Hello from Long Island

[listarz]

Those are some great names Listarz!! Looking forward to seeing pics of your new addition . Please forgive me if I offended you in any way, it was not meant. :sadsmile: So welcome again to the forum of being owned by a Sheltie !!

Thanks elaine! Please don't be sorry. I wondered the same thing myself about it being too soon but I just can't stand the silence.

 

[mcguiregirl2248]

Welcome to the group. I am sorry to hear about your loss as well. I completly understand what you are going through as well. We lost our Sheltie/Beagle mix girl in May of '07 at 12 and our Goldent Retriever a month later at 14. We couldn't take not having a dog in the house so we started adopting Shelties and I now have 3 girls. I still miss my other two but having the other 3 has helped me a ton. All 3 of them crack me up daily. Can't wait to see the pics of the new puppy and good luck with the name!!

 

[listarz]

Welcome to the group. I am sorry to hear about your loss as well. I completly understand what you are going through as well. We lost our Sheltie/Beagle mix girl in May of '07 at 12 and our Goldent Retriever a month later at 14. We couldn't take not having a dog in the house so we started adopting Shelties and I now have 3 girls. I still miss my other two but having the other 3 has helped me a ton. All 3 of them crack me up daily. Can't wait to see the pics of the new puppy and good luck with the name!!

Thanks for the welcome! Wow, 2 in one month. I can't even imagine! So sorry. You have 3 shelties now, huh? I have the opportunity to get a 14 mo old sheltie as well as the puppy. I'm seriously considering it. The only thing stopping me is I have 17 year old twins heading off to college next fall and I'm not sure I can take on the added vet bills for the older one at this time.

 

[BarbV]

Hello from Ottawa Ontario Canada

I had a Sheltie while I was growing up. She died at 12 years when I was 14 years old myself.

My 12 year old died suddenly from complications from a tumour in his chest just a few months ago. I never thought I would get another pup because losing Timber was just so hard.

But it only took a few days for me to decide to get another pup. And yes, I looked at other breeds, but it always came back to a Sheltie.

I now have a beautiful boy who is 14 weeks. I have had him for 5 weeks. He is a dream boy. Except for the herding nipping and biting - I'll be posting questions on that soon

 

[mcguiregirl2248]

Thanks for the welcome! Wow, 2 in one month. I can't even imagine! So sorry. You have 3 shelties now, huh? I have the opportunity to get a 14 mo old sheltie as well as the puppy. I'm seriously considering it. The only thing stopping me is I have 17 year old twins heading off to college next fall and I'm not sure I can take on the added vet bills for the older one at this time.

It's very worth it to have two of them together even if there is a little added expense. Actually the older one will be a little less expensive than the puppy right now, not as many shots! My three entertain each other all the time!

 

[listarz]

Hey Barb,
I'll be looking forward to seeing the responses you get, as I'm sure i'll have similar questions! Keep us posted!


mcguiregirl,
I still haven't made up my mind yet. I keep waffling back and forth. Good point on the older dog being less expensive. I'll let you know what we decide.