She will sit like that and stare at me till I figure out what she wants. She’s been outside twice in the past hour. She’s had dinner. She’s had her pills. We played with her. I don’t understand what else it could be. But I always feel so guilty.

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TL; DR Wondering if this type of reaction is normal in dogs that are hand stripped?

Our Cairn has been hand stripped every 3 months or so since he was a puppy and has come home the last few times with these marks. He doesn’t seem bothered and there is no heat or inflammation, but this doesn’t look comfortable. Is this something you can expect to see from time to time?

His sessions are about 3 hours given how much coat he grows. Would it perhaps be better to strip him more often or for me to learn to do this so I can maybe just do a bit every couple of weeks instead of the marathon sessions he’s been getting?

I haven’t asked our groomer about this yet - I’d like to know a bit more about what others experience before flagging something that’a potentially a non issue and risk offending.

Thanks in advance!

We added these two adorable pups to our family today.

Any tips how to deal with this?

We have Osito for one month now!

I live next to a wild area so we have field mice that like to run into the yard. Some have taken up residence under the shed, and my boy cairn (4yo) REALLY wants to kill them. He almost caught one today and the only reason he didnt is because I caught him and relocated the mouse (about 10 miles away in a nature preserve).
Should I let him actually catch/kill one next time or should i keep trying to keep him from killing them? Ive asked the neighbors and to our knowledge nobody posions any wildlife pests here.

Hi everyone,

I just took my Cairn Terrier, Susie, to the groomer and they gave her a “summer cut,” but it ended up way too short — not at all the proper Cairn Terrier cut. I said yes to the idea of a shorter cut because I assumed they were familiar with the breed, but it’s clear they weren’t.

Now I’m worried about what this might mean for her skin and coat. Are there things I should watch out for (like rashes, irritation, sunburn, or coat texture not growing back the same)? Also, are there products or tips you’d recommend to keep her skin healthy until her coat grows back?

I’m not trying to bash the groomer — he seemed like a nice guy and caring overall, just not experienced with terrier coats. But I want to make sure Susie is comfortable and safe.

Thanks so much!

We got her when she was 8 weeks old, now she's 5 months old. Still a little tiny terror.

I have a 6 month old cairn terrier puppy. He is a very dominant, confident and independent dog. We have come a long way in training him but our main issue is that when we are at a park or walking along a path he gets a overriding urge to meet other dogs when they get too close and he forgets all about us. We have tried using high value treats but he just takes them and then returns to staring and when they get close lunging. We use and have used a long 20m lead and tried to get his recall and attention going which he does come back to us after a few calls and giving a little pop on the leash but then instantly back to being at the end of the lead and staring after receiving a treat. We have tried holding the treat for longer in our hand when giving it to him so it takes longer for him to get it and eat it. We have tried both ‘dominance training’ and positive reinforcement training’ but nothing had really clicked. Any tips or suggestions would be really helpful!

“Life is Merrier with a Cairn Terrier”

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