Available Shelties

Phoebe is a beautiful 3-4 year old girl, 18 pounds, who was given up to HSS due to family circumstances.  She is spayed and up to date on vetting.  She is not a big barker, but she will make herself known, if there is a reason.  She likes the comfort of a retreat.  While she does not prefer the dog crate, she does enjoy the security of the small x-pen her fosters set up in the family room.  Phoebe goes into the x-pen on her own, especially in the evening.  She knows the command, to kennel up.

She is reactive to new obstacles in her path.  An expandable wagon inside for loading with crafts stopped her from going outside.  Thankfully, she is not reactive to storms, or fireworks.  She will need patience, time and loving to be comfortable with new people and things.  Training and socialization should be a part of her future.  She is learning treats are good things.

She would probably like to be in a home with another dog.  She likes to play with the resident dogs, but they have outgrown playtime.  Phoebe accepts this limitation with grace.  She is pretty laid back, but does get the zoomies, usually in the morning.

She is well mannered and does not get up on the furniture but will let you pick her up and put her in your lap.  She is very good about grooming which is sometimes even done in her foster mom’s lap.

Phoebe is an adorable girl from show quality breeding and is looking for a new home which will give her the time and care she needs to bloom into the delightful Sheltie that is hiding behind her reserved surface.

Sheba is OR due to family circumstances.  She is 7 years old, 14 inches, 26 pounds, now UTD, heartworm/fecal negative.  She is now spayed and has had a dental.

From Sheba’s foster mom: Sheba is a sweet girl and gets along well with other dogs. She has a good appetite and once finished will play a game with her empty bowl.  She barks and turns her bowl over and begins scooting it along the floor until it winds up under the bed or a piece of furniture where she can’t reach it anymore.  She just recently started playing with stuffed animals on her own. She doesn’t play with our two Shelties but will hang out with them when they all together outside.  She would do well either by herself or with another dog in the household.  She is okay with cats and kisses our female cat at times.

She likes going on road trips and eating at dog friendly restaurants.  Sheba loves chasing squirrels when she goes outside.  Also, she loves to walk the perimeter of the backyard fence.  She loves to follow you around but mostly because she thinks we are going to get a snack and wants some.

Sheba is now housetrained and walks well on a leash.  She is not bothered with other dogs on the walk but does like to stop a lot to smell the scents other animals have left.  Sheba loves to be massaged under her chin, so if you want her to come to you in the house or from outside, just bend over motioning your hands as if you were massaging under her chin and she will come to you.

Riley, along with Casey, is an OR due to his owner’s illness.  He is 2 years old (DOB 5/5/22), 25 pounds (ideal weight 22-24 pounds), UTD, neutered, HW/fecal negative.

From Riley’s foster dad: Casey and Riley are two very active dogs.  They like to bark back to the dogs in the neighborhood.  They like barking at the neighbor’s cats on one side and a very large dog on the other.  I have since toned that back quite a bit, some barking is okay but not a lot.  I started crating them at night a few days ago and they responded wonderfully: no accidents.  Both boys willingly enter their crates with no problem.  Their new owners must have a crate for each of them.  Casey even naps in his crate when the back door is open.

They do not play fetch; just like to run around the yard chasing and wrestling each other.  My boy also joins in.  Casey is more of a house dog and stays near me more so than Riley.  They are angels in the house.  They need someone who will give them long walks.  They have a bundle of energy that needs to be drained every day, and they respond well to that.

Casey, along with Riley, is an OR due to his owner’s illness.  He is 5 years old (DOB 4/20/19), 38 pounds (ideal weight 35 pounds), UTD, neutered, HW/fecal negative.

From Casey’s foster dad: Casey and Riley are two very active dogs.  They like to bark back to the dogs in the neighborhood.  They like barking at the neighbor’s cats on one side and a very large dog on the other.  I have since toned that back quite a bit, some barking is okay but not a lot.  I started crating them at night a few days ago and they responded wonderfully: no accidents.  Both boys willingly enter their crates with no problem.  Their new owners must have a crate for each of them.  Casey even naps in his crate when the back door is open.

