Also if you visit our website, you will see the player in the story. if you press the SHARE button you will see at the top of the player a little arrow pointing down. Click on that and it automatically downloads the 4.3MB file as a song for you to enjoy.

The song, Scottie Pride, performed by Aroo, celebrates the Britain-wide Scottie Club UK and is a pilot for a proper contest for various songs to be held in May 2026 by Scottie Club UK.

You can access the song right here! Also on Spotify or your favourite podcast player app! Enjoy and thanks!

For more information, check out: https://scottieclub.uk/scottievision-members-decide-scottie-theme/

If you have any information which could lead to locating Bowie, Catriona has included the following contact details from her search campaign poster for your assistance:

CONTACT Identibase: 0330 9128077 quoting reference 54839 Drop him off at the nearest Vet or message us through his FB page Bring Our Boy Home https://www.facebook.com/groups/926309052095090/

We welcome the Chinese New Year of the Dog with a special report from Asia. This month, George Matlock visited the accomplished Thai singer-songwriter Dolchai in his Bangkok apartment to find out how he keeps nine Scotties in the top of a four-storey building.

Dolchai, who was made an honorary member of the London Scottie Club during the interview, shared his passion for the breed of dog which he has kept for more than a dozen years.

We discover he has two huge rooms for the pooches and a roof garden where they can happily roam. He is also an avid collector of everything Scottie.

For the full interview please click on the player below the Gallery. We hope you enjoy the trip!

The event, organised by LSC and STECS members Susie and Alan Page and attended by STECS regulars Cath Marchbank and Joy Gower, as well as other STECS volunteers, was a truly fun day out in the sunshine and top teen Scottie numbers.

It was good to spot some LSC members, such as Sonya Weiss, Fraser Grant, Sara Cox and Sarah Crehan, and also to mingle with more of the STECS team who are an establish nationwide charity for more than 40 years.

The venue was the village hall in Flaunden, a picturesque area of Hertfordshire. As well as the obligatory walk of more than 25 minutes we also had fun in the potato and spoon race, the sprint race, and the musical hoops and a beauty contest.

We also spoke with STECS Birmingham/Coventry volunteer Tony who is fostering William, a Scottie with a near-death experience. You can hear his amazing story of recovery in the audio linked to this report. We apologise that the final minute of the audio was lost - technology! We are pleased to report that Tony told us that STECS intervened to pay the vet bills and allow William to get the surgery he needed. He not only survived but now also enjoys walks like today's and is making good progress.

Joy and Ian Gower also set up stall with a lot of fine STECS merchandise - and even more if available from the charity's website e-shop.

The raffle produced some interesting results as one pair of Scottie owners from Cambridge bagged a generous haul of the prizes! But there was something for everyone, with even runner up Scotties getting rosettas and treats in the races.

LSC had some announcements of their own too. The Year of the Dog blog winner was announced at Fraser and his dogs Douglas (and new addition Maggie). Fraser took home the limited edition launch LSC T-Shirt and keyring as our photo shows.

We very much look forward to the next such event down south and know it will grow in participation, at which rate we may all need name tags!

We introduce Stuart Medland, a wildlife painter, who was commissioned to use his special angular style of painting to capture the magic of Scottish Terriers Pikush and Pudding.

Work was discussed in 2018 and pencil sketches followed in 2019. But it was not until early 2020 that the project gathered pace. In August, we met at Lake District to see a full-sized sketch of the planned painting. Since then it has taken five months of work and you can see the final result with the artist in this photo.

Stuart is taking commissions for 2022. If you would like to know more please email him at stuartmedland@hotmail.co.uk  

In August, Richard Barley, the Director Horticulture and Learning – in effect the number two – at Kew Gardens joined the London Scottie Club and agreed to a short interview with George Matlock.

WeeBit. Jane Fiddick’s childhood dog circa late 1940s

Jacky Ash

Cath Marchbank, Welfare Officer, STECS

Jacky Ash

Edwyn stares out a cat next to a car. That’s Scottie MOT!

Karen Randall with Remy at Discover Dogs in Oct 2021

Gordon, as his owner described him, was the laird and mayor of the tiny community of Glen Allen in Virginia, USA.

Monty medication mountain

Monty with Holly

Checking out the tulips. The flowers are poisonous for dogs.

During the show Cath mentioned a service that helps identify toxins which canines could meet on their adventures. LSC believes it is better if we can avoid the toxic plants in the first place and with Spring on the way, we therefore share here a list of dangerous plants as compiled by charity Dogs Trust. The advisory at the top of the list is also very useful to note: “Dogs Trust assumes no liability for the content of the following list. This does not represent a complete list of all poisonous plants and is only intended as a guide. Please contact your veterinary surgeon for advice or treatment immediately if you think your pet has eaten any of the following plants and is showing a bad reaction. Your pet may also have a sensitivity or allergy to a plant that is not on the list, so always be vigilant and seek help if you are worried about your pet’s health.”

Download useful additional literature:

Plants poisonous to canines – Dogs Trust March 2022

Slicker Brush. Scotties might dread them but this helps you get the perfect after-groom effect.

How do you cool a Scottie in the very hot July weather in the UK? Cath Marchbank comes up with some super tips on staying cool. And meet Hermes – the Scottie and owner rescued from Mariupol, Ukraine and coming to Britain. STECS has helped Hermes through quarantine. If you have a question for Scottie MOT and you have a Scottie dog, please complete the online radio form at www.Scottie.Scot and we will try to answer it in a future edition of Scottie MOT.

Image by Ken from Pixabay

For the first time we have combined to bring you audio and our text articles together! From now on, you will be able to listen to our articles as podcasts as well as read them on the website. The idea was first introduced in 2016 and we called it “Blog On The Go”. Well, now it is really here. We will not select everything that we post on the website. But we will select articles that we feel will be suited to podcasts. Be sure to subscribe to our podcasts from your favourite podcast player app. And be sure to visit our website to see cute Scotties and their amazing stories. Here’s our first story, A Scottie Snow Ball.

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