Cairn Terriers Playing in the Snow!

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Cairn Terrier running in the snow!

Please support local dog and animal rescue groups. Cairn Terriers are the Best Dogs in the World, by the way. :)

Cairn Terriers Playing in the Snow Cairn Terriers were originally bred in Scotland so it is no wonder that these hardy little dogs take to the snow and wet like the champions they are! Watch our rescued Cairns enjoy playing in the snow. Look for a Cairn Terrier of your very own at our rescue website http://www.CairnRescue.com/ Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network matches Cairns in need of homes, with homes in need of Cairns!



“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace.” ~ Milan Kundera

“Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.” ~ Mark Twain

“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” ~ Will Rogers


Cairn Terrier in the snow!

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Man Rescues His Dog From Alligator Attack!

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Steve Gustafson with his dog, Bounce

When an alligator attacked and grabbed his dog, Bounce the West Highlands Terrier, Steve Gustafson leaped into action! The 66-year-old grandfather jumped into the water and saved his beloved Bounce from the 7-foot, 130-pound alligator.

“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace.” ~ Milan Kundera

“Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.” ~ Mark Twain

“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” ~ Will Rogers

Man Fights Off Alligator to Save Dog Villages resident Steve Gustafson risked his life to rescue Bounce from the jaws of an alligator. Gustafson wrestled with the gator finally freeing his West Highland terrier, and fortunately only ended up with a couple of stitches to his hand.




American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

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Killer Whale Chases Man and Dog!

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Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) chasing Labrador Retriever (Canis lupus familiaris)

Swim for your life! A diver and dog are chased from the water by a Killer Whale! Nothing against the orca, which is the largest dolphin, a highly intelligent carnivore, and was probably pinging the dog as a meal possibility, but I have to cheer for the dog to make it to the shore.

“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace.” ~ Milan Kundera

“Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.” ~ Mark Twain

“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” ~ Will Rogers


Killer Whale (Orcinus orca)

Orcas also have their place on Earth, in the biosphere, and are conscious beings. Killer Whales live 50 to 80 years, grow to 23 to 32 feet in length (7.0 to 9.7 meters), and weigh up to 6 tons (5,443 kilograms).

"It was once believed that most animal behavior, from the food they ate to the places they slept, was based on instinct. This new discovery supports the growing view that animals like killer whales are very prone to learning by imitation, and that they are `cultural` in nature." ~ Michael Noonan

Orcas Chasing Diver & Dog The free diver was on his way back in when he must have seen the Orcas and quickly got out onto the rocks. It seemed like there was at least 4 Orcas around him of which one was a mother with her calf. The one Orca came very close to shore where the Labrador was busy retrieving sticks from the water. He saw the whale and quickly turned around and swam back to shore with the Orca following as far as he could.





Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

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Dogs Help Endangered Species: Animals Assist Animals

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Frehley the Border Collie with Biologist Bud Marks

Frehley the Border Collie is on a mission and living, yep, a dog's life. He was on death row in an animal shelter, but biologists rescued Frehley to work in the forests of the Jemez Mountains.

Frehley, and other dogs, now sniff for the scat of endangered species worldwide. No ecosystem appears to be outside the abilities of these Conservation Canines. From pocket mice to elephants to killer whales, tracking other animals is natural for these working dogs. Frehley, et al. are loving every minute!

Nature Helping Nature: Conservation Canines A team of four-legged researchers sniff out critical conservation data to help New Mexico's forests adapt to a changing climate.




Tucker the Labrador Sniffing for Whales



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Dolphins Help Save Dog! (Video) *Alert neighbor to dog trapped in canal*

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Bottlenose Dolphin

Dolphins Help Save Dog Trapped in Canal

Dolphins are being credited for alerting a neighbor to a dog trapped in a Florida canal. Turbo, an 11 year old Doberman Pinscher, had been missing for 15 hours after his gate had been left open. Cindy Burnett had been searching for her dog Turbo but had not found him. A neighbor heard dolphins persistently splashing in a canal and then saw Turbo trapped in the water. The neighbor then rescued Turbo and told Burnett, "the dolphins were with him". Turbo apparently had been in the canal overnight.

