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A good head must have a powerfully muscled neck to support it, for however typical and beautifully conformed the Cairn's head may be, its effect is nullified if the neck is weak and unable to direct its action. An overlong or 'ewe' neck lacks strength. One which is too short lacks striking power.

John F. Gordon
All About the Cairn Terrier  

He is a tough little chap, this Cairn; no trouble to keep, work, and exhibit.

John F. Gordon
All About the Cairn Terrier  

In Scotland, the small dog is preferred, in England the reverse. Up North, fifteen pounds is regarded as the limit weight for dogs and thirteen pounds for bitches. We do not want a toy terrier, so we should look askance at any specimens weighing less than ten pounds but neither do we want a dog any heavier than the limit weight.

Mrs. Byron Rogers
Cairn and Sealyham Terriers  

No one who has owned a Cairn Terrier can deny the fact that this little dog has verve, intelligence, determination and courage.

John F. Gordon
All About the Cairn Terrier  

The Cairn's function was to bolt his quarry, not kill it — the hunters themselves saw to that with their guns.

John F. Gordon
All About the Cairn Terrier  

Tough in the dictionary means strong, firm yet resilient, able to yield to force without coming apart. The Cairn is all these things — that is why you must own one because he couples these attributes with a lovable, trustworthy and jolly nature — what better recommendation could a dog have?

John F. Gordon
All About the Cairn Terrier  

I have also noticed, in kennel fights that those dogs who carry the long heavy jackets never get the wounds, because their adversary's teeth apparently cannot penetrate to the skin. […] If you apply this to the dog at work in the fox's lair, it is easy to see that thickness and length is even more desirable as an armor, than actual harshness of hair.

Mrs. Byron Rogers
Cairn and Sealyham Terriers  

Very often, the bolted animal would be dragging with him, firmly fixed to his tail or a limb, one of his tenacious combatants. At such times the hunters needed to be sure of their aim!

John F. Gordon
All About the Cairn Terrier  

In effect, the outer coat formed a protection for a hardy working dog, being proof against the jagged stones of the cairns, the tearing qualities of many brambles and the bites from his quarries. The undercoat, virtually unsoakable, warm and insulating to a dog whose hunting hours at night were spent largely in bitterly cold sea or river water.

John F. Gordon
All About the Cairn Terrier