In a Year Book concerning a breed other than Scots, I read a short piece which was a cry from the heart of a stud dog owner, the author was a senior and well respected breeder, with a team of good dogs at stud who must have had a trying year behind her, judging from […]
Read moreA doggy biography (First published in Scottish Terrier Club (England Year Book)
We first saw Bruce when he was about two weeks old, in company with his mother (Killisport Mixed Spice) and his two litter brothers. I very much liked his grandfather Archie (Killisport Town and Country) and we had often met his father Sam (Kentwella Chevalier) in the ring, so the chance of a puppy from […]
Read moreIn appreciation of a First Scottie
One reads of someone gambling their last pound and becoming a millionaire. When you are young you sometimes do silly things and get away with them. As a young couple my wife and I fell into both these categories when we spent our last few pounds on a Scottie dog puppy. It was a silly […]
Read moreScottish Terrier Ownership
Before you decide that a Scottie is the dog for you, please take the time to find out more about the breed. The Scottish Terrier is a sporting dog; he is a terrier through and through. As the Breed Standard says “A Scottish Terrier is a sturdy, thick-set dog of suitable size to go to […]
Read moreReport for 2004
2004 proved to be another successful year for the Club. Both the Open Show and Championship Show were well attended, with the raffle and Club stall greatly supported. Our thanks go to all those people who give so generously with gifts and donations, it is very much appreciated. Both shows were held at Grenoside Community […]
Read moreKENNEL CLUB CALL TO ACTION PLEASE HELP STOP DOGS BEING USED AS SHARK BAIT
The Kennel Club has been appalled by the recent press reports featuring the use of live dogs and cats as shark bait on the French controlled island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. The Kennel Club has already written to the Société Centrale Canine (French Kennel Club) to voice its concerns and is now calling […]
Read moreBladder Cancer in the Scottish Terrier
Bladder Cancer in the Scottish TerrierThe Ostrander Laboratory at the National Human Genome Research Institute at NIH in collaboration with the Purdue Comparative Oncology Program at Purdue University and the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at the University of Minnesota is conducting research on the genetic susceptibility to transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urinary […]
Read moreSUGGESTED FORM OF WORDS
(Please write your own version if you have the time as this greatly increases the effectiveness of the letter) Dear Animal Welfare Bill Team, I am writing to urge you to completely ban the sale and use of electric shock collars in the Animal Welfare Bill regulations. Electric shock collars worn around the neck of […]
Read moreKENNEL CLUB ‘CALL TO ACTION’ – PLEASE HELP TO BAN ELECTRIC SHOCK COLLARS
Once again, the Kennel Club cannot understand WHY Defra will not take notice of the increasing political pressure to ban remote control electric shock collars and anti-bark electric shock collars under the Animal Welfare Bill. Not only has Defra been receiving copies of letters from MP’s constituents highlighting their concerns about electric shock collars, the […]
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