--- title: Scotland Begins Search for Dog Ambassador description: Scotland's tourism board has announced that they are looking for an official "Ambassadog" to represent the country. canonical: https://time.com/4252881/scotland-search-dog-ambassador/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-09T20:17:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:44:41.308Z og:title: Scotland Begins Search for Dog Ambassador to Represent the Country og:description: They are looking for an official "Ambassadog" og:url: https://time.com/4252881/scotland-search-dog-ambassador/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt140020995b20ee98/69888a59e20a87b265a8fe4a/scottish-terrier.jpg?branch=production&width=511&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 511 og:image:height: 287 og:image:alt: 471662429 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Scotland Begins Search for Dog Ambassador to Represent the Country twitter:description: They are looking for an official "Ambassadog" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt140020995b20ee98/69888a59e20a87b265a8fe4a/scottish-terrier.jpg?branch=production&width=511&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Scotland Begins Search for Dog Ambassador to Represent the Country > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 9, 2016 8:17 PM UTC  Scottish terrier in a kilt Scottish terrier in a kilt eAlisa/Getty Images/iStockphoto  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 9, 2016 8:17 PM UTC The Scotland tourism board has announced that they are looking for an official “Ambassadog” to represent the country. The contest is open to any Scottish [canine](http://time.com/4246417/kobe-bryant-dog-name-harry-potter-obsession/) who is outgoing, [well-trained](http://time.com/4251197/iditarod-trail-sled-dog-race-photos/) and has “a ‘nose’ for the best food & drink, events and walks across the country,” according to [VisitScotland](https://careers.denholmassociates.com/Advert/810-VisitScotland-Ambassadog-Jobs-Scotland.aspx#.VuARl3iC7w8.twitter). The [winning pup](http://time.com/4246251/french-bulldog-puppy-skateboard/) and its owner must be able to travel around Scotland — and potentially all of the U.K. — to act as international ambassadors for their home nation and show tourists everything Scotland has to offer. People can nominate their pets for the year-long position with a short application detailing why their four-legged friends are a good fit for the role. **Read More:** [Watch a Fireball Streak Across Scotland’s Sky](http://time.com/4242677/meteor-scotland-sky/) “Ultimately VisitScotland is looking for an Ambassadog (and their owner/best friend) who can be the ‘faces’ of the national tourism organisation and can put their ‘paw of approval’ on what makes Scotland the ‘must visit’ destination for people from all over the world,” the ad reads. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4252881/scotland-search-dog-ambassador/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4252881/scotland-search-dog-ambassador/"},"headline":"Scotland Begins Search for Dog Ambassador to Represent the Country","datePublished":"2016-03-09T20:17:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:44:41.308Z","description":"They are looking for an official \"Ambassadog\"","url":"https://time.com/4252881/scotland-search-dog-ambassador/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","Dogs","Tourism","Scotland"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt140020995b20ee98/69888a59e20a87b265a8fe4a/scottish-terrier.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt140020995b20ee98/69888a59e20a87b265a8fe4a/scottish-terrier.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"471662429","caption":"Scottish terrier in a kilt","creditText":"eAlisa/Getty Images/iStockphoto","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4252881/scotland-search-dog-ambassador/","name":"Scotland Begins Search for Dog Ambassador to Represent the Country"}}]}] ```