Meet Nicky!

Welcome to a wonderful group of caring people. Nicky sure is a cutie. My first Sheltie was a tri. Love his white chest. Is Nicky on fish oil? That's good for dry skin. Max had a cyst in his year and it was benign too. They do scare us don't they. But there love is worth it all.
 
dawns2shelties said:
Welcome! Nicky is absolutely adorable. I always advise taking the dog to the vet for skin issues. There are a few possibilities, allergies, staph, thyroid disease etc. I had alot of experience with my Gypsy who had skin issues and they can get out of hand quickly so a vet check may be best.
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Thanks! When we first took him to the vet about his skin, they did a test on his thyroid & it came back normal. They gave us antibiotics & a medicated shampoo for baths. On his next appointment, they said his skin was looking better. Part of the problem was that he was losing hair in a few spots, specifically on his back & shoulder. The vet said it was a skin infection, but hair has grown back in those areas & there aren't any new spots. We're gonna continue with the baths and hope the skin infection doesn't come back.
 
Meet Nicky

Emily said:
Hello, I am new to this forum! I am 19 & I have a 5 year old tri-color named Nicky :) Here is a recent picture:
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After losing my 7r old Beagle to cancer, I just couldn't live without a dog around. I wasn't sure what breed I wanted, but when I discovered the Sheltie I fell in LOVE. After 2 months of searching, I finally found a breeder online w/ 4 tricolor males available & on September 2nd 2007, we made the 5 hour drive to Maine. I chose Nicky because he was calm & sweet :) I held him the way entire way home & we've been inseparable ever since. Literally. I cannot go anywhere without him by my side, he even follows me into the bathroom :lol:
He's HUGE for a Sheltie, so obviously he wasn't show quality ... plus, one of his ears doesn't stand up straight w/ the other one, LOL, but that's what makes him cute!
He's seriously the love of my life. He's so playful, smart & full of personality.
I just wanna hug him all the time!

Anyways, he's been having some issues with his skin. We're still trying to figure out what causes it, but thankfully it's not cancer. We just had a really bad scare when the vet discovered something that looked like a tumor on his back leg. He had it removed, I was so afraid that it was cancer & I was going to lose him :( I held him every night & just cried until the test results came back ... it was benign! I was so relieved!! He is happy & healthy :) We're waiting for his incision from surgery to heal & then he gets to go to the groomers for a good haircut (LOTS of hair)
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Hi Emily,
Welcome! I'm new too!

Nicky is a very handsome boy. Waiting for test results is agonizing. I'm happy he's fine.

Debi Rusty and Brandy
 
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Nicky is a cutie! Our first sheltie was a bigger boy as well, never been a sweeter dog. We lost him in Aug, he was just 13. We miss him so much. We have just adopted to new babies both males one is 7 mo the other is 8 mo. Lots going on around here!!! We love them bunches:razz:
 
What a handsome Sheltie! Such a beautiful shot with that happy face between all those pumpkins.

Welcome to the forum!

(By the way, my first family dog was a Beagle also. She was a great family dog.:yes:)
 
What a cutie with that dark face surrounded by all that white. Welcome to the forum from Ontario.
 
Late welcome and Nicky looks so cool and happy... though Sca says haircuts are for poodles he just gets his feet done (no grinch feet allowed)
 
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