Thank you, everyone, who responded. Several months have gone by and I haven’t had a chance to update the group, but Jax came home after the...
Update on Jac. The surgery went well yesterday and the surgeon called this morning to give an update. Jac had a small amount of canned food this...
Thank you, Piper! Having done the obedience classes with the previous three shelties, i have worked and trained Jax on the basic commands. I tried...
Thank you for your prompt reply, Sharon! Your shelties are beautiful! Appreciate your comment about the neutering. As you suggested, I have used...
Have any of your dogs had a peroneal hernia? Jax has had trouble defecating for several months, but would always have at least one BM per day. Of...
I have a four-year old sheltie who has been a wonderful pet but seems to be unstable at times with certain dogs. He has many friends in the...
Jackson squeals with excitement when i say, "time to clean your teeth!" I think he loves the Arm and Hammer Vanilla Ginger toothpaste. I started...
Thanks, everyone! I think I will stick with Frontline since it is working. My vet wants our dog on it year-round, but once the temps drop and the...
Thanks! Do you live in an area with deer and wildlife?
I'm interested in what many of you use for flea and tick prevention. I started using Frontline last year April through November and it has worked...
Thank you, Piper's mom. Just this morning, in the rain, we took a short walk and he spotted a new neighbor dog, whom he has seen on occasion while...
Thank you, everyone, for your advice. Always appreciated.
I agree, Sharon. With my previous three shelties, trying to keep weight off was sometimes a challenge, now i have the opposite problem. He does...
Thanks, all! My three previous shelties were not as bony and i guess that is why i was a bit concerned. I guess, like people, some dogs are more...
Can you feel their spine bone? IF i run my hand down Jax's bacl. it is not covered with much fat!
My sheltie, Jax, will be two this month and he weights 25#, is about 15-16" tall and long in the body. He is a very high energy dog, and most days...
I am back and I have tried to minimize interactions with dogs i know he does not get along with. What is interesting, is he will play nicely,...
Thank you both for you suggestions. Jax doesn't mind the leash and he exhibits this behavior while on leash after maybe a neighbor showed...
I might add, Jax is 18 months old.
Jax is our fourth sheltie - love the breed! Jax has been a great dog and i have trained him rather well with basic commands, but he exhibits a...
