sky47

I will have to try that, sounds like a good idea, thanks.

Hi, new to this forum, has anyone ever used the Furminator on shelties. I was told it will not break the top coat, but decided to seek advice here.

I have 1 male and 2 females, just love pulling the hair off my toothbrush, gotta love this shedding time.

Best breed every though Mike - congratulate you on choosing a shetland sheepdog. I love my girls.

They'll shed once a year when desexed - and you'll know when they do. But, the fur is easy pretty easy to get off things when they shed.

Grooming - a good brush once a week. A good breeder will be able to show you how to do that properly. I find with my girls that I comb behind their ears every 3 or 4 days - they can get tangles there pretty easily (they often grab each other there though). This only takes a minute or so.

Mine don't like going swimming, but my aunties shelties used to love it - so it would depend on the dog. Mine do love playing with the hose and running water from the tap though - watering the garden is a lot of fun.

Food - mine get a cup of good quality dry food a day or half a cup of dry plus half a cup of raw meat/veg. They'll eat as much as I want to give them though - so you have to be careful not to let them get fat.

Sorry I can't answer the breeder questions - I am in SA - but I am sure others will be able to help. Also check out the breed pages on this website.

I love shelties - very loyal dogs, highly intelligent, quick to learn. Happy doing as much or as little exercise as you want - but they love to run.