is your sheltie from a breeder?
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Ann
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Of my three current Shelties, two came from breeders. Pixie is from a Long Island NY breeder, but was quite sickly when we brought her home, proving that even breeder dogs can have problems. As a result, at age two Pixie has colitus and canine epilepsy, although both are under control at the moment with homeopathic meds, thank goodness.
Barkley, age 1, came from a breeder here in Connecticut who you may have read about on this past weekend's Sheltie Nation. Connie Nelson is a meticulous backyard breeder whose bitch, Annie, just won Best Opposite at Westminster. We got Barkley as a "companion dog" since he was unable to be sold for show.
Our third Sheltie, Ivy, age 10, was a rescue as a puppy and we had one other rescue who is in Sheltie heaven now, Bandit, who was just a love for all of his 13 years, even though it was clear he had been abused when we got him.
My problem with visiting rescue facilities, pounds, or even breeders is that I want them all!!
I could never be a breeder, I'd have to keep all the puppies. You aren't kidding Shelties are like potato chips. I'd have 10 if I could.
Barkley, age 1, came from a breeder here in Connecticut who you may have read about on this past weekend's Sheltie Nation. Connie Nelson is a meticulous backyard breeder whose bitch, Annie, just won Best Opposite at Westminster. We got Barkley as a "companion dog" since he was unable to be sold for show.
Our third Sheltie, Ivy, age 10, was a rescue as a puppy and we had one other rescue who is in Sheltie heaven now, Bandit, who was just a love for all of his 13 years, even though it was clear he had been abused when we got him.
My problem with visiting rescue facilities, pounds, or even breeders is that I want them all!!
I could never be a breeder, I'd have to keep all the puppies. You aren't kidding Shelties are like potato chips. I'd have 10 if I could.LuvMySable
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Jack came from a breeder. He is too tall for show, apparently. I am GLAD that he was too tall! He's just right for me!
Scotland's Shelties
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I've owned Three Shelties all from Breeders the First Bonnie now at Rainbow Bridge was born in Shetland. It's coming up for two years since Bonnie passed I still miss her each & every day in life.
The second Jura was born in Eastern Scotland, I named her after the beautiful Island of Jura.
Tara is the most recent she was born in Scotland's west coast a town near Ayr.
I'd dearly love to adopt some Shelties but not many are available for adoption here in Scotland...which I suppose is much better than being thrown onto the street to fend for themselves.
Linda
The second Jura was born in Eastern Scotland, I named her after the beautiful Island of Jura.
Tara is the most recent she was born in Scotland's west coast a town near Ayr.
I'd dearly love to adopt some Shelties but not many are available for adoption here in Scotland...which I suppose is much better than being thrown onto the street to fend for themselves.
Linda
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Ann I agree with you about being a breeder I couldn't be one either nor could I work for a shelter because I would be bring all these animals home with me . Thats when I wish I was rich because I would buy like 100 acres and have these various buildings made to a designers specifications that would be self cleaning and able to comfortably house hundreds of unwanted animals.
What a dreamer huh ! But I think like people no animal should be without a home either.
Ann I agree with you about being a breeder I couldn't be one either nor could I work for a shelter because I would be bring all these animals home with me . Thats when I wish I was rich because I would buy like 100 acres and have these various buildings made to a designers specifications that would be self cleaning and able to comfortably house hundreds of unwanted animals.
What a dreamer huh ! But I think like people no animal should be without a home either.Hello fellow Scot
. Ailsa my bridge baby came from a breeder in Fife when she died I was never going to have another dog, my family went behind my back and got me Arran from the same breeder, they were both named after Islands. Abby is a rescue but she came from Wales and I had to horror of horrors travel to England to get her , I got her from two rescue forums that I'm a member of, there was actually another one on one of them last week but he has just been rehomed.Terri
Chris
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Layla and Bits are cousins from Norwood Kennels. Annie Laurie came from a family who couldn't keep her any more, so she's a rescue. Since I know that if I rescued Shelties, I'd want to keep them all, I rescue Collies instead. I adore them -- but just a wee bit less than Shelties.
Ginger is almost certainly a puppy mill dog, being that the laws in this province are absolutely abysmal about that, and Ginger was purchased at a pet store about ten years ago. Long before I was old enough to know better, and my parents are from the country and grew up with herding dogs who lived outside/in the barn. Family pet was new territory, to them.
I've since learned much as far as pet stores go, having worked in one for a short period of time. Never, ever, ever again. I work at a pet food store/grooming salon, and we organize a pet fair and adoption clinic every year in our little village to try to teach people that there are alternatives to pet stores, and that the best way to save that poor doggy in the window isn't to buy it, but to put the stores out of business.
I've since learned much as far as pet stores go, having worked in one for a short period of time. Never, ever, ever again. I work at a pet food store/grooming salon, and we organize a pet fair and adoption clinic every year in our little village to try to teach people that there are alternatives to pet stores, and that the best way to save that poor doggy in the window isn't to buy it, but to put the stores out of business.
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sheltie from breeder
I got my shelties from a breeder just outside London, Ontario. My first sheltie was from outside Exeter, and after she died at age 12, I tried to contact them but they were not breeding any more. I found this breeder and it turns out their original female dog was my first sheltie's grandmother. So my female is actually distantly related to my first sheltie. My male dog was a puppy from a co-owned stud dog, the only puppy in his litter, and too big for show. He was traded with the breeder for a show quality dog. So we got both! I am so glad we did. I love them both so much! They add such joy to a family! I would never buy a dog from a pet store. I did that when I was a teenager, a **** zhu and she was always having something done at the vet. Mind you she lived to 14 years old, but was always having something wrong.
I got my shelties from a breeder just outside London, Ontario. My first sheltie was from outside Exeter, and after she died at age 12, I tried to contact them but they were not breeding any more. I found this breeder and it turns out their original female dog was my first sheltie's grandmother. So my female is actually distantly related to my first sheltie. My male dog was a puppy from a co-owned stud dog, the only puppy in his litter, and too big for show. He was traded with the breeder for a show quality dog. So we got both! I am so glad we did. I love them both so much! They add such joy to a family! I would never buy a dog from a pet store. I did that when I was a teenager, a **** zhu and she was always having something done at the vet. Mind you she lived to 14 years old, but was always having something wrong.