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February 2010
In honour of the big game this afternoon , the Scottie News presents a collection of dog and hockey videos:
Lassie meets the Great One:
Some dogs prefer to watch than play:
Of course, not everyone’s a winter sports fan:
Gold medal for self control:
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The Sadie stories just keep on coming. Let’s just say she’s a high maintenance Scottish Terrier who requires organic chicken hot dogs, daily grooming and treadmill workout. Sounds like Jennifer Aniston or Madonna.
And how did Sadie get her show name Roundtown Mercedes of Marytown? A reporter investigates:
(It’s) a complicated process that takes into account their ancestral heritage, prep school education and unparalleled willpower when it comes to resisting the urge to snack out of the cat litter box.
Speaking of ancestral heritage, researchers at the University of California have found that the version of the gene that in large part determines small size in dogs probably originated in dogs with the ancient domestication of grey wolves in the Middle East.
And finally, for today, David Frei, communications director for the Westminster Kennel club speculates on why terriers win so many dog show crowns:
Yes, terriers dominate at Westminster. I think that some of that has to do with what they were bred to do: look for trouble, go to ground and find rats and weasels and the like. That means that they are on their toes, always looking for trouble. That comes across as, “It’s their world and we’re just living in it” – and translates into an edgy performance in the show ring, which admittedly makes them look good.On the other hand, goldens and Labs and most sporting dogs and a lot of other breeds want to live in our world. If they could talk, they would probably say “me too, me too.” Their devotion to their people is more important to them than anything else that is going on out there. And who would want it any other way?
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Here’s a West Highland Terrier Wednesday that will have teenage girls around the globe screaming hysterically. Robert Pattinson, who plays heartthrob Edward in the Twilight series, has a Westie named Patty. And, OMG, she’s like his girlfriend:
The Londoner recently revealed in a magazine that he has lost his heart to the West Highland White Terrier.“The only emotional connection of relevance is with my dog,” the Remember Me actor confirmed.
“My relationship with my dog – it’s ridiculous.”
Meanwhile Sam Trammell, who plays bar owner Sam Merlotte in the hit HBO show, True Blood where he shape shifts into dogs, has been known to engage in a little real-life method acting with his Westie, according to Scotland’s Daily Record:
“It’s fun turning into dogs. I love dogs, and l have a little West Highland Terrier called Flossy – they’re the best, so smart.“She is very helpful. In one scene last season, I had to sniff someone’s bed like a dog would, so l was rolling around on the bed naked, and l watched the dog to see how she would do it and got some good tips.”
Stay safe, Westies.
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I will be on Ask Dog Lady’s radio show discussing Scottish Terriers at 12:05 tomorrow. Ask Dog Lady is fabulously witty and wise about dogs, and I’ve long been a fan of her newspaper column so this is a great honour.
Dog Lady is also a West Highland Terrier owner so it is fitting that this interview falls on a Westie Wednesday.
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This seems ridiculous.
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And she even has the skintight brightly-coloured outfit:
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