setback with Ember
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I have spent most of the evening enjoying the lovely vids and new pics of these delightful puppies. Bock has to be my favourite, he is so stylish! \i loved the bit where he emerged to sit in the prime position between Diva's front legs!!
I was really interested that the boys had hind dewclaws. Are hind dewclaws relatively common? As far as I know, this is virtually unheard of in the UK sheltie lines.
I apologise for getting a bit technical here but I wonder if it is due to the fact that virtually all our shelties now are 'Butcher Boy' descendents and yours in the US I believe are from the 'Chestnut Rainbow' line, which is hardly in evidence here at all now. I remember reading something in one of our sheltie mags not long ago, I'll try and dig it out...
Please keep the pics coming I have also bookmarked the site - cannot get enough of puppy fixes!!
I was really interested that the boys had hind dewclaws. Are hind dewclaws relatively common? As far as I know, this is virtually unheard of in the UK sheltie lines.
I apologise for getting a bit technical here but I wonder if it is due to the fact that virtually all our shelties now are 'Butcher Boy' descendents and yours in the US I believe are from the 'Chestnut Rainbow' line, which is hardly in evidence here at all now. I remember reading something in one of our sheltie mags not long ago, I'll try and dig it out...
Please keep the pics coming I have also bookmarked the site - cannot get enough of puppy fixes!!
Justicemom
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I had to go home yesterday. It is killing me.
I can go back tomorrow and weds. Rachel works out of her home so she can be there 24/7. So she has them at her house. I am sure they are going to be so much bigger.
Justicemom
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I have spent most of the evening enjoying the lovely vids and new pics of these delightful puppies. Bock has to be my favourite, he is so stylish! \i loved the bit where he emerged to sit in the prime position between Diva's front legs!!
I was really interested that the boys had hind dewclaws. Are hind dewclaws relatively common? As far as I know, this is virtually unheard of in the UK sheltie lines.
I apologise for getting a bit technical here but I wonder if it is due to the fact that virtually all our shelties now are 'Butcher Boy' descendents and yours in the US I believe are from the 'Chestnut Rainbow' line, which is hardly in evidence here at all now. I remember reading something in one of our sheltie mags not long ago, I'll try and dig it out...
Please keep the pics coming I have also bookmarked the site - cannot get enough of puppy fixes!!
I not sure about the dewclaws certainly some lines have more than others. But they are not uncommon here.
In Diva's bitch line they are quite common. Justice had double rear dewclaws, Diva had single dewclaws, Pike had big rears, Ember didn't have any. There was one puppy that had triple rears
. He was half brother to Pike, Justice's mom and Ember and Diva's greatmoms. So I was not to surprised to see them. Sangria didn't have any out of this litter. In Kramer's litter of 6. Totally different lines, only 1 pup had rear dewclaws. The breeder said that was typically for her dogs. So I diffinitely think it depending on line.
I didn't take off any front dewclaws. As that is an option.
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Ember wanted me to tell everyone that she is doing well. There was some swelling over the point of the hock the first day and I think that was just from moving the joint.
It appears to be the bursa swelling which is what confused me last time. Strict rest in the kennel and that has gone down and the repair feels great.
I started slowly walking her on the treadmill today and she did great. Also working on range of motion exercises. I will slowly increase the distance we walk over the next week then add incline. Will also add hock loading exercises and balance disk next week. Slow process but she is getting stronger.
It appears to be the bursa swelling which is what confused me last time. Strict rest in the kennel and that has gone down and the repair feels great.
I started slowly walking her on the treadmill today and she did great. Also working on range of motion exercises. I will slowly increase the distance we walk over the next week then add incline. Will also add hock loading exercises and balance disk next week. Slow process but she is getting stronger.
dawns2shelties
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Good to hear Ember is improving it probably did her mind as well as her body good to be on the treadmill. Keep up the good work with her.
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Glad to hear she is doing better, and the progress has begun.
The treadmill you have her on is it anything special for a sheltie, or a regualr treadmill that you would use also? I really like the idea placing her on there.
The treadmill you have her on is it anything special for a sheltie, or a regualr treadmill that you would use also? I really like the idea placing her on there.
Justicemom
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Just a human treadmill. here is Diva and her working on it. I use it in the Mn winter to maintain exercise when it is -15F.
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dawns2shelties
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They look so cute doing their workout. Very focused also.
I not sure about the dewclaws certainly some lines have more than others. But they are not uncommon here.
In Diva's bitch line they are quite common. Justice had double rear dewclaws, Diva had single dewclaws, Pike had big rears, Ember didn't have any. There was one puppy that had triple rears
In Kramer's litter of 6. Totally different lines, only 1 pup had rear dewclaws. The breeder said that was typically for her dogs. So I diffinitely think it depending on line.
I didn't take off any front dewclaws. As that is an option.
Thank you for that, I've never even heard of triple hind dewclaws!! I know that some breeds such as Maramera sheepdogs are meand to have double hinds though. I Had a dig around this morning in my sheltie 'Nutshells' (Club Magazines) and found the bit I remember reading about hind dewclaws in the 1984 edition (I hasten to add that I have read it more recently than that, my memory is not that good!!
). Any way, someone mentioned that in the sixties rear claws were very common, but by the eighties they had more or less disappeared. Some experienced breeders answered and their answers summarised were that certain lines carried this trait and if these lines became less popular over the years, the incidence of hind dewclaws decreased. Also there were a wider selection of stud dogs available as the large top kennels of the sixties were gradually replaced with more numerous smaller kennels, each keeping stud dogs. One breeder said though interestingly that rear dew claws appear mainly in merles and merle bred tris.
I am glad to hear Ember is making progress.
I also meant to say last night that Diva seems to be a natural mum. I though she looked very content and devoted to her puppies. (I also can't even imagine -15
)