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Tribute to
Dene
Scotland's only Show Champion Italian Spinone was
"Wynsett Steady Under Fire at Baillieston",
bred by Linda Collins and
owned by Ann Craig of Kilmarnock.
Sadly, he died at the end of February, 2000 aged 8 years
Rachel retrieving dummy at Novice Gundog Training Day |
 Morag (Spinone) and friend, with her "birds" |
Novice Gundog Training Day Gathering at Broomhill Kennels |
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Scottish
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| In gundogs ... the Golden Retriever was developed in the late 1800s by crossing a light-coloured Flatcoated Retriever with the now extinct Tweed Water Spaniel, and was first exhibited in 1908. |  Gina Young Kirkliston, Edinburgh |
 Abbey Wilson Dunfermline "Wasn't me mum, honest!" |
The attractive Dandie Dinmont Terrier with its large round dark-hazel eyes was named after a character in Sir Walter Scott's novel, Guy Mannering. |
| Black and tan setters existed in Great Britain in the 1600s, and today's standard was started in the 1700s by the Duke of Richmond and Gordon at his home in Banffshire, Scotland......The Gordon Setter. |  Jake Turner Rosyth, Fife |
 April Anderson & Girls, Auchterarder, Nr Perth "Time for bed" |
The long haired Skye Terrier is named after its Scottish Hebridean island of origin, originating in the 1600s. |
| There is one native hound, the gentle and graceful Scottish Deerhound, whose recorded history begins in the Middle Ages, when Scottish chieftains used it for hunting. |  Jake Turner Rosyth, Fife |
 April & Victoria "Big Hugs" |
In the pastoral or herding group, the Border collie, although originating in the 1700s, was not given its present name until 1915. It was used by shepherds in the hilly Scottish border country. |
| The Cairn, believed to have originated on the Isle of Skye, was used to search for foxes amongst the "cairns" |  Novice Gundog Training Day 1999 Broomhill Kennels |
 Bertie Wrighley & Winnie the Cat "Best Pals" |
The famous "Lassie" dog, the Rough Collie, or Scottish Collie, was originally used to herd sheep, but is more commonly a companion in these times. |
| The Cairn Terrier occasionally produced white puppies, which were put down. The Malcolm family, of Scotland, selectively bred these white dogs, producing a breed easily visible on the Scottish moors, and thus, we have the West Highland White Terrier. |  Robbie Farquhar Letham, Angus |
 Elspeth & Family with her foster flatcoat retriever puppies |
Its close relative, the Smooth Collie, is not as popular as the Rough, and is rare outside the United Kingdom |
| The dour Scottish Terrier, or Aberdeen Terrier, is probably a descendant of dogs from the Scottish Western Isles, which were selectively bred in Aberdeen in the mid 1800s. |  Yvonne & Tosh Watson Saline, Fife |
 Teddy Pentecost Grangemouth, Nr Falkirk |
Finally, the miniature Shetland Sheepdog, one of the most popular dogs in Britain. It was once called the Dwarf Scotch Shepherd. " |
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More Scottish Facts |
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 Mica Hammond Laurencekirk, Nr Aberdeen owned by Brian & Edna Hammond |
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More Scottish "facts" Although many people associate the thistle with Scotland, the Bluebell is, in fact, the official national flower. Roughly 80 per cent of Britain's coastline is in Scotland. |
 Harry Christie of Glenrothes owned by Cheryl Christie |
 Roma MacPhail owned by Mr and Mrs MacPhail of Edinburgh |
More Scottish "facts" Five million Scots live in Scotland, but 25 million people of Scottish lineage reside in other countries all around the world Although the new Scottish Parliament was created in 1999, its beginnings go back as far as the 12th century.
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