Sheltie

Post by **Killerbunny** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 2:11 pm

She looks lovely!

Rhonda · Post by **Rhonda** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 3:40 pm

Blue Merle!!! Both my shelties have been sable but I swore my next would be a blue!

Featherduster · Post by **Featherduster** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 7:11 pm

I have been breeding shelties for 25 years so if you have any questions just ask! She's beautiful.... you will get lots of enjoyment out of her. Sometimes behavior issues can be thyroid related. If she has seizures don't give her any more vaccinations. Titer test her immunity levels instead.. Rabies vaccination and some heartworm meds have been proven to cause seizures in some shelties. It could also be related to a chemical exposure at some point (eg: pesticide) She should not take alot of work for grooming based on the amount of coat she has in the photo. Have fun with her. I bet you can eventually train her to help you around the farm.

SandyM · Post by **SandyM** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 7:35 pm

thank you featherduster! I was wondering about toxicity for her seizures. I'm going to ask if she currently gets flea/tick treatments because that's essentially a pesticide. And if she's had heartworm preventative. I suspect not, but I do know she just got her rabies vaccination with the program that was here.
She is on a raw diet now and will continue on a raw diet here.

I am confident she just needs exercise and stimulation and her quirks will be removed. I don't accept issues in dogs, it's unnatural and not a healthy state of mind..I work very hard to remove them. She also isn't fixed. Do you think going under will cause a problem for her?

Can I shave her coat? I shave My golden retriever and he tolerates the heat and summer much better and I tolerate his shedding easier.

Jaye · Post by **Jaye** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 10:10 pm

Just curious: Why is she being re-homed?

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 12:57 am

Nice looking dog, I personally wouldn't shave her, we had a collie for 16 years the coat actually insulated him from the heat and besides his coat was really thin after shed out in the spring.Oh also the golden retriever is much like the German Shepard and sheds year round plus the main sheds of spring and fall the sheltie does not.

SandyM · Post by **SandyM** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:59 am

Jaye wrote:QR_BBPOST Just curious: Why is she being re-homed?

PM :)

Rhonda · Post by **Rhonda** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 1:31 pm

DO Not Shave a Sheltie!!! Not unless she is absolutely matted so badly you have no choice and from the pic she does not look that way. They are double coated dogs so you would actually remove her ability to protect herself from the heat.

SandyM · Post by **SandyM** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:16 pm

Rhonda wrote:QR_BBPOST DO Not Shave a Sheltie!!! Not unless she is absolutely matted so badly you have no choice and from the pic she does not look that way. They are double coated dogs so you would actually remove her ability to protect herself from the heat.

Spoke to my groomer and she said the only way she would shave is if she was matted. Also, as the days go by I'm reading more and more about the breed and getting myself up to speed. I agree no shaving for a Sheltie. :)

Rhonda · Post by **Rhonda** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 4:10 pm

I must say I did have a situation that was the exception. My Sheltie, Molly ( my pic ) had cancer in her larynx. They removed what they could but since they could not take it all out it grew back. Her last summer she was having trouble moving enough air when panting to cool herself. What we did was back comb her coat so the fur on her back and sides was out of the way then shaved a rectangle from between her front legs, down her chest, her belly between her back legs to under her tail. When you brushed the hair back down she looked completely normal but she had some ventilation underneath. When she got too hot she would find a cool spot and plop her belly down on it. She liked the concrete floor in the garage or the linoleum on the kitchen floor.