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Old 01-24-2009, 07:34 PM   #13
shawnzeppi
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Originally Posted by LaurenMarie View Post
Some believe Toto in the Wizard of Oz was a Yorkie in the book, but was portrayed as another type of terrier in the movie.
Good point. I always thought Toto was a Cairn based on the movie. If frank baum was thinking Yorkie, I think he would have described toto as "black and tan" and not:

"a little black dog, with long, silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toto_(dog)
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