Hello from Canada, Ontario
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Toffee's Mom
Forums Sage
welcome!
Yes normal... we have a few threads here some of us call it the coyote ugly stage
Something like this my no fur Sheltie?
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/LadyWolff/Toffee/cell034.jpg
lol, I assure you tho it will come
Yes normal... we have a few threads here some of us call it the coyote ugly stage
Something like this my no fur Sheltie?
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/LadyWolff/Toffee/cell034.jpg
lol, I assure you tho it will come
BarbV
Forums Celebrity
Welcome to the forum! I'm thrilled that we've got another addition in my neck of the woods!
I've been wanting to have Sheltie get-together here for a long time, but just not enough members to start something!
To answer your question, it would help if you could post a picture. You can use Facebook, Photobucket, Flickr or any other website to link to your photo. If you join as a Premium member for $25, you can post your pictures directly as thumbnails or directly on the Sheltie forum website.
Without pictures, though, my quick answer is that you are experiencing typical adolescent growth spurts. They get really leggy and rangy at this age. You despair that they are ever going to look normal. For some dogs it will take as long as 2 to 5 years to grow into their full coats. It's kinda like human kids....they go through the same phase of growing into themselves.
Here are a couple of photos of my Bacca at around 5 months and now at 3 years this spring.
I've been wanting to have Sheltie get-together here for a long time, but just not enough members to start something!
To answer your question, it would help if you could post a picture. You can use Facebook, Photobucket, Flickr or any other website to link to your photo. If you join as a Premium member for $25, you can post your pictures directly as thumbnails or directly on the Sheltie forum website.
Without pictures, though, my quick answer is that you are experiencing typical adolescent growth spurts. They get really leggy and rangy at this age. You despair that they are ever going to look normal. For some dogs it will take as long as 2 to 5 years to grow into their full coats. It's kinda like human kids....they go through the same phase of growing into themselves.
Here are a couple of photos of my Bacca at around 5 months and now at 3 years this spring.
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BarbV
Forums Celebrity
welcome!
Yes normal... we have a few threads here some of us call it the coyote ugly stage
Something like this my no fur Sheltie?
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/LadyWolff/Toffee/cell034.jpg
lol, I assure you tho it will come
Oh, goodness! I'd forgotten this picture! Too funny! Bacca looks positively blooming compared! That being said, we're still waiting for his coat after 3 years!
Toffee's Mom
Forums Sage
lol, I know, eh?
Toffee was really deprived in the fur department for a while there, lol
He is now three and still kinda waiting for more, but he looks a hell of a lot better now, LOL
http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/LadyWolff/?action=view¤t=toffee029.mp4
and here he is last summer, lazy sit with his BFF
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/LadyWolff/Toffee/may029.jpg
So. Sasha, NOW we need footage of your little puppy in the coyote stage
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PreciousSheltie
Forums Enthusiast
welcome!
Yes normal... we have a few threads here some of us call it the coyote ugly stage
Something like this my no fur Sheltie?
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/LadyWolff/Toffee/cell034.jpg
lol, I assure you tho it will come
LOLOL!!! I always called it the "lanky stage", I laughed out loud when I read your "coyote ugly" and popped open your linked picture LOLOLOLOL
Calliesmom
Moderator
Welcome 
we do love pix
we do love pix
Chris
Premium Member
Welcome, Sasha, and not to worry. I have pictures of Bits where she looks like a coyote put together by committee! Sometimes beauty takes time -- but charm is there from Day One! 