Cairn Terrier Breed Council

Hello to everyone that breeds and owns or loves our beautiful breed the Cairn Terrier.

I would like to introduce myself – I am Linda Saich and I am the Breed Health Co-ordinator working alongside The Royal Kennel Club for understanding and sourcing health issues within our breed and what we need to do to improve their health.

How are we going to do this? – We will use the information gathered from Owners and Breeders to see the areas that we need to seek help with to improve the Health of our Breed.

The newly formed “Cairn Terrier Health and Welfare Group” which has come about because of the necessity to help ALL Breeders that plan to have litters to Understand and Participate in DOING the Health Tests required for our much-Loved Cairns – not just NOW but for the FUTURE as well.

I will be working alongside volunteers from the Six Cairn Breed Clubs in the newly formed “Cairn Terrier Health and Welfare Group” to work at gathering information from YOU the people that own this lovely breed on the things that your past Cairns have had and NOW any issues/problems your present Cairns have that you Own.

We are hoping to put out to all the Cairn Facebook groups a Health Information sheet to be filled in and especially asking for Veterinary Identified Health problems that are affecting our lovely breed.  This information will with the help of the Royal Kennel Club and the British Veterinary Association move us forward to Healthier Cairns.

“CAIRN TERRIER HEALTH AND WELFARE GROUP” has been formed so that the UK as the Founder of Cairn Terriers are actually going to do our BEST to Catch Up with Cairn Breed Clubs & Cairn Charities/Organisations in Europe/USA/AUSTRALIA who are doing their Best to Raise Funds to go to their Investigating Universities to get DNA tests for Liver Shunts and Ocular Melanosis etc.

They are doing brilliantly getting closer & closer – they have raised thousands of pounds but what has the UK done? – Nothing to help – we are the Founding Nation of this Breed – We need to start Now to gather money for these vital DNA Tests.

PLEASE if you feel this is important and you want to show your support for testing please contact one of the following :

cairnhw@yahoo.com  or linda.saich@yahoo.co.uk or

cairnterrierhealthwelfaregroup@yahoo.com

Thank you,

Linda

August 2025