The other day, Wen clicked on an email from Up Country, the company whose photo contest I won and did some modeling for their catalog.  Their dog products (leashes, collars, coats, etc.) are really high quality and of course, pricey.  As she scrolled through their dog coats (normally $42), she came across a Royal Stewart tartan plaid coat with a faux fur collar, perfect for a Scottie, and it was on sale for seven dollars!  What?????  They had a size that would fit me in stock, so she ordered one, knowing that it was an unbelievable bargain!

The coat arrived in a few days and it was super nice, especially for seven bucks.  I’ll be getting some good use out of it and I’ll be stylin’ wearing my fancy bargain coat!

 

One of us Scotties has an intense stare and when she’s looking at you, you know it!  Yes, Molly seems to have a penetrating gaze that makes you wonder what she’s thinking.  Is she mulling something over?  Is she contemplating her next move?  Is she forming an opinion of you, judging you, or just observing you with her keen eyes?

It’s too bad that we Scotties can’t talk because it would be very revealing to know exactly what Molly’s thinking when she is staring directly at you.  Maybe though, some things are better left unknown!

One of my sisters has the opposite of a typical reserved and aloof Scottish Terrier personality and I’m not talking about Molly.  It’s Sadie and she is a silly, goofy, super friendly girl who loves all people and dogs.

It’s unusual for a Scottie to be so outgoing and entertaining, but Sadie is a little free spirit who seems to immediately charm everyone she meets.  Wen calls her “free entertainment” when Sadie rolls around on her back on the floor or the couch making funny growly noises with her feet up in the air and she does it at least once every day, so we are amused by her antics daily.

I guess it’s nice to have a contrasting personality among us since I am so serious and Molly is quite reserved.  There’s never a dull moment around here with silly Sadie to keep us entertained!

 

Our favorite hockey team, the Colorado Avalanche, is playing in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs tonight and the series is tied, so we will be glued to the TV, rooting them on.

The Stanley Cup playoffs are like a whole new season with the level of play really ramped up, so the hockey games are incredibly intense and exciting, which means that there can be yelling and screaming involved.  This can be a little disconcerting for us Scotties, but as long as we realize that the yelling and screaming isn’t directed at us, it’s all good.

Let’s hope for a big win tonight, as the Avs will be playing their first game of the series on home ice and there’s a chance that the team captain will play with the team after being on injured reserve since 2022.  Go Avs Go!!!

 

Easter’s over for another year, but Molly is still wearing her light up Peeps necklace.  I guess she is all about those accessories!

We hope you had a nice Easter and you enjoyed the special day!

Well, we went from warm weather two days ago to four inches of snow in the last 24 hours.  The sun is back out, but Wen just cleared most of the snow off the deck and the trees look like winter wonderland again.  Only a week ago when we went to the Tartan Day Festival in Longmont, it was 85 degrees, so we’ve had typical Colorado crazy spring weather.  One day, people are wearing shorts and the next day, it’s down jackets.

As for now, we Scotties can have fun digging in the snow until it warms up again.

When I am dressed up for a photo op, it’s usually no big deal.  After all, I have modeled professionally and I’m used to posing while wearing costumes and accessories!

Every once in awhile though, Wen chooses something that is ridiculous looking or a bit uncomfortable to try on, so I might look a little disgruntled.  This was the case recently when she brought a Peep outfit home and it was by no means my favorite.  As a matter of fact, Molly looked relieved that she didn’t have to wear the outfit.  Better me than her looking like a Peep!

I’m a trooper though and I cooperated—even though I looked like a silly Peep—and fortunately I only had to endure the outfit for a few minutes.

 

 

 

 

Here it is once again, April 15th, good old tax day.  We had some anxious times communicating with the C.P.A. in Missouri to get everything filed and accepted on time and make sure that our payments were mailed, but that’s all finished now for another year and it’s on to Easter this weekend!  Once today, the not so great holiday has passed, we need to move on and get ready to celebrate Easter, which is one of our favorites.  Bring on those Easter eggs!

Yesterday, Wen took me to Longmont, Colorado, to work in the Rocky Mountain Scottie Rescue booth at the Tartan Day Festival.  Scottie club members and their Scotties were at the booth to meet and greet people and bring an awareness to Scottie Rescue.  It was the first day of the two day festival and not only did lots of people stop by our booth to see us Scotties, but more people stopped by the booth who were attending the festival with their own Scotties than ever before.  At one time, we had a Scottiepalooza with all us Scotties and festival attendees with their Scotties who had converged on our booth!

People were putting money in our donation jar for rescue, so hopefully at the end of the festival, we will have a nice donation to help out the rescue Scotties with their veterinary care.  Every little bit helps!

 

 

The Colorado Tartan Day Festival at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont, Colorado, is coming up this weekend and Rocky Mountain Scottie Rescue is participating.  Scottie club members will bring some of their Scotties to work in their booth and do a meet and greet with the public to promote Scottie Rescue.  Tartan Day attendees can stop by the booth to pet the Scotties and get information about Rescue.

Wen has taken Scotties to events like this for years and she has taken me to Tartan Days many times, so I am pretty much a seasoned professional at meeting the public.  I will be accompanying her at the festival again and we hope to see lots of people and hopefully get lots of donations for Rescue.

There are all kinds of Scottish-themed activities at the event, along with live entertainment and food, so we should have a fun time with the Scottie club people and their dogs.  Plus, there will be bagpipers and all kinds of people dressed in Scottish kilts and attire, so we Scotties should feel right at home!