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Murphy is turning 7 this week! Our kids sure do grow up too fast, don't they? (Whether they have fur or not!) Has anyone else noticed their dogs getting bossier and more demanding with age? If he wants to play, eat, or go out, he will try every tactic he can think of to get our attention...

Thanks again to everyone....your kind condolences have gotten me through the week! The vet's office called yesterday and said that Lady's remains are back and ready to be picked up. Trying to decide if I'll bury them in the Spring, or keep her little box with me. Can't do anything in the Winter...

Hi Kate, Lady was originally from a mill in Missouri. The sheltie rescue in St. Louis rescued several shelties from that mill, but my understanding was that they didn't have enough foster homes for them all. So they ended up with several other rescues/shelters. Lady and one other female came...

Thanks so much everyone...I'm so touched by all of your replies. Lady was special to me in a way not many people would understand. I'm sure I'll get another sheltie one of these days! Right now I still have Murphy, who is just a barrel of fun, but it would be nice for him to have a playmate...

Today I had to say goodbye to Lady, my 12 y/o puppy mill rescue. I adopted her about 2 years ago, so she spent the first 10 years of her life churning out litter after litter. I thought I was prepared to adopt a rescue....I had read everything I could find on the subject, but I must admit she...

Murphy here. I survived my first obedience class. I did really good, except I got in a little bit of trubble for giving the sheltie stink eye to a really annoying pit bull puppy. I HAD to let him know that I'm smarter and scarier than he is! The teacher said I need to have good manners though. I...

Awww, poor guy! I bet he will feel better, AND look adorably pirate-y after his extraction. Both of Murphy's upper canines are either worn down, or have the points chipped off. Can't figure out why, except that he is absolutely addicted to his Wubba toy, and catches it mid-air while in the...

HELP! Murphy here. My mom sez we're starting obedience class tonight because I'm not a very good listener. We have to go every Tuesday night for EIGHT weeks! She doesn't understand that I have very important jobs to do, and sometimes running down the sidewalk to say hello to the pug down...

Sorry I didn't update until now...it's been a busy weekend! Thank you all so much for your prayers and encouragement! We went back to the vet last Thursday for the follow up. Her lungs do sound a bit better, although not clear by any means. At least they could hear her heartbeat a bit more...

What a crazy week it's been here. I took Lady back to the vet on Monday because her itching and coughing/panting have gotten so much worse. We had an x-ray done at a different vet (long story) a couple months ago that showed an enlarged heart and some fluid in her lungs. This one seemed like...

I think it looks like some kind of terrier face....not sure exactly which kind though! The ones I've known have been adults, not puppies. It might be mixed, but I don't think it's a sheltie face. Very cute though!!! (Aren't all puppies?!)

Dawn, Lady has had a strange cough every since we adopted her. Our first vet thought it might be a collapsing trachea, but our new vet could hear some fluid in her lungs and showed some on an x-ray too, so Lady's could be a result of either or both, I guess. Possibly congestive heart failure...

Sandstorm, My mom brushed me last night too. I don't like it because I have many more important jobs to do than sit still for that silly brush. I tried showing her some of my scary teeth but I got in trubble for that. -Murphy

We call that the "Happy Puppy Run"! (I guess "zoomies" is shorter, but oh well....)

Some shelties also just have coats that "fluff" more than others! My Murphy has very silky fur. It's coarser on his behind, but no matter what I do, I can't get his ruff to look like that picture! My groomer said that it's just not going to happen with his fur texture. I was sad....but he's...