Recent content by Shell Belle

She may do it again! We have two recliners and KNOW that Shelby is under one or the other. So we check each other to see who Shelby is under before getting up. If I'm the only one home in the recliner, I straddle the foot rest to get up rather than risk knocking Shelby in the head - she...

We got a lost Sheltie that was guessed to be 2 yrs old. Being a runaway, she had no name given to her yet when we got her. We would watch her react to words thinking we would hit upon what her name was.... boy did she know a lot of words! Everytime we talked to her we said 'girl' and then...

This was a really good question! It's been on my mind how long they can hold it before getting an infection. We just moved to the country where we hear coyotes close by, and Shelby has no fear, so with it getting dark early this has cut back her potty break routine from 3 a day to 2 a day...

What is this spray and do you use just water to spray them? And what is the baby powder used for? I've only cleaned with a real bath and now with muddy season here, I don't want to over bathe. I've gotten by with baby wipes on the muddy paws, but when it gets up on the belly and pants, then...

I've had good success with the pedi paws trimmer. I keep going back and forth with it and clippers. Introduction to the noise was easy, the trimmer was placed with her toys and on during play time, so Shelby became used to it. When I began to use it on her nails, we sat on the couch with her...

Thanks for the welcome Thank you all for replying so kindly. There are a lot of threads on this site that I'm anxious to read and respond to - I wished I had joined earlier in the winter when I had time to get more involved on here...Looking forward to getting to know you all!

I'm a happy owner of a Runaway Sheltie who found us over a hundred miles away. We were not looking at getting another dog after the passing of our 14 year old dachshund. But to help a friend thru a friend, the opportunity came for us to care for a Sheltie that needed quarantined in a home...