(Just kidding!) 
Oh well... my dog's smarter than her anyway!you did the right thing... I don't let my puppy walk anywhere that I don't know what's going on. Plus, if they don't have all their shots, it can get him sick.
haha I could just see the color comment. but to me, if you're going to say any color doesn't look like a sheltie, I would say the blue Merle is out there. Still a sheltie, but a different pattern.I don't think anyone is entertaining such comments, unless they see an opportunity for meaningful discussion with the commenter. As for caring, well, it's tough to put up with the same types of comments about your dog/the way you train/the way you raise/care for/etc, from those ufamiliar with the breed or responsible dog ownership in general, without eventually getting irritated.
I haven't gotten too many unusual comments about Olive, lately it's been sideways glances at the Thundershirt when we're at stores (it's almost like a scarlet letter, it seems). There is a woman we run into occasionally on our walks who has told me that Olive is not, in fact, a Sheltie, because they "don't come in that color". I explained that Olive is purebred, with a highly respectable pedigree, but this woman said I was suckered.
People who make comments like those mentioned in this thread are not doing the breed any favors, and I think that is a large part of the reason we are quick to be annoyed by those comments.
That being said, when people call them lassie or mini lassie or mini collie... I just say.. yes.. it's a Shetland sheepdog.... and move on my way
haha I could just see the color comment. but to me, if you're going to say any color doesn't look like a sheltie, I would say the blue Merle is out there. Still a sheltie, but a different pattern.
I don't like people making comments about my dogs because I believe you should correct people so they know what they're talking about.. so maybe next time someone sees it they're not so in shock. That being said, when people call them lassie or mini lassie or mini collie... I just say.. yes.. it's a Shetland sheepdog.... and move on my way
It would be like a slow-motion action movie sequence. Shelties takin' charge and takin' over.
When Clara was a puppy, we had her on a walk. Some woman in a van drove up and asked how much we would sell her for. We told her she wasn't for sale (Don't care that we WERE walking three other dogs at the time, not selling my puppy.) The woman followed us, checkbook in hand and finally said, "But I want a Toy Collie." My husband stopped and said, "First of all, it's a dog, not a toy, and we told you she isn't for sale. Do some research first!" She finally drove off and he said some things he learned in his years as a sailor.
We did keep an eye on our yard for a few days though.
big time. that's like when my fiance's crazy aunt mentioned we should just tie the dogs outside to go potty instead of us always running out. uh. no thannnnk you. I like my dogs.Perfect example of why we should never let our dogs out of sight. That woman may be harmless, but you never know. People steal dogs all the time, and the irresistible-ness of shelties is undeniable.
Every time we see her I think to myself how awesome it would be if I could have a sheltie of every color, in a line in front of me, charging down the sidewalk in formation, blocking the way of everyone else, intimidating all the lesser breeds and leaving all the humans quivering in the wake of the awesomeness.
film it i'd pay for it