does anyone have a shetland sheepdog

[gkristian]

My sheltie is 11 months old and he's great. When i started training him a few months ago he didn't have any tproblems with doing any of the normal sit, stands, drops and stays. As most dogs he loves to chase his tail and he gets it every single time:eek:

[wolf_Q]

He sounds cute! Shelties are great dogs. What's his name?

I know there's a few shelties on Pet Talk.......Mickey, Kai, Teddy, and others I'm sure I'm missing.....:)

[gkristian]

his name is Foxy. We gave called him this because we thought he looked a little bit like a fox.

[kai]

ooo another sheltie owner! I have a sable 7.5 mo old male..there's a pic of him stealing treats as my sig. what color is yours? =]

[gkristian]

Whe did you start training yours

[gkristian]

Whe did you start training yours

[kai]

When I first got him, I thought that I should just let him settle down for a few weeks or so. But after, I realized that Kai got bored alot because shelties are very smart and if bored, they will find something to do. So I started training him around 3.5-4 months. Since then, he's chewed on less shoes, less telephone cords etc.

[gkristian]

This is Foxy.

[kai]

Awww she's adorable!

[Jessica12345]

she is such a cutie! I dont own a sheltie but i own a maltese and cocker spaniel:)

[Aspen and Misty]

Originally posted by gkristian
This is Foxy.


:eek: WOW

Hee hee, this is our very much loved, Teddy Bear. (He's the big Black dog, the other one is Huney my sis's pom)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid46/p5978c513c231fa65a2d576df59455592/fccbd9b8.jpg

Ash :D

[gkristian]

When i take Foxy to traiing or just for a walk every one thing that It's a she but Foxy is a he.

[tikeyas_mom]

wow your sheltie is beautiful I love her. How do you wrigth stuff on the pics you take? :confused: .. Thanks

[primabella]

tikeyas_mom - she probably has a program like photoshop. :)

I missed this thread. Yep, I got my sheltie. Foxy is a great looking one too. I started training Mickey the day after we got him. Maybe a bit too early but he's okay...I think ;) Kai, Foxy and Mickey can be the three musketeers :) Oh yeah, and Teddy too. We'll make it the 4 musketeers :D

K, me, I'm kinda tired here....:p

[stacwase]

This is my Jakey Baby. He's 7 years old and very loveable! He's a little peeved in this picture because I made him let me brush his butt. He HATES having his butt brushed. Any ideas on how to solve that problem?

[gkristian]

treats might work.

[Aspen and Misty]

Originally posted by stacwase
This is my Jakey Baby. He's 7 years old and very loveable!

omg....SOOO CUTE!!!! :eek: :eek: He looks so fluffy and he looks like a big teddy bear. hee hee


Ash

[tikeyas_mom]

there is 3 shelties that live on my street they are really annoying, all they do is bark.

[denice123]

FOXY IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SHELTIE I HAVE SEEN. I HAVE A FEMALE, HER NAME IS JESSE, SHE IS ALMOST 14 MONTHS OLD. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A MALE SO THAT SHE CAN BE BRED. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO FIND A MALE PUP TO RAISE AND THEN BREED. I WISH I COULD FIND ONE LIKE YOUR FOXY:)

[GoldenRetrLuver]

No sheltie here, but i have a collie! Shes a rough, sable and white female, named Molly! Oh, and we cant forget my gorgeous golden retriever Daisy!:D :D Both were very easy to train, but Molly sure barks alot!:)

[kai]

Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
there is 3 shelties that live on my street they are really annoying, all they do is bark.

Yea...well that can be a problem. Shelties are known to be barkers and when you have 3, they tend to bark more. Kai barks at everything that passes by the house. He just sits in front of the balcony door all day watching people pass by. He doesn't bark when people pass him while i walk him though...odd :S

[gkristian]

Thats right Shelties are barkers but the good thing is that they don't attack. Foxy barks at every one that goes past but ones a person gets in through the gate he just wants to plays

[stacwase]

I think my sheltie is mutant! He's not barky at all. He never barks in the house. If somebody comes to the doors sometimes he'll make a "harrumph" noise but that's about it. Outdoors he'll bark if he sees kids playing because he wants to join them, and he'll bark if somebody strange comes to the door but that's about it. He's huge, too! Several people have asked me if he's actually a collie. But no - all his litter mates are normal-sized shelties.

[primabella]

Mickey never barks unless there is a loud sudden noise or he is trying to defend himself. Like, last night there was a thunderstorm. He was barking at nothing, just running around. But other than that kind of stuff, he doesn't make a sound. He and Jake are alike in that way, stacwase :)

[gkristian]

I found this site http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/shetlandsheepdog.htm is has alot of information for Shelties.

[Aspen and Misty]

Teddy barks at *everything*. Like a snow flake hitting the ground or a leaf blowing by.


LOL


Ash

[primabella]

Originally posted by Aspen and Misty
Teddy barks at *everything*. Like a snow flake hitting the ground or a leaf blowing by.


LOL


Ash

lol :D

[stacwase]

Jake very rarely barks indoors. If he's outside, he barks a lot at people, especially kids playing. But indoors he only barks if somebody doesn't follow his rules.

Jake's rules:

1. No running. That's great - except when we're trying to run to answer the phone he barks and tries to herd us in the opposite direction!

2. No roughousing. Then he barks, and attacks whoever is losing (I guess he figures he's better off on the winning side!)

3. No falling down - but this rule only applies to babies. If they fall (or crawl) he will bark and try to lift them up by their diaper.

4. No babies allowed to play by the staircase. If he sees babies playing by the staircase he makes himself into a living baby gate - running back and forth in front of the staircase and barking if the babies get too close!

Otherwise he only barks outdoors or when he has to go pottie or wants to go for a walk! He's an unusual Sheltie, though. If I hadn't gone to the breeder's personally and met his parents I'd swear he wasn't purebred. He's HUGE! He weighs 45 lbs, and he's not at all overweight. He's about 23 inches tall, if I remember right.

[gkristian]

Foxy never barks inside. When he is out side he only barks when there is no one out with him.

[stacwase]

Well maybe Jake's not so wierd then, after all!

[kai]

Maybe kai's the weird one...:confused:
He barks at EVERYTHING. He's usually at the balcony glass door staring out...he'll bark if someone passes by with a dog or when someone comes in the gate. He'll bark when I sneeze..and try to jump me. He'll bark when I run. He even barked at my brother when he was playfully hitting my mom. He'll bark and kinda attack at anyone who tries to attack someone he loves. All that barking did come in handy though...

This afternoon, a dog next door had gotten out of the gate and was sniffing at a house 3 doors down. If Kai didn't bark, I think she would have been on the streets and the streets around here are fairly busy. So..thanks to Kai's (ANNOYING) barking, we went outside and got her back home.

[stacwase]

Sounds like Kai has the same house rules as Jake - no running or roughousing! Of course, Kai is a little more strict and says "no sneezing" and "no moving around outside"!

Good thing he barked at the dog outside!