Huge Sheltie...
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his one brother is actually A LOT bigger than him. I'm hoping he goes to either 18 inches or leaps to 20 inches.
Mignarda
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Dickens is not quite 20 inches but weighs in at 39 pounds, and he's looking pretty trim at that. I kind of like them big, but it won't break my heart if he doesn't grow any more. As long as it's his own frame, and not just piling on fat, however, I'll be content to let him to grow to his full capacity.
BarbV
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Reading this thread makes me think about other threads on breed standard.
Seems to me there is standard and there is reality...and the reality is that Shelties continue to come in all shapes and sizes, despite careful breeding. I suspect the Sheltie line is still too new to get consistency. Let's face it, the breed has been around for less than 100 years. It's not surprising to find even in one litter one going over and one going under standard.
And we can't forget that the difference between European and North American Shelties. European tend to finer bones and smaller compact bodies. NA dogs tend to be more bone dense and longer and leaner, in my view.
Seems to me there is standard and there is reality...and the reality is that Shelties continue to come in all shapes and sizes, despite careful breeding. I suspect the Sheltie line is still too new to get consistency. Let's face it, the breed has been around for less than 100 years. It's not surprising to find even in one litter one going over and one going under standard.
And we can't forget that the difference between European and North American Shelties. European tend to finer bones and smaller compact bodies. NA dogs tend to be more bone dense and longer and leaner, in my view.
Very true, just in my pup's litter alone there is a 10, 13, 13 3/4, 14, 16 3/4 and 17. And they're only 6 months today