Scottish Terrier, wanda aka fi sani da Aberdeen Terrier, yana ɗaya daga cikin nau'ikan terrier na Scotland guda huɗu, tare da Skye Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, da Cairn Terrier. Wataƙila kakanninsa sun fito ne daga tsaunukan Scotland da kuma lardin Perthshire. Irin kare da muka sani a yau an halicce shi ne kawai a ƙarshen karni na 19.
A cikin 1870s, an fara gabatar da nau'in a nunin nuni kuma ya ji daɗin shahara sosai. Asalinsu, Scottish Terriers an haife su don farauta. Don haka ba karnukan nuni ba ne. Bugu da ƙari kuma, wakilan farko na nau'in sun fi tsayin ƙafafu fiye da danginsu na zamani.
A cikin shekarun 1920 da 1930 musamman, bakar fata dan Scotland Terrier ya zama wani karen karen kaya wanda ya yi nasarar shiga fadar White House sau da dama karkashin shugabannin Amurka.