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Does your Dog have a Toy Box?
I keep all of my Cairn Terrier's toys in dog toy boxes. They have one toy box inside, one outside, and one in my van. Each toy box has a closable lid, so that I am in control of the...
Posted in About Cairn Terriers on June 5, 2006 07:22 AMMaximum Puppy Crate Training Time by Age
Technically your Cairn Terrier is a puppy until she reaches one year old. Until her first birthday she is not physically mature enough to sustain long periods of time in her crate without accidents. This is especially true when your...
Posted in About Cairn Terriers on May 24, 2006 08:01 AMAre Cairn Terriers Hard to Housebreak?
"I'm having difficulty housebreaking my Cairn Terrier puppy. Is this breed difficult to housebreak? Can you help me?" ~Jonella...
Posted in About Cairn Terriers on May 22, 2006 11:05 AMPuppy Proofing Your Home
Your new Cairn Terrier puppy will be naturally curious about her new home and will want to explore every corner of it. Since puppies cannot yet distinguish between acceptable play things and things that might hurt them, you will need...
Posted in About Cairn Terriers on May 19, 2006 07:05 AMDog Coupons and Discount Offers
This page will be changing periodically as I receive more special savings coupons and discounts to offer you from some of the Internet's top pet supply companies. Some of the offers are seasonal so take advantage of them while you...
Posted in About Cairn Terriers on May 12, 2006 02:07 PMCairn Terrier Housebreaking Supplies You'll Need
Below is a list of all the Cairn Terrier puppy housebreaking supplies I used successfully with my Cairn Terriers. I bought other supplies as well, but I didn’t use them or they didn't work. By reading this article, I'll be...
Posted in About Cairn Terriers on May 3, 2006 06:32 PMYour Cairn Terrier's Toy Box
Puppies and dogs love toys and a Cairn Terrier puppy or dog is no different. Our first Cairn Terrier, Molly May, doesn't play with toys as much as she did when she was younger. She is now as of the...
Posted in About Cairn Terriers on May 3, 2006 04:30 PMDominate Female Cairn Terriers
Since it had been more than 20 years since I housebroke a puppy, I found myself learning the concept all over again. But this time, however, the rules were quite different and positive dog training techniques was now the concept....
Posted in About Cairn Terriers on May 3, 2006 04:07 PMChoose Your Cairn Terrier's Groomer Wisely
Did you know that right now in the grooming industry in the United States, no prior education requirements or examination processes exist to become a groomer? That means that anyone can set up a card table in their basement, buy...
Posted in About Cairn Terriers on May 3, 2006 08:01 AMClicker Training a Cairn Terrier
If you want to train your Cairn to do even the smallest little tasks, I found clicker training to be the quickest and most efficient long term dog training technique. Even to this day after more than a year of...
Posted in About Cairn Terriers on May 2, 2006 02:50 PMJack's Puppy Photos
As of the writing of this article, Jack is 1 year and 4 months old. Jack's AKC registered name is Happy Jack. We named him Happy Jack because he is always happy no matter what he's doing or the time...
Posted in About Cairn Terriers on May 2, 2006 08:13 AMMolly's Puppy Photos
Everyone loves puppy photos and Cairn Terrier owners are no different. Below you will find lots of baby photos of our first Cairn Terrier, Molly May. As of the date that I write this article, Molly is 2 years and...
Posted in About Cairn Terriers on May 2, 2006 07:04 AMCrates for Cairns
We started both of our Cairn Terriers, Molly and Jack, with plastic pet carriers as their crates. It was pretty simple to get them accustomed to the crate. By establishing regular nap routines and night bedtime routines for a couple...
Posted in About Cairn Terriers on May 1, 2006 04:06 PMCrate Bed Sets
When our Cairn Terriers, Molly and Jack, were both puppies, we lined their Midwest Life Stages Crates with old rags and towels. When we felt like they had graduated from housebreaking (one month without any accidents in the house), we...
Posted in About Cairn Terriers on May 1, 2006 03:58 PMKongs for Cairns
What is a Kong? It is a peculiar word, and I didn't know what a Kong was either. When my Cairns were puppies I kept reading a reference to a Kong in all of the dog training books. Whatever this...
Posted in About Cairn Terriers on April 30, 2006 04:37 PMSnoozy Sleeper - Dog Security Blanket?
This might sound a bit odd, but both Jack and Molly, our lovable Cairn Terriers, have what we call their "momma". Basically momma it is a black Snoozy Sleeper, that we bought from the local pet shop....
Posted in About Cairn Terriers on April 30, 2006 04:21 PMCanine Cooler
If you have a hot bodied little Cairn Terrier like my Happy Jack, your dog will love the Canine Cooler pad. I bought this pad several years ago for my older dog (now deceased) when he was having terrible arthritis...
Posted in About Cairn Terriers on April 30, 2006 03:18 PMCrate Training
Both Molly and Jack are crate trained. What's a crate? Isn't that mean and considered cruel?...
Posted in About Cairn Terriers on April 30, 2006 03:13 PMHousebreaking a Cairn Terrier
First let me say that Molly and Jack have completely different personalities. Both are smart, but Molly was a challenge in the housebreaking process. It had been 20+ years since I had housebroke a dog, so everything I knew I...
Posted in About Cairn Terriers on April 27, 2006 11:21 AM
