The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
A BONNIE LITTLE SCOT.

New YORK Herald: Inc Calrn ter
rier is dog that has been a favorite
for great many years in Scotland,
but very little has ever been written
about the breed. In England and
Scotland the Cairn is most popular
small terrier. Just fancy little dog
weighing only twelve pounds, but
able to do anything that his larger
terrier cousins can do.
The Cairn Is q short headed little
dog. with plenty Of room across his
brow for gray matter. At the recent
New York show the Cairn terrier
increased in numb srs over previous
years more than any other breed.
! In fact it Is only a few years ago
that no one In this country knew
what Cairn terrier was. The elite
Of the fanciers has taken up these
dogs, which means that for time
at least the prices Of puppies and
grown dogs will be just a little bit
out of the reach Of the ordinary dog
lover. For instance, Cairn puppies
are selling now from SIS up and
grown dogs from $3.50 up. While this
may seem an exorbitant price for
| these dogs, it is no uncommon thing
in England for Cairn terrier to be
sold for two or three hundred pounds,
which means $1,000 or $500 in
American money.
There was quite discussion at the
! New York show as to whether a
Cairn terrier should be shown
honest" or otherwise. By this I
mean whether they should be shown
with their full coats or should they
be more or less improved by pluck
| ing, trimming. smuggling. etc, as is
done with all other rough haired
dogs. A good many people claimed
that they are not even touched when
they are shown in England. The
winning dog this year, Greentree
! Ardshoal Gillie Cam, certainly had
been through the hands of an expert
and he looked very smart, while the
winning bitch, Mrs. Winana Burnett's
C1oughton Loena, was shown in nat
ural form, and certainly lost nothing
by the comparison. l believe that
honesty is the best policy in this
breed, but 1t is up to the judges to
decide whether they want the one
that has done" a bit or one that is
shown natural AS said before, no
one is quite sure of just which
method is strictly right.
| Inc Calrn terrier is smart dog
and the colors are either rich red
brindle or silver gray brindle. They
must have black mask They can
stand being bit wide in front The
ears are very small, not carried to
! the side, which is q distinct detri-
ment to them, but must be carried
erect Their eyes should be very
small and dark, with the keenest e1-
preston of any terrier. IN fact, they
want the "Cairn expression" which
cannot be found in any other breed
Of dogs Good ribs well sprung, are
essential, with a wonderful lot Of
bone for dog of this size. Straight
forelegs are essential. The coat
should be harsh and dense as pos
sible. But here comes the question,
! who ever saw a dog with long coat.
when in full coat, that the ends Of
the hair were harsh? Now this re-
verts back to the question whether
the dog should be shown honest or
otherwise in the show ring.
If you want one OF the most won
derfu1 dogs as companion in either
country or town, with thousand
little quaint doggy" ways that will
establish himself in your deepest
affections, Just purchase Cairn ter
rier puppy, keep him with you. give
him a chance, and II you admire the