This is Daisy.
To know her is to love her.
My name is Debby and Daisy is my crazy Cairn terrier
Daisy is a rescue that I adopted just over 2 1/2 years ago. She was originally with a family that just couldn’t handle all her energy so they gave her up to a shelter. When I went to the shelter to see her for the first time, I accidentally dropped a glove on the floor and I fell in love with her the minute she picked it up in her mouth and ran away with it. I should have known then I would be spending quite a bit of time chasing her around trying to get things out of her mouth.
I also discovered, very quickly, that Daisy had not been socialized properly. She was horrible with other dogs. We would go on walks and she would immediately start barking and would get very freaked out whenever we passed another dog. It made walking her very difficult. I do not have a yard so we had to walk all the time. It took a while (a little over a year) to get her to be able to play with other dogs. I got her into a playgroup. She went 3 days a week, for an hour each day, to continue with her socialization and to help her get the exercise she needed. She lasted there about 4 months before getting the boot. She starting reverting back to her old ways. Allegedly starting a couple fights with other dogs. I choose to believe that the other dogs started it and they picked on the wrong dog. Daisy does not tolerate bullies. She is a small 20 pound dog on the outside but she believes she is a Doberman pincher on the inside.
It has been a year since the eviction from playgroup. Daisy now attends a daycare 2 days a week for the entire day. She loves it! She runs from the car into the building and starts barking as soon as we get inside. Letting the daycare workers know to come out and let her in to play with the other dogs. I am in awe at how far she has come with her socialization. She is still a little on edge when she is on her leash, barking when a dog passes us but it is nothing like what it was when she first came home with me.
What we really need to work on is her respecting me as the pack leader…
Daisy’s Pet Supplies is a product of my love for my cairn terrier Daisy. This online store is more than just a place for you to purchase quality pet supplies. What makes this online pet store different from others is that we are building a community of pet owners.
We all know we love to talk about and show pictures of our pets. This is place where you can do that. Daisy and I want to see photos of your pets and hear all the great, funny, and amazing things that they do.
We also will be providing educational information on a variety of topics that will help make us better pet owners. Is there a certain question that you are looking to have answered? Send them our way and we will do our best to research them and post an answer for you.
I will be posting pictures of Daisy often so make sure even if you don’t have shopping to do that you come visit us often to see what Daisy is up to.
