Somebody told me that she thinks I may have to review the type of dog I have the next time.

Nor do cats!

The wonderful thing about dogs is that they don't care how old you are.

LizG

Cairns are very strong for their size and Andie is big for a cairn but not excessively.
He is in proportion and the vet says do not worry as he is slightly overweight for a cairn according to the books.
He may not qualify as a perfect show dog but he is a lovely pet and a bit of a guard dog.
Really it is like the occasional 6 foot 8 inch tall human.
Anyway I hopefully have got some years before I hopefully have to think about this.
Yes he did choose me and my father. Probably he thought we needed a bigger cairn as we were reasonably tall men but we did not realise how big he would be until he was fully grown.
I have heard his brothers are similar.

Frank

I have always found that the 'right' kind of dog is the one which chooses me. Why would a Cairn not be suitable they seem lovely to me once they have stopped barking.