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Let's talk about Scottish Terrier dogs! Please share you experiences, thoughts and feelings about the Scottish Terrier dog and Scottish Terrier puppies.

I recently adopted a scottish terrier.

So far he is very energetic, loves to play with other dogs and animals includeing cats, very playful, doesnt like cuddling so much, and it seems like he may have ADD lol He'll run in, jump on the bed, head drive into me for love, I'll pet him for a second, then he flies bakc up and takes off ...is that normal? heh

Also having problems with potty training..any suggestions?

I adopted a scottie aswell when she was 6 mos., she is now 1 yr 3 mos and is in great health so I am extremely thankful for that.

Anyhow, Scotties are great, Maggie is her name and she is the sweetest dog I've ever had in the family, it's true that they are very loyal, and they just want to be treated like one of the pack, they love being involved in whatever it is that you're doing.

I've been fortunate to find a dog like Maggie, I have a 2yr old which when I got Maggie my daughter was 16mos but Maggie was the sweetest friend to my daughter, of course my daughter is very respectful towards her, doesn't pull her hair or tail, but they are just bestest of friends.

I know that Scottie's are known for being hard headed & I knew that from the get go, but to my surprise Maggie is very obedient, she does great around other dogs, kids and follows basic commands: Sit, lay, stand, jump, bed, crate, down - at the dog park however, the COME command is the hardest for her to follow. I mean, once they get into their world, its hard to get them to listen to you (unless you can bribe them with their favorite treat)... She is very hard headed though so I knew that I had to be extra hard when training her.

Potty training: what worked for me was smacking her, I know I know, some of you may be against it but it worked for us.
Grooming: Very easy to groom, I clip her hair myself at times and its not bad at all, it is necessary to brush their hair but it doesnt take very long.

OVERALL: She's a great dog, a great friend, and a pleasure to have around she makes us all laugh at times.

scotties are VERY smart, but sometimes will not show it, they are hyper most of the time but have that room to chill when they are tired, very loyal dogs and they need to be walked on a regular bases.

I have three scotties and a westie. The two older scotties are just over a year old and the youger two (1 scottie and 1 westie) are just 6 months old.

All of them, except the older male (Max), love to chase those laser light toys. I've red that dogs probably don't see red very well, but all but Max just go crazy chasing the light. Max on the other hand just seems to get frustrated watching the others chasing what I am guessing he can't see...he will just run and tackle the others while they're chasing the light. The other dogs will work in teams to intercept the light and other tactics that are really quite amazing, but Max doesn't seem to understand what is going on. Is this possible, that he is just color blind to red...seems like he could at least see the luminosity or brightness of it, but if you show him the light in front of him he just ignores it.

Any ideas on how I might test this further or ideas on color blindness in dogs and scotties in particular?

Originally Posted by glucas

...all but Max just go crazy chasing the light. Max on the other hand just seems to get frustrated watching the others ... Is this possible, that he is just color blind to red...seems like he could at least see the luminosity or brightness of it, but if you show him the light in front of him he just ignores it.

Any ideas on how I might test this further or ideas on color blindness in dogs and scotties in particular?

Hmm, I think maybe Max is the smarter of the three . Do these laser lights come in different colours? If yes, you could see how he responds to different ones.

I will look around to see if I can find a different color. It's a great way to tire them out though...they'll just run and run until they just drop. Also funny to see them (especially Saffie, the older female and I think alpha) run interception ahead of the pack to catch the dot. They're quite smart at ambushing.

[lil mutt]

I dont know that much about this dog breed... But i will try to research and get back here to share what i've learned...

I"ve been looking and have not fond much. I'd appreciate learning what you might find. -g