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Shetland Sheepdog

The Shetland Sheepdog, often known as the Sheltie and sometimes as the Shetland Collie, is a breed of dog in the pastoral dog group, resembling a miniature Rough Collie. Shelties are family-oriented dogs that can be as at home in a flat in a town as...

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Scottish Terrier

The Scottish Terrier (also known as the Aberdeen Terrier), popularly called the Scottie, is a breed of dog best known for its distinctive profile and typical terrier personality. The Scottish Terrier is one of five breeds of terrier that originated...

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West Highland White Terrier

West Highland White Terriers, commonly known as Westies, are a breed of dog known for their distinctive white coat. Originating in Scotland, the breed was used to seek and dig out foxes and badgers. This breed is commonly recognised through its use...

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Smooth Collie

The Smooth Collie is a breed of dog developed originally for herding. It is a short-coated version of the Rough Collie of Lassie fame. Some breed organizations consider the smooth-coat and rough-coat dogs to be variations of the same breed. The...

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Rough Collie

The Rough Collie is a breed of dog developed originally for herding in Scotland. It is also well known because of the works of American author Albert Payson Terhune, and was popularized in later generations by the Lassie novel, movies, and...

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Bearded Collie

The Bearded Collie is a medium-sized herding dog with a shaggy coat. This breed has a broad head, short muzzle and a shaggy coat all over the body, even under the chin. The color of the coat changes several times over the life of the dog. The adult...

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Dandie Dinmont Terrier

The Dandie Dinmont Terrier is longer than he is tall with short and muscular legs. The solid head is covered with a distinctive topknot. The unique crisp-textured coat contains a mixture of harsh and soft hair. It comes in two colors, pepper or...

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Skye Terrier

The Skye Terrier is a breed of dog that is a long, low terrier that is hardy. The Skye is double coated, with a short, soft undercoat and a hard, straight topcoat, which must be flat against the body and free of curl. The ideal coat length is 5 1/2...

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Border Terrier

The Border Terrier is small terrier with a coarse, wiry double coat and small ears, which fold forward into a "V" shape. The coat comes in red, blue and tan, tan, and grizzle and tan. Height: 11-16 inches (28-41 cm.) Weight: 11-16 pounds (5-7 kg.)...

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Cairn Terrier

The Cairn Terrier is one of the oldest terrier breeds, originating in the Scottish Highlands and recognized as one of Scotland's earliest working dogs, used for hunting burrowing prey among the cairns. Although the breed had existed long before, the...

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Gordon Setter

The Gordon Setter is the only black and tan setter. It has a feathered coat and a long, chiseled and massive head. The coat color should always be black with clearly differentiated tan markings. The long, slightly pointed ears hang flat beside that...

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Scottish Deerhound

The Scottish Deerhound, or simply the Deerhound, is a breed of hound (a sighthound), bred to hunt the Red Deer by coursing. The Scottish Deerhound resembles a rough-coated Greyhound. It is however, larger in size and bone. It is one of the tallest...

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