So we adopted a terrier.
Cathy made this video. Zelda is a Cairn Terrier. We were asked to adopt her because the owners could not take care of her anymore. She has become one of the family in a very short time. As of this posting she has lived with us for about 2 weeks. She has made a fine friend for Bosco, also. (Who, by the way, politely let her eat from his bowl 3 times before he told her that enough was enough!)
Cairn Terriers today are bred mostly because they are cute little dogs.
Mrs. Alastair Campbell and Mary Hawke were the pioneers of the Cairn Terrier as we know it today. It was their persistence that led to the Cairn Terrier being recognized by The Kennel Club in 1910. On May 29, 1912 The Kennel Club Committee gave the Cairn Terrier a separate register.This is an example of how certain animals have been manipulated by humans. Not only were the dogs bred merely to win trophies. But now there was a market for Cairn Terriers.
This is a breed of dog that someone would buy as a sort of status symbol. She’s a classy dog; smart and playful, she seems to be good with our granddaughter. Zelda likes broccoli, too! So vegan dog food is fine. From what I have read, Cairn Terriers can gain weight very quickly and should only receive about a 1/4 cup of food or so twice a day! Which makes me feel bad because she really is such acute little beggar! Cairn Terriers might be suitable as a form of natural pest control. They like to chase mice and dig holes. (Although, Zelda only seemed to dig where the mice were.) Their hair is long and silky and requires brushing fairly often as it gets tangled and can even get matted. I have heard stories of this debilitating the animal in cases of extreme neglect, making it difficult to move as the tangled hair grows. You may have to trim the bangs away from their eyes every so often.So,…If you enjoy grooming dogs … !!!
Anyway,…
As soon as we can get some real gardening going I will have much more to share with you all! I am doing this for myself as much as anything else. I guess it makes me some sort of video documentoryister (?) Well,..Just waiting for the snow to finally stop showing up unexpectedly. I plan to make a composter and show everyone how I did it. For the minute it is still the plastic barrel. Turning it is too much like work. Not that I don’t enjoy it. I just don’t enjoy it that much.
And don’t worry! I will share my mistakes, too! As you will see in the video, maybe the little bird netting skirting wasn’t enough!
