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Right now in TX there is one sheltie mix still playing, though she’s getting up there in age. And there’s one in training. She just turned 1 and she’s a tiny little thing. Naughty and sassy too!

Nosework was exactly what I had in mind!

A long awaited update! In September, Missy earned her 80k title. She had a great year of racing, but I did start letting her share a spot, meaning she wasn’t running full-time. After we got home from visiting my parents for Christmas, Missy started limping on her front paw. I thought she might...

Yes, she finally reached #6. I’m pretty sure that’s as high as she’ll get because the #5 dog has 90,000 points and that would be at least 2 more years of running full time for her to pass them. She has 76k right now. I’m still not sure she’ll get to 80k. She’s doing great health-wise so far and...

Yes, we were in Clanton Oct 20th-23rd last year. We got there late on Thursday, played Flyball on Fri, Sat, Sun. Sunday after the tournament I drove to Georgia to visit my aunt and uncle for a few days. I’m not sure when we’ll be back in that region. We love our region 14 friends, but Dixie...

Now, I don’t know much about marijuana. But I had a friend whose dog got sick from licking/eating paper towels or napkins after her husband had cleaned his pipe. It was pretty scary because they couldn’t figure out what she was sick from and the drug test came back positive for something else...

It caught me off guard because she gets along with my parents dog so well. They got her as a 9-week-old puppy and they were instantly friends. People have pointed out that it’s different because I brought a puppy into Missy’s home. I’m glad she eventually came around. Although just a few minutes...

Oh Missy was initially super grumpy about the puppy. The first night she snapped at her every time the puppy came near. She wouldn’t stay in the same room. I was so heartbroken because I thought she would be accepting of a puppy and she wasn’t. And it’s hard to see your OG dog so upset. Then we...

I’ve been a member for a looong time but haven’t been active in a while. For those who don’t know me, my name is Jess and I live in Texas. I have a now 11 year old bi-black sheltie named Missy. We like to play flyball and frisbee, and dabble in agility for fun (don’t compete). Missy is one of...

Thanks! She’s had a good year. She got a new sister in July. A blue merle Aussie named Roxie. It took about 8 weeks before Missy decided Roxie was okay enough to play with. They get along fine now, but Missy is definitely top dog in the house. We finally had our big flyball tournament in...

It's actually the Central Illinois Sheltie Rescue! I misspoke! https://www.illinoissheltierescue.com/thyroid.html So when her T4 came back low-normal initially I tried to explain that page and how the rescue had found that shelties who are exhibiting symptoms of hypothyroid but are still...

Well that's what I kept reading- that shelties do better if treated when they are low normal. Central Ohio Sheltie Rescue has a whole page on their website about it. But my vet wouldn't budge. And I was surprised because she owns shelties!! I also talked to other vet friends and asked their...

Back at the end of July, Missy was incredibly itchy and I took her to the vet to see if it was allergies or whatnot. The vet said she had a yeast infection in her groin area and pointed out that Missy's coat felt extremely course and dry. I hadn't really noticed it changing, but my vet has owned...

I pulled up the FDA inspection website where you can search for inspections and citations for the past 10 years. Fromm didn't have any citations, or warning letters, or anything like that. But it also didn't list any recalls.. when we know there have been at least 2. Maybe it's because they are...

I’ve been feeding Fromm Four Star (dry) for a few years and my dog has done well on it. This is not the first recall they’ve had for canned recipes somewhat recently. They had a recall in 2016 for the same thing- high levels of vitamin D. I’m not switching immediately or anything. I had actually...