Cairn Terrier
E121689
The Cairn Terrier is a small, hardy, and spirited Scottish terrier breed known for its shaggy coat, alert expression, and lively, affectionate personality.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cairn Terrier canonical | 2 |
| Terrier Group | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dog breed
ⓘ
purebred dog ⓘ terrier ⓘ |
| AKCGroup |
Cairn Terrier
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Terrier Group
|
| averageHeightFemale_cm | 23 ⓘ |
| averageHeightMale_cm | 25 ⓘ |
| barkingTendency | moderate to high ⓘ |
| bodyType | compact ⓘ |
| build | sturdy ⓘ |
| coatCharacteristic | shaggy appearance ⓘ |
| coatColors |
black
ⓘ
brindle ⓘ cream ⓘ gray ⓘ red ⓘ wheaten ⓘ |
| coatLength | medium ⓘ |
| coatTexture |
harsh outer coat
ⓘ
soft undercoat ⓘ |
| coatType | double coat ⓘ |
| commonHealthIssues |
allergies
ⓘ
eye problems ⓘ hip dysplasia ⓘ patellar luxation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| developedFor |
fox hunting
ⓘ
ratting ⓘ vermin control ⓘ |
| earType | small erect ears ⓘ |
| energyLevel | high ⓘ |
| FCIGroup | Group 3 Terriers ⓘ |
| goodWithChildren | yes, with supervision ⓘ |
| groomingNeeds | regular brushing ⓘ |
| heightRange_cm | 23–33 ⓘ |
| KCGroup | Terrier Group ⓘ |
| lifeExpectancy_years | 12–15 ⓘ |
| notableAppearanceInFilm | Toto in "The Wizard of Oz" ⓘ |
| notableDog | Toto ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
American Kennel Club
ⓘ
Fédération Cynologique Internationale ⓘ The Kennel Club (UK) ⓘ |
| sheddingLevel | low to moderate ⓘ |
| suitableFor |
active owners
ⓘ
companionship ⓘ small homes ⓘ |
| tailType | short, carried high ⓘ |
| temperamentTrait |
active
ⓘ
affectionate ⓘ alert ⓘ confident ⓘ curious ⓘ independent ⓘ intelligent ⓘ loyal ⓘ spirited ⓘ |
| trainability | moderate ⓘ |
| weightRange_kg | 6–8 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Cairn Terrier Description of subject: The Cairn Terrier is a small, hardy, and spirited Scottish terrier breed known for its shaggy coat, alert expression, and lively, affectionate personality.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Terry
this entity surface form:
Terrier Group