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At Cairn Rescue, our animals are our first priority. We take very seriously the responsibility of finding good, permanent homes where the animals can spend the rest of their lives in a loving, nurturing environment. We've rescued them once — we don't want to have to rescue them again.
 
Therefore, we go through quite a process to ensure, as best as possible, that each dog will be suitably matched to its new owners and its new home, and that potential adopters are fully aware of the responsibilities involved in owning one of the dogs. It can take some time and requires best efforts but we think it's in the best interests of everyone involved. We do insist on a homevisit before homing our dogs.

In order to sustain rescue and to cover kennel fees and vet bills as some of these dogs have been injured and require vet care there is an adoption fee for our rescue dogs .

One of our adopters is making Christmas Cards and a third of the money is being divided between cairn rescue and Clare Animal Rescue you can see the cards at the following link if you would like to help us in our aims to help cairns in need you can do so by buying these cards.

http://petsireland.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=56323

All our dogs must be neutered.

Fostering a dog is also an option where a dog is fostered for a period of time before a permanent home is identified. This is an excellent solution for those who love animals but cannot home one on a permanent basis.
 
If you are interested in homing a dog through Cairn Rescue contact mailto:marie@cadagio.com alternatively visit our links page for other Irish animal rescue sites, good homes always wanted.

A lot of time is spent on rescue dogs and at times we do not have time to update the site with current dogs as saving them is the main priority just because there is not a dog on the site listed looking for a home does not necessarily mean we do not have a rescue dog at the present time.

We also work with other rescues to help find homes for cairns that they take in we will forward people to rescues that have cairns and any donation or adoption fee is at the discretion of the rescue.

Here are some of the lucky ones who made there way to rescue and have been homed and some still awaiting homes.  Please contact us if you wish to help any of the dogs.  

  Holly and Mutley are looking for a new home together.  Their owners circumstances has changed so has asked us to look for a new home for them.  Mutley is cream in colour he is five years old Holly is female and is three years old.  Both are neutered and vaccinated.  They are looking for a home with older children but no cats.

Tosh was found as a stray and is trying to find his family or a forever home.  He is being neutered he is about 2 years old is good with female dogs and is a quiet little boy.  He now just wants a home to call his own.  

Rosie just loves life and thinks getting her belly rubbed is heaven.  She was once someones pet as she was well fed (a little too wel fed) and neutered she can not understand why her owner never came looking for her in the pound.  She is around five years old great with other dogs.  She has been to the groomers to get a make over and they thought she was a wonderful gentle little dog.  She would like a home without young children as she is not used to them

Poor Tootsie does no know why she was no longer wanted she is a sweet natured quiet girl whose owner no longer wanted her so surrendered her to a pound. She got the name Tootsie as she is understhot. She has also been to the groomers and they found her to be a gentle loving little dog.  Herself and Rosie have become good friends in kennels and share their food and bed without a difficulty.

She is currently in kennels but would like a home of her own.  She would like a home without young children as she is not used to them

Mr mc Goo was found wandering in the traffic in Knock he had been wandering for awhile.  He was taken in by a rescue who contacted us to see if we had a home available for him.  He was only a year old. The photo says it all as he comtemplates why am I here. Luckily we had a family in the area looking for a dog and they met and fell in love.

Travis was found wandering and ended up in the pound.  Cairn rescue were keeping and eye on him to make sure he got out.  He got homed from the pound

Lizzie was surrendered into a rescue as her family were moving house and could no longer keep her.  She was only a year and a half and found herself looking for a new home.  The rescue got in touch with us as she was a cairn we had the ideal home waiting for her.  She is now a much loved family member.

Shirley  was found wandering and ended up in the pound.as she was a cairn cross we said we would help this young girl.  She was only about a year old.  A family came to the pound and fell in love with her personality and homed her

These two boys have not got a clue as to what is happening to them.  It looks like they have had a good groom and then were brought to a pound and surrendered. At a year old life should only be begining for them instead they were urgently waiting on a saviour.  Thankfully cairn rescue was contacted and we are getting them into kennels until they get a more deserving home.   Thanks to a rescue group in Cork who took these two boys out of the pound they have gone to their forever home.

Honey Life has been far from sweet for little honey.  She is only a little over a year and she has already had two homes and has now been handed into rescue.  Honey is active and can be mischevious she is currently in foster as she was wandering in her last home.  Thank god for her fosterer as her owner wanted her gone in 24 hrs.

Poor daisy was once someones much loved pet. We are not sure if she was stolen and when it was discovered she was spayed she was dumped over someones fence into their garden.  Unfortunately the ladies dogs were not impressed so she is currently in the vets but needs to be in a loving home environment 

Poor laeth 1-2 year old was found straying and ended up in the pound.  The staff were wonderful and found him a new home.  Unfortunately his new owner fell ill and could no longer care for him so he is once again in the pound through no fault of his own.  He would love a forever home to call is own.

