MY DOG SCOTTIE, THE SCOTTISH TERRIER

SCOTTIE CAN BE SO CUTE



We got our dog Scottie when he was just about 3 years old. He is a purebred Scottish terrier but we got him for free. The story is that his owners were in the military and were going to be stationed in Italy so they could not take him with them. They had their parents take Scottie in the beginning but these people already had dogs and he was not raised with dogs so he was not dog friendly. So the parents would not keep him. A friend of the couple was asked to take him and find a good home for him. We didn't have a dog, we just had two cats (and they are a whole other hub story, which if I ever get this hub finished, our cats are next!). The friend worked with my husband and she told him she needed to find him a good home. Since we both are partial to terriers of all kinds, we ended up taking him home with us. That was in 2001 and he has been with us ever since.

Well apparently the couple that had Scottie from a pup used to let him sleep on their bed because Scottie jumped right on our bed to make himself at home. No offense to those of you that sleep with your dogs but that just isn't our thing. He has his nice little spot that is cozy and warm for him at night in our home.

Scottie also likes to travel in the car so he must have done that before with his previous family. When Scottie wants food, he will sit up on his hind legs and his bottom with his front paws folded nicely. It is so cute and hard to refuse. The most appealing and funny thing that he does when he is in that sitting position is stick his little pink tongue out and bring it right back in when I say in a high pitched voice, "SCOTTIE". So I was checking to see if he was doing it in relationship to hearing me say that so I would pause at varied intervals and continue on. Sure enough, out the little tongue would go and right back in. Against his solid black fur and his dark brown eyes, all you see then is his little tongue. Of course I would then have to give him a treat. I would love to capture that on video and then download it on youtube or even here if I could ever figure out how to do that. I am learning as I go along. We think of Scottie as our cheap entertainment. The next time I talk about Scottie I will tell of his reputation at the groomers...Stay tuned!











SCOTTIE



Our dog Scottie, a male Scottish terrier, who is over 8 years old, has quite a personality. Typical to the breed, he can be quite stubborn. Sometimes when he has to go out to do his doo (and this time I do mean poo), he will stop and not tell me why and I have to encourage him to go to a more convenient place. With a pull of his leash, he will put his head down and if he had heels he would be digging them in. I can't pull him too hard because of neck and back problems(mine), and he is clever enough to slip his rather large head(also typical of the breed) out of his collar.



I 'm not sure about other breeds but Scottish terriers have an interesting and unique body shape. Our Scottie likes to run outside and be chased and then he spins sharply around on his hind legs back and forth. It is very cute and amusing to watch. He almost looks like he is smiling when he does that. He at least looks like he is having lots of fun!








SCOTTIE'S COAT

I will provide two pictures of our dog, Scottie; (1); as he is now, wearing his curly, shaggy winter coat which is a bit coarse and slightly fades to a dark brown along his back and, (2); his soon to be summer coat which I always have shaved pretty short for him to keep him cool and less dirty. Once he gets his new doo (and I don't mean poo) his fur/hair will be black and very soft unlike his winter coat. His face will be done in a traditional Scottish terrier style. Scottie has dark brown eyes with very little of the white showing. Therefore, we have almost tripped over him at night more than once! We have almost stepped on him a few times when he was laying on a dark purple rug.



Our Scottie has a little tongue and hardly ever pants like so many other dog breeds. If Scottie pants at all, it is because he is very thirsty.