Recent content by Georgia'sMum

Hi Caro, what you're saying makes sense. I also asked the same question on another doggy forum I'm a member of and I've received some rave reviews about a book written by Leslie McDevitt, which is aimed exactly at dogs like Georgia. Just reading about the book has me excited because I think it...

I'm hoping someone has some suggestions for me. When I take Georgia for a walk there is one particular house we walk past sometimes, its on a corner with a big high fence and what sounds like a big dog lives there. Everytime we approach the corner Georgia is nearly ripping my arm out trying to...

Has he ever held the leg up for a few seconds then kept walking like nothing is wrong? My girl did this and she was less than a year old and diagnosed with luxating patella, which is a slipping knee cap. After seeing 3 vets, we were advised to have the surgery done as soon as possible. My...

Oh I definitely step in. She knows the "leave it" command and I use that frequently regarding the cat. But sometimes she's so worked up about it, that its hard to get her attention. The truth is Oscar has been here a lot longer and he deserves to have his own space. Expecting the cat to change...

I think this is true of Oscar too. At times he can be cool, calm and collected and Georgia ignores him then. I suspect its the working dog in her. Mind you Oscar was just having a snack out the front where Georgia could see him and she was going mad, barking at him, like he's some sort of...

We have three cats, two of whom are totally indoors and the third one goes in and out during the day but is always inside at night, as well as Georgia our 1yo sheltie girl. The issue I have is with Georgia and the indoor/outdoor cat, Oscar. This cat is a total scardey cat and has never stood...

As some of you know our sheltie girl, Georgia had patella surgery 5 weeks ago. She's healing nicely and I take her for 3 slow, short walks daily. She's always walked beautifully on lead, pretty much from the day she arrived but now its like trying to walk a steam train. :yes: I think this has...

Gee you've had a rough trot with Ember, JusticeMom. I can just imagine how expensive that surgery was.. Yikes, Georgia's was bad enough. My greatest worry is that once she's allowed to run and play that she will hurt herself again. I don't think I would want to go through all this again...

I did a lot of research prior to the surgery, as I really wanted her to live a long, happy and painfree life. And the two main factors that came up was you need a great experienced surgeon, and you need to take real care in the recovery period. Well the surgeon we went with does this surgery on...

Thanks everyone, the vet said her main issue at the moment is loss of muscle mass in the thigh area on top of the knee. Its making the joint weak, but thank goodness everything is in place. At the moment we're going on three slow walks up and down the street a day. In a couple of days I plan to...

My sheltie who will be one on boxing day has been operated on for LP almost 4 weeks ago. Thankfully she is recovering and the vet is happy with her progress. I was just wondering if anyone else has had a sheltie who has needed this surgery and how did he/she recover in the long run. This has...

Thats funny. We saw dogs doing flyball at a Pets Day Out in Frankston a couple of weeks ago and the dogs were barking like crazy things. My hubby said it was like they were cheering their mates on...

Awwwe Enzo is sooo cute and so little. We're in the south eastern suburbs, close to Cranbourne.

I don't know what its like in your part of the world, but many people I run into here have no idea what breed a sheltie is. The other week, someone called her a border collie... :confused2:

Yeah, I love her face too. She was destined to be a show dog and the breeder decided to run her sister Secret on instead. Secret is doing very well in the show ring aparantly... I'd been waiting for this litter to be born before they were even conceived. Then when the breeder told me she...