Scottish Terrier Picture Page

Welcome to the Scottish Terrier Picture Page.

Although there is a bit of confusion concerning the background and origin of the Scottish Terrier, researchers do have conclusive documentation and information that shows this dog breed thriving back to the late 1800s.

What is the confusion about? For starters, we used to refer to all terrier-types that were from Scotland as “Scottish Terriers”. In addition, today's official Scottish Terrier used to be grouped as a “Skye Terrier”. Whatever the origin may be, early Scottish Terriers were some of the hardest working hunting dogs alive. They would go in strong pursuit of their prey through any condition and terrain.

For some time they were referred to as “Aberdeen Terriers” because at one point they were mostly favored by the people of the Aberdeen area. This reference name only made a confusing situation worse. There were even people protesting the various names of this dog breed until finally a detailed description of what an authentic Scottish Terrier should look like was drawn up sometime around 1880. This was the first breed standard created for this dog.

Scottish Terriers first came to the United States in the year 1883. It gained popularity at a gradual pace until World War II. Then for some reason its popularity skyrocketed. The most popular Scottish Terrier was Franklin Roosevelt's own dog named Fala.

See our Scottish Terrier Care & Training Guide for more breed specific information.

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