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The Scottish Terrier and Dog News has received a few indignant emails about the fact that there is no Fala — aka the most famous dog in the world — in the new FDR movie, out today. And as you can see, according to the Hyde Park on the Hudson trailer below, they are indeed right.
But there’s a reason Fala is missing. The movie takes place in June of 1939 and he wasn’t born until April 1940.
Now, Hollywood being Hollywood, they could have, and probably should have, moved the birth forward a few months and cast a cute Scottish Terrier for effect, but for some reason they didn’t.
This is especially interesting given that Margaret “Daisy” Suckley, who is portrayed the President’s alleged love interest in the movie, is the one who actually gave him Fala as an early Christmas present.
Alleged love interest “Daisy” Suckley with Fala at FDR’s funeral.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Bill Murray, who plays FDR, says the president needed Fala:
“Mr. Murray, whose Roosevelt is attended by, and occasionally must elude, a small army of women—including his wife, Eleanor (Olivia Williams), his teetotalling mother (Elizabeth Wilson), and his secretary Marguerite “Missy” LeHand (Elizabeth Marvel)—offered typically Murray-esque perspective on playing the president. “Just working with these actresses—it was a henhouse, it was insane. The mother. The girlfriend. The wife and the secretary and the maids,” he said. “This guy was beleaguered. They were all after him. Thank God he had a dog.” (That dog, Fala, was famously trained by Daisy.)
If you’ve got time, catch up on the Scottie News‘ previous Fala coverage.
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Before buying Andis dog clippers, read these reviews
Welcome to the Scottish Terrier and Dog News, a site I founded in 2007 to bring you high-quality dog news, reviews and information (and other Scottie stuff that’s just plain fun.)
If you’re trying to decide which model Andis dog clippers you need, the Scottie News can help. I put together these clipper reviews because when I searched for dog clipper info on the web all I found was sketchy, spammy stuff. I know how frustrating that can be and I wanted to help other dog lovers avoid the big time-suck and, instead, quickly and efficiently find the dog clippers that work best for their breed
Andis Dog Clippers Reviews
Andis: Why professional and home dog groomers love Andis
I was advised to buy Andis Clippers after a friend and fellow dog lover made the mistake of buying a cheap pair and driving both herself and her dog crazy. Once she invested in the right equipment it was smooth sailing and she made it her mission to tell everyone else including me. The right clippers, she said, will change your life — just good set of kitchen knives.
My friend does a major grooming four to eight times a year and her 12-year-old clippers are still going strong. After just two groomings, she had already saved enough money to cover the cost of the clippers. (It cost her $60 a session to get her dog groomed.)
While it did take her a while to learn some of the tricks of the trade — and she admits her dog had a few bad hair days at first — that can, as most of us know, happen with professional groomers too. And I’ve even had professional groomers cut my dog, something my friend says she has never done.
If you decide to start grooming your dog at home, good clippers will help you work safer and faster so consider it an investment. Andis has served many pro and home groomers well. They’ve earned their reputation for customer service and high-quality products.
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Advantages
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- Light weight to make grooming easier
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Andis 22215 2-Speed Detachable Plus Pet Clipper
Andis AG 2-Speed Detachable Clipper Review:
Advantages
- Shatter-proof housing
- Compatible with UltraEdge and CeramicEdge blades
- 2,700 strokes per minute (spm) and 3,400 spm professional blade speed
- 3 metre (14 foot) cord and comes with #10 blade
- Blades are easily detachable
- Extremely quiet clippers
Bottom line: These are heavy duty dog clippers that will work really well on larger breeds like poodles, giant schnauzers, collies, Australian shepherds, St. Bernards.
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Why buy dog clippers on Amazon?
If you’ve shopped at Amazon, you likely already know they have the best customer service imaginable. For once, the customer is always right.
Their prices are often the lowest and, when they aren’t ask yourself if it’s really worth it to save a dollar or two by going with a seller you don’t know. I can recommend Amazon without hesitation and their dog clipper reviews will help you decided which model of clippers are right for you
Please leave a comment about your grooming experiences
It’s always helpful to know how things have worked out for others so scroll on down and tell us your thoughts.
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Happy Holidays from Danie’s Mac and Lovey!
It’s December so I can now officially use the C-word.
I’ve reposted an old article on Scottish Terrier Christmas cards as the topic is perennially popular at this time of year.
Put on some Xmas music and check it out along with these Scottie Christmas sweaters for humans.
Coming soon, we’ll do sweaters for your dogs. Arooo.
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Reader Kathleen Kinsolving was nice enough to send me a copy of her recent book Dogs of War: The Stories of FDR’s Fala, Patton’s Willie, and Ike’s Telek
It’s a sweet little hardcover book that would make a great gift for the Scottish Terrier lovers in your life, including yourselves if you choose to go the self-gifting route.
What especially impressed me is that Kathleen turned up some great famous Scottie photos that I haven’t seen before. (Forgive the quality as I had to photograph it myself to reproduce here.) Were any of you familiar with this one of Fala getting ready for his close-up with the White House press corps?
And while we’re on the subject of Scottish Terrier literature, here’s an old post on Scottie books for kids and, if you’ve got time, the entire archive of book posts past.
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Many thanks to Cheri for this. It makes a wonderful Thanksgiving tale.
Happy Thanksgiving to all the Scottie News‘ American readers.
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The Scottie’s owner writes: “Attached are photos of my Scottish Terrier LC. I picked her up at the shelter a couple of months ago and have taken her on many adventures since.”
LC in the “Sahara Desert” of Oregon:
LC in Hart’s Cove, Oregon:
LC recovering:
LC is certainly giving Rasmus a run for his money.
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After mulling it over for a long time, I have decided to stop publishing the premium version of the Scottie News. There are a lot of reasons that I won’t bore you with, but mostly it’s because it’s time for me to do other things.
I still plan to publish occasional Scottie News updates, which will be free. And maybe I’ll return to more regular publishing at some point in the future. But as of now, nothing is planned, which feels really good.
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I’ll be issuing full refunds over the next week. Should you not receive yours or have any other problems, contact me at scottishterriernews@gmail.com.
And if by any chance, you want to buy the Scottish Terrier and Dog News, we can talk about that too.
It’s been a pleasure bringing you the Scottie News and getting to know you all, the best part of the job really.
Here’s to you and your Scotties.
AnnB
Publisher and Editor
Photo credit: Hide-and-Seek by favoriteblue1224
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Maggie Ross offers all sorts of Scottish Terrier back-to-school products from t-shirts to book bags to ties and aprons. Get your Scottie on!
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