What is a brindle Scottie?

What is a brindle Scottie?

Another Scottie coat option is brindle, in which the coat’s individual hairs are banded with different colors, creating unique and striking coat patterns.

Are brindle Scottish terriers rare?

Roughly 600 owners participated in a 2005 survey done by the Scottish Terrier Club of America, and of them, 66.4% had black dogs, 21.5% had brindles, and only 11.1% had wheaten colored Scotties (1% didn’t list a color). It’s important to know that in evaluating the breed, no color is preferred over another.

Are Scottie dogs intelligent?

As with most terrier breeds, Scotties are highly intelligent. But unlike most other terriers, they can also be highly independent, bordering on aloof when it comes to training.

What colors do Scottie dogs come in?

Black
BrindleWheaten
Scottish Terrier/Colors

The coat colours range from dark gray to jet black and brindle, a mix of black and brown. Scotties with wheaten (straw to nearly white) coats sometimes occur, and are similar in appearance to the Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier or West Highland White Terrier.

What’s the difference between a Westie and a Scottie dog?

They both hail from Scotland, are similar in type and originally were bred for vermin hunting. The primary difference between Westies — West Highland white terriers — and Scotties, or Scottish terriers, is that the former is always white, while the latter is never that shade.

What color are Scottie dogs?

How long does a Scottie dog live?

12 – 15 years
Scottish Terrier/Life span

Do Scottie dogs shed?

The Scottish Terrier has two coats. The topcoat, or overcoat, should be hard and wiry; the bottom coat, or undercoat, should be soft and dense. Because his hair just keeps growing, he doesn’t shed as much as short-coated breeds. The coat needs to be groomed weekly for a pet and daily for a show dog.