The Scottish Terrier Club of America members are a diverse group united in their interest in the breed. They spend time with their dogs at home on the sofa and at a variety of activities, including social events and all kinds of competitions. Some also breed and raise puppies. Some participate in the rescue and rehoming of abandoned or unwanted Scots. All love their dogs.

Our club sponsors two conformation specialty shows, and at least one obedience trial, one earthdog trial and one agility trial each year to encourage quality breeding and sportsmanlike competition and fellowship. It offers support to twenty local Scottish Terrier clubs, each serving its area and hosting all kinds of activities.

Our Spring specialty show rotates around the country and our Fall specialty is held in conjunction with Montgomery County Kennel Club's show in Blue Bell, PA. For current show information, please visit our Specialty & Special Event Information page.

As one of the most progressive of breed clubs, the Scottish Terrier Club of America formed a Health Trust Fund ten years ago and gave it the job of surveying and educating about health issues and finding ways of addressing genetic problems.

Although the club has taken an active role in rescue since the 70s, this year it hopes formalize a Rescue Trust to support Scottie rescue groups with funding and to be prepared for emergency needs, such as the closing of large puppy mills.

Club member Mary O'Neal has developed a web site containing the pedigrees of over 70,000 Scottish Terriers, providing an invaluable resource to fanciers and breeders and historians.

Through the information provided here, we hope to convey who we are, what we do and how you can learn about our beautiful, intelligent, versatile and determined little dogs and join with us in protecting and enjoying them.

Mary Ann Cole
STCA President

This is where we will post notices of Important News that has been posted on the web site. 

As the site goes active, there are two areas that should be noted.  First, we have completely updated the contact information on all of the Regional STCs affiliated with the STCA.  Select the link below to check out this new listing.  The second item is the information that may be helpful as you make plans to join other Scottie enthusiasts at this year's Montgomery County shows.  The second link includes a listing of area hotels if you are still looking for a room.  The MCKC information also includes additional links to several area maps that may be useful if you need help driving in the area.

Regional STC Contact Information
Montgomery County Information & Maps.

This web site is by no means complete.  We've got plans to add several new areas to this section alone.  Some of the planned coming attractions include:

An STCA Club History section with
    A Listing of Past Presidents
    A Listing of previous Specialty Winners
    A Listing of National Award Winners

We would also like to add a capability to allow individual browsers to customize the information that is presented.  So a future modification may include a registration form.

At the request of the Board, Jim Orsborn has accepted the position of Chairman for the club's Web Technology Committee. Additional members were asked to join the committee and to help with the process of re-designing the club's Web site. Michael Cerone and Pam Wilson have agreed to help with the design task and will be helping to post new information as it becomes available. In addition, the committee is fortunate to have Marion Krupp who will support the effort with artwork that is needed to keep the site attractive and inviting to the Internet community. 

The STCA Web site is a powerful instrument of communication that serves people from all around the world. Because it is available to anyone, not just club members, the site should convey a message that is consistent with the vision of the STCA Board. 

The committee began the effort in the late Spring and developed a working model of the design concept. The end product has taken more time than originally anticipated, but we are pleased to be able to present the work that has been completed prior to the important Montgomery County weekend shows. The Web Technology Committee looks forward to serving the STCA membership and we hope to be able to provide a finished web site that we can all point to with pride.

Maintenance of the STCA Web site is expected to be an ongoing task.  It will not be possible to maintain the site without support of the membership.  If you see an element that you believe needs to be corrected, please send an email to the committee member that is identified as the "Content Provider" and whose name is linked to an email address that can be used to submit the comment.  

And finally, we are still in need of additional support on the Web Technology Committee.  If you can help support the committee, please contact us for additional information.

Jim Orsborn, Chairman
Web Technology Committee