/r/shelties
The Shetland Sheepdog, also known as the Sheltie! A type of herding dog developed to tend the diminutive sheep of the Shetland Islands.
Sometimes, when you're having a bad day, you just want to look at pictures and videos of shelties, the best dogs ever. This is your sub-reddit.
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She doesn't look like a sheltie but she's purebred she's such a cutie š
Does anyone have any recommendations for the best āsheltieā vacuum cleaner? In need of a new one and have yet to find the best one for our dogs.
Probably has some border collie in him
Hair spray, room spray, furniture polish,etc. drives Pearl insane! I try to avoid it as much as possible, but even picking up the bottle triggers her!
First time trying peanut butter š
She loves sitting next to her dad when he's on the computer.
Iāve got a sheltie/lab mix. I knew shelties were a more vocal breed. My dog barks a fair amount, but more than barking heā¦..moos? Itās like a cross between a cow and maybe a whale sound. All the time. When heās happy. When the kids are annoying him. When he wants dinner. It goes on for a second or two, and then when you donāt acknowledge him he switches to a bark.
Is this a thing with shelties? Never heard a lab do anything like it.
Hi guys,
My boyfriend and I have a wonderful 1 year old Sheltie male. Hesā smart, loving, alert and the goodest of boys. Heās a super fast learner and ver food motivated.
BUT.. He is really struggling with the concept of being home alone. He will constantly get triggered and bark until he can barely breath. Weāve just abour read all guides on how to best move forward. Patiently and without causing him disstress.
After weeks of decensortizing him to the sound of our keys, us putting on our jackets and shoes we finallt had a breakthrough! Yesterday after getting home from a play date with a doggy friend we had given him a chewring. He loved it and ran to his bed to get chewing. We took our chances and got dressed again, made s bit of noise (not too much), and left. WHICH WORKED! It was like he went from 0-100.
We were able to leave him alone for about 6 minutes and caem back before he even noticed we were gone. A few hours later we tried the same tactic agian, this time he was able to be calm and alone for about 10 minutes. You can imagine the relief we felt!!!
Fast forward to today.. we tried the same tactic (without having had a play date) and had no luck. He was imidiatley upset and wouldnt stop barking.
a few hours later we went for along walk and tossed his ball around for a good 30-40 minutes (walk and ball play together).
When we came back we gave him his olde chewring and he went straigh to bed chewing it. We got dressed and decided to give it another try. This time i took his old half eaten chewring and gave him a new one. We got dressed and walked out without any issues. And immediately came back inside and got undressed. After letting him get settled with the new ring we left a second time. This time we were able to stat out side for around 10 minutes but after those 10 minutes he started barking.
Are we doing this right? We feel as though he is able to be alone, but only when HE wants to.
What are your experiances and what tips and tricks have you or others used to easy your furry friend into being home alone?
When are you guys neutering?
aka Oscar & Indy
Does anyone have a recommended source for KJ/Cal per day for shelties?
Generic guides by weight on kibble/etc seem to be not accurate and I don't want to overfeed mine too much.
Theyāre āadaptableā to a degree, but mine have almost zero chill. They went to daycare 7am-6:30pm, and theyāre STILL getting up and barking when they hear strange sounds. Iāve taught them a lot of tricks and commands but controlling the barking is extraordinarily difficult. Theyāre super excitable at all times. Iāve never been able to REALLY tire them outāthey always seem to jump right back up.
In comparison, my German shepherd (same age, 16mo) has been zonked out since he got home. He barely lifts his head for small noises. He chases the Shelties for 15 minutes and heās good for a whileāthey can keep going for HOURS. Everything I read said a GSD would be far more work and far more energy lol.
I love my Shelties, donāt get me wrongāthey have amazing personalities, theyāre super smart, funny, and charming. I donāt regret them at all. Iām just surprised because a lot of dog breed sites I read seriously downplay how energetic they are!
My pup has a whole bin full of toys but at the end of the day she just wants to play with my socks <3
I am getting a 9 week old male sheltie tomorrow and I need help coming up with names!
The girlfriend submitted her pup Luca to a contest. She has no idea I'm doing this but if I could surprise her with a win it would mean the world to her. I'll post the link below along with the pic she submitted. Any help is greatly appreciated and you can vote once a day even! All you have to do is click his name (Luca) and hit submit. Takes less than 5 seconds. Appreciate you all so much for looking.
Do you give bully sticks, specifically the Bully Bunches brand, to your sheltie? Mine loves them but I worry that they might be too hard for his teeth. Thoughts?
This was my girl, I just lost her yesterday. 12.5 years old and went so suddenly. I am absolutely devastated and heart broken. Any one else have this cross? She was perfect in every single way. I will forever love and miss her.
Just another day at the office!