A seasonally-apropos poem written by Bob Shire,
as published in the latest issue of CARIN' FOR CAIRNS,
available for reading in toto HERE
WHAT IT TAKES TO SAVE A CAIRN: "A Visit from BJ"
During the holiday season past, CRUSA VP of Intakes/
Southeast Intakes Coordinator BJ Isaacs responded to
an emergency situation. Here's her story:
'Twas ten days before Christmas,
When in BJ's house,
Six Cairns were stirring but, predictably,
Not a mouse.
With her Cairnmobile fueled and ready to go,
She left on a mission with a "Ho, ho, ho."
On FaceBook a message had come into view,
That a Cairn mom and eight pups needed rescue.
Under a porch and muddy and weak,
They'd been brought to a shelter,
Where their rescue they'd seek.
Vita, our CRUSA 'Octomom'
After checking her creds,
And finding her fit,
All nine went to BJ,
Who left lickety-split.
It was on to the vet,
but wait, there's a jam.
What a time for an accident,
With a car of Cairns crammed!
A week old were they,
Five boys and three girls,
And by now it's time,
To give names to those pearls.
So here comes Andréa,
With her pet machination:
"You can name a dog,
For a nice donation."
Now it's "Vita",
the "Octomom" of the clan,
And "Molly", "Gypsy", "Hope" and "Alvin".
Also "Teddy", "Jeter",
"Jingles", and "Nestor",
And, for the ninth pup who had passed,
The posthumous name, "Star".
Vita's eight puppies!
It's Christmas Day, but all is not cheery,
Molly and Hope making sounds,
Of which BJ is leery.
So it's off to the vet -
Some celebration!
Who needs this aggravation?
Pneumonia it is -
A fine Christmas Day!
But with medication,
They should both be ok.
And so it is in 2016,
By now their misfortune seems but a dream.
The pups are beginning to show some Cairn pluck,
And from all of us, we wish the nine "Good Luck"!
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