I-Scotties yaba nombukiso wabo wokuqala wezinja ngo-1860 eBirmingham, eNgilandi. Ngemuva kwalokho, kube nemibukiso eminingi yezinhlobo ezifanayo ezihlanganisa i-Skye terriers, i-Yorkies, ne-Dandie Dinmonts bonke abathi bayisivumelwano sangempela. Becasulwe ukugconwa kohlobo lwazo oluyigugu, abafuyi baseScotland bazicindezela ukuba baveze izikhalo zabo. Babhalela i-Live Stock Journal nezimpikiswano zabo mayelana nokuthi izinga kufanele libe yini. Izingxabano zaqhubeka ngesivinini esinobudlova kangangokuthi le ncwadi yagcina ikuyekile, yakhipha isitatimende: “Asiboni sizathu sokwengeza le ngxoxo ngaphandle kwalapho umlobeli ngamunye echaza inja ayekholelwa ukuthi iwuhlobo lweqiniso.” iyabamba.”
UCaptain Gordon Murray wamukele inselele futhi wabhala incazelo efanele ye-Scottie ephelele. Yahlala kwaze kwaba yilapho umfuyi u-JB Morrison ekugcineni esungula indinganiso esemthethweni ngo-1880. Ngo-1882 i-Scottish Terrier Club yasungulwa kokubili eNgilandi naseScotland. Njengoba ukuthandwa kwalolu hlobo kwanda, kwasungulwa amakilabhu ahlukene eqembu ngalinye, kodwa lezi zifunda ezimbili sezakhe ubuhlobo bobungani.
Ngezansi uzothola ama-tattoos ezinja eziyi-12 ezihamba phambili ze-Scottish Terrier: