Scottie Radio UK

Welcome to ScottieVision, the pilot for a Song Contest to choose a uniting tune for Members of Scottie Club UK in 2025. There will be a choice between two songs crafted for us by the band “Aroo” and called Scottie Pride. Why are we doing this? To raise awarenesss about our beloved Scottish Terriers which can lead to more investment in healthcare for this breed of dog. As well as to celebrate the milestone that Scottie Club UK is now a national network with an expanding number of Meeting Marshals bringing Scotties’ owners together for Walkabouts with their Very Important Pooches throughout the UK! And if you play the songs at home or on your smartphone and your Scotties react by singing along, please do share your videos with us on WhatsApp so that we can distribute them on YouTube, social media and on website ScottieClub.UK ! For more information, check out: https://scottieclub.uk/scottievision-members-decide-scottie-theme/

Could your Scottie perform tricks and maybe become a Hollywood legend? Scottie.Academy is the way to find out. Kathleen Tepperies tells George Matlock about the new training course designed especially for Scottish Terriers in the UK. For more info visit www.Scottie.Academy

George Matlock updates audiophiles about the rebrand changes that made London Scottie Club into Scottie Club UK. FInd out how the changes affect the website, whatsapp, Youtube, and other social media channels as well as the rebranding of podcasts under London Scottie Radio as Scottie Radio UK.

Scottie lover Louise Fuller grieves the loss of Mary, her rescued Scottie. Hear about the early life Mary endured before she found a family that changed her life for the better. London Scottie Radio invites listeners to come forward to tell their story, just the way Louise did.

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 social media campaign. Volunteers at nationwide DogLost can help you in such an emergency and reputable drone volunteers operate via Facebook, such as this group. All links supplied by Andrea. Don’t be ripped off by people who ask for cash. And let’s hope you never need their services.

The cost of living crisis in the UK continues. While our Scottie MOT podcast has featured past editions on the cost of maintaining a Scottie, a jump in the number of Scotties being rehomed by our friends at STECS means we are devoting this episode to ways to manage, and even save, money to help you and your Scottie stay together. Cath Marchbank offers some savvy inflation-busting advice.

If dogs could blush, this would be the moment. London Scottie Radio, the podcast service of London Scottie Club, has just been voted a top-30 provider of news in London. Did someone say we’re celebrating?

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 in Nessie following a 26-hour long haul flight to NZ four months ago. What we ran out of time to ask is: how on earth did Nessie not sustain life-changing injuries after she “cracked the screen of the TV when she jumped up mid-way through “watching” BBC Countryfile!

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. We will not select everything that we post on the website. But we will select articles that we feel will be suited to podcasts. Be sure to subscribe to our podcasts from your favourite podcast player app. And be sure to visit our website to see cute Scotties and their amazing stories. Here’s our first story, A Scottie Snow Ball.

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 miles to find her missing Scottie. Press, BBC Radio, social media, as well as community bulletins. And now London Scottie Radio. Catriona shares her story with London Scottie Club. And in our report earlier this week she shared some do’s and don’ts if your dog is at risk of being dog napped. Read here. If you have any information which could lead to locating Bowie, Catriona has included the following contact details from her search campaign poster for your assistance: CONTACT Identibase: 0330 9128077 quoting reference 54839 Drop him off at the nearest Vet or message us through his FB page Bring Our Boy Home https://www.facebook.com/groups/926309052095090/

What is your dog telling you when they bark at others across the street? We asked our club Members in a poll. This is also one of the topics tackled on the latest episode of Scottie MOT by guest Cath Marchbank.

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 seems prescient that it airs the day after the world was shocked and saddened to hear of the loss of Queen Elizabeth II. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Rocky who was owned by Maxine. Image by Ken from Pixabay  

After clearing out plants that could be dangerous for your Scottie, what to plant instead? We offer some ideas. And what’s this javelin-shaped object that’s known as a Foxtail? Cath Marchbank is our guest on Scottie MOT. To Download the plants list, click on “Download Transcript” under the LSC podcast player on this page.

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 you have a Scottie dog, please complete the online radio form at www.Scottie.Scot and we will try to answer it in a future edition of Scottie MOT.    

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. Slicker Brush. Scotties might dread them but this helps you get the perfect after-groom effect.

Scottie MOT is taking a break. Our next episode, EP 28, will be released on 17 June 2022. Now is a good time to catch up with episodes you may have missed earlier in the year.

We complete our series on cost of living and raising a Scottie with Cath Marchbank our guest on Scottie MOT. We also take a look at one expense that was not discussed so far – the cost of taking your dog to Europe. After Brexit EU Pet Passports no longer work.

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 this website.

Scotties are popular in Ukraine and sadly we have reports of some losses during the current conflict with Russia. On May 8, Pavel Semik, organiser of Kyiv’s popular Black and White Parade, discussed with George Matlock about the conditions on the ground and how he is helping his country and the Scotties. First broadcast 13 May 2022.

Cost of living crisis means abandoned dogs. We talk to STECS’s Cath Marchbank about the odious trend. Also we help a Member whose VIP Dakota likes her routine routes! And we reveal how many hours Scotties sleep? Plus how you tune in to your favourite “Pawed-Casts” Scottie MOT and Collared!