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If you are unable to foster or adopt a Rescue Cairn, but you would still like to help, you can!

Become a Foster Grandparent or Guardian Angel to a Cairn in need:


Foster Grandparent Program

Become a Foster Grandparent to One of Our Rescue Cairns

Because many of you are not able to foster or adopt a Cairn rescue, but would really like to help us in our rescue program, we invite you to become a Foster Grandparent.

It's really easy! You can sponsor one or more of our Rescue Cairns by providing a tax-deductible monthly donation until he or she is adopted into a loving "forever" home. Our Foster Grandparent Program will allow you to be an important part of that special dog's life by helping to provide the funds necessary for his or her medical care, food, treats, toys, and other essentials. Joining our Foster Grandparent program is also a wonderful gift to give to a family member or friend who loves dogs. What better way to honor them than to help save a Cairn in need? If you are donating to our program as a gift, please be sure to let us know and a "Gift Card" will be sent in your name.

All donations, regardless of their amount, are gratefully accepted. However, in addition to the warm and fuzzy feelings that go along with helping a Cairn in need, for a minimum monthly donation of $25.00, we will send you a picture and periodic updates on the care, health, and welfare of your GrandCairn. Your name, as his or her "Foster Grandparent," will appear beside its picture on our website. Should you wish to remain anonymous, "Anonymous Grandparent" will be printed. Your monthly tax-deductible contribution can be made via PayPal or by check.

If your generous donation exceeds the expenses of your GrandCairn prior to his or her adoption, we will share your generosity with one of our other Rescue Cairns in need.

To become a Foster Grandparent, please complete and submit the form below.

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Guardian Angel Program

Become a Guardian Angel to One of Our "Special Needs" Cairns

Every dog deserves a chance to live a healthy and happy life. However, sometimes the cost to restore a dog's health is enormous!

You might be asking yourself, "What can I do to help?"

Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network recognizes that not everyone can foster or adopt one of our "Special Needs" Cairn Rescues. Therefore, we have established a special, tax-deductible fund to help us provide medical care for specific Cairns whose history of neglect, abuse, injury, and/or severe illness would otherwise prove prohibitively expensive.

CPCRN attempts to treat every dog in our rescue program with all the crucial medical care that they need and rightfully deserve. Because of limited funding and the exorbitant cost of the specialized care that some of our dogs require, this isn't always possible. Such medical bills can be devastatingly high.

You can help us achieve our goal by becoming one of our very special "Guardian Angels." With your help, we can provide the medical care and assistance that some of our most medically compromised Cairns require.

Will you help us help them?

Here's how. Our Guardian Angel program will allow you to be an essential part of the joyous recovery of a Cairn who has touched your heart. By agreeing to donate all or a portion of the anticipated funds necessary to see a little one back to health, your tax-deductible donation will help us help them on their road to recovery! Once you have joined our Guardian Angel program, your name, as his or her "Guardian Angel," will appear beside its picture on our website. Should you wish to remain anonymous, "An Anonymous Angel" will appear instead.

You may choose a specific Cairn to sponsor, or you may contribute as one of our "Archangels," where your funds will be used for any of our Cairns who are in most desperate need of medical care and assistance. Once we have reached our financial goal for a specific dog, the "Guardian Angel" designation will close -- so you can have the satisfaction of being the sole "Guardian Angel" for a needy little Cairn by donating the entire "goal" amount required to restore this little one's health!

Funds donated to our "Guardian Angel" program are tax deductible, and will only be used for the "Angel" program: for dogs whose medical needs are extraordinary. If expenses are less than projected for a specific dog -- first we will celebrate, and then we will apply any remaining funds to other "Special Needs" dogs in our program's medical care.

Please consider becoming a "Guardian Angel," or perhaps give this gift of life and health to a friend or loved one. What better way to honor someone than to restore a Cairn to health in his or her name? We will happily provide a gift card in your honor.

Your tax-deductible contribution(s) can be made via PayPal or by check.

Below are the Dogs in need of a Guardian Angel. The thermometer indicates how close we are to our goal.

For updates on former featured dogs, see our Guardian Angel Stories page.


Goal:
Donated:
$3000
$1550

Gianna in FL

Hi! My name is Gianna and I'm an older Cairn girl who has been waiting a long, long time for a loving family to call my very own.

For updates on Gianna, please see the listing on the Available Dogs page under FL.



Goal:
Donated:
$500
$0

Russell T. in MN

Russell T. is a real gentleman, but a very sick little man. He doesn't seem to know he's sick most of the time, but he is being treated for heartworm disease. This sweet boy has been getting along fabulously with the other dogs in his foster home, and he has taken great interest in the cat. That is, he is curious about the cat and is quickly learning respect for her. Russell T. is a good eater and he is absolutely smitten with me, his foster mom. He follows me everywhere and will spend all the time on my lap that he can. Russell T. is a mellow boy. He can be sensitive about certain parts of his body being handled, but quickly responds to soothing, gentle words and pats from me. Russell T. has gorgeous red highlights on his forehead and is a really handsome fellow. Given his health issues, I am being exceptionally warm and gentle with him - to which he is very responsive. I take him to the vet often (where I work) to help him get accustomed to that environment and to being handled.

