One of a family of short-legged terriers that evolved at the Scottish Isle of Skye, the Cairn Terrier probably still resembles the ancestral shape to a greater degree than others descended from the exact origins. These puppies appear to have existed for the 15th century and have been used to seek foxes, badgers, and otters. The puppies have been adept at bolting otters from the cairns (stone piles that served as landmarks or memorials)