Editing Cairn Terrier (section)

== History ==
Cairn terriers originated in the Scottish Highlands and the [[Isle of Skye]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cairn Terrier History|url=https://www.akc.org/breeds/cairn_terrier/history.cfm|publisher=American Kennel Club|access-date = 26 October 2014 }}</ref> Prior to 1873, terriers in Scotland were collectively referred to as 'Scottish Terriers'.<ref name="History of the Cairn Terrier">{{cite web|title=History of the Cairn Terrier|url=https://www.cairnterrierclub.ca/cairn-terriers/cairn-terrier-history/|publisher=Kennel Club of Canada|access-date = 30 August 2024 }}</ref> In the early days of the breed's establishment, the name  'short haired Skye Terrier' was used.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cairn Terrier| url=https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/search/breeds-a-to-z/breeds/terrier/cairn-terrier/|publisher=The Kennel Club|access-date = 30 August 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=About the Cairn Terrier|url=https://www.cairnterrier.org/about-the-cairn-terrier/cairn-history|publisher=Cairn Terrier Club of America|access-date = 30 August 2024 }}</ref> After concerns raised by the Skye Terrier Club, the name 'Cairn Terrier' was given to the breed instead.<ref name="History of the Cairn Terrier"/> The name 'Cairn Terrier' comes from [[cairn]]s, where the terriers often flushed out vermin.<ref>{{cite web|title=7 Facts about the Cairn Terrier|url=https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/7-facts-cairn-terrier/|publisher=7 Facts about the Cairn Terrier|access-date = 30 August 2024 }}</ref>

The Cairn Terrier was registered into the American Kennel Club in 1903.{{cn|date=February 2025}} The Kennel Club of the United Kingdom gave the Cairn Terrier a separate register in 1912; the first year of recognition, 134 were registered, and the breed was given Championship status.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.swwectc.freeuk.com/cairnhis.html|title=swwectc- cairn history|website=www.swwectc.freeuk.com|access-date=2016-11-26|archive-date=2018-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018051447/http://www.swwectc.freeuk.com/cairnhis.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> While registration of white Cairns was once permitted, after 1917, the [[American Kennel Club]] required them to be registered as [[West Highland White Terrier]]s. The dog was definitively accepted by the [[Fédération Cynologique Internationale]]in 1963.{{r|fci}}