Hi, my name is Amanda and I'm a sheltie lover.
My first dog was a sheltie...back in 1997, Shelby, a beautiful little Tri; sadly she passed away back in 2008 from heart failure, probably secondary to lyme's disease.
I just got my new 'baby' about a month ago. Her name is Belle and she's almost 6 yrs old.
She's a blue merle w/ icey blue eyes and such a sweetheart. I got her from a 'breeder' who got her from another 'breeder' friend - she'd been bounced around from a few different breeders and i think she was confined alot and didn't get alot of loving. She'd just had puppies back in November, and apparently it didn't go well, so that's why the lady was looking for a new home since she wasn't getting any more puppies out of her. I think she treated her well, better than anyone else who'd had her; she had a big horse farm & Belle had free run.
She's very timid, but coming out of her shell after a month. We took her to the vet for a thorough exam and labs, and found out she has lyme's (i almost cried) and had a uterine infection from the whelping back in Nov... no wonder she was mopey AND had such a hard time w/ her whelping if she had Lyme's; uggh.
So, long story short, she's been on antibiotics for almost a month now b/c the titre was pretty high (almost 400), and she was spayed almost 2 weeks ago, PLUS had her dew claws removed (poor thing, nobody every bothered to remove them when she was a puppy!)
She's doing great, such a lover. She's perked up so much it is amazing. The only thing I"m having trouble with is the poor thing doesn't know how to play and she doesn't do well with steps. Luckily i have a ranch and only have about 5 steps that she's gotten used to, but my parents have a bi-level and they have 2 sets of about 8 steps to get in and out of the house. They were supposed to be puppy sitting for me the first week of march, but now, i'm not sure since she won't do the steps. Any tips on getting her to conquer the steps?
She loves being off the leash in the yard and runs around and frollicks, but she doesn't know how to play with toys, play fetch, etc. I'm sure w/ time maybe she'll come around. I saw another gal who posted that her puppy mill momma had the same prob and she was coming around.
Here's my Belle's You Tube Debut: http://youtu.be/xG6IzdKiLtM
Anyway, great forum, i'm looking forward to catching up on some posts!
take care! Amanda
My first dog was a sheltie...back in 1997, Shelby, a beautiful little Tri; sadly she passed away back in 2008 from heart failure, probably secondary to lyme's disease.
I just got my new 'baby' about a month ago. Her name is Belle and she's almost 6 yrs old.
She's a blue merle w/ icey blue eyes and such a sweetheart. I got her from a 'breeder' who got her from another 'breeder' friend - she'd been bounced around from a few different breeders and i think she was confined alot and didn't get alot of loving. She'd just had puppies back in November, and apparently it didn't go well, so that's why the lady was looking for a new home since she wasn't getting any more puppies out of her. I think she treated her well, better than anyone else who'd had her; she had a big horse farm & Belle had free run.
She's very timid, but coming out of her shell after a month. We took her to the vet for a thorough exam and labs, and found out she has lyme's (i almost cried) and had a uterine infection from the whelping back in Nov... no wonder she was mopey AND had such a hard time w/ her whelping if she had Lyme's; uggh.
So, long story short, she's been on antibiotics for almost a month now b/c the titre was pretty high (almost 400), and she was spayed almost 2 weeks ago, PLUS had her dew claws removed (poor thing, nobody every bothered to remove them when she was a puppy!)
She's doing great, such a lover. She's perked up so much it is amazing. The only thing I"m having trouble with is the poor thing doesn't know how to play and she doesn't do well with steps. Luckily i have a ranch and only have about 5 steps that she's gotten used to, but my parents have a bi-level and they have 2 sets of about 8 steps to get in and out of the house. They were supposed to be puppy sitting for me the first week of march, but now, i'm not sure since she won't do the steps. Any tips on getting her to conquer the steps?
She loves being off the leash in the yard and runs around and frollicks, but she doesn't know how to play with toys, play fetch, etc. I'm sure w/ time maybe she'll come around. I saw another gal who posted that her puppy mill momma had the same prob and she was coming around.
Here's my Belle's You Tube Debut: http://youtu.be/xG6IzdKiLtM
Anyway, great forum, i'm looking forward to catching up on some posts!
take care! Amanda
