Scottish Terriers return to College of Wooster for Archie Ambassador Day

Annual Homecoming event features agility demos, parade and mascot celebration

More than 40 Scottish Terriers bounded onto The College of Wooster campus for the third annual Archie Ambassador Day honoring Wooster’s mascot Archie during the Homecoming and Family Weekend celebration on Sept. 20. The dogs demonstrated their skills in a fenced-in agility area on the field level of the Scot Center and joined Archie and the Scot Marching Band in a parade before the football game.

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Published September 26, 2025 - 10:24 a.m.

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