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Chaz   QUESTION: Thankyou So Much For All Your Help.
One Final Last Question, Are Male Cairns Always So Protective? I Dont Mind It Cuase Im Home Alone Alot, but When It Comes To Certain Guys He Just Doesnt Like Them. Hes Fine With My Dad an Brother Though.

ANSWER: Chaz is adorable !  You may want to get one of these tools to keep his coat under control. It works better than shaving him down once in a while.  It's easy to use - you just use it like a brush.

http://mall.cairnrescue.com/mdse/show_item.php?itemno=G01

Cairns in general can be very protective, but its important to get him out in public and get him socialized so he doesn't end up mean. In this day and age, having a dog that even **might** bite someone is putting to dog's life in jeopardy, so it's extra important to make sure that never happens. Taking him to the park or better yet to obedience classes is always a good idea.

OH - and you just have to read this about the cairn personality

http://www.cairnrescue.com/general/index.htm#toto

Have fun !

-Beth

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QUESTION: Hi Again...Today I Gave Chaz A Bath an Noticed That Back By His Tail Theres A Bald Patch About 2inchs Long By Half A Inch Wida an Theres A Rash In There an He Startd Crying When I Put Shampoo On It an Washd It...Does That Need To Be Seen By The Vet? or Is There Something I Can Find At The Pet Store Thatll Help? I Got Something Calld OxyMed Its Suppose To Help Soath The Skin but Didnt Seem To Help Him Much...I Know Its Commen In Cairns For Somethin Along That Sort but I Just Cant Stand Hearing Him Cry Cuase It Burns...Sounding Like A New Time Mom Now

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You should keep an eye on it and see if it gets any better or worse.  You don't an emergency vet visit, but if it doesn't seem to calm down you should get him in to be seen.

In the meantime, you can put some human cortisone cream on it. That should make him more comfortable and will stop any itching it might be giving him.

It does make me wonder about him having a food sensitivity again, though.

Poor baby.

-Beth