Scottish Terrier Friday Photo Op.

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In Australia, Scottish Terrier Clara has 3 puppy boys

Congratulations to Clara the Scottish Terrier mom, and let's hope she recovers from your c-section soon.

Oh, yes, and to your human, Louise, the Scottie News wishes her a full night's sleep before all those boy puppies start destroying the house.

Louise, who drops by and comments here from time to time is blogging the Scottie puppy experience so go check it out.

FDR's beloved Fala featured in really bad novel

In the best case scenario, this dismal excerpt from a novel about President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his Scottish Terrier, Fala, is satire. In the worst case scenario it's just really bad writing.

I don't have the wherewithal to figure it out, dear readers, so I leave it up to you:

A half a world away, President Roosevelt took a deep breath and stretched his legs on the south lawn of the White House. Standing next to him was Herbert Hoover, dressed in a long coat and his Stanford scarf. Tucked under his right arm was Roosevelt’s faithful Scottish Terrier Fala.

“Is this really necessary Herbie?” mumbled the President under his breath.

“You know it is Franklin. I don’t want you just fast, I want you quick too. Now get to it,” with that Hoover tossed the startled dog to the ground and Roosevelt began to scamper after him.

“Damn you Hoover, why does everything have to be so hard?” coughed Roosevelt, regretting his morning smoke.

“Because anything worth having is going to be hard Franklin. You Democrats need to learn that. It can’t all be government hand outs,” laughed Hoover.

And so it began. Carefully, hidden from view of the Washington press corps, Hoover trained Roosevelt every day. By May, the Olympics were looming and Roosevelt’s 100 meter time was still only 10.6, a full .3 seconds slower than Jesse Owens. He’d never be able to compete with the Germans at this rate. He couldn’t help, but wonder why winning meant so much to him now. He was brought up to believe that participating in athletic competition was victory. Now, he was training with the single minded determination he didn’t know he had within himself. He knew now, he would do whatever it took to run their socks off.

California Scottish Terrier returns after 4-years away - test republish

The Times-Herald, a Bay Area newspaper, reports:

The Lucases say they believe Lady was stolen from their yard, that someone called out to her from a car and she just ambled over. The dog, besides having a microchip implanted under her skin, was also wearing a name tag with her owners' home address. If someone had come across Lady by accident, there were plenty of ways she could have been returned, they said.

"The thing that upset me the most was to really believe somebody took her," Connie Lucas said. "People don't understand that when you have (a dog), they become part of the family."

Now, Lady is home, freshly groomed and in the company of the couple's two other Scottish terriers, Buddy and Mac, one of which was purchased to replace the missing Lady.

What happy news after such a long time!

Scottish Terrier stars on BBC show on opera-singing dogs

Basil, the opera-singing Scottish Terrier, starred on the BBC's Graham Norton Show yesterday, stealing the spotlight from Welsh classical singer, Dame Katherine Jenkins with whom he performed a duet. Two other opera-singing dogs were also featured, but they did not have a starring role.

Given that the Scottish Terrier and Dog News has its world headquarters in Toronto, Canada, the staff was extremely proud to see Basil perform on cue despite rather disparaging remarks made about both him and our home and native land by the host.

Bravo, Basil, you shone. And we're proud to say we knew you back when.

We sort of which we'd know Harry before he hit it big too.

Oh, and bravo to Basil's rock star-like owner while we're at it.

Kentucky Fried Scottish Terrier Chickens

Check out all the fantastic costumes and the rare crowing wheaten Scottish Terrier over at Bricolage, an all around wonderful blog. the colonel also puts in an appearance.

Scottish Terrier puppy frolics at the park

Something to help you lighten up on the Monday after daylight savings ends: Olive the Scottish Terrier puppy.

Beware the Scottish Terrier Skunk

She lurks among the autumn leaves even after Halloween has passed.

Give it up, everyone, for Miss Beazley.

No, not that Miss Beazley.

Halloween: Keep your Scottish Terrier safe

Halloween Foxgloves, originally uploaded by Little Miss Romp!.

Minimalist costumes for Scottie Dogs

For those who prefer a "less is more" approach to dressing up for Halloween, Huckleberry Finn of scottydog.com shows off an excellent look. Be sure to check out his site, which, unlike Huck, takes the view that "more is more" when it comes to Halloween. And for more Scotties in traditional attire, there's this classic of dogs in kilts post, originally put together for Robbie Burns day, but good at any time of year.

Below is Angus, outfitted in orange. In this attractive ensemble, he could stay home and answer the door tonight or go out clubbing. That's the beauty of the right dog coat - it goes anywhere and everywhere.



And one final word: This is probably getting old, but I haven't had a lot of time lately and the Scottish Terrier and Dog News has suffered a bit. I have tried to monitor the mail and make sure that I posted all the pictures of costumed Scottish Terriers that were sent, but I have a bad feeling that I've misfiled one or two. If it was your dog, let me know and I will post their pic.