HELLO
MY NAME IS TERRY , I AM POSTING THIS MESSAGE ON BEHALF OF MY PARTNER , WHO HAS A CAIRN TERRRIER THAT IS VERY ILL AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE LONG LEFT .
SHE IS INTERESTED IN RESCUEING A CAIRN ( ANY AGE ) TO KEEP HER WESTIE COMPANY , AND SOFTEN THE BLOW , WHEN THE INEVITABLE HAPPENS . THE DOG WOULD HAVE A VERY LOVING HOME , AND NEVER BE ALONE .
IF ANY ONE OUT THERE CAN HELP PLEASE MAIL ME ON ---
TELELL1960@AOL.COM

THANKS TERRY

Terry, the best place to look may be www.adtrader.co.uk, they often have dogs which need new homes due to changes in circumstances. Also you could try www.dogpages.org.uk who have breed rescue details. Good luck

Sorry to disagree, but surely the best place to look is the Breed Rescue :-)

Cairn Terrier Rescue.
Mrs.Roberts (secretary)
Tel: 01283 712498

No, please don't look in adverts (yellow pages and the like) - you'll probably find puppy farm rejects, as like as not.

First stop is always breed rescue

Jo and the Casblaidd Flatcoats

I'm sure breed rescue gets puppy farm rejects as well.

The point is, less Puppy Farms, less rejects, and hopefully, less reject rescues. Puppy Farms continue becsue people carry on buying from them. With breed rescue you stand a good chance of learning life history, idea of parentage (although not registration, of course) and have access to excellent help, support and advice. Of course, not all rescues come with full history and without possible problems, but at least the puppy farmer is not coninuing to profit. I could go on and on, but I am sure most list memebers have heard it all before. For new prospective dog owners, it is very much caveat emptor.
Gwen

I'm a bit confused on this...
I thought breed rescue rescued all dogs of that particular breed for rehoming. So if a Boxer (for example) came into rescue kennels/found straying/unwanted pup (whatever) - I would have thought the first port of call would be a Boxer rescue to see if any potential homes were waiting. There is no way of knowing if that dog was puppy farmed or not.
Is this not the case?

Not quite sure I understand - If you mean that Breed Rescue would be contacted by Local Authority kennels about lost/found dogs of their breed, the answer is almost always NO! I understand that 1 or 2 breed rescues have managed to talk the local kennels/agencies into some sort of contact, but these are very much in the minority. Generally speaking, lost/straying dogs found or reported to the dog warden etc never come within the reach of rescue. Would be impossible to list (or even speculate on) all the routes by which dogs get into rescue, but an awful lot of them are placed 'on rescue' by owners, who cannot care from them anymore. Whether this is because of change in circumstances or because they can't cope, with a bit of luck the rescue organisers will know. Of course, quite a few dogs will not have histories available, for various reasons, and yes, some may have been puppy farm purchases initially. However, approaching Rescue rather than responding to a Free Ad paper, you know nothing is going into the pocket of the puppy farmer to help perpetuate the trade. And you get experienced back-up in case of problems.
Gwen

Thanks Gwen - I see what you mean.

Hi Gwen,

I agree with you and can happily sing the praises of using breed rescue. I was lucky enough to receive a breed rescue dog and felt I definitely gained with all the support, advice, specific breed knowledge etc. that I received from the rescue co-ordinators involved.

I also feel that with breed rescue there is a better chance of knowing more of the dog's background/health/issues than you may get from just replying to an ad plus breed rescues try to match dogs with prospective rehomers which IMO gives more chance of the rehoming being sucessful.

I know I can only talk for myself but breed rescue definitely worked for me and Toby the toerag (sp) ;) ;) :D :D
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