Originally posted by Aspen and Misty
She took him to a groomer who knew NOTHING about grooming shelties, she wanted to cute off his hair on the back of his legs.
Could you explain what exactly you mean by this?

This is from the official AKC website for shelties
The forelegs well feathered, the hind legs heavily so, but smooth below the hock joint. Hair on tail profuse. Note: Excess-hair on ears, feet, and on hocks may be trimmed for the show ring.
If you mean trimming the hair off of the hocks as the back of his legs, most groomers (that I'm aware of) do this. Also, at least where I work, *many* people request that the feathering on the back of the legs/hindquarters be trimmed. I don't trim anything but the feet and hocks unless asked, but I don't find it all that uncommon to have a groomer trim the back of the legs.