Scottish Terrier and Dog News

Scottish Terriers who think they can

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:46:00 +0000

Climbing Scottish terriers
Originally uploaded by coollincs

If these Scottish Terriers can climb a tree, I can get this migration done and done right.

I think I can. I think I can. I think I can.

Summer reading: Scottish Terrier rescue tales

noreply@blogger.com (AnnB) — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:43:00 +0000

The Scottie News has just discovered a whole archive of Scottish Terrier rescue stories over at the Scottish Terrier Club of Greater New York website.

You'll be entertained for hours and may not even have to buy that new Scott Turow.

Weaning Scottish Terrier puppies

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:45:00 +0000

8-9-2010 Weening
Originally uploaded by gibscot

On the menu for these 24-day-old Scottie puppies is "goat's milk with baby food rice cereal and a bit of rice syrup...yummm!"

Here are the much younger pups with their mother, Clara.

West Highland Terrier Wednesday: Who says Westies are girl dogs?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:51:00 +0000

West Highland Terriers are not just for girls

AUGIE AND GREGORY MICHAEL STEWART, originally uploaded by louisbickett.

Click through to Flickr to see more of the much photographed and loved Augie.

See also Why do Scottie Girls look like Old Men?

and Barbie's Ken gets a Westie.

That old Montreal vs. Toronto feud

noreply@blogger.com (AnnB) — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:24:00 +0000

You can read an English version of my La Presse article at my personal blog. Dogs are mentioned.

Sadie the Scottie champ to shill for Nestle

noreply@blogger.com (AnnB) — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:06:00 +0000

Sadie the the Scottish Terrier who won the 2010 Westminster dog show will be on hand as Nestle Purina unveils its new, 84,000-square-foot Purina Event Center this Wednesday in Missouri. She and five other Westminster "Best in Show" winners will alleat Purina Pro Plan dog food.

St. Louis-based Nestle Purina began building the $10 million arena in April 2009. It's located in Gray Summit, about 40 miles west of St. Louis.

Sadie and the other champs -- 2009 winner Stump the Sussex spaniel, 2008 winner Uno the beagle, 2007 winner James the English springer spaniel, 2006 winner Rufus the colored bull terrier, and 2001 winner J.R. the bichon frise -- should be aware that they might be the target of vehement Nestle boycotters.

Stay patient - Scottie News will be back soon

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:55:00 +0000

naughty fergus and henry, originally uploaded by lakbdesign/fergusandme.

Scottish Terrier video: the sacrificial sofa

noreply@blogger.com (AnnB) — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 12:37:00 +0000

Scottish Terrier Smokie diagnosed with pneumonia

noreply@blogger.com (AnnB) — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:54:00 +0000

Jeanne wrote yesterday to update the Scottie News on Smokie's condition:

Over this past weekend Smokie aspirated a little when he threw up and by Sunday night I could hear a definite rattle in his breathing/throat. First thing Monday morning, we were at our Vet's. Diagnosis: extremely dehydrated, put him on fluids and x-rayed his throat and chest, saw what could be a mass in his throat. After flying trip in the early afternoon to VREC, imaging center in San Antonio, their Dr. talking to my Dr., Smokie had raging pneumonia and mega-sophagus but no mass, ie no cancer at this point. Back to the Vet, has been there ever since. Getting fluids, medication for the pneumonia , amino acids and yesterday added some med. to hopefully stop the retching. Did not throw up yesterday or as of noon today. Is showing a lot of improvement this morning, much more alert, we went outside walked around and peepeed! Has refused to eat/chew up to now, they are going to try solid food today to get some more improvement. During all this he has not been itching at all!

I read all of the postings from so many great people that you forwarded on to me. Cannot thank you ALL enough for the thoughtful suggestions.. Some I had already tried, and others I intend to use depending on Smokie's final condition when he comes home. I have printed them all out to save the contacts and the information. The Vets, all three of them, are not sure if the stomach problem caused the enlarged esophagus or the other way around. After we get the pneumonia under control will work on the esophagus problem. Thank you again for all the super people and their ideas and concern. Smokie and I have had a terrible week and reading all of the ideas and sensing the concer n sure helped me make it thru this week. Will keep you posted. Sincerely, Jeanne

The Scottie News hopes Smokie is well on his way to recovery.

A New York City Scottish Terrier

noreply@blogger.com (AnnB) — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:43:00 +0000

Gasteau by Sally Davies Photo

Humans test invisible fences for dogs

noreply@blogger.com (AnnB) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:49:00 +0000

Testing Electric Dog Collar - Watch more Funny Videos

Allergies: an update on Smokie the Scottie dog

noreply@blogger.com (AnnB) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:04:00 +0000

If you read the Scottish Terrier and Dog News in newsletter or RSS form, you might not have seen all the comments about skin allergies on the original post about ailing Smokie. Readers also emailed many helpful suggestions which I plan to bring together into one post some time in the very near future.

