By Joseph Harvill, Ph.D.,

Publisher of Great Scots Magazine

In a world of generic breed books and products, discerning dog lovers long for something different. It is originality and uniqueness of spirit which draw Scottie lovers to the Scottish Terrier in the first place, and that's what keeps thoughtful dog lovers coming back again and again to products from Tartan Scottie. We go beyond breed standards, beyond externals, to explore the magic of the Scottish Terrier and to re-enchant the mystery of bonded companionship with great-souled canine companions.

Award-winning author, Joseph Harvill, founder and publisher of Great Scots Magazine, brings a fresh voice to canine writing. With background in theology, philosophy, as well as professional journalism, his perspective and his insights are as unique as the breed he loves. Winner of the Dog Writers Association of America's coveted Maxwell Medallion for 'Best Article in a Single Breed Publication,' his work blends intelligence, wit, and passion that is treasured by Scottie lovers old and new.

Our Scottish Terrier Lover's Library is a smorgasbord for the senses! At the center of what we do at Tartan Scottie is our award-winning magazine, Great Scots Magazine. This is the journal that launched a new genre in single breed publications with its ground-breaking focus on celebration instead of competition. Subscribers refer to GSM as "chicken soup for the soul of the Scottie lover!" Six times each year this nationally honored magazine feeds your mind, touches your heart, and inspires your will as it lifts up the Scotties we know and love. 

To further stretch your mind we offer our new book, The Good Life Begins with a Scottie, which is the Scottie lover's guide to deeper companionship. Here is a new kind of breed book aimed at a new kind of Scottie owner which inspires a new level of relationship between Scotties and their people. (Out of print).

To enchant the Scottie lover's ear we offer our audio tapes of great stories of Scottish Terriers, Songs of the Aberdeen. Here is a ballad to the breed that will put songs in your heart.

And for your visual, mental, and auditory delight, we offer our VHS video, The Scottie M.Y.S.T.I.Q.U.E., which goes beyond words to touch the magic between Scotties and their people. Better than a session with a $200 an hour shrink, this video will lift your spirits by enchanting the mystery and wonder of the dog that owns your heart!

For those who know what it means to be owned by a Scottish Terrier-- and want to celebrate it!

". . . These are indeed most special tributes to our loved Scotties. They are so eloquent in defining our breed. I laugh and I cry and my Scotties come to lick my tears, which only makes me cry more! Those of us who are owned by Scotties are a special breed. I see and hear in these products the love that is so specially shared between a person and their Scotties."

Joanne Young

MacDuffy’s Reader

Publisher of
Great Scots Magazine

Over 300 pages of prose, poetry and stories to enchant everyone who ever loved a good dog! Gems old and new too good to miss in a ‘primer’ for every ‘literary Scottie.’

Each $18.50

Great Stories of Great Scottish Terriers from the pages of Great Scots Magazine

Read by "The voice of Great Scots Magazine,"

Joseph Harvill, Publisher

Old-fashioned, feel good listening pleasure featuring the best-loved stories published in Great Scots Magazine, read by "the voice of GSM" Joseph Harvill, publisher. These are the true stories of unforgettable Scottish Terriers which have made GSM a treasure in Scottie lover's homes around the world.

Stories, and storytelling are quintessential human activities, and Scottie lovers know that the magic of Scotties is they bring out the storyteller in us! In rural America before video, TV and cyberspace, there were storytellers who fired imaginations with tales too vivid to forget. Today's TV sitcoms and cinema are poor substitutes for stories that charm and fire one's imagination to noble ambitions.

That's what 'Songs of the Aberdeen' does so well. For those who love great dogs, here are stories to fire your soul with Scottie-shaped themes of loyalty, love, courage, and commitment.

Boxed set of two 60 minute audio cassette tapes

Music by Gary Lamb©

Stories Include: "McKnight & A Damsel In Distress," "June Bug Therapy," "Bird Dog With a Brogue," "Love Returned," "Zoe: God's Administrative Assistant," "Shorty: Infantry Mascot Who Fought in WWII," "The Art of Loving Well," "Requiem for a Dog Named Sam," plus selected original Limericks and poems.

ISBN 0-9703701-0-3

$12.00 Boxed Set plus shipping

Phone Orders: 800-766-6091

FAX: 505-266-6726

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What Listeners Say

"These stories feed one's deep humanity because they invite us to open ourselves to feel and embrace emotions which in ordinary affairs today we repress. Here we can drop defensive masks and in the company of great dogs indulge uninhibited celebration of friendship in its purest form. These stories put Scottie songs in your heart!"

J.H. New Mexico

"Songs of the Aberdeen" and The Good Life Begins with a Scottie are Joseph Harvill's paean to the breed, to his beloved Scotties past and present, to the Scotties who fill such an essential place in all our lives. Read his words and listen to his voice. You will laugh at Nati and her sage advice, you will cry as the light in Sammy's eyes finally fades, you will share in Linda Hill's last letter to her beloved Angus, and you will never be the same again."

B.L. Connecticut

Scottish Terrier M.Y.S.T.I.Q.U.E.

by Joseph Harvill, Ph.D.

The VHS video Scottie lovers call "chicken soup for the soul of everyone who was ever owned by a Scottie!"

•VHS Format.

•30 Minute length.

•Over 200 photos of ordinary Scotties extraordinarily loved.

•Definitive narration by Joseph Harvill explores as never before what it is about Scottish Terriers that makes us "Scottie Crazy." Taking the individual letters in the word 'mystique,' Dr. Harvill weaves an unforgettable analysis of the magic of this breed taking celebration of Scottie companionship to the highest level.

•A unique contribution to the study of Scottish Terriers that goes beyond breed standards to articulate the soul of this breed.

•$20.00 plus $5.50 shipping (USA).

What Viewers Say:

"Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the Scottie M.Y.S.T.I.Q.U.E. tape I received in my Christmas stocking ... it was my favorite Xmas gift this year--even better than my 2 1/2 carat diamond earrings from my husband!"

M.Burgess

"I was pleasantly surprised that both of my Scottie babies are in your video, but that truly had nothing to do with my purchase of it. It is moving to watch, and brought me to tears. In the most dignified and eloquent way you have put into words why we are so devoted to our little friends."

A. Flanigan