Why Does My Four Month Old Sheltie Puppy Have Such a Thin Coat?

WOW! When I start expanding my sheltie family, you can watch out for that one!

I got the teeshirt idea from Idakoos (I'm terribly uncreative)! But they didn't have the teeshirt type I wanted so I fiddled with Photoshop and set up accounts on cafepress just so I can buy my own designs. HAHA! The badge design, I came up with tho!


I want the Sheltie Taxi one - so apt.

 

Those are very cool! I would really like one of those. You say Cafe Press,has them?

 

Omg, your pup is adorable. Look at those ears!

No need to worry, he's just in that awkward puppy phase. Some pups are never the fluffy little bears that others appear to be. My parent's sheltie Milo was the same and looked like a coyote for a long time. Even full grown, he didn't get a full coat till he was 3 years old. I don't have any puppy photos of him, but below is a photo of him taken a couple of years ago, when he was six. As you can see, he doesn't resemble a coyote at all anymore

http://picasaweb.google.com/Ontario...key=Gv1sRgCMvUzITllqDT2QE#5205505357920086194

 

Here's an example.

Smudge at about 14 weeks:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=7796091&l=73d706e38d&id=611815429

Smudge now at 5 months:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=8840040&l=0e38386d81&id=611815429

You can see how his ruff is coming in. You'll have to excuse his eye (and his ears). I've not got a picture of the backside because I've been obsessed with his face. I'm going to need some of that seabreeze oil soon to thin him out! It's murder to brush it!

 

Aww!! Smudge is looking so good. He's growing up to be real handsome and his fur is definitely starting to show!

That is so much cooler! It is a very pretty name and has an interesting story behind it! Do you have any connection with Maoris or New Zealand?

Yes and no. Yes coz it's on Cafepress but no coz it's only available now in a 10 pack. I'll go put it up as a single so you need not buy 10!! I've not marked it up at all from the base price that Cafepress charges, so the whole amount goes to them.

 

YES! I always have Smudge secured with a leash at the vet's office. They asked me to take his leash off so they could go weigh him. I gave the vet tech a look and said, "Are you reeeeaaally sure you want to try that?" She said yes, and so I took the leash off. She came back a few minutes later and told me she understood what I meant.

He can squeeze through the tiniest opening! It's scary how he does it. I've never had a jail break though. After being locked in his crate he'll protest for all of about 45 seconds, and then he's good for the rest of the night.

 

When you first watch this video, you're amazed by the thought of "How do those dogs remember that whole long routine in sequence!".

Then when you watch it closer, you start notice the subtle hand gestures the trainer uses to prompt each dog as to what trick is coming next.

It's nevertheless, very masterful! And I'm proud when I get both boys to sit and lie down in tandem!