Shelties on the south side of Chicago!

And the non-Sheltie portion of the household:

First is Mike (formerly named Heikki Takkinen, but we did away with that!), I adopted him 3 1/2 years ago, he is a Finnish Lapphund who lost his home when his elderly owners went into assisted living; they gave Mike to their adult son and the son was horribly neglectful. Mike was tied out in a yard, got heartworm, ehrlichia, a urinary infection, flea infestation, and then was dumped in a shelter. Rescued by the head of the US Finnish Lapphund Club. I adopted him from her. He is an unbelievably sweet, gentle dog. Clearly was an only dog and an old people's dog, but he fits in here quite well. The chronic tick disease is a real bugger and he has flares that we have to watch out for and treat.

And finally, the dog that my Sander sent me because he figured I was at long last ready to have a Border Collie! Rowley is about 3. He is a rescue also, I got him when he was about 10 months old. We do agility, rally-o, and sheep work. He's incredible.

Bonus: another Mike pic.
 

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I LOVE the pictures!

Thanks so much for sharing them with us. Welcome welcome welcome.

I hope you enjoy your time here.
 
Thanks for your rescue work...your pack -o-pups look happy and well cared for and I'm sure you have many interesting stories...hope to hear some soon. Welcome to the Nation.
 
Thank you all -- I found this forum through the TriState Sheltie Rescue posting about Petunia on Facebook. (I will happily expand my FB friend list if anyone wants to send a request, I go by "Sander Prince" on FB, partly for privacy reasons.) I am SO happy that Petunia's surgery went well and that she is going to have a 1000% improvement in her life. She reminds me a lot of my Irwin: he was dumped in a kill shelter in IN last summer, nails like claws (he probably has SLO, an autoimmune disease, but if he does, it's in remission), untreated thyroid causing bald spots, deaf in both ears from recurrent untreated ear infections, and -- also like Petunia -- a huge lump/tumor. Irwin's is on his butt, it's like a small softball under those Sheltie petticoats! His vet wants to leave it alone unless it turns problematic, Irwin is an older guy (est. 13 now) and surgery is always an issue with the seniors. He also has a grade 3 heart murmur, so surgery is only for MUST DO things.

I really think people just don't know how wonderful senior Shelties are, or they would adopt them more quickly! I am in my 50s and have an interesting job that I love, I am not gone from home for more than 8 hours a day, so my dogs are a big part of my life but so is my job. Seniors are *great*; they will happily sack out after a walk or a park outing. Such good company!

I have had people say 'oh, I couldn't bear to lose them' but I have been adopting the oldsters for many years now, and I have to say yes, it's sad to lose them when they pass away, but it's also really nice for them to come to the end of a long life and be ready for whatever comes after this. I don't mind that and I feel honored to be a part of it with them!
 
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