Introducing our new girl

[hheldorfer]

Little NV is home and having a blast!  She has checked out every inch of the house and yard, went on a short walk (and pooped!), and found the toy basket within minutes of her arrival.  Here are a few pics:

 

 

[bradl]

Well Hello! and welcome NV  

[Sam I Am]

How wonderful! Another Cairn in your house, it doesn’t get much better than that

[Hillscreek]

Hello NV sweet little girl. What a beautiful face you  have - such intelligent cairn eyes.

Amused at Ziggy keeping an eye on things.

Good luck and best wishes for happy times ahead!

[sanford]

She is simply amazing! You got yourself the best (early) Christmas present and your holidays are sure to be filled with joy!

[pkcrossley]

lovely. she looks serious about you.

[remltr]

She definitely is a cutie. So happy for your family. Hopefully you all can live up to her expectations. 😀

 

[Luke Bizzy]

Beautiful.

Our Gretchen was almost white like her. We heard, "Oh, look, a Westie!", everywhere we went. 

[Lynn in TN]

She is so beautiful. Im so glad she is home. My Kelly looks like her, when she has been groomed. Ziggy seemed comfortable with her, thats awesome. 

Have fun and post more when you can.

[hheldorfer]

NV is settling in nicely.  A little unsure what she should do with all this freedom but I think Ziggy's presence helps.  Still a little shy about some things, but that's to be expected.  The main thing right now is keeping an eye on her for any accidents in the house.  Only one so far.  We're also going to work on commands, which should be made easier by the fact that she's *extremely* food motivated.  (The opening of the refrigerator is *never* ignored!)

She had a 1-mile walk with Ziggy in the snow already this morning and loved it.  

A few minutes ago DH called NV over to him.  She walked the other way.  Yep, she's a Cairn.

Love this little girl!

 

[Min D]

SO Happy for everyone involved..she’s very cute- good to hear everything’s going well.

[kjwarnold]

Oh, yay!  She’s very pretty!

[LindaMC]

NV is adorable and already seems to be making herself at home, which Ziggy seems just fine with.  Looking forward to lots of happy photographs of both NV and Ziggy.

 

 

[Islander]

What a sweet face! So happy that you, DH and Ziggy will have a Cairn Christmas! Enjoy.

[hheldorfer]

Going through all the paperwork we received yesterday and found out that her birthday is December 22nd.  Steaks will be on the menu.

I can already tell NV (which we are gradually changing to "Nattie) is the sweetest dog I've ever had.  Her entire body wiggles when she approaches me.  She's also a dedicated hunter.  "Bird feeder corner" is her favorite spot, where the squirrels and birds congregate.  She seems to have unending patience as she waits for squirrel to make the wrong move.

 

If you can hear me, Buffy, I'd like to thank you for making me fall in love with Cairns. 

Edited December 10, 2017 by hheldorfer

[Sam I Am]

She looks so huggable ❤️ So happy all is working out 

Edited December 10, 2017 by Terrier lover

[Hillscreek]

She's gorgeous!!

[Kathryn]

Such a lovely face. Enjoy the coming days of getting to know her, her habits, we quirks. We will love hearing all the stories.

[Lynn in TN]

Love that stance. She is so beautiful!

[hheldorfer]

Nattie had a long day of stalking squirrels today.  She has more patience than I've ever seen in a dog:  She stalked one of them for 15 minutes as DH and I watched from the kitchen window.  Moving forward in a semi-crouch, inching forward, the top of her body completely still . . . until the squirrel made a run for it over the fence and up a neighbor's tree.  Nattie then sat and stared at the tree for another 10 minutes.  

Ziggy is getting along very well with her.  They haven't really played together yet - still at the sniffing stage - but they're adorable when they trot side by side on our walks.  

Biggest issue so far is house training, but that's a hill we've climbed before. 

[Corn Niblet]

She is so pretty! I am very happy for you.

[JoJo]

Pepper says her birthday is also Dec 22 (1 year) and she’d love to share that steak!  Sounds like everything is going great, yay!

[hheldorfer]

1 hour ago, JoJo said:

Pepper says her birthday is also Dec 22 (1 year) and she’d love to share that steak!  Sounds like everything is going great, yay!

Party time!  Steak at Nattie's house on the 22nd!  Pass the word!

[Kathryn]

Oban is willing to lie about his birthdate if it means getting steak...he could be there in eight hours or so....just let him know...

[bradl]

I’m willing to lie 🤞about my birthdate