Katie was our first cairn terrier.
When we made the decision to have a dog I thought I wanted labrador. (My first ever dog was a labrador called Bess. She was lovely and I have a lot of happy memories of her.) However, Tony, was the sensible one (as ever) pointing out that our garden wasn’t big enough and they need a lot of exercise. Friends and family also pointed out that labradors are big and moult and smell terrible when they get wet (something they like doing a lot).
My step mum suggested a cairn terrier. I hadn’t really heard of them and I’d never have thought of getting a terrier.
We did quite a lot of research (including visiting the breed stand at Crufts and watching them being shown)and decided that actually it would be a suitable breed.
We got in touch with the Midland Cairn Terrier Club puppy liaison officer and were put in touch with a breeder called Judy Barnsley.
We went to visit the pups a couple of times and then we were united with our Katie.
Katie...5 weeks of age!