As the resident human in the home of Scottish terrier Molly McDoo, I found the Tribune story “At Kennel Club event, a search for Worst in Show” to be a bit disparaging of the Celtic pooches who are as tough and independent but as loving and loyal as the Scottish lands and the Scots who bred them.
It is not for naught that in the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C., a 4-foot-high Fala joins his beloved master in bronze.
And now having met Barney Bush, who shares the White House with President and Mrs. Bush, I can assure you that Barney is a very socialized bowser, though a bit of a scamp.
But Scotties are not for everyone. They decide whom they want to love and when and for how long. For those who want a constantly loving and gushing pooch, that would not be a Scottie.
My Molly McDoo does parades, visits schools, gets along with everyone but for what she determines to be the appropriate time period. She is especially fond of men and was even quite willing to take in a little male pound dog. Andrew is now her fast friend.
All that one can say about all of this is, great Scot.
