Our new puppy Duncan

bmize

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We welcomed a new addition to our family today. “Bonnie’s Gaelic Duncan Laddie” came home from the breeder today. At 8 weeks old, Duncan is a beautiful sheltie, mostly black & white, with a dash of tan around his muzzle, chin and eyebrows. He’s very alert, curious and playful. He’s already tried to play with our cavalier king charles spaniel, who looked at us like ‘What’s this?’, and with one of our cats. He has a good appetite and has only pottied outside so far (I know, it won’t last).

After losing our beloved basset hound Archie last month, it’s nice to have another puppy running around the house. We’ve owned bassets for many years & have been active in basset rescue all through the midwest. After Archie, though, we just didn’t have the heart to get another basset this time. After much research, my husband and I decided to try a dog that’s probably smarter than either of us. It’ll be interesting to see how that works out over the next few months.

More later….
 
Welcome and congratulations on the new addition !

Welcome to the world of being owned by a Sheltie !:lol: They are an awesome breed. Kia is my second Sheltie I'm addicted to the breed.:biggrin2: Hope you enjoy the forum and let us help you whenever or however we can.:wink2: Please feel free to post some pictures of you furkids new and old.
 
Yes, it's very easy to become addicted to shelties. Be careful though, they're like potatoe chips, you'll want to get more and more. I'm so sorry to hear that you lost your furbaby, Archie. Most of us have been through that and know how difficult it is. Welcome Bmize!!!! The people here are very nice.
 
Welcome to the group!! We can't wait to hear about your adventures with Duncan! Don't hesitate to ask any questions! There are a lot of great people on here with great advice! Crystal is right, Shelties are like potato chips, I started out adopting 1 two years ago and ended up with 3!! Unfortunately we lost our little Zoe in Jan. but I wouldn't have traded her for anything! By the way, we love pictures!!
 
Welcome to the forum and the wonderful sheltie community here. Yes, please share pictures! We LOVE pictures!

Granite Janet, hubby Alan, Son Russell and 5 shelties: Indy, Emma, Sasha, Figaro, and Angus
 
Wow, from Bassets to Shelties! That's quite the switchover! Hound to working dog! Short hair to long hair! etc. etc.

I'd love to hear how you did your research to arrive at our most favourite breed!

In other forums, I often read questions like: What breed should I choose?

As Sheltie-addicts, its a no brainer! For someone knew, it would be interesting to hear what decided you!

And welcome, btw!
 
Another welcome to the Forum! I'm sorry about the loss of your Archie and I understand your reluctance to bring another Basset into the family now. I lost my 14 year old Papillon and knew that if I got another Pap I would constantly be making comparisons. Since I had owned a Sheltie prior to the Papillon and loved their intelligence and beauty, Spencer, my sable boy, joined the family almost three years ago.
 
Welcome :smile2:
My first dog (all mine) was a basset/cocker mix. after he passed, I adopted a beagle mix from the shelter and later got Callie to keep him company. now, the next dog will be a sheltie too- but not for a while yet.
 
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