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    Heartworm, flea and tick medication , MSDR1 testing suggestions

    Hi I have 3 shelties and 2 are new puppies. Whats the affordable treatment? What do you use? My vet has suggested testing for MDR1. My female puppy had a reaction to interceptor. Threw up diarhea and fever. I gave all 3 advantage multi last week and no reactions. But vet wants tick protection...
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    solutions for a muddy backyard due to the shelties playing chase

    Our 2 shelties and daughters pug have ruined our backyard . Its a mud fest right now and no signs of drying up. Of course its quite normal for them to run the fence line and chase each other playing which I love to see cause they have so much fun but was wondering if any of you have the same...
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    help..10 week puppy is peeing and pooping in crate

    I put him in at night and ever since he's been here for the last 2 weeks he has been peeing in his crate at night. Last night he pooped in there as well. What should I do?. He goes oustside with our other sheltie everytime we take him out but continues to pee at night when locked in the crate...
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    umbilical hernia?...anyone had a puppy with this?

    Oh and she's a rescue...we've never BOUGHT a puppy we've only had rescues. He's our 2nd sheltie rescue puppy.
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    umbilical hernia?...anyone had a puppy with this?

    whoops typo..He was born Oct 5th so that would make him 9 WEEKS wednesday
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    umbilical hernia?...anyone had a puppy with this?

    We just brought home our new sheltie puppy saturday and last night I noticed a swelling protruding from the belly button area. It's a little larger than a pea sizE and pink and is soft and disappears when you push on it. It wasn't there on saturday . He has an appointment in 3 weeks and is 6...
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    I thought I had a sheltie but could she be a collie?

    I thought our dog was a sheltie but just took her to the vet and at 1year and 4months she is 18 inches tall and roughly 38 lbs..very lean though the vet said. We rescued her and thought she was a sheltie and she has stopped growing but hasn't filled out yet of course..extemely hyper ..gallops...
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    newbie here and need advice on picking from a litter

    We have a female 1year old sheltie sable in color and would like to get a male companion but with different coloring ....there is a male sable merle in the litter that I was initially drawn to but would or could this be a mistake and the dog end up with defects , washed out sable color ? We just...
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