Advantages: small,neat ,clean dog Disadvantages: will walk forever,likes mud
I have had 2 Cairns,my first one was a wheaten bitch,and the present is a grey brindle bitch called Misty and 15 months old.CairnTerriers are lovely looking dogs,easy to care for but need serious discipline,they can be fine with children but have a tendency to snap occassionaly when food is present,never be fooled into trusting a Cairn with little fingers.Cairns were originally bred in Scotland and Ireland,they were working terriers used for killing vermin,Cairn is a Scottish word for a mound of rocks.They have a double coat,underneath is short,wiry and waterproof and the outer coat is long,dense and coarse,great care must be taken not to damage the under coat as this is the dogs defense against the elements,a Cairn should not be clipped but hand stripped every 6 months,this is time consuming I can take 4 hours to do Misty and dog ...
burghead27 14.06.2004
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Advantages: gateway to areas of stunning, natural beauty Disadvantages: lack of history, no real beaches
Cairns is a strange place in that you do not really go to Cairns to experience Cairns. It is more of a focal point for exploring other areas around it. That is to say that Cairns has not got lots of attractions in it's own right because it has but the vast majority of visitors will use it as a stopping off place to see both Cairns and other attractions. After our trip to Ayers Rock, Cairns was totally different but equally appealing.
***History***
Discovered by Captain Cook in 1770 it took a further 100 years before white settlers took hold, mainly due to the wet weather, vegetation and treacherous reefs. The finding of gold in "them thar hills" put Cairns firmly on the map in 1876 as a frontier town. When this began to die out Cairns began to thrive as a fishing and pearling area and the lush land was ideal for sugar cane ...
Advantages: Gentle, loving, kind Disadvantages: A bit too brave for their own good...
The first time I saw Cairnterriers was on holiday in Devon when I was about 8 years old. There were these two dogs that looked like a cross between a teddy bear and an ewok & they were playing on the beach. They were so funny to watch- they'd bark at the waves, then jump into the sea to climb on the owner'd dinghy. They kept this up all day, never tireing. Before we left, I asked what breed they were. Cairnterrier was the reply I got.
Then, nearly two years later, I convinced my parents to let me have a puppy for my 10th birthday. We scoured the papers until we saw an advert for Cairns. Remembering the pair on the beach, my family decided a cairn pup would be ideal.
These dogs have real character. We got him home, and after he settled in a bit, we put him to bed. To stop him wandering off and leaving little 'presents' round ...
Punkyvix 01.12.2003
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