8" Sheltie?

[RikyR]

I was watching the 2026 AKC Agility Premier Cup on ESPN yesterday, and in the 8" class there was a Sheltie!
It was competing against Yorkies!
Is this something new? First time I have ever seen a Sheltie so tiny!
Shelties were well represented in the other classes.

 

[SheepOfBlue]

I was watching the 2026 AKC Agility Premier Cup on ESPN yesterday, and in the 8" class there was a Sheltie!
It was competing against Yorkies!
Is this something new? First time I have ever seen a Sheltie so tiny!
Shelties were well represented in the other classes.

I think end means below 9". So 8.9" works. There was one in flyball that might have hit that if not under 10". Probably the smallest I have seen that looked pure bred and healthy, she was just tiny. Of course Sca thought they should be best friends, she gave him The Who are you look Poor guy thought everyone should be his best buddy.

 

[Sharon7]

Even in reputable breeding lines there can be a tiny Sheltie. One breeder I know said with a sigh "In every litter there's a moose and a mouse...."
So fun to watch the Shelties fly around an agility field!