DonateCairn Terrier
- Cairnterrier
- National kennel clubs and breed clubs (see, e.g. Breeding/Health Strategy Documents, below)
- Population-level statistics (see, e.g., Swedish Insurance Data, below)
- Research articles
- Breed club surveys
- Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.
- The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch
- Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
- Finland
- Cairn Terrier Club of America: 2005 Cairn Terrier Owner/Breeder Health Survey [PDF]*
- The Kennel Club: Cairn Terrier Pedigree Breed Health Survey
Brief Description:
The Cairn Terrier is one of the oldest of the terrier breeds, originating in the Scottish Highlands and recognized as one of Scotland's earliest working dogs.
Source: Wikipedia
Links to Breed Descriptions:
View more videos on AKC's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKennelClub
View more videos on SCC's YouTube Channel
See: The German Kennel Club (VDH) for information and video (if available).
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This and other breed videos are available in full length here
Other Names for Breed:
Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club:
Health and Well-Being:
Some sources of health information include:
Breed-Specific Articles:
Breed Standards:
There are numerous breed standards.
The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.
Three of the major international standards are:
Breed-Specific Statistics:
1. Swedish Insurance Data
2. Registration Statistics
Breeding/Health Strategy Documents:
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
Breed Health Surveys:
Breed-Specific DNA Tests:
The Kennel Club list of DNA tests available for each breed along with an indication as to whether the test is part of the Assured Breeder Scheme (recommended or required) and whether it is recorded on the Kennel Club registration database.
Other Breed-Specific Webpages:
Breed-Specific Research:
Breed Clubs:
We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.
Canada: Cairn Terrier Club of Canada
UK: The Cairn Terrier Club
USA: Cairn Terrier Club of America
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