Recent content by Brighid's Mom

Cooper is home! According to the Lost Dog Network, Cooper was sighted and captured by a car dealership very near to his home. They contacted the owners and Cooper is now at the Vet in advance of coming back safely to his home.

Thyriod Meds I don't have any experience with a Sheltie with a Thyriod condition but I did have a cat who had that condition for 9 years. I also had a cat with a heart condition that took the very expensive Cardizem. Because they were long term maintenance drugs and the same as the...

Heat Wave! I came searching for advice on keeping Shelties cool during extreme heat. I know that with their double coat, the approach is different than that for other breeds. I came across this thread from last year and thought that it belonged here on the first page. I wish that mine liked...

Aaahh. A subject that I have something worthwhile to contribute to. We are sort of "Class crazy" (and consequently Class-poor). We started our first dog in traditional Obedience. It delivered the results but we didn't think that it was much fun. At 2 year's of age, we started Brighid in...

In my Vet's office, there really aren't any true Receptionists. Most of them are Veterinary Technicians and have worked there a long time. I ask for, and receive advice from them frequently and I have confidence in them. I know that they recognize a situation where they should refer you...

It's snowy here on the East Coast. The furbabies just love it! However, the white snow lets you see pee very clearly and I think that for both of them, it's a deeper shade of yellow than usual? They drink lots and lots of water, at least that is what is evidenced by how many times I have to...

Breed Description One of the best descriptions of the Sheltie breed I read on a blog and excerpted a description from Lucy Ohannessian. The description can be read on the April 29th post at this site http://sheltie-hair.blogspot.com/2009_04_01_archive.html

Faegan Faegan is 7.5 months old. He is 14 1/4 inches and weighs 18 pounds. I find him to be a little chunky and have recently cut back on his food as he is clearly past his growth spurt.

This is something that we are dealing with as well. Brighid has an infection too frequently for our Vet's comfort. It's about every 6 months. With the last one, we did an x-ray looking for stones or anything else and the x-ray didn't reveal any problems. The vet said that the next step was...

I wouldn't have imagined that there were so many considerations. My vet advised to Neuter betweeen 7 and 9 months. Unlike for our female where the Vet advised an earlier Spay at between 5 and 6 months. I didn't know to ask or consider the impact on growth or factoring it into future sports...

I feed a Canadian made kibble called Now! It is a no-grain high protein formula. Before settling on this I went through quiet a few kibbles. She liked the taste of most of them but it was the size of the kibble that was an issue. I did have her on Orijean but that kibble was too big. She...

Congratulations......but be prepared Our overall experience with introducing our new Puppy, Faegan, has been very positive. Brighid continues to distinguish herself as a "perfect little girl" and she loved her new little brother right from the start. She drove the 4 1/2hours to go and get him...

Brighid has had 2 bouts with UTI (one when she was a puppy and one this summer). Both times, it was the multiple squats that alerted me. Having had female cats, I was well familiar with the signs. There was a challenge with getting the pills in as he quickly became suspicious of all of the...

Update - and Brighid is getting a brother! Just as suggested by most of you, Brighid has done fine with her new routine which includes 2 days a week of day-care and visits home mid-day on the other days. Her Gram has also visited during a couple of the days. She has had no 'accidents' in the...

Brighid is just a shade under 16 inches and weighs 27 pounds. She has an extra pound or so on her but her Vet says that she would have no problem if she stayed at that weight for the rest of her life. He also advises that "weight creep" is a common battle with Shelties. She is described as...