Yes, I guess guarding cairns breeds an independent mind LOLCould this be a rare and elusive, wild and wooly Cairn Terrier?
Looks like a distant relative of my Cairn....Bonnie (who is also looking a bit shaggy in this pic). They are wonderful, if somewhat stubborn, dogs.
Gary
L1001986 by unoh7, on Flickr
inspecting ice fall
L1001967 by unoh7, on Flickr
This one's name is Olive
L1001973 by unoh7, on Flickr