Some History

The first written account about Scottish Terriers was recorded back in 1436 by Scottish writer Don Leslie in his book. Scotties had originally been bred to hunt vermin on Scottish farms. They grew in popularity in the 17^th century as a result of King James VI of Scotland sending six Scottish Terriers to a French monarch. The breed continued to grow and in the 1870’s a group decided to standardize the Scottish Terrier so as to be able to separate it from all the other terrier breeds. Today, it is likely that all Scottish Terriers are descended from a single dog, Splinter II who sired many show champions. The Scottie was introduced to the USA in the 1890’s but became popular between World War 1 and World War 2 and by 1936 was the third most popular breed in the United States. Though the its popularity has gone up and down it has a steady popularity with a large segement of the dog-owning public. The Scottish Terrier has also been in the White House at least three times being owned by Presidents such as Roosevelt and Bush. It is has won the prestigious Westminister Kennel Club Dog Show a total of nine times, the second highest amount in the history of the competition.