Recent content by Auber's Mom

Blood Test On Auber's last annual exam visit (in January right after her 2nd birthday), the vet suggested full bloodwork as she had never had anything done before for a preventative health measure. It ran me approximately $80 and showed a high pH in one of her kidneys. Luckily, upon a...

Height I'm glad to see that a couple of you ladies are 5' too (well I'm close at 4'11'' and 3/4'' but I round up). Let us know how the table you get works out since I was too also contemplating getting one for grooming in the house. Rolling around on the floor with Auber and tons of fur...

Congrats Congrats!! See your worries were not founded at all. Give her a big hug and a cookie from us here in Tennessee :biggrin2:

Auberdine passed her CGC and Obedience II exams last night. :biggrin2: She has officially gotten her first title. I'm so proud of her perfect performance last night. Now if I can perfect her off-lead heel, I might consider competing with her. But we are starting Agility training in...

Blue is the best Got a gorgeous blue with the smallest bit of sable on her face and legs, but she's mostly black, white, and "blue".

Picnicking I'm glad other people's Shelties do it too. My little girl has always done this since we got her. No matter where we are, whomever house we are visiting, camping, whatever, she does it everytime she eats. Especially since she usually will wait to eat until I am done, so then she...

Odd Yesterday at the dog park we were having the same discussion about ProMeris. One of the "moms" works for a vet's office so a Golden's mom who had just used it that day asked her opinion. Our resident vet tech told us all to stay far away from it for the same reasons listed. Her vet won't...

Monthly Generally, Auber gets a bath about every 4 weeks unless it's absolutely necessary she get one earlier (which has only happened once and it was at 3 weeks between baths then). She will get a wipe down with a wipe when her paws are particularly muddy or she's got dog slobber from another...

Wake-up For the wake-up call, Auber usually will just put her nose and front paws on the edge of my bed while she stands on her back paws (it's a tall bed) waiting for the alarm to go off. But on the mornings when I actually have the opportunity to sleep in, she goes crazy. She doesn't like...

Stairs Another good way that worked for me when Auber seemed to be afraid of coming down the stairs (or even up at first) was to get another dog to teach her. I dogsat for my sister when she went on her honeymoon and her 8 month old Cavalier-Cocker mix taught Auber how to run up and down the...

Not too bad Auber's got in some slight trouble for destroying, especially when it's been a particularly rainy week and she's not gotten the exercise she really needs, but I'll take her any day over my sister's Cavalier/Cocker mix who has eaten everything you can think of and destroys anything...

Welcome Hello from East Tennessee. I'm sure you little ones are adorable and a HUGE handfull. Enjoy them while they are little fluffy bundles of mischief because soon they will be big furry bundles of mischief :smile2:

Blues are the best My little blue girl does the same huffing thing and is also super quiet. Sometimes I have to call for her to find out where she is in the house. Welcome and give your little ones a big hug from us down South.

Size What size did you two buy?

Sounds familiar I also had this experience when I was housebreaking Auber. She figured out that when she would paw at the door I would take her out. I was sooooo glad when she did that, but then she being the little genius she is pawed at the door whenever she just wanted to go out, not when...