Rescue Corner - September 2012

By Veronica Hudak-Moe, Lois Cleland, and Ann Gates

The Rescue Corner column began in the August 2011 Thistle Talk. The Corner will keep you up to date on all the goings-on in PCTC Rescue and more. You’ll be hearing from several of us over the next several issues. We’ll tell you our stories about how we came to rescue and how it has enriched our lives. We invite you to enjoy our stories and maybe join us in Rescue, one of the most gratifying experiences the dog fancy offers.

Labor Day Weekend, members of the Rescue committee, a few volunteers, and their Cairns attended the Virginia Scottish Games at Great Meadows in The Plains, VA in order to educate the public on Rescue, our club, and our breed.

On Saturday, Maryland Rescue Chair Lois Cleland tended our booth with Lexi and Trouble. Lois said Trouble charmed everyone and was very good with all of the children, and Lexi was wonderful as well. Volunteers Sally and Baron Berninghausen brought their two adopted cairns, Binky and Otto, and they were perfect gentlemen.

On Sunday, Virginia Rescue Chair Veronica Hudak-Moe and Rescue Committee member Ann Gates tended the booth with member applicant Barbara Pennington. Despite the rain, we had a large number of people approach us who were interested in learning more about Cairn terriers and about rescue and our other programs. We sent them away with literature on the club and on field trials, as well as on the Cairn.

The dogs were wonderful ambassadors. We had Ann’s Boo (Ch. Whetstone Trick or Treat), Barbara’s Remi, and Veronica’s Brody. They were friendly and attentive all day, despite the heat, the rain, and the surfeit of French fries.

Westie Rescue asked us if we were running a daycare, since we had a lot of smitten children sharing our cover all day. One boy, going into kindergarten today, said: “These are lovely dogs. I can’t imagine any lovelier.” Now there is an endorsement.

The Rescue Committee will be attending Fredericksburg’s Gone to the Dogs, a fun-filled Dog Fair in downtown Fredericksburg, VA on October 6th. So, if you’re not going to the CTCA Specialty and you’re looking for something Cairn-y to do, contact Veronica for details on joining us at the Fair.