The Life of a Cairn Terrier

 

It's been raining cats and dogs here in St. Louis. We took a break from being cooped up inside to enjoy throwing the frisbee and looking at the flowers.

As you can see, Finch loves her frisbee! She loves to bite the middle and then shake her whole head. Because of this, we have gone through many frisbees! Usually  they develop a hole in the middle...imagine that!

I bought this heavy rubber frisbee hoping to solve the problem, but as you can see, she has figured out how to fold it in half, bite the middle and shake her little heart out!

Cairn Terrier in the Snow

We've had a lot of snow lately. We usually have one or two snowfalls, but it seems like we've had more than usual this year.
This video is Finch in the snow. Finch is a Cairn Terrier (Toto on the Wizard of Oz) and she is obsessed with any toy that she can carry around in her mouth...lol!
I couldn't get her to go outside to "potty", so I grabbed the frisbee and threw it into the yard.....and then I couldn't get her to come back in! If you look closely, you can see how ratty the frisbee is. For some reason she has to grab the inside of the frisbee and shake it to death. She does this with all frisbees and you can imagine my shock when I bought Finch a rubber frisbee and she managed to fold it in half! That's for a later video. :)

Through The Eyes Of Dogs

This is how my two Cairn Terriers spend their day. No Soap Opera's for my two!

Let me tell you about my dog, Finch! Finch is a Cairn Terrier. Many people don't know about this breed, but when I mention that "Toto" On the Wizard Of Oz movie, was a Cairn Terrier...they nod their head "ahhhh, yes! Finch is 4 years old but someone forgot to tell her! She acts like she is still a puppy. See the blur of her tail? EVERY TIME you look at Finch, her tail starts wagging. She is happy all the time....I wish I could bottle her energy and happiness....I'd be rich!!
Finch lives and breathes to play. Her favorite is her frisbee. The one pictured here is how the frisbee starts out. It's a little dirty, but it's intact. Finch loves to grab the middle of the frisbee and shake it. Eventually the fabric gives away and just the rim is left. Finch doesn't care....she just shakes that rim!

In this movie you can see what happens, over time, to her frisbee. It's also interesting to see how she carefully carries her frisbee. This video was taken last winter, after a big snow.