Scottie Radio UK

Losing a Scottie during a routine walk can be a very distressing feeling. Made worse when nearly a week passes and search action turns to helpless anxiety. This week one Scottie was found. Hear how Andrea Holmes Skinner was reunited with her Tinker, involving airbourne drones and community spirit next to a busy road just north of London. Find out how to avoid scammers trying to profit from your emotional distress and how to mount a...

This week the idyllic islands of New Zealand were devastated by a cyclone causing the country to declare only its third-ever state of emergency in its history. Two London Scottie Club members have uprooted from London and live in NZ. We catch up with one of them, Ed Gibbs and his Nessie. We discover the extent of the storm, as well as what it is like to own a Scottie that far Down Under. Ed also discusses the change he’s seen...

Hello fellow readers and listeners. This is Amy from the London Scottie Club newsroom. I have a wee small announcement I would like to make.

For the first time we have combined to bring you audio and our text articles together! From now on, you will be able to listen to our articles as podcasts as well as read them on the website. The idea was first introduced in 2016 and we called it “Blog On The Go”. Well, now it is really here. ...

One thing you don’t expect around your pet dog. For them to go missing. When it happens we hope that communities are able to find your dog and return them safely and swiftly. But what if months pass and no news? That’s the nightmare that our guest Catriona Hudson endures every waking hour since July when one of her Scotties, Bowie, vanished from home. While most owners would mount a hunt, Catriona has gone several extra...

Scottie MOT is back and this month it is an extended edition with Cath Marchbank which could be re-titled Scottie MORT. That is because we discuss how owners and second pets should prepare for the passing of a Scottie. Cath offers some practical tips and explains that other dogs or cats in the home may be lost and bewildered so it is important to involve them in the grieving process too. Although recorded on 5 September 2022, it se...

Bronte has a wine chiller jacket around her neck to stay cool!

How do you cool a Scottie in the very hot July weather in the UK? Cath Marchbank comes up with some super tips on staying cool. And meet Hermes – the Scottie and owner rescued from Mariupol, Ukraine and coming to Britain. STECS has helped Hermes through quarantine. If you have a question for Scottie MOT and...

So you have your dog groomed regularly. But what to do in between visits to the groomers? How to keep that top dog look? Jacky Ash explains what you need to do, and why you need to get familiar with a Slicker Brush. The next episode of Scottie MOT will be broadcast on 15 July 2022. During the summer months, Scottie MOT will be published once a month.

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It’s Lyme Awareness Month, so we are all over ticks. A nuisance to dogs and dangerous to humans. Guest Jacky Ash also indulges in how much it costs to own a Scottish Terrier. How does she measure up against our online poll? As promised on the show, we present our calculations for how much a Scottie would cost you in the UK over 5, 10 and 15 years. Read the cash breakdown by clicking on Download Transcript below the player on ...