what breed of dog was dorothy's toto
Quick Answer. In the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy's dog Toto was played by a cairn terrier. The book's author, L. Frank Baum, never specifically identified Toto's breed. Baum described Toto as a small black dog with long hair, although illustrations typically depict Toto as a cairn or Yorkshire terrier. Continue Reading.