Recent content by LoisAnne

Mr. Max Hugs to you. The picture of your pals is beautiful and they show such personality. My son has a border collie and he is devoted to her. He recently went through a divorce and I think his border collie has kept him sane. They are such intelligent, almost human creatures and while not...

He is precious! Count your blessings that he does not bark! The sheltie I have now is my biggest barker and believe me, it can get annoying. I don't mind barking when the doorbell or phone rings, that is helpful, but barking at every thing that passes the house (the paint is totally off my...

Do you happen to have a sheltie club in your area? I have had 3 shelties and the first one I did have to board at the vets one time and she survived. With the second sheltie I had joined the local sheltie club and one of the members was willing to take my dog into her home with her own...

I would agree with everyone who says that it has helped to get another sheltie to share your love and life with. When I lost my first sheltie I waited 2 years to get another but when the second sheltie died (I call her my soul dog) I was taken by surprise by a lovely girl who was with a...

Our local pet store (Pet Supplies Plus) has a self grooming area, a groomer, who always seems to be busy and the part I like best, the owners allow the local humane society to have a room where rescue cats are shown for adoption. The cats live there, in cages, waiting to be adopted and there is...

Hi Jessi and welcome I was interested that you live in mid Missouri as my son lives in Cape Girardeau and he has a border collie who is his constant companion and best friend. He loves shelties too, since I have had shelties for over 30 years. Hope the recent tornados did not affect you in...

I just read your post and of course reading it brought back lots of memories of how I felt after my "heart dog", Abby, had to be sent to the bridge due to kidney disease. She was 12 and we were on a camping trip out west when her kidneys just stopped functioning. We found a compassionate vet...

Thanks to all for the information. I am sure we have deer ticks around here since we have deer in the neighborhood....so I guess I will ask my vet for his advice the next time I am there. In the meantime I will stick with Advantage and the tick collar. Actually, I am not sure what kind of...

I have been using Advantage on my sheltie for ticks and fleas for my sheltie for many years and last year it stopped working for ticks. My vet said to buy a tick collar for those months when ticks are a problem and that seems to work but I am wondering about using Revolution for Summer. I...

Congratulations! Your life will never be the same. (and that in a good way). I am glad you are getting an older dog as they are so deserving of a good home and he will be grateful to you for giving him a second chance. Just wanted to mention the furminator. I bought one for my sheltie but...

A Great day to you, Merlin, from your neighbor in Georgia! My mom's other two shelties only lived to 12 and 13 so I am planning on living to 105 to keep her company! :yes: Hope you can celebrate many, many more birthdays! Summer Rose, Athens, GA.

Thank you for that information about how to post pictures. I think I will wait on becoming a premium member for a little while as I see if I can navigate this forum and how it works. You will just have to take my word that Summer is beautiful! Of course, all shelties are beautiful, we know...

Thanks for the welcome. I would be happy to post pix if I knew how! I am having trouble even finding my way through this forum. :lol: I am not real computer savvy although I spend a lot of time on the computer. Funny story about Summer. Last night she went outside and began barking...

Hi, I am Summer's mom. For many years I have been on the sheltie-list forum but it is not very active anymore so I am delighted to have found a new place to chat about shelties. Summer is my 7 year old sheltie, a sable and white. She was adopted from Louisiana sheltie rescue a few months...