| Scotland is a rugged land and the dogs which lived in | | | | Show ring at that time. |
| the country centuries ago grew up as rugged and | | | | The Scotty is not a "toy" dog. Although it is a small |
| crusty as the land. There was no established Scottish | | | | terrier, reaching a height of 11 inches at the shoulder, it |
| Terrier for many years but there has always been a | | | | is a sturdy dog with much substance. The head is |
| "Scottish Terrier type" of dog. It is just that there was | | | | impressive, for he has long jaws and a blocky |
| no attempt at developing type and so dogs that lived | | | | appearance to the skull. The nose has a bit of a |
| and worked as the rodent catchers and tough little | | | | roman look to it and the fore face hair falls well down |
| watchdogs of the farmers simply were born looking | | | | over the eyes in prominent eyebrows and covers the |
| like their sires and dams. The Terriers of the Aberdeen | | | | top of the nose, he also has a long beard. The neck is |
| region were the most well established type but were | | | | well muscled and trimmed of long coat but the rest of |
| generally just dubbed the "Aberdeen Terrier" without | | | | the body has a stiff and flay lying wiry coat. Many |
| any real attempt at development of a pure strain. | | | | people think that the Scottish Terrier is always black, |
| Although there was a preponderance of this | | | | however, grizzled, wheaten, gray and brindle are |
| Aberdeen Terrier type it was not an established breed | | | | allowed. The Scotty should present the appearance of |
| until 1879, when Captain Gordon Murray decided to | | | | strength and determination both in its structure and in |
| establish type in the numerous terriers that were | | | | its temperament. |
| present in the Aberdeen region. He began with the | | | | Scotties have a particular health problem known as |
| terriers who had the long hair and a long face and a | | | | "Scotty Cramp" , a sort of a short seizure which |
| square jaw and within five years he had perfected a | | | | remains a problem with the breed although studies |
| true to type terrier which he then called the Scottish | | | | relating to this problem have been done and progress |
| Terrier. The Scottish Terrier Club was established in | | | | is being made. It is important that when breeding, dogs |
| 1882 and the first of the Scotties began to enter the | | | | with this familial tendency not be used for breeding. |