Tell me the pros and cons of owning a cairn terrier?

Question

I have purchased one yesterday and would like to know a bit about them.

Answer 1

epbr123 is correct - as are others
terriers are independ and can be very strong willed - thus even cat killers (which they are easliy capable of ) IF NOT TRAINED.

NOW - you have to focus on this pup - spend much time with and cuddle often. Do not wait to begin obedience!! Come ... sit ... are extremely important early.
spending as much time as you can squeeze in with this pup and cuddling will help program the pup to desire being with you. this will pay off later!

later you can worry about a groomer - now your job involves socializing - to both human and all sorts of pets - so that you do not end up with a cat hunter.

best luck
KC

Answer 2

No two Cairns are truly alike; each has distinct personality and character differences. As a rule, though, Cairns are somewhat independent. A typical puppy may sit on your lap for a few moments, but will resist being held for long, wriggling impatiently to get down and explore.

Their intelligence makes them curious and extremely quick to learn. They are surprisingly sensitive, and harsh punishment is not necessary or desirable. However, a Cairn must know from the first that someone else is in charge. If he has any question about that, he'll do his best to run the house himself. Firm, loving and consistent discipline is the key to a good relationship with your Cairn Terrier.

Answer 3

You should have done a little research before hand to be prepared. Congrats on the new dog/puppy.

Cairn terrier comes from the word Cairn or Rock. They were bred to chase foxes and other rodents out of the owners rock piles/walls in Europe 100 years ago. They are very smart and very tenacious. All terriers are bred to hunt varmits, and so they tend to get a little jumpy (literally) and nippy unless you show them who is the leader of the pack from the beginning. My friend brought her dachsund over one day and it saw my son's guinea pig and went nutso. The stupid dog ended up shredding my favorite shirt with her teeth trying to get the guinea pig out of my arms. You can't blame the dog, that is what they have in their blood, you just have to know how their brain works. Go online and google Cairn Terrier and get some books on the breed and then when you take it to the vet they can help you learn more about how to care for a terrier. GL and have fun. They are great dogs overall and will bring you many years of enjoyment. They can live 15 years if properly cared for.

Answer 4

Cairn Terriers are intelligent, strong, and loyal. Like most terriers, they are stubborn and strong-willed, and love to dig after real or imagined prey. Cairn Terriers have a strong prey instinct and will need comprehensive training. However, they are highly intelligent and, although very willful, can be trained. Although it is often said that they are disobedient, this is not the case provided correct training is applied. They are excellent with children and make wonderful family dogs. These are working dogs and are still used as such in parts of Scotland. Like most terriers, they require large amounts of exercise. Cairn Terriers are very independent and do not make good "lap dogs". The image of Cairn Terriers being like "Toto" from the Wizard of Oz is a partial misconception. In reality, these dogs do not always like to snuggle and would heartily object to being kept in a basket. They like to do what they want, and will not make good pets for someone looking for a dog to cuddle with. However, they are extremely loyal and very amiable.

Answer 5

professionals: they are clean. you comprehend how, everytime you puppy a canines, there's a "pup" residue you may experience and smell on your palms? not there with a cat. and some people say that they don't "love" their vendors like dogs do, yet it really is not real. My cats continually come to greet me on each and every occasion i'm getting homestead. i will't say even if or not they are smarter than dogs or not, by way of the indisputable fact that's a distinct kind of intelligence, yet they are absolutely wise. they have personality, and they are regularly very affectionate. The cons: They attack each and every thing, so that you ought to be careful to guard different pets (like fish or rodents). additionally they chew up flowers and knock issues off the table. they could shed plenty (relying on how lengthy and thick their hair is). yet i imagine there are way extra professionals than cons and that i appreciate my cats.

Answer 6

Well,THAT was BASS-ACKWARDS,wasn't it???

**********RESEARCH FIRST!!!!!!!!**********
Where'd you leave your brain while you doing this???
duh........

Do you even know what *TERRIER* means?

Do you know the breed should be *HAND-STRIPPED*??NOT"clippered"??
That they can be GREAT "CAT-KILLERS" ???
That the males need NEUTERING EARLY ??? I've seen *10* wk old s lift their legs & adults do it to PEOPLE!!! I ALWAYS hold a Cairn dog's lead FAR out from me...little bastar-ds.
Get ***FAT*** easily!!!!! Watch their food intake from DAY *1*!

Other than that....neat little dogs. A friend's been doing Cairn for ages & his old bitc-h stayed bayed on a possum in his woodpile for *2hrs* until I got there to move the logs & she could grab it! She was***13*** at the time! LOL! She dispatched it & nearly COLLAPSED....slept real well that night.

Answer 7

Never owed one so I do not know, but I agree you should have done the research first, then buy. :)