Hey! Duhgall Made The Press!

Where you ask? In the Great Scots Magazine!!

How? Well let me tell you how...

Last summer our friend, Wave, wrote an article about some of

my "Cottage Scottie Collectibles." Wave is a contributing writer to Great Scots magazine and writes for the MacTreasure department. Some of you may have seen Wave's house featured as Cottage Of The Month (January 2009) at The Old Painted Cottage. Wave's Scottish Cottage is full of Scottie collectibles as well as home to two of her own delightful lassies, Bonnie and Maudie.

The photo below is Duhgall (at the top) and his half sister, Maudie. (note: Maudie is Fiona's full sister - her "big" sister).

Isn't the cover of the magazine just precious? Dr. Joseph Harvill and his wife, Charlotte, do an outstanding job putting together a beautiful publication that is full of great information such as Health Watch, MacRescue, fun stories of Scottie antics, wonderful photos of Scotties from all over the world and an Angels page (in memory of beloved Scotties).

Below is the article that Wave wrote about collecting Scottie items along with some photos of a few of my little treasures.

Even if you don't own a real Scottie, you could at least own a little Scottie treasure to brighten up your home. Afterall, they are such jolly lil' ones!
One of the first things I do when I get my issue of Great Scots is to flip to the color photographs of Scotties from all over the world. My husband and I get so much joy looking at all of these wee ones!
If you would like to order this amazing magazine, the information is below. You can even order one issue to try it out.

Now for the Scottie enthusiast, you can go hog wild at Tartan Scottie - the Harvill's site where they sell alllll kinds of great Scottie paraphernalia. See the Cowboy Magic? We discovered this at a feed store when Doogs was a puppy. Scotties have a dense top coat and the Cowboy Magic really helps to brush him out without too much hesitation and biting of the brush. It smells delightful, too.

The Harvills also have a lovely blog that is titled MacBlog. Stop on over if you haven't done so already. Who knows, maybe you will be enticed to own one of these wonderful dogs someday!!

Many of you have contacted me in the past asking questions about owning a Scottie. Let me tell you something, my husband knew I have wanted a Scottie for years and he was doing a little under cover research on them before buying Duhgall. He was trying to find me a dog for my Mother's Day gift three years ago but I walked in on him while he was on the computer looking up Scottie information. I honestly did not see what he had up on the screen but he tooted his own whistle and confessed. He said, "Honey, I just don't know if we should get a Scottie. They sound like little rascals to me." I told him that not each dog is like the other and you know the rest of that story.....I got my way! Two days later I had Duhgall!!

A bit about my knowledge of Scotties....

Scotties are loyal to their family. They will pick one "alpha" master, but will love the other family members, too.

They have big hearts and soul. Black eyes that will penetrate your inner being! I always say that Duhgall is a person with tons of black hair!! They are sensitive to your feelings. I cry each day over the loss of my son, Jordan, and Doogs is always right there by my side - like my little protector. It is my belief that they know things before we do.

They can be a bit aloof. By this I mean having you pay attention to them is on their terms. Not yours. Not all like to be held. Females tend to be more affectionate than the males. They like to be near you at all times and will lay at your feet, sometimes touching you - that is if they feel like it.

Known to be diggers. Ours aren't, but of course they are inside most of the time (we have a pool and they aren't allowed outside without direct supervision). Most Scotties aren't good swimmers.

Bred to hunt badgers and rats, hence their long noses that can get down into a hole!

Can be hard to potty train. You just have to be on them and stick to a strong schedule on taking them outside. Duhgall "got it" after we had him fixed. After 7 months, rolls of paper towels and many carpet cleanings I was ready to pull my hair out! Now little Fiona is so much easier. She goes on her pee pee mats but does have an occasional accident on the tile floor.

Shedding: Scotties have hair, like humans. They drop hair like us but won't leave you covered with dog hair. Brushing them every few days will help with the dog hair issue.

As for allergies, everyone is different. I recommend that if you are looking into getting a Scottie, you should go and hold one in person to see if you have a reaction to them.

Lastly, thanks to Dr. Joseph Harvill and Charlotte Harvill for such a delightful magazine!! I will be sending in some photos of Duhgall and Fiona to see if they will make the color pages!!!

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Taking each day at a time...

Thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers...

Hold your loved ones tightly....

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