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Jack has owned Cairn Terriers for over 40 years. “As a kid, my family always had a dog of one type or another. The dogs always found us, and stayed ”. “ As an adult, I saw a Cairn pup in a pet store. I then checked out a few breeders, and bought the first of a long string of Cairns.” Within a year or so, Jack joined the Albany (NY) Obedience Club, and soon earned CDs on two Cairns. Jack was then invited to be an assistant instructor at the Club. He became a full Instructor and taught for over 30 years, and is now a Life Member. In 1995, a breeder friend placed a two year old Cairn with him. The dog had had two failed placements. At first, Jack tried working him in Obedience classes, with minimal results. The Training Director suggested that he might try Agility with this dog. “What’s that?, I asked. I then went to an Intro to Agility Seminar. The Dog, Happicairn Sherman Too, went on to become the first Cairn to earn the MACH Title! Back in Obedience, he then earned a CD, and a CDX. He also became a Therapy Dog, as did Stewie, another of my Cairns. The two of them enjoyed going to Nursing Homes, and performing their repertoire of tricks.”

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