WBBH News "Dolphins Help Save Tired Dog Stuck in Canal" Some persistent dolphin are being credited with saving a dog that had run away on Marco Island. The dog's owner said he had been missing for 15 hours before the dolphins alerted neighbors.

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The Michael Vick Fighting Dogs (Video) *From cruelty to rescue to salvation*

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Frodo seen here with his foster mom, Kim Ramirez
Frodo was a Michael Vick fighting dog and was shy and scared when rescued

Michael Vick In 2007, a pit bull fighting ring and operation was discovered at a house in Virginia owned by Michael Vick, the quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons. In December 2007 Vick pleaded guilty to "Conspiracy to Travel in Interstate Commerce in Aid of Unlawful Activities and to Sponsor a Dog in an Animal Fighting Venture" and went to Leavenworth federal prison. Pit bulls not only fought at this location, but were killed by electrocution or beating if they did not perform satisfactorily in the fighting ring. More dogs were known to be killed by drowning and hanging in this pit bull fighting network. Jim Gorant, who studied and wrote about pit bull fighting, estimates there are 40,000 people, "dog fighters", involved in the United States.

The Fighting Dogs Normally fighting dogs in a case like this would be considered too dangerous and be euthanized. Both the Humane Society of  the United States and PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) recommended euthanasia for the Michael Vick pit bulls. Dr. Stephen Zawistowsky, an advisor to The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, convinced the prosecutor to allow him to assemble a team to evaluate the dogs. Donna Reynolds and Tim Racer, who operate a pit bull rescue organization called Bad Rap, were on this team. The team went to Virginia in September 2007 to evaluate the approximately 50 dogs and assumed each dog was potentially violent. The dogs were run through a series of interactions: 1) could the dog be touched? 2) did the dog show aggression? 3) how did the dog react to another dog? 4) how did the dog respond to a life-size doll of a child?. Several of the dogs were timid, a few were aggressive towards other dogs, and almost none were aggressive towards people. In fact, most seemed eager for human affection. Ultimately the team decided 47 dogs were candidates for rehabilitation. Of those, 25 were deemed appropriate for foster care, to be adopted, and 22 were appropriate for sanctuary, of which most went to Best Friends Sanctuary in Utah, a no-kill shelter. Only one dog was deemed beyond help and was euthanized.

The Rescue In his book, The Lost Dogs, Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption, Jim Gorant said, "For possibly the first time in a legal setting, dogs were viewed not as the implements of a harsh and brutal undertaking, but as the victims of it". Money, Michael Vick's, was set aside by the court to care for the dogs. Donna Reynolds and Tim Race of Bad Rap took 13 of the dogs to California and eventually found homes for them. Frodo was shy and scared but is coming out of his shell and progressing. Audie would cower but is now "a fantastic little dog". Jonny Rotten, now Jonny Justice, is a certified therapy dog, works with kids, and "Jonny doesn't have bad days anymore, his bad days are over". The 25 pit bulls deemed appropriate for foster care have not had any behavioral problems subsequently. The 22 pit bulls evaluated as appropriate for sanctuary have mostly done well and some have been adopted. However, 2 of these did escape their pen one night and were involved in killing another dog. Hector, a scarred fighting dog with missing teeth and a notch out of his tongue, was adopted and has "never shown a trace of aggression to anyone or any dog". Once he was given another option, besides fighting, Hector showed who he really was. "All of the Vick's dogs who were given other options have shown who they are".

Postscript Positive changes include the Humane Society of the United States now supporting individual evaluations of fighting dogs and saving those that can be saved. HSUS also teamed up with Michael Vick to educate school children about the cruelty of dog fighting. One northern California library would not allow pit bulls, that is Jonny Justice, in the facility to work with kids. Cris Cohen left the program in protest as Jonny Justice has passed all behavioral tests and has never been a threat.

The Dogs Are (Still) Alright  Most of the time, dogs that are seized from fighting rings are considered far too dangerous to be kept alive and they are euthanized. But in the case of the Michael Vick dogs, tens of thousands of people spoke out and asked that the dogs be given a second chance. Inspired by Jim Gorant’s book “The Lost Dogs,” Need to Know’s William Brangham tells the story, first reported back in January.

Bad Rap

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

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