{"id":20012,"date":"2014-07-24T17:25:37","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T16:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/?p=20012"},"modified":"2025-03-03T13:09:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T12:09:29","slug":"scottish-terriers-stars-commonwealth-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/scottish-terriers-stars-commonwealth-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish Terriers are the stars of the Commonwealth Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/article-2703483-1FEAAAE200000578-996_634x367.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20015 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/article-2703483-1FEAAAE200000578-996_634x367.jpg\" alt=\"article-2703483-1FEAAAE200000578-996_634x367\" width=\"634\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/article-2703483-1FEAAAE200000578-996_634x367.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/article-2703483-1FEAAAE200000578-996_634x367-310x180.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You won\u2019t be surprised to learn that for everyone at PetsPyjamas HQ our favourite part of the Commonwealth Games opening were the 41 Scottish Terriers, who were used to lead in the teams from around the world currently taking part in the games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/article-0-1FEA7B9900000578-715_634x840.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20013 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/article-0-1FEA7B9900000578-715_634x840.jpg\" alt=\"article-0-1FEA7B9900000578-715_634x840\" width=\"634\" height=\"840\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The dogs were walked around the Celtic Park stadium with coats labelled with the team it was representing. Some trotted around the stadium twice while those whose legs had got too tired were carried by their owners. They had been recruited from dog groomers and Scottish Terrier groups, in secret, so as not to ruin the surprise for the global audience, and it seems the surprise was a hit with viewers flooding\u00a0social media with praise of the pooches perfect performance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/article-0-1FEA324900000578-541_634x440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20014 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/article-0-1FEA324900000578-541_634x440.jpg\" alt=\"article-0-1FEA324900000578-541_634x440\" width=\"634\" height=\"440\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>41 adorable Scottish Terriers lead in the world teams during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.  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