OK, so it was a different Sadie and a Scottie to boot, but Miss Sadie is basking in reflected glory anyway. It was, after all, a dog named Sadie that took Best in Show at the prestigious competition, and Scotties are, like Miss Sadie, a variety of terrier. Miss Sadie is, perhaps, a greater variety than most. So all in all she is swanning about the Writing Studio and Bait Shop with her muzzle in the air.
The Cowboy feels that a grave injustice has been done, and that there is altogether too much attention paid to terriers, but he has other fish to fry. He wishes to remind you that it is time to renew your dog’s license. You may do so over at the Township offices. Bring proof of current immunizations and pay up, choosing either the annual or the three-year license. If you don’t get the job done by March 1, you will have to deal with Antrim County.
License fees defray the cost of the county’s Animal Control effort and the associated shelter over in Bellaire. Both Miss Sadie and the Cowboy have been incarcerated there, and both are extremely happy to have been paroled to suburban Eastport. This is one time when you can do the right thing and a good thing all at once.
Torch Lake Views 
Fee
February 18, 2010
Oh, I do like Scottie dogs – my neighbour has one and he’s adorable. It’s mainly terriers of various descriptions around here, with the odd Border collie. West Highland terriers are popular, despite their reputation for being “nippy”, with a fair few Yorkshire terriers (one even wears a different coloured ribbon every day!).
Gerry
February 18, 2010
I admire Scotties. They are bright and curious and alert. They are not, of course, spaniels, and I have been spending quite a bit of time in the last day or so reassuring the Cowboy that spaniels are much snugglier and provide much more warmth on a cold February night. He is consoled, but just barely.