Mary Allen
Scotties wani nau'i ne na terrier, ma'ana an haife su don tono. Sunan terrier ya fito ne daga ƙasa (ma'anar ƙasa) saboda suna "tafi ƙasa". Ƙarfin zuciya da rashin tsoro, an yi amfani da karnukan don kawar da kwari daga gine-gine da kuma fitar da badgers daga gidajensu. Lokacin da aka fuskanci wani abu mai ban tsoro kamar badger (a cikin turf ɗinsa, ba ƙasa ba), karnuka dole ne su kasance masu tauri da rashin tausayi. A wani lokaci, wani marubuci ya yi hasashe sosai cewa Scotties na iya fitowa daga beyar ba karnuka ba.
Ko da yake suna da asali a kawar da su, ƙananan karnuka kuma sun ji daɗin abubuwa mafi kyau a rayuwa. Sarki James VI na Scotland ya kasance babban mai sha'awar terrier na Scotland a karni na 17 kuma ya taimaka wajen yada su a Turai. Har ma ya aika Scotties shida zuwa Faransa a matsayin kyauta. Sarauniya Victoria ita ma mai sha'awar irin nau'in ce kuma ta ajiye wasu kaɗan a cikin ɗakin ajiyarta. Abinda ta fi so shine Scottie mai suna Laddie.
A ƙasa zaku sami 10 mafi kyawun jarfa na karen Scottish Terrier:
