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davidcyclebackThe opposite end of the 'beauty' spectrum is a Cairn terror I owned (Toto of Wizard of Oz
was a cairn). As a puppy, it didn't look right for the breed.
I sent a photo to the Cairn society of England. The return letter said that my
dog appeared to be a Cairn but was a particularly poor example, and strongly recommended against
breeding it. In other words, my dog was too funny looking to be allowed to have kids.
Perhaps a commentary on beauty, I had two Cairns at the time and the other was a perfect
example of the breed and in fact looked exactly like Toto. While the funny looking
one had a fiendly, gregarious personality and everyone loved him, the 'beautiful' one
was aloof and problematic, and little kids weren't allowed near her. When she got old,
I would say she was still around "because Hell wouldn't taker her."