Emily Bronte had two dogs: Grasper and Keeper. I don't know what happened to Grasper but Keeper was a mastiff (sic?) and I have a drawing of him that she did. He was very bold and wild. Once he attacked a stray dog and Emily threw pepper on the two of them to break up the fight. The stray dog bit Emily and left town (smart dog!) Emily heated up a branding iron and burned it into her bleeding arm to mortify it. Scared the pants off her family but that was Emily!
Cairns definitely have their own little personalities, don’t they? I have always wanted one since I was a little girl and fell in love with Toto (Wizard of Oz). I think the scariest part of getting one was learning just how far they will go to seek out their rodents. Ours was only about 5 months old and got under the back of the house (through a small opening from a step). I could barely get my wrist and hand in there. We thought for sure that we were going to have to smash the concrete and who knows what else to get to him. However, he emerged... black with dirt, bugs all over him and as happy as a clam from his adventure!