b'The Scottish Terrier is one of five mom. A dog has to be taught the art of Beingaroundcalmdogswhoignoredterrierbreedsthatoriginatedin only going potty outdoors. herandaresimplyneutralwaskeytoScotland. The other four breeds are the Magic wasthebreedersoriginal Magics success. The other dogs let herSkye, Cairn, Dandie Dinmont, and West nameforthelittleScottie.Thenew set the tone.Highland White terriers. The first Earl ownerrenamedherBonnie. When Magics biggest breakthrough cameof Dumbarton nicknamed the Scottish STRSE took in the dog, Karrie and Lisa whenshefinallydoveheadfirstintoaTerrier the diehard for its bravery. Bred decidedreturninghernametoMagic container of kibble and started eating ittohuntverminonfarms,andbadgers would lessen the trauma associated with as fast as she could. For seven days priorand foxes in the Highlands of Scotland, the name Bonnie. shed hardly eaten anything, despite all ofthe Scottie is territorial, feisty and quick Karries coaxing.moving.Withtheirloudbarksand Next up for Magic was much-neededwont-back-downattitude,theycan dental work. She was already missing fivemake a good watchdog. They are playful, teeth. During her dental procedure, shemischievous,independent,intelligent had 12 more extracted. But why? At justand self-assured, with endless determi- fouryearsold,Magichadnotartar.nation. And, they can be very stubborn. Physically, she was healthy, and had noth-But, oh, they can be so loyal and loving.ing really going on that would indicateLisa credits one of the rescues vol- such an unhealthy situation. Simply put, itunteers,KarrieMurphyPhelps,for was due to poor breeding. the rescues very robust and interactive Per the USDA reports of the Southpresence on social media. As their social DakotapuppymillwhereMagicwasmedia manager, Karrie posts informative bred,thereareover480dogsontheupdates on the dogs the rescue has taken Magic, a Scottish Terrier Rescue property,madeupofsevendifferentin as they nurture them back to health of the Southeast Success Story breeds.Moreresearchrevealedfailedand rehabilitate them as needed. Thats USDAinspectionsanddescriptionsofhowwelearnedabouttwooftheir Karriecommittedtofostering their findings: cages too small for the dogsrescues, Magic and Barney. Magic expecting the typical shenanigans to turn around in, and an overwhelmingDo You Believe in Magic? and mischief of a Scottish Terrier. But stench from urine and piled up feces. About a year ago, on a Sunday after- what she observed was a dog that hadnoon, Lisa received a call from a woman completely shut down. Magic was terri-demanding the rescue take her dog with fied of everything. I have fostered lots ofthe ultimatum that she would, otherwise, shutdowndogs,Karriesaid,But,owner-surrender to a shelter on Monday. Magic was broken in a different way. SoShed only had the dog for a week. The Imadeapromisetofollowherlead,reason?Thefour-year-oldScottie, which ended up teaching me a valuablepurchased from a South Dakota puppy lesson in meeting someone where theymillandshippedacrosscountry,was are. I will always believe that dogs teachurinating on her rug. Its just not going us more than we will ever teach them. to work out, she told Lisa. MagicneededspaceandtimetoMagic, born during Covid, did not decompress and learn to trust again. Thesell while she was a puppy, so the breeder first videos of her trembling in a cornerhad her spayed and let her live on the are heartbreaking. property, mostly in a small cage. While Karries Kryptonite to help one ofnot what most of us would consider an ourrescuedogsisherowntwodogs,idyllic life for a dog, it was the only life RudderandHuffy,saidLisa.Iam Karrie with Magic, post dentalMagicknew.Sheneverexperienced convincedthatdogsdomoreforeachurban noise or the sounds of a television; other than I could ever do myself. Im Magiccontinuedtomentallyandsheneverlivedindoorssowasnot just a guide. emotionally improve. Mornings were thehousebroken. And for the first time ever, Afteraboutaweek,Magicbegan quiet times. It was a time to relax andwithoutanyintroductionorbasic rememberingshewasaScottie.She think about the day ahead, and how theytraining, Magic was being subjected to grabbed socks out of the laundry to carry wanted it to go, based on what Karrieleash walking. outside, and let loose a couple of times to observedofMagic.ForMagic,sheObviously, a condo, where she had zoom around the yard. gainedconfidencebysleepinginbedtobetakenoutonaleashtorelieve Magic started wanting me to chase with Karrie, her husband and their twoherself, was a very poor choice of homes her,saidKarrie,Imsureshewould dogs. It gave her the opportunity to befor a dog who had never lived indoors, havepreferredtheotherdogstoplay nearusforhourswithnopressuretosaidKarrie,whowasMagicsfoster with, but theyre just boring Retrievers. interact, said Karrie. Continued on page 34 gwww.TheNewBarker.com THE NEW BARKER 33'