Tips for sheltie timid of humans

She is really cute - really love the pictures of her and your lab.

No, you does not catch a Sheltie :no:

It also surprised me (I've German Shepherds before) but Sheltie is very to fast, so after trying a few times, so I had to change tactic. :lol::lol:
 
Hanne said:
No, you does not catch a Sheltie :no:

It also surprised me (I've German Shepherds before) but Sheltie is very to fast, so after trying a few times, so I had to change tactic. :lol::lol:
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:lol: How true...trying to catch a sheltie is usually an exercise in frustration. Far better to turn and run in the opposite direction if you can...most shelties will then come running to catch you.

Trini
 
trini - You are absolutely right, after 2-3 attempts, I realized that I could never catch a Sheltie:gaah
so my tactic was the opposite, just as you mention.

So instead of frustration, I had to learn to have a great, great deal of patience :winkgrin:

So the first 1-2 months it was Minnie who Determine the actual rhythm.

And it soon became clear, that it was the right way for both of us, so now I have a sweet, confident, happy, little cheeky, but always an obedient puppy (9 months) :hugs
 
Thanks everyone. We love her! I think the name fits her - cute, bold, a little sassy, but sweet and affectionate. Once we met her, the name just seemed to stick.

Good to know that this is typical for the sheltie to enjoy playing keep away. I have been around horses all my life and you never chase one of them, always turn your back to them and they will come up to you. I guess with a sheltie I will have to make it more exciting like running the other direction like you guys mentioned. When she doesn't want to get caught even food won't entice her. She does come around eventually. The spring weather in NJ has been perfect 65-70 degrees and sunny since we got her (I wouldn't want to get caught either). They are so different than training a lab.

Sabrina learned how to crawl and give paw and is also learning to beg. She learns by either watching her big sister do it, or after just a couple of repetitions. They also look at you in a different way then a lab would. It is like they study you to see what you will show them next. Their eyes read differently. The lab has the happy to learn look, where the sheltie says "what's next, challenge me - I want to learn more".

Puppy kindergarten starts on the 29th. She will follow in her big sister's footsteps and learn agility when she gets a little bigger.
 
Qzee - Looks like we are in the "same boat" :lol:

So, now we see the world with different eyes after we got an adorable Sheltie into our lives. :hugs

Your previous experience with your Lab and I with my German Shepherd. :yes:
 
Hanne, how does your GSD play with your sheltie? Labs can be a bit rough and really chase hard. They sometimes body slam. I understand shelties love to get chased, but hoping my lab will calm down once they are playing daily. They are still separated because of kennel cough - hoping Sunday we will be able to let them play together again (it will be 7days on the antibiotics).
 
Qzee - I unfortunately lost my last German Shepherd - one week before I got Minnie.

She comes in dogs playroom and there are big dogs in a fence next door, and she loves her to run along with a German Shepherd along the fence, but when we are in the same enclosure so she thought they are a bit
heavy.

But there is another member in this forum who has a German shepherd and there is the most beautiful picture of this with their Sheltie.

I will see if I can find the thread. (Sorry I could not find it)

However, a Lab is a loving dog, although it is a little "wild" (can not google the right word) Really sure they will be the best friends, and she already has had a best friend who was a Lab.

So unfortunately I am not helping much. :no:
 
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Oh I am sorry Hanne, I did not know you lost your Shepherd, so sad...
I guess I worry that the lab, who is on the smaller side at 58lbs, is just so big compared to my 9lb sheltie puppy. My cat is very petitie, only 8lbs, and she figured out how to avoid the wild side of my lab, so I only pray the sheltie will figure it out too.
 
I believe the word you were looking for is "hyper". Labs can be very hyper dogs. They mature very late in life. I understand anywhere between 5-7yrs old is the mellowing out age. I do believe that my lab, who is now 2yo, is quite good for a lab. There are a lot of labs in our neighborhood who are older and much more hyper/crazy/wild compared to my girl.
 
Qzee - Thank you, yes it was a great sorrow, and I still have pain in my heart, but little Minnie gives me so much pleasure, and helped me to move on.

yes, "hyper" is the word - Shelties are smart and sure she will figure it out too :lol:

I think it all resolves itself, because in my eyes you sound to be a very sensible dog owner, and I'm sure you get a grip on this in the right way. :fl
 
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