SheltieGal Posted May 3, 2003 Posted May 3, 2003 Does anyone have Shetland Sheepdogs? I have a 8 month boy named Trey, and I'm going to get a new one on May 10th! :D I've had 2 that have had different kinds of Cancer. :cry: Quote
Guest roo Posted May 3, 2003 Posted May 3, 2003 Ickles your sheltie lady, i am sure she will see this :lol: Quote
sheltielover Posted May 3, 2003 Posted May 3, 2003 I have a Shelite who is 3 years old named Honey. (actually, we call her Honeygirl) I'm working on convincing hubby to get another...hehehe But I love them. I couldn't imagine not having a Sheltie around! Quote
Ickle Posted May 3, 2003 Posted May 3, 2003 Me neither I love my frenchies & spitz but I grew up with a sheltie and two border collies, I will always want to have a sheltie around I have two oldies at this time a sable boy & blue merle bitch. Ickle Quote
SheltieGal Posted May 3, 2003 Author Posted May 3, 2003 I can't imagine not having one around either! I'm glad there are someother Sheltie lovers around. :) Quote
Barbiro Posted May 6, 2003 Posted May 6, 2003 I would love to see more pictures of your Sheltie. Do you have a link? I used to have a supervisor who had 2 of them. Very smart, active dogs with a personality of their own. Any time he had a get together, the dogs would try to herd people into a corner. It was hilarious. He treats them as thought they are his babies (he's a bachelor and lives alone with his pets). He cooks FOR THEM and takes them to the groomer every 3 weeks. They look regal and are very beautiful to look at. The only thing I noticed about Shelties is that they like to nip at your heels. Has that happened with yours? It may be a characteristic of their breed, I dunno. Quote
sheltielover Posted May 6, 2003 Posted May 6, 2003 I don't think Honey has ever nipped at my heels. She is very spoiled as far as food, though. All you have to do is just move a bag of pretzels or any type of bag and she is right there at your feet. Or if you drop a peice of food on the floor, you have to be quick to get it before she does! :lol: She is on a diet now. :cry: She is bigger then an average Sheltie anyway, (a normal weight for her would be between 30 to 35 lbs) but she still has a few pounds to shed. She is a pretty layed back dog, though. You can see pic's of her here: http://community.webshots.com/user/sheltielover74 There is also pic's of my other dog Licky (short for Licorice) and pic's of my cat Mee Mee. Hope you like... :) Quote
SheltieGal Posted May 9, 2003 Author Posted May 9, 2003 I don't have any pics because I don't have a printer or digital camera. I think I'm going to get one soon though... They do nip at your heels a little... I think they are trying to herd me up. :wink: Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted May 23, 2003 Posted May 23, 2003 I dont have a pure breed. But I have two dogs with sheltie in them. One is Ginger.. she is 1/2 sheltie 1/2 american eskimo the other is love.. which is ginger's daughter. she is 1/4 sheltie 3/4 american eskimo. Quote
primabella Posted May 24, 2003 Posted May 24, 2003 I have a Sheltie! He is 6 months old and the greatest dog! Mickey doesn't nip at my heels, bark or shed a lot, so I just like to call him a mutt anyways :P Quote
imported_Cassie Posted May 24, 2003 Posted May 24, 2003 First I would like to say I am very sorry to hear of your loss...it is very painful losing a pet. I do not have a Sheltie myself, but I work at a grooming facility where we have at least 5 Shelties a day come in...I swear every single one of them twirls on the blow dry table...they all do it....complete circle round and round they go...its quite funny! Quote
primabella Posted May 24, 2003 Posted May 24, 2003 :o Yikes, I just realized Mickey isn't 6 months old! He turned 7 months on the 21st! God, how time goes by! :o Quote
sled dog musher Posted June 4, 2003 Posted June 4, 2003 I have a 1 yr old sable sheltie named duke. :D Quote
sheltielover Posted June 4, 2003 Posted June 4, 2003 sled dog musher napisał(a):I have a 1 yr old sable sheltie named duke. :D Cool, would love to see pics!!! I'm trying to talk hubby into getting a blue merle. I have a sable, my parents have the tri.....now I need the blue merle!! I just love them....if I had the space, my house would be full of shelties!!! Quote
abker17 Posted June 4, 2003 Posted June 4, 2003 Well, my malamute mix has a little sheltie in her... she's mostly malamute though. They are great dogs! :P Quote
barbhans71 Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 I'm responding to a comment posted here about a sheltie nipping, I have noticed lately that my sheltie, a 4 year old tri colored has been showing some agression lately. He hates the neighbors and has a fit when anyone comes within 15 feet of the house. He seems to bark at everyone. A few days ago I caught him nipping at the neighbors heels as she was comming up the walk to her unit *we live in a 4plex unit with a common yard*. I have scolded him quite a bit about this and despite efforts between my husband and i we can't seem to break him of this habbit. He has always been close to me. We first got him when my husband was spending winters in the arctic circle moving oil rigs around. I have learned that shelties have a tendancy to be skittish and nervous, yet devoted to their owners. The issue here appears to be that rusty seems to think he needs to protect me, and it seems that he's doing so all the time. He sits at guard at my feet at all hours of the day and sleeps beside my bed. He even follows me into the bathroom or sits at the bathroom door while i'm in there if i don't let him in. He does eventually warm up to people, but the fact that we have lived across the yard from these neighbors hasn't detered him from his actions, and it's getting to the point where my husband and I are at a loss for ideas on how to correct rusty's behavior. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Quote
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