They do not play fetch; just like to run around the yard chasing and wrestling each other.  My boy also joins in.  Casey is more of a house dog and stays near me more so than Riley.  They are angels in the house.  They need someone who will give them long walks.  They have a bundle of energy that needs to be drained every day, and they respond well to that.

Neither dog gets on the furniture. I have been off all week, and they have been my constant companions running back and forth.    They come to me when called.  They love when people come over and are super friendly.  Their new parents must provide plenty of hooves and rawhide knuckle bones to satisfy their chewing habits.

At this moment the back door is open and both dogs are lying next to me.  They are super great with my chickens and get along well with my resident dog.  They are not for an inexperienced owner; they crave leadership.

Daisy is an OR due to family circumstances.  She is 1-1/2 years old (DOB 12/18/22) 14 inches, 20 pounds, UTD, spayed, heartworm/fecal negative.  Daisy had a condition called patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) where a duct to her heart did not close at birth.  HSS had corrective surgery performed at TAMU.  After a month’s recovery time, she is now back to normal activities.

Daisy was previously an only dog but she has settled in with our two.  One of our dogs just ignores her.  Our other one, Buddy, is more than twice the size of Daisy and they play together.  Sometimes the two of them just take over the whole sofa with their playing.  They both love to run outside, running along the fence line and little Daisy keeps up with Buddy and his long legs.

Daisy eats her meals with our dogs and does fine.  Of course, her dish is the first one placed down and she does joyful spins as it’s being placed.  She doesn’t inhale her food but, if she finishes first, she tries to help the others with their food.  Treats are a different story.  She inhales her treat and aggressively tries to go after the treats for the others so we have to be extra careful when treats are involved.

Daisy is very food motivated.  In general Daisy will follow whoever is up and about, but will definitely follow the one carrying food.

Daisy previously used a doggie door.  She’s had to adjust to not being able to go out when she wanted.  There were some issues early on so we ended up crating her for a couple of days and she quickly learned to “potty” outside more consistently.  It helps that we let everyone out often during the day.

We crate her at night.  She balked in the beginning but now goes into the crate willingly.  At first there were no issues but then she started to growl and fiercely attack the door to the crate when we closed it.  Recently she has started just laying down but not all the time.  She doesn’t like to be crated.  Fortunately, she quiets down and is quiet throughout the night.

Daisy has lots of vocalizations — sings, whines, trills, warbles, a variety of sounds and of course barks.  I say “let’s go out” and I think she hears “let’s bark”!  Barks! and not a little, tiny bark.  She has a bark that sounds like a bigger dog which could be useful to scare people away from your door.  I often picture her in a Flyball relay, barking as she runs to and fro, sometimes it’s almost like that sort of excited barking. I think she would have the speed and agility to do that type of sport, and possibly Agility too.  She is very agile, jumps on the sofa, jumps on my lap, jumps over Buddy when he’s lying down, jumps and turns at the same time!  I think she is part mountain goat.  She jumps onto the back of the sofa, walks across the back of the sofa, ends up balancing herself on the arm of the sofa.  Daisy is small enough to easily go under things like the coffee table, sometimes she just lays under it.  And sometimes she goes under our Buddy if he’s in the way!  Admittedly he is long-legged, but really?!?!

The herding instinct is strong in Daisy.  When we head to the door, she’s nipping at our heels.  This would be a consideration if there are small children since I could see her herding them.

I make it sound like she’s always moving, but she isn’t.  Most of the time she’s just hanging out with our dogs and is often snuggling next to me on the sofa or laying on the floor next to me when I’m working or sitting sweetly on my lap. She usually asks permission before jumping on my lap but sometimes she surprises me and, boom!, there she is sitting on my lap giving me kisses.  One of the cutest things she does is to get on top of the back of the sofa and lay down behind my head with her chin on my shoulder, so sweet!

Daisy plays with toys, will fetch and return.  And will sometimes vigorously shake them.  She drops toys at my feet so I can toss them for her.  I think she’s past the chewing phase since I haven’t yet seen any sign of her gnawing on anything other than toys.

I think she would be like to be back to being an only dog.  But she does enjoy playing with our Buddy and running with the pack so maybe she would like to be with another dog or dogs, if they’ll play with her.  I think she would also be happy having the use of a doggie door again.