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Ty would make a wonderful companion and has much love to give and life to live.  For more information, contact "Barbara & John

He gets along with some Cairns but he has an aversion to larger dogs, maybe due to the cataracts and limited vision. A great little guy, who was not treated in the best way, became a throw-away Cairn when he could no longer chase the ball for the kids.  He is looking for a large dose of love and a special home to live in.

and then...

"Ty laid his head in the crook of Jeff’s neck and sighed. Ty had found his new home."

From: "Barbara & John
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 10:23:29 -0700

Subject: A Homecoming for Ty

Friends:

The doorbell rang at 9 a.m. on Saturday; I opened the door to two people who called me earlier in the week about Ty.  As we approached the pen in the family room where Ty was standing with his head cocked to one side, all three of us humans were anxious about how Ty would react.  His tail gave a couple of tentative wags and his nose a few hopeful sniffs.

I lifted Ty out of the pen and suggested that we all go outside so we could get better acquainted.  Susan and I chatted about their experience with Cairns, most of which were rescues.  Jeff and Susan have rescue cairns that Laura Strong and Karen Smith helped them to find.  In fact, Jeff and Susan also own a puppy from Roy and Laura Strong. Meanwhile Ty sidled up to the chair where Jeff was sitting for head and back scratches.  The couple had opened their hearts and home to Cairns that had physical challenges before, so Ty’s skin allergies and impaired vision were not uncharted waters for them.  Susan shared pictures of their Cairn family with me while Jeff scooped Ty up into his arms.  And then, the magic happened…Ty laid his head in the crook of Jeff’s neck and sighed.  Ty had found his new home.

John and I are not “regulars” on Cairn rescue but have housed rescue dogs in the past for a couple of days while the real rescuers searched and found them a home.  We had three weeks with Ty.  During that time we were sad for what had happened to him, anxious about his future and hopeful about finding him a new home.  So when the email from Susan and Jeff arrived, we read their note about their desires to meet Ty with tears in our eyes.  We not only found a home for Ty but found two more people who are as passionate about their Cairns as we are about ours.  Aren’t Cairns incredible!

Thank you so much to the rescuers in Northern and Southern California for your help and encouragement in finding Ty a home.  Special thanks to Linda Heiner, Terry Broderick, and Ernie Sloane for sending me referrals and especially for posting Ty’s picture and story on the California clubs websites.  Working together we took a dog from neglect to nirvana!

Thanks again,
Barbara and John

  And here he is going that special home. Thanks to all who helped.