Famous Cairns
Terry, the dog who played Toto in the 1939 screen adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, was a Cairn Terrier. Due to the identification of the State of Kansas with the original story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a resident of Wichita, Kansas has begun a drive to make the Cairn Terrier the official dog of the State of Kansas. [1] In addition to the Wizard of Oz, Cairn terriers have also appeared in these movies:
Bright Eyes, 1934
Calling Philo Vance 1940 (Terry)
Reap the Wild Wind, 1942
George Washington Slept Here, 1942 (Terry)
The Uninvited, 1944
Without Love, 1945
The Valley of Decision, 1945
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, 1947
Saturn 3, 1980
Hocus Pocus, 1993
Twister, 1996
Dunston Checks In, 1996
Portrait of a Lady, 1996
My Summer Vacation, 1996
Lost and Found, 1999
Children of Men, 2006
Fred, the dog from I Love Lucy was a Cairn terrier.
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