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- Originates: Scotland
- Class: Working dog
- Life span 12 to 15 years
- Intelligent, lively, strong, and loyal
- Weight: 14 to 18 pounds
- Height: 10 to 13 inches
- Once known as the "Short-haired Skye Terrier"
- Toto from the Wizard of Oz was a cairn terrier
- Love to digAmerican Kennel Club: Cairn Terrier Did You Know?
- Used to hunt rats, mice, moles, and other ground burrowing animalsAmerican Kennel Club: Cairn Terrier Did You Know?
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The cairn terrier has a shaggy coarse coat with a soft undercoat, it is one of the oldest of the terrier breeds. The breed was made popular with the role of "Toto" in the The Wizard of Oz.
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"Toto" from 'The Wizard of Oz
Toto was a five year old female cairn terrier. Her real name was Terry owed by Carl Spitz. Terry's/Toto's played one of the most most important dog roles since the Rin Tin Tin. Hundreds of dogs tested for the role before the studio decided on Terry.Terry/Toto career began in 1936 and after the filming of The Wizard of Oz Terry went on making appearances in 12 other films. Her career lasted until 1942.
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