Vintage Cairn Terriers

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Smith, A.C. (1910, October 29). The kennel club show. Country Life, pp. 597-599
Smith, A.C. (1910, December 3). Ladies’ kennel association show. Country Life, pp. 789-791
Country Life in America, February 1915
Dogdom, November 1918
The Dayton Herald (Dayton, Ohio) · 23 May 1919, Fri · Page 32
The two images above, and the text below, are from the article:
Lemmon, R. S. (1920, May). The new-comer from Scotland. House and Garden, p. 64



We know that prior to the adoption of his present name he was known in Skye as “the short-haired Skye”, and that each district in the highlands and islands of
Scotland had its special variety of him. It is not surprising, then, that there are many types of Cairns-big dogs and little, dogs with Scottish terrier characteristics and dogs without, dogs with droop ears or pricked, short backs or long, straight tails or curled, black coats or red. But whatever his outward show, the heart of the Cairn remains unchanged. It is a heart of pure gold, fearless, warm and splendidly devoted to mankind.

Lemmon, R. S. (1920, May). The new-comer from Scotland. House and Garden, p. 64
Three images from:
Leighton, R. (1922). The complete book of the dog. London: Cassell and Company, Ltd.
Source: Rogers, A. L. (1922). Cairn and Sealyham terriers. New York, NY: R. M. McBride & Company
Source: Rogers, A. L. (1922). Cairn and Sealyham terriers. New York, NY: R. M. McBride & Company
An image used to represent the breed in the book:
Judy, W. L. (1925). The dog encyclopedia: a complete reference work on dogs. Chicago, Illinois: Judy Publishing Company.
Ch. Prudence of Otford of Tapscot owned by Tapscot Kennels in Wilton, Connecticut, pictured in:
Bowers, F. (1936). The dog owner’s handbook. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Source: Megargee, E. (1954). The dog dictionary. [1st ed.]. Cleveland, Ohio: World Pub. Co.
House and Garden, March 1919
House and Garden, May 1920
Field and Stream, August 1921

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