The Canadian Scottish Terrier Club was hijacked by an unscrupulous Internet company and, as a result, it has a new address. Please bookmark it. And, while you’re at it, you can bookmark its new rescue page.
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The Terrierman has been featuring vintage photos of terriers lately, including the one on the left of a Scottish Terrier and its owners in Washington, D.C., almost 100 years ago in 1917. Below is a close-up of the dog, who looks more like a Cairn than today’s breed standard with its bigger head and shorter legs. He also has a different haircut, almost certainly reflecting the fashion of the times given his well dressed owners.
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Both Scottish Terriers and Dachshunds were bred for badger hunting.
Abby and Charlie by Kyjen Photos, on Flickr
But can you really see the likes of the two dogs above dealing with the two creatures below?
Badgers in beech woods September 2010 Richard Hopkns by rehopkins, on Flickr
That’s the question being discussed at — where else? — the Carnivora forum, where they note that the dogs’ job was to flush the badgers out not necessarily to take them down. Here are some terriers at work hunting.
Engraving of terriers hunting
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It’s the weekend of May 21-22. Make your reservations of you haven’t already. The details of this year’s events are on the website. And here’s a little bit of history:
The concept of the Scottie Rally began in the winter of 2000 shortly after our first Scottish Terrier, Shayna McPunim Bronsky, was diagnosed with bladder cancer at the age of almost twelve. While ambivalent, Michele Bronsky started making phone calls to start finding a connection for potential breeders. Although there was an annual gathering of Scottie memorabilia collectors meeting (WISCOTS), it was limited to two-legged attendees.
Because of Shayna’s diagnosis and uncertainty regarding the course of her illness, we decided to gather people together in Door County to celebrate the lives of Scotties. It was the best decision we ever made! The friendships we developed through that first event sustained us during the last few months of Shayna’s life and have been lifesaving to us after her passing.
This will be the 10th anniversary of the rally. Help organizers keep up the fantastic work.
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DSC00041, originally uploaded by UrbanHeirlooms.
This was taken at New York Tartan Day Saturday. Urban Heirlooms has a large collection of Tartan Day 2010 photos. As usual, the Scotties are vastly outnumbered by the Westies.
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C’mon all you Scottish Terrier lovers, let’s show the Westies who’s boss on Saturday April 10 in Manhattan.
Click the poster to enlarge.
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Labs are number one. Yorkies drop from second spot to third, overtaken by German Shepherds. And the Scotties just keep falling.
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It’s the story of Stuart, a rescue Scottish Terrier.
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Morris’ mistress Erica says he is the most brindle Scottish Terrier she’s ever seen, and the Scottie News agrees. From the first shot he could be a mini-tiger:
We also featured puppy shots of Morris back when he looked more like a rabbit.
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