Thank you very much, everyone, and we will wait to hear what happens with Smokie while wishing him a full recovery.

If there were a Scottish Terrier Olympics...

noreply@blogger.com (AnnB) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000

...Iris would be a contender.

Westie Wednesday: I'll watch your back

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:52:00 +0000

I'll watch your back., originally uploaded by lady_bugger.

Just stay away from chainsaws.

West Highland Terrier Wednesday: Westie may lose worst accident title to lab who ate beehive

noreply@blogger.com (AnnB) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:42:00 +0000

Remember Darci the Westie who attacked a chainsaw and whose case was then named the"most unusual" claim received in June by the nation's biggest pet insurance company? Well, she may be edged out by a Labrador from Santee, Calif., who was nominated because she discovered and ate an entire beehive – bees included.

The Scottie News will let you be the judge of whether that's good news or bad for Westie lovers.

Bad dog owner behavior on Toronto public transit

noreply@blogger.com (AnnB) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:36:00 +0000

One of the things I love about Toronto is that they allow leashed dogs on the streetcars and subways. It's a rarity in North America so when I see a woman like this abusing the system, and potentially spoiling it for responsible dog owners, it really makes me furious. I took her picture on Saturday, but she was oblivious. Something tells me that might be her normal state of mind.

Any ideas what could be ailing Smokie the Scottish Terrier?

noreply@blogger.com (AnnB) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:37:00 +0000

Update: Along with the many helpful comments you can read below, the Scottish Terrier and Dog News received numerous emails with excellent, insightful information, all of which have been passed on to Jeanne. Among the tips to help Smokie get better were the contacts for San Antonio Scottie Rescue and a suggestion to contact the veterinary college at Texas A and M.

When I wrote to Jeanne and passed the emails along, I also put in my two cents -- that you can't take everyone's advice and what works for one dog won't necessarily work for all.

I also said: "The two suggestions that really stand out for me, however, are 1) Get some food into Smokie asap and 2) Get him to to the vet -- Texas A and M-- if possible." As well, I really liked the idea of contacting San Antonio rescue and using them as a resource.

I would like to sincerely thank everyone for their compassion, concern and very concrete advice. It was clear to me that the thoughts of Scottie News readers are with Jane and that we all want Smokie to get better. Thank you, everybody.
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A reader writes:

I have read all of the comments on Scottie allergies. My Smokie has been fighting some kind of allergy since we moved from NW Arizona to the SanAntonio area of Texas 4 years ago. We did the prednisone, atopica, you name it, the vet tried it, also benedryl, also a dose of antibiotics.

My first thought was also food, changed him to limited ingredient diet three and a half yrs ago. No change. Had been using K9Advantix for fleas and mosquitoes since leaving AZ., however, the fleas still had to BITE him to die! I purchased a product called Shoo Tag, electro-magnetic strips, like a credit card, one for each bug. No more bites. That really seemed to help for a while, the hair grew back on his back-side and chest. Then it started over again, only this time he was also throwing up every morning. Xrays, blood tests, sonograms, later, still itching to the point of not being able to stop. Baby socks on the feet helped the foot and leg chewing. After the antibiotics for a week in case there was some kind on stomach infection, and a topical antibacterial spray called Genesis, the itching again got some better for a few weeks and then started again and just as bad.

During all this extreme itching and throwing up every morning, Smokie started losing weight. Suprise! My vet gave up and sent us to the dermatoligist. A whole lot of money and a month later, Smokie is mildly allergic to Mesquite, some grasses and dust mites. They don't have any idea why he throws up every morning, but for $2000.00 the internal specialist will "scope" him to "see if there is anything wrong internally"

Smokie has always been a finicky eater, he was a rescue at 2 or 3 years old, 10 years ago. Never really liked dog food but would eat it if it had just a taste of what ever WE had for supper. After agreeing and submitting Smokie to the Derm. Vet's idea of a food trial, potato and rabbit, which Smokie would not eat, did not eat for 6 days, I bought some rabbit, cooked it and he ate a half cup. since then have been trying to get him to eat every other hour, anything that I can get into him. He has always preferred chicken to anything, even made chicken noodle soup, but he will still only eat a couple tablespoons at a time. He is skin and bones. He does not throw up his food, just mucus, white thru yellow to brown. He is throwing up 6 days out of 7, and sometimes more than once a day. Now seems to have a lot of trouble clearing his throat and nose afterward. Does not want to go for his daily walks, which he just loves. Sleeps a lot.

I just do not know what to do for him. Am bathing weekly and more, using vet shampoo, medicated, added conditioner, at my wits end. After reading all of the notes from others, am going to get some plain yogurt today. No more chicken, but how do I get him to eat? What could be causing him to throw up? Any help I can get will be most appreciated. My husband passed away a year ago, I cannot stand the idea of loosing Smokie too, he is too young, the vets are missing something, really need some help. Thank you so very much. Jeanne

If anyone has advice for Jeanne, please comment or email scottishterriernews@gmail.com and I will pass it on.

