Recent content by robertllr

Our sheltie had a broken leg--both radius and ulna--just above the carpal joint--and the orthopedic vet specialists who screwed in a plate over the break (and then took it out!) have shaved her on one side from chest to paw: excessive, I think; but I suppose they want to minimize the risk of...

Coprophagia is a really disgusting and dangerous behavior. Our pup did this and we tried all the tricks. Nothing worked. Finally, we outfitted her with a discipline collar. We set on et it on lowest level static shock and when she went to pick up her poop, we zapped her. She howled like she'd...

Have you tried an anti-bark collar? Just set on beep or vibrate? Or a training collar that you control--set to the same low caution level? You say your pet is sensitive, but a gentle level of discipline might be required to unlearn that behavior. Our girl is not overly sensitive, and she...

LOL! Rona does not chew her crate bed, but she does scratch at it and crawl under it! Carpet, though, is fair game! Many have mentioned Kongs. For some reason, Rona does not get how to use a Kong. We have several types. But she doesn't realize that if you chew on them, the goodies will...

Thanks Anne. The reason I wanted to know if and when shelties tend to grow out of "chew-it-all" behavior is that (as I tried to suggest in my OP) we we already do all those preventive things--except the puppy pen. We finally gave up on "fencing" solutions when Rona started scrambling over the...

We love our 8-month old Rona; she is friendly, playful, affectionate, smart (and, amazingly, soft-spoken too!) And she has the most amusing, engaging, and delightful character one could want. But she also has some disruptive behavior issues as well: a few which we have managed to address, a few...

Thanks for the correction. (Somehow I had in my silly head the standard was 12 to 15 inches.)

Good observation! Thanks!

Thank you! Rona (as you may know) is an island (in fact, there are two so-named islands--a North Rona and a South Rona) off the coast of Scotland; but, sadly, neither is one of the Shetland Isles. We considered using the Gaelic spelling (Rònaigh) but some of the family thought that would be a...

Wow! A spreadsheet on size! Thanks for linking me to that, I never would have guessed there was such a thing! Interesting that the median recorded height is 16 inches--which is above standard. I can't help but wonder what that signifies. Do most members have dogs that are bigger than...

Our new sheltie pup--who is now 7 months old--has reached an astonishing height of 18 inches at the shoulder! Her front leg growth plates are only now just beginning to smooth out, so maybe she won't get any taller. But she is still one BIG sheltie puppy! We didn't buy her as a show dog...

Rennie barks at most of the things Shelties bark at---which is amost everythng, as others have said. But there are a few things that are particularly funny: She barks entusiastically when... ... people applaud. ... a group of people sing "Happy Birthday." (She doesn't bark at choral...