I'm just the opposite. I love cats and dogs but only keep the cats in the house. I keep my litter box scrupulously clean and in an unobtrusive area. I hate walking dogs in cold weather. Brrr.That's how I am. I love them all. Cats though I prefer to not have in my house. My daughter is allergic and I can't stand the litter box smell. So far we've had dogs, birds, cats(lived with in laws), iguanas, bearded dragon, anoles, ball python, hermit crabs, hamsters and fish.
Yep, I agree on all counts. Another big problem in my personal experience is poorly bred shelties can be EXTREMELY neurotic. I mean in addition to their already yappy hyper disposition. That was the problem with my Callie. She was adopted a few times and sent right back within a week. So they called me to help. She was on medications for years until they lost their effectiveness. Finally we had to put her down as she just got worse and worse. We had her for 6 years. The rescue coordinator apologized for giving her to me. If they would've known about her aggressiveness they would've put her down rather than adopting her out. I could write a book on all that was wrong with her. It tore my heart out to put her down
So we took him in. He was and is the best dog ever.
I don't walk dogs. I have 1/4 acre fenced in and it's perfect sized for them. They run out, potty and run back in
I'm just the opposite. I love cats and dogs but only keep the cats in the house. I keep my litter box scrupulously clean and in an unobtrusive area. I hate walking dogs in cold weather. Brrr.
That puppy is adorable!
I'm adopting mine through the Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Baltimore, but I see you're in Southern California. Let's see what I can find.
YOU HAVE 10 DOGS? Holy poo in the backyard batman. wow. Are they all seniors. I think I remember reading you have a bunch of seniors you are letting live out there lives in comfort. That is still alot of dogs. I have 2 and some days I feel like..wow DOGS are everywhere.Yay!!! My only addiction worse than birds is to dogs, I have 10
He is very pretty.I love my sheltie even if he is a barky thing.
Uh yeah, I do a lot of poop scoopin'....
Yep, I agree on all counts. Another big problem in my personal experience is poorly bred shelties can be EXTREMELY neurotic. I mean in addition to their already yappy hyper disposition. That was the problem with my Callie. She was adopted a few times and sent right back within a week. So they called me to help. She was on medications for years until they lost their effectiveness. Finally we had to put her down as she just got worse and worse. We had her for 6 years. The rescue coordinator apologized for giving her to me. If they would've known about her aggressiveness they would've put her down rather than adopting her out. I could write a book on all that was wrong with her. It tore my heart out to put her down
Smokey was our first sheltie and our reason for loving them so much. We got him from the SPCA. He was given up when he was 2 years old. He was severely underweight. They gave him up because he jumped their 4 foot fence repeatedly. He was not neutered so I'm guessing anytime a female in the neighborhood was in heat that he would've scaled a 10 foot fence if he needed to
Lacy was actually owned by one person since she was a baby. When she was almost 9 they gave her up for adoption, saying that it was because when their 3 yr old squeezed her around the neck she snapped at the child. She was diagnosed with very early arthritis at 6 years old. Her joints already had very limited range of motion when we got her. So of course she snapped! She hurt all over! So even though the rescue knew that I had small children, after observing our children with her they knew that our kids were properly trained how to treat animals. Lacy was an awesome dog! She loved the snow. Even when she was 15 and it snowed she would run and play until she couldn't walk for 2 days from exhaustion. Every time it snows I think of her. She was so loving and sweet and I miss her terribly
Trax I did actually get from a breeder because I'm trying to get to compete nationally and his father and grandmother are both agility champions so he was bought rather than adopted for that reason.
Oh without a doubt! But a well rounded sheltie can be the total opposite. I think it's very dependent on their breeding. Trax is reserved with dogs and people he doesn't know, but never fearful. He is anything but sensitive. He definitely responds if he knows he did something wrong, but he doesn't cower. He's very headstrong, but that makes for an excellent agility dog. He can fall off agility equipment and just keep on going
Where a lot of shelties would shut down and be terrified of it after that. Actually my instructor has one of his half sisters and she had a mishap on the agility course and ever since has shut down. She's fine physically but she won't go near a course anymore 
I completely agree with you, they are my breed for life. But after rescuing the Girls within the last 3 yrs, I have found that shelter mutts create a stronger bond to you than a breeder puppy. All dogs have bonded to me however, the Girls are just so clingy they know they have been saved.
My first sheltie was from the SPCA. Can't get more of a rescue than that In our area honestly, the majority of our shelter dogs are pit bulls or mixes and they are just too big and their breeding background too iffy for me. Not that I'm opposed to a well bred pit, but a rescue without any background history, I wouldn't trust it.
I have seen Shelties turned in here. We also have Triangle Sheltie Rescue here as well. But what I see in the County here are alot of everything, Hound, Lab, Shep and Pit mixes along with purebreds who are turned in.Well three of the four shelties I've had were rescues, so you can have the best of both worlds
Oh, don't get me wrong, I do see some shelties with decent temperaments, but when i do see issues, it is typically those issues I mentioned. Typically, what we see is dogs whose issues present at about 10 months or so and they either improve....or they don't.Oh without a doubt! But a well rounded sheltie can be the total opposite. I think it's very dependent on their breeding. Trax is reserved with dogs and people he doesn't know, but never fearful. He is anything but sensitive. He definitely responds if he knows he did something wrong, but he doesn't cower. He's very headstrong, but that makes for an excellent agility dog. He can fall off agility equipment and just keep on going
