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What kind of dog is Toto in Return to Oz?

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Cairn Terrier


Also know, what breed of dog is Toto from the Wizard of Oz?

Cairn Terrier

Also Know, what happened to Toto the dog from The Wizard of Oz? In 1942, three years after The Wizard of Oz, Terry's name was officially changed to Toto. Terry died in 1945 at the age of 13 (that's 91 in human years). She was buried in the pet burial area behind Carl Spitz's residence and kennel.

Correspondingly, is Toto a girl or boy?

In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Baum did not specifically state Toto's breed, but describes him as "a little black dog (male although he was played by a female dog in the 1939 MGM movie) with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose".

Did Toto get paid more than Dorothy?

As the story goes, "For the movie 'The Wizard of Oz,' Judy Garland was paid $35 a week while Toto received $125 a week." As I noted in an old Movie Legends Revealed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer wanted Shirley Temple for the role of Dorothy but she was under contract with 20th Century Fox.

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