Salmonella in dry pet foood poses risks for kids

noreply@blogger.com (AnnB) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:21:00 +0000

The New York Times reports on a new study:

Dozens of salmonella infections in toddlers have been traced to dry pet food, the first time human infections have been linked to dry dog and cat food, health officials say.

The infections occurred from January 2006 through October 2008 in 21 states. More than 23,000 tons of pet food were recalled, affecting 105 brands, and the manufacturing plant, in western Pennsylvania, was shut in 2008.

The link between salmonella and dry pet food was described by health officials from several states and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a paper published Monday on the Web site of the journal Pediatrics. Officials referred to the factory only as “Plant X.” Altogether, 79 people were infected, including 32 children age 2 or younger.

Long-time readers might recall that the Scottie News reported on one of the cases in question. Strangely enough that story notes that the dog food was produced by Mars Petcare at its Pennsylvania plant and the affected brands included Pedigree and Special Kitty.

In any case, this gives us the excuse to show these videos from Mucklewags, breeders of my dog Bridget. I know they use excellent quality dog food and obviously they trust their dogs completely, but I'm probably too much of a Nervous Nellie to let this happen at the Scottish Terrier and Dog News world headquarters on the occasions that young children visit our editorial operation.

Scottish Terrier photo: Plunge into the new week

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:23:00 +0000

Scottish terrier, originally uploaded by laur_in.

Gardening tips from a Scottish Terrier

noreply@blogger.com (AnnB) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:14:00 +0000

And in case you don't want your dog assisting in the garden, here are some tips on how to stop terriers digging.

Saturday Scottish Terrier Chalk Drawing

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:35:00 +0000

Scottish Terrier Chalk Drawing, originally uploaded by smaginnis11565.

Treating skin allergies in Scottish and West Highland Terriers

noreply@blogger.com (AnnB) — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:29:00 +0000

It's that time of year and Bridget is starting to get a bit itchy again so this helpful note on allergies from a new reader was perfectly timed:

Our 7 year old Scottie Maggie also has seasonal skin problems. The itch is close to unbearable for her. This is what I’ve learned:

1. We’ve tried many different treatments but have settled on frequent bathing as the most effective. We use an anti-seborrheic and dry skin shampoo called Allergroom (it’s also hypoallergenic) followed by an oatmeal cream rinse and conditioner called Epi-Soothe. Our vet said they can be used as often as necessary. We bathe her two or three times a week when the itch is really bad and as it improves we taper off to weekly. I may try using a medicated shampoo which you referenced to see if it cuts down on the frequent baths which she hates (why, I don’t know because she’ll plunge into the frigid waters of Lake Ontario to chase ducks and seagulls).

2. We also give her generic anti-histamine tablets (for humans) to relieve the itch, again just when it’s really bad. The vet endorsed the use of ‘human’ pills and recommended the dosage and frequency. Yes, price matters!

3. Finally, we try to distract her from the itching/scratching continuum by making her environment as stimulating as possible. This includes going for walks, spending time in the yard (in and out of the house about 300 times a day), access to windows when indoors so she can keep a close watch on the squirrel population and bringing her along in the car when we’re doing short errands.

All in all I’m satisfied with this approach. It’s effective and avoids us having to shipping kangaroo meat from Australia (!).

I had never heard of a kangaroo meat diet for allergies until this note arrived, but, yes, it is recommended by some. Scottie News will try and look into it further.

Two Scottish Terriers from Bahrain

noreply@blogger.com (AnnB) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:08:00 +0000

This is definitely not the type of beach where you need a coat in the middle of summer. I guess it's one of the perks enjoyed by Scottie expats like Zorro and Zeeka who make their home in Bahrain. I once met a guy who had brought his Scottish Terrier along to the middle east and he got by by taking the dog for two long walks -- one early in the morning and one late at night.

Dear readers of the Scottie News,

noreply@blogger.com (AnnB) — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:54:00 +0000

Thank you for all your recent emails and please accept our apologies for not replying as promptly as we would have liked.

Not only is the Scottie News in the process of migrating to WordPress to serve you better, our editorial staff is also moving house so, as you can imagine, things are pretty chaotic. But don't worry, we will get to our mail and, if by chance, someone has been overlooked or mistakenly sent to the spam folder, just let us know. We never turn down a dog for our features on readers' pets. And we try to reply to all email even if we're sometimes a bit -- or more than a bit -- late.

Sincerely,

The Scottie News editorial team

West Highland Terrier Wednesday hits the beach

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:22:00 +0000

Hamish, originally uploaded by SPMac.

Why the coat, Hamish?