What breed is Toto from The Wizard of Oz?

Answer 1

Author and royal Oz history series originator Lyman Frank Baum [May 15, 1856-May 6, 1919] didn't include a breed in his description of Toto in the original 1900 book edition of 'The Wizard of Oz'. In Chapter 1 'The Cyclone', readers were presented with "a little black dog, with long, silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose." The illustrations in the book led many to believe that Baum had in mind either a Cairn Terrier, or a Yorkshire Terrier, which was popular at the time of the book's writing. In the beloved 1939 film version of 'The Wizard of Oz', the part of Toto was played by Terry [1933-1944], a Cairn terrier. In the 1985 film 'Return to Oz', the part was played by a Border Terrier.

Answer 2

I the movie "The Wizard of Oz" Toto is played by a Carin terrier however in Frank L. Baum's 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' no specific breed is given, it is just mentioned that he is a little black dog with a long silky coat.

In some versionsof the story Toto is a black Yorkshire Terrier.

Answer 3

Dark Chocolate colored much like a Yorkie sort of breed

Newer info--The dog, Toto, in the movie is a small Cairn Terrier and his color is a grizzled gray.

In the book, Toto is actually a Yorkshire Terrier-a.k.a. Yorkie. I learned this about the book, as I raised and showed Yorkies for over 20 years and the magazines I subscribed to often had information on different books with Yorkies.

Answer 4

The original book only stated that Toto was a small dog, but in the movie Toto was played by a Carin Terrier named Terry.

Answer 5

He's like black, gray, and a little bit of white mixed.

Answer 6

Agree to Disagree - Blackish Brown

Answer 7

brownish and blackish

Answer 8

A Yorkshire terrier

Answer 9

A Cairn Terrier

Answer 10

Carni Terrier