McCairnie Cairns

01/12/2024

Three terriers looking forward to the festive season!!

12/11/2024

Violet enjoying some attention tonight!

08/11/2024

Hamish!!

07/11/2024

BREEDING McCairnie Cairns breeding program is ethical and sustainable.

Where possible we recycle - or launder rather using disposable puppy pads for example. We make dog beds or blankets from old clothing / bedding.

The breeding is all natural with our dogs.
No forced matings, no artificial insemination and no inbreeding in line with recommendations from the Kennel Club.

Ethical practice means the welfare of the dogs and puppies are central to everything we do. Whether it be nutrition, medications, veterinary care - they want for nothing!

We principally breed our pups to go to pet homes only where they will be loved and return that hundreds and thousands of times to the families they go to.

06/11/2024

Puppy love ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

02/11/2024

Vet health check, microchip and first vaccine! A lovely morning for it too!

01/11/2024

Healthy and thriving! Early morning fun here.

23/10/2024

Hamish, Sam, Fergus, Mr Blue, Ruby, Daisy, and Ms White at 38 days or 5 1/2 weeks old. Daisy will be staying with us at McCairnie Cairns.

21/10/2024

Halloween Party Cairn Terrier style! Beautiful day for a walk in the field, playing with some lovely new toys and balls, dining alfresco with our friends!

19/10/2024

Please note this message about floppy puppies!!

When you get your 8 week old puppies, please keep these images in mind. Their bones do not even touch yet. They plod around so cutely with big floppy paws and wobbly movement because their joints are entirely made up of muscle, tendons, ligaments with skin covering. Nothing is fitting tightly together or has a true socket yet.

When you run them excessively or don't restrict their exercise to stop them from overdoing it during this period you don't give them a chance to grow properly. Every big jump or excited bouncing run causes impacts between the bones. In reasonable amounts this is not problematic and is the normal wear and tear that every animal will engage in.

When you're letting your puppy jump up and down off the lounge or bed, take them for long walks/hikes, you are damaging that forming joint. When you let the puppy scramble on tile with no traction you are damaging the joint.

You only get the chance to grow them once. A well built body is something that comes from excellent breeding and a great upbringing-BOTH, not just one.

Once grown you will have the rest of their life to spend playing and engaging in higher impact exercise. So keep it calm while they're still little baby puppies and give the gift that can only be given once.

By Patricia Crespo
Photos Veteriankey.com @62 days

*Many Bones are not fully fused until 13mo of age.

19/10/2024

What do you think? Am I getting big?

19/10/2024

Violet has had fun today - outside all day and also helping to play with the pups at times! Trying to make the best of the weather before Storm Ashley!

06/10/2024

Just a selection of pics of a few of the pups tonight to celebrate that they are now three weeks old. Everything is well with them and they are gaining weight every day.