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Col. Potter Cairn Terrier Rescue Network - North West Region

Dog rescue in Portland, OR

We are NOT A SHELTER with a single physical location. Instead, we are a national network of volunteers working to help re-home Cairns in need.
We began as a small internet community of people trying to help one of their members through the heartache of losing a little Cairn named Col. Potter. In the weeks that followed that simple process of showing care and support, a national Cairn terrier rescue was born. It filled a void to serve a wonderful, randomly protected, and sometimes misunderstood breed. Cairns can have every kind of personality, from laid back to intensely lively; most fall somewhere in between.

Our rescue attracts caring foster homes who will provide guidance and love; sometimes for the first time in a rescued Cairn's life. Our foster homes also provide an honest, realistic evaluation of each Cairn's personality, so an approved applicant can expect to be matched with a Cairn whose traits and behaviors fit their lifestyle.

At present, Col. Potter has just under 200 foster homes all over the United States.

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Email cpcrn@cairnrescue.com
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Portland, OR 97223
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Brawley in CA

Cairn Terrier

Male, Adult
Portland, OR
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Ole in MO

Cairn Terrier

Male, Adult
Portland, OR
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Mango in BC

Cairn Terrier

Female, Adult
Portland, OR

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We allow our rescued dogs to be adopted all over the United States and Canada.

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http://www.cairnrescue.com/adoption/faqs/htm

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https://www.cairnrescue.com/adoption-application/

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