.com were all written by me and are based solely on what I have experienced in working with my two Cairn Terriers, Molly and Jack.

I am not a professional dog trainer. Just a dog loving person who has personally owned four dogs in my life. A small percentage of the articles on my website are reprints from other authors, but I do not publish any article unless I feel it contains original, worthwhile information for our website visitors. I also add my own comments about what I felt was important about the article I reprinted (with legal permission of course) or other thoughts I have about the article that relate to Cairn Terrier owners. My reputation is important to me and my mission or reason for this website is to help other Cairn Terrier owners by sharing what worked and what did not work for me.

I love dogs and cannot imagine ever being without a dog in my life. After our last mixed breed dog passed away and before I bought our first Cairn Terrier, Molly May, there was a time lapse of about 9 months. It was the most difficult nine months of my life.

It has always been my belief that dogs are a gift to humans and were put on this earth to help humans understand the true meaning of unconditional love. And mostly I feel bad for people who do not or would not consider having a dog because they are missing out on experiencing a different type of love and bond that they will experience anywhere else.