Since the age of 6, I have watched Scotties being lovingly walked and attended to by their owners. The breed has always fascinated me, and are not your ‘run of the mill’ canine. Twenty years later I acquired my first Scottie, ‘MacDuff’ from Mrs. Janelle and Mr. Ross MacGillivray of Clanchattan Kennels in Queensland.

MacDuff arrived in my life from Queensland on the last day of the Sydney Olympic Games and has filled my life with endless love and loyalty ever since.

I wanted to have a go at showing a Scottie; I had been intrigued by people at the local PA & H Show with their dogs. Hence, MacDuff was chosen for me by Maxine and Graham Drew of Clanscot Scottish Terriers and Chris Godden of Clanwarrior Scottish Terriers. So with my first Scottie MacDuff we both set off for our first of many shows and adventures.

Showing a Scottie has been a learning curve of what goes into preparing this breed so they look their best – the grooming. When I started, I had no idea how to groom a Scottie. Through word of mouth, the person whom I use to see when I was 6 years old walking and lovingly attending to his Scotties, sought me out. From thereon, Ken Marcham became my mentor, my teacher of the breed especially with the grooming and now a valued friend – all of which grew from a mutual love of this special little dog “the Scottie”.

Ken has become my partner in showing and preparing our Scotties for the show ring. Ken grooms and prepares the Scotties, I handle in the ring and of course they are loved by both of us.

The Scotties are an integral part of both of our lives. For Ken it has been a love of this little dog for over 60 years now. For me, it has been an admiration which started at the age of 6 which has now transpired into love for a little dog which are precious little souls, and which I have the honour to live with for eight years now.

I am a member of the Scottish Terrier Club Inc (NSW), the Scottish Terrier Club of Victoria Inc, and the British Terrier Club of NSW Inc.

I chose ThaneCawdor as my Breeder's Prefix approximately 4 years ago, in honour of my first Scottie MacDuff who was named after the King of Scotland from the Shakesperian Play ‘MacBeth’. Within the Play, the Thane of Cawdor is MacDuff. This personal touch was the deciding factor  when choosing my Prefix.