Jake 2- 3 year old is currently in foster care he was found wandering in traffic on a main road and thanks to a good samaritan who stopped to catch him he is still alive.  Jake now Trooper was covered in what looked like cement so he needed a short back and sides to remove the mats.

Woody 2- 3 year old is a very affectionate, loving dog. He is house trained, is good with  the child in the foster home who is around 6 years old.  Woody was found as a stray and had been attacked by a dog and had an abscess on his neck which required veterinary treatment.  Woody is a very mannerly little man (and he is little).  He is not sure of other dogs which is understandable so would prefer to be the only dog.  He is one stunning boy very gentle and quiet he just so wants a home to call his own.

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Dot Is an older lady who is currently in a pound so she is in urgent need of either a foster home or a new home.  She is lovely wee dog who was found straying .If you could either foster or home a dog please contact us  

Marvin - 3 year old is a very affectionate, loving dog. He is house trained, is good with kids, other dogs, and tolerates cats. He loves to play and go for walks, but is just as happy to lie in the kitchen. Marvin weighs about 14 lbs, and would love to be adopted by a loving, attentive home where he won't have to spend long periods of time alone.

Reason: Domestic situation

Scooter - 4 year old is a very loving dog. He is house trained, is good  other dogs, and tolerates cats. He loves to play and go for walks, but is just as happy to lie in the kitchen. Scooter weighs about 10 lbs, and would love to be adopted by a loving, attentive home. Needs a lot of TLC.

Reason: Domestic situation

Zebby - 5 year old a male is a very affectionate, loving dog. He is house trained, is good with kids, loves to roam around the garden and go for walks, but is just as happy to lie in a comfy bed in the kitchen. Zebby weighs about 16 lbs, and would love to be adopted by a loving, attentive home where he won't have to spend long periods of time alone. 

Poppy - 2 1/2 year old is a very affectionate, loving dog. She is house trained, is good with kids and other dogs. She would make a great companion for someone who is at home all day. She loves to play and can only go for short walks as she has a joint problem with her front leg, but is just as happy to run around the back garden.

Reason: Domestic situation

Rehomed to fosterer

Jack 1-1/2 years old was living rough on the streets of Cork the people who have scrabble fostered him and as the two became firm friends jack became a long term foster who never moved house

Scrabble  1-1/2 years old unfortunately the photo did not turn out but this poor boy was found with an injured tail it was so badly infected and he was in so much pain that it had to be amputated.  He was in foster care and has no gone to his new home hopefully we will have a photo soon.

Fitz  1-1/2 years old came to cairn rescue due to the family being rehoused.  Boy did this poor boy come in a sorry state.  He went to foster care where it was discovered he had fleas but that was not the only thing he had never been groomed and had a severe ear infection that sadly had been left untreated and he was now nearly deaf.  The fosterers put a lot of work into Fitz to convince him life was not all bad and they fell madly in love and he is now permanently living with them.

Max what a stunner I could not believe my eyes when I saw this beautiful boy in a rescue in Limerick and what was more surprising is he had been there awhile.  he had been rehomed and was given back.  I had someone on my books looking for a rescue cairn and they went and met max and took him to his new forever home.

Duncan what a lucky little boy he was found straying by really nice people who took him in and gave him a place of safety.  Being a typical cairn he just wandered in and said hi.  They tried everywhere to find his owner sadly their dogs would not allow Duncan in the house so they contacted us to try and rehome him as the weather was cold and they felt it unfair for him to live outdoors when he cried to come in.  Duncan is now a much adored family pet

Kitty was the first cruelty case we had to deal with.  She was found in appaling condition.  Matted and with nails grown into her paws she was so badly matted that the pound could not sex her and she could not stand and found it difficult to go to the toiled.

Kitty went into foster care was clipped by the vet and has now found a loving home

 Dub is only about three years old and this is the second time he has been in rescue.  As a puppy dub was in Battersea's dogs home. Unfortunately his family circumstances has changed and he is once again in rescue. He is a wonderful cairn who is good with children and has no bad habits.  He is a typical cairn in that an open door means lets go exploring.

Truffles got his name from eating a box of truffles.   He was one extremely lucky dog as the couple who rescued him had gone to Lisburn pound to rehome a dog they had found with a friend of theirs.  Truffles was next on the list to be pts he took one look at the woman and she could not bear to leave him so she took him home and started looking for a forever home for him.  She could not find the right home for Truffles so contacted us for our help. Truffles is one supper little dog and is now in his new home.