It was actually Molly's first crate mattress pad, but she continually dragged it out of her crate and gently held it in month. The scene often looked like she was trying to nurse it. Oddly enough Molly did not start doing this until the day after she was spayed. I am not a pet psychologist, but it seemed to me that the spaying process was a little to traumatic for her and she felt comforted by what might have made her feel she was with her maternal mother again.

So I simply went along with her routine and bought her the Cratewear Crate Bed Set instead. To this day Molly still lays on momma and holds it in her mouth. We keep it under an end table in the living room and it doubles as a safe place for her.

When we got Jack he too quickly picked up on Molly's nursing behavior. So we bought him his own Snoozy Sleeper momma as well. Whether or not this is normal behavior for a Cairn Terrier I don't know. I rather doubt it. But we didn't make a big deal out of it. In fact, we encouraged their means of security, if that is what it is. I honestly doubt though that Jack would have repeated the behavior had he not learned it from Molly.

Cairn Terriers are very smart and they pick up on things quickly. They have a memory like an elephant and brain that absorbs everything like a sponge. I believe their motto is "if it feels good do it", and apparently the Snoozy Sleeper felt good to them. That's okay though. We don't grade or rate them on their behavior. We just want them to develop their own personalities and be happy.