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Cairn Terrier

Height 25–25 cm 24–24 cm
Weight 6–6 kg 6–7 kg
Life span 14–16 years
Exercise 45 min/day

alert
bold
independent
curious
spirited
intelligent

The Cairn Terrier is a small and energetic breed of dog that was originally bred in Scotland for hunting small game. They are intelligent, playful, and affectionate, and make excellent companion dogs.

Group: Terrier Group
Origin: United Kingdom, Scottish Highlands, Scotland
Coat: medium double · cream, wheaten, red, gray, silver, brindle, and black brindle
Also known as: Cairn
Recognized by: AKC, FCI, UKC, KC, CKC, ANKC, NZKC
Hypoallergenic: No
Id: 32e67add-67a8-481b-8179-1bd5ec79e8bb

Traits

Energy
Trainability
Barking
Grooming
Shedding
Drooling
Good with children
Good with dogs
Good with strangers
Apartment friendly

Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Cairn Terrier. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from images.akc.org ukcdogs.com en.wikipedia.org showsightmagazine.com cairnterrier.org nylabone.com dogsnz.org.nz

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/32e67add-67a8-481b-8179-1bd5ec79e8bb. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request

curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/32e67add-67a8-481b-8179-1bd5ec79e8bb"

Response

{
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    "type": "breed",
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        "max": 16,
        "min": 14
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 6,
        "min": 6
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 7,
        "min": 6
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 25,
        "min": 25
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 24,
        "min": 24
      },
      "origin": {
        "region": "Scottish Highlands, Scotland",
        "country": "United Kingdom"
      },
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        "colors": [
          "cream",
          "wheaten",
          "red",
          "gray",
          "silver",
          "brindle",
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        ],
        "length": "medium"
      },
      "traits": {
        "energy": 4,
        "barking": 4,
        "drooling": 1,
        "grooming": 3,
        "shedding": 2,
        "temperament": [
          "alert",
          "bold",
          "independent",
          "curious",
          "spirited",
          "intelligent"
        ],
        "trainability": 3,
        "good_with_dogs": 3,
        "exercise_minutes": 45,
        "apartment_friendly": 3,
        "good_with_children": 4,
        "good_with_strangers": 3
      },
      "other_names": [
        "Cairn"
      ],
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        "KC",
        "CKC",
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          "title": "Official Standard of the Cairn Terrier - AKC"
        },
        {
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          "title": "Breed Standards: Cairn Terrier | United Kennel Club (UKC)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairn_Terrier",
          "title": "Cairn Terrier - Wikipedia"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://showsightmagazine.com/tips-judging-cairn-terrier/",
          "title": "Judging the Cairn Terrier Dog Breed – Showsight Magazine"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.cairnterrier.org/about-the-cairn-terrier/cairn-terrier-articles/cairn-coats-can-change-color",
          "title": "Cairn Coats Can Change Color | Cairn Terrier Club of America"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.nylabone.com/dog101/cairn-terrier",
          "title": "Cairn Terrier Dog Breed | Origin, History, Personality & Care Needs | Nylabone"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.dogsnz.org.nz/breeds/info/cairn-terrier/228",
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}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/32e67add-67a8-481b-8179-1bd5ec79e8bb/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.