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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1017789 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cairn Terrier Context triple: [Terry, breed, Cairn Terrier]
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A.
Little Tew
Little Tew is a small rural village in Oxfordshire, England, known for its traditional stone cottages and picturesque countryside setting.
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B.
Shetland sheepdog
The Shetland sheepdog is a small, intelligent herding dog breed resembling a miniature Rough Collie, known for its agility, trainability, and long double coat.
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C.
Terriers
The Terriers are the athletic teams representing Boston University in collegiate sports competitions.
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D.
Shetland ponies
Shetland ponies are a small, hardy breed of pony from Scotland’s Shetland Islands, renowned for their strength, dense coat, and suitability for children and light draft work.
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E.
Pomeranians
Pomeranians are a West Slavic ethnic group native to the historical region of Pomerania along the Baltic Sea, primarily in modern-day Poland and Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cairn Terrier Target entity description: The Cairn Terrier is a small, hardy, and spirited Scottish terrier breed known for its shaggy coat, alert expression, and lively, affectionate personality.
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A.
Little Tew
Little Tew is a small rural village in Oxfordshire, England, known for its traditional stone cottages and picturesque countryside setting.
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B.
Shetland sheepdog
The Shetland sheepdog is a small, intelligent herding dog breed resembling a miniature Rough Collie, known for its agility, trainability, and long double coat.
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C.
Terriers
The Terriers are the athletic teams representing Boston University in collegiate sports competitions.
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D.
Shetland ponies
Shetland ponies are a small, hardy breed of pony from Scotland’s Shetland Islands, renowned for their strength, dense coat, and suitability for children and light draft work.
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E.
Pomeranians
Pomeranians are a West Slavic ethnic group native to the historical region of Pomerania along the Baltic Sea, primarily in modern-day Poland and Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dog breed
ⓘ
purebred dog ⓘ terrier ⓘ |
| AKCGroup |
Cairn Terrier
self-linksurface differs
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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
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eye problems ⓘ hip dysplasia ⓘ patellar luxation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| developedFor |
fox hunting
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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
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Fédération Cynologique Internationale ⓘ The Kennel Club (UK) ⓘ |
| sheddingLevel | low to moderate ⓘ |
| suitableFor |
active owners
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companionship ⓘ small homes ⓘ |
| tailType | short, carried high ⓘ |
| temperamentTrait |
active
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affectionate ⓘ alert ⓘ confident ⓘ curious ⓘ independent ⓘ intelligent ⓘ loyal ⓘ spirited ⓘ |
| trainability | moderate ⓘ |
| weightRange_kg | 6–8 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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