For updates on Russell T., please see the listing on the Available Dogs page under MN.



Goal:
Donated:
$5600
$4642

Basque in NJ

Basque is a sweet girl who gets along great with the other dogs here in her foster home, but she’s not sure about humans yet! However, she walks well on the leash and loves her walks. She sleeps in her crate through the night without a peep and is well on her way to being potty trained. Because she was rescued from a commercial breeding situation, she hasn't had much contact with humans so she is scared and unsure sometimes. With more love, care and time here in her foster home, she'll begin to cast her fears aside soon!

For updates on Basque, please see the listing on the Available Dogs page under NJ.



Goal:
Donated:
$2500
$1010

Belker in NY

Hi everyone, Belker here. I'm new to this whole Col. Potter thing but it looks like a pretty good gig. I get to stay in a nice warm house, get food twice a day, belly rubs when I want, and walks every day. I get a good selection of toys to play with and a nice leather couch to lie on. Life would be pretty good if I didn't have to share it with so many other dogs! I mean, they're okay and all, but I just like more attention and more food. I'm on a diet. Never been on one of those before but Foster Mama said I'm a little too pleasingly plump. I don't see what's wrong with a little extra padding but she's the one doling out the food. And I let her know when it's time for it, too! I'll sit there and talk at her to tell her it's dinnertime. I'm pretty sure she understands too because she usually gets up and gives me some. I'm not allowed to have "people food." It smells pretty good but I've learned that it's in the "no" category. I'm learning manners here, too. Foster Mama says I can't be adopted until I learn some manners. I really don't think I need those but I suppose if I have to get some to find my forever home, it'll be worth it. So, keep checking back - I'm sure it won't take me long!

For updates on Belker, please see the listing on the Available Dogs page under NY.



Goal:
Donated:
$1000
$910

Jaycee in TX

How do you spell sweet? J-A-Y-C-E-E, that's how! Arlington TX has a new little Cairn and she is all sugar and no spice. Jaycee is a loving, gentle and quiet girl spending her days sleeping in the dining room never making a fuss. She has recently retired from producing litter after litter of puppies and is looking for a soft place to lay her head. Do you have a cozy spot for this girl? Here is a short video showing affectionate little Jaycee: tinyurl.com/3kkb25m

For updates on Jaycee, please see the listing on the Available Dogs page under TX.



Goal:
Donated:
$1000
$1130

Celeste in WI

Miss Celeste has arrived at her foster home here in Wisconsin. We are calling her Ceelie and it has taken me a couple of days to get her settled in and her situation wrapped around my brain. There was a note attached to her paperwork indicating she was going to be put to sleep the next morning. After meeting her, that note absolutely slaps you in the face. She was a stray who had been dropped off at a shelter. When she went to the vet to be spayed, it was determined she had sarcoptic mange, which is treatable but costly for a shelter, so the spay wasn't done and she was sent back to the shelter - to die.

And she would have died the next morning if Col Potter hadn't fought hard to save her. At our vet, another test was run and she has very little thyroid function which could account for the condition of her skin. She's been started on a pill twice a day for the low thyroid, and mange may not be a problem at all. But it will take time, care and money to get her back into good condition so please become a Guardian Angel by clicking the link at the top.

We took her out in the backyard and opened the crate, and out popped the most pathetic looking, beautiful-eyed soul I have ever seen. After 12 hours in a car, she was happy to be loose, and raced around the yard! She was given a toy somewhere along the way and she had that in her mouth squeaking it and trying to kill it while she ran. She ate out of my hand and within the first couple of minutes, jumped up on our picnic table and licked my face and chewed on my ear.

She may have bad skin but WHAT a SWEET girl she is! She is thought to be about 7 years old but she races around the backyard as if she were only a puppy, bouncing like a baby deer. Celeste is very quiet and content otherwise, and she doesn't make a peep in her crate. She keeps her crate clean, she can sit on command, and her favorite thing? - special time in the morning with foster dad when he throws a TENNIS BALL. She chases it
and brings it back to him!

She needs a bath every day right now, and it's our special time to have conversations about "how things are" around our house and what will happen when she gets to join the pack. I am excited for that to happen for her! Of course Jenner, my other foster, is beside himself trying to figure out how to get to his new girlfriend. He is certain that I brought her home specially for him! I am positive when they become friends she will give him a huge run for his money!

I put a onesie on her because her skin is hot and smelly (sorry baby girl, it's true right now!) from the infections and that will make it a little more comfortable for her. Thanks to Col. Potter for saving this girl. It is remarkable what we can do for these babies and I am happy to be able to help her go onto a wonderful forever. I can't wait to see her hair grow in - so stay tuned I plan to post lots of photos of her!

For updates on Celeste, please see the listing on the Available Dogs page under WI.



To become a "Guardian Angel," please complete and submit the form below.

Name:
Address:

  
E-Mail:
Name of Dog:
Amount:
$
Payment Method:
If this is a Gift, please provide the following information:
Gift for Name:
Address:

  
E-Mail:
Gift Message:
Would you like to have your name or the gift recipient's name listed on the web site? Yes   No
If Yes, enter the name to list:




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Last Update: 24-April-2007
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