We strongly urge you to check out the breeders before you purchase any puppy anywhere !

A Reputable and Responsible Breeder:

• Is the best source for a well-bred, healthy scottie.
• Will carefully select the parents of each litter to emphasize desirable traits and minimize faults
• Should attempt to reach perfection of their scottie standard
• Does not breed a large volume of puppies, or bitches in consecutive heat cycles.
• Belongs to the GPSTC or its parent club STCA.
• May ask you for references or ask to visit you at your home. The breeder wants to be sure the owner will be happy with the puppy and that the puppy will be well taken care of. 
•Will usually insist that puppies sold as pets be spayed/neutered and placed on the AKC limited registration.
•Will usually take back any dog of their breeding at any age. They assume a lifetime responsibility for the puppies they breed
•Would NEVER sell puppies though a retail store or animal broker
•Should be able to tell you the good points as well as the bad points of the breed to make sure this is the breed that will suit your lifestyle.
•Will be there for you when you need advise or help with caring for, grooming, or training your dog.
•Will want to maintain lifetime contact with their puppies.

More reading material to help you make an informed decision Buying a Scot

For further information on all AKC Registered Breeds go to The Official AKC site.

Good Scotties are worth waiting for.
 Here is information which may help you in your search for a Scottie.    
Good Scotties are worth waiting for.
 Most breeders seldom have more than a few litters a year. You may have to wait until puppies are ready to go to a new home.
Do contact the breeder frequently.
A good breeder will want their puppy to live where it will be with a safe, good quality home.
Some people are looking for a bargain.
There are none to be found when searching for a quality lifetime investment.
BEWARE THE PET STORES!
They obtain puppies from puppy mills
Newspaper ads can also be for puppies
produced by people who are  breeding for cash only.

THE GPSTC is not responsible for any breed or purchase contracts, guarantees, or promises made between the Club members on this Referral List and the puppy purchaser. Once you make contact with the breeder(s), what transpires is beyond the control and responsibility of the THE SCOTTIE CLUB, as these are contracts between the individual buyer and seller of the puppy.

THE GPSTC does not screen the breeders or litters which may be referred.

THE GPSTC assumes and accepts no responsibility for the reputation or quality of any breeder or litter for which a referral is provided.

It is YOUR responsibility to do a thorough investigation of the breeder. Buying a puppy from a reputable breeder gives you the opportunity to interact with the puppy's siblings, dam, and possibly the sire. You can therefore form a general impression of what the future holds for the puppy you take home. Visit as many breeders as possible. Examine the premises to make sure they are clean and the dogs are well cared for. Puppies should be clean, well fed, lively and friendly without any signs of illness, runny nose or eyes, skin sores, or dirty ears or fleas. If you are in anyway uncomfortable with the puppy's surroundings then you should rethink whether or not this breeder is for you.