short haired puppy?

That is definitely a short or "smooth" coat.

Unfortunately, smooth is dominant in all breeds, and no purebred Shelties carry the gene for Smooth (i.e. you don't see smooth and rough Shelties like you see smooth and rough Collies or Border Collies). So your puppy is not a purebred Sheltie. If mom was smooth, then she's a mix of something.

Enjoy your puppy though, he looks like he could be fun!

 

Not necessarily. Remember Banchory? The registration is only as good as the breeder providing the information. If this puppy came with AKC papers, I'd be asking for an inspection.

 

What you should do is keep the puppy, and if you paid a great deal and want some back then do the doggy DNA test and present the results to the breeder. I hope, though, you will keep him. Short coats are so easy compared to long coats. 1/2 or 3/4 shelties are great! It is possible as he grows the nose will poke out more and be more typical of sheltie. They seem to pop out about 9-11 weeks. Showing a picture from the side standing (stacked) would be good for us to see too.

Whatever you do, don't send him back to that flea/tick infested place. Have the vet run a blood test to make sure the fleas/ticks didn't cause Lyme or anything that would harm him in the long run.

Most of all, spoil him!

 

Your Honey is beautiful - her coat is a little shorter, but from the pics (even the puppy ones) she totally looks like a sheltie to me. Even with the short puppy coat you can see that soft fuzzy hair. This pup appears to have a coat more like a terrier or a corgi, there doesn't appear to be an undercoat at all.

Purebred or not, he can still be a great pet. On the plus side grooming is going to be much easier. Do get the flea & ticks taken care of ASAP. You really don't want them in your house either.

 

He looks like 100% cutie, even he might have a touch of other breeds mixed in. I will say that when we got Honey her coat was entirely flat and short, and while she's probably never going to have the fullest coat in the world she is undoubtedly fluffy, and what I would describe as long haired.

4 months: http://photos.isophotostudio.com/p882962477/h11AFEFBD#hc222cea

Now: http://photos.isophotostudio.com/p882962477/h11AFEFBD#h127708ae

 

Very glad you are keeping him! A lot of people would go back and drop the puppy and walk away.

If you are curious, the doggy DNA test is easy to do. I did it on my shepherd mix and it was pretty spot on.

 

I am happy to hear that! If you ever want a pure papered sheltie in the future, feel free to PM me. I am not breeding, but a lot of my friends in my club are and I can give you contact info. I am also in NC.

 

Welcoming you and your adorable puppy to the forum.

So glad he found his loving home with you.

Hope you stick around here on the forum.

We would love to hear how your little guy is doing.

Thank you for sharing his great pictures with us.

ps What is your puppy's name?

 

He's very cute. I'm not enough of an expert to tell you anything else! Is it possible, however, that if the breeder wasn't careful enough that the Mom might have mated with a different dog than the dad? Just something that came to mind.