I found this photo of my first sheltie. This was Duke and he was a wonderful dog.

Shelly likes her yard

Shelly is my yard buddy. Where ever I am, she wants to be. While checking out the sprinklers, we discovered she likes to bounce in the sprinklers. She has a bit of a grey muzzle and some arthritis in her legs - but she doesn't seem 12 when she is playing like this. What joy there is in the exuberance of a dog!



And after the romp, she went inside to dry off.

One month with Shelly

 Shelly has lived with us for one month now. She is fitting in nicely and learning some manners like "sit". She is also seeing how much she can get away with. Tonight she professed her love for ham by trying to place her paws on the table since we were ignoring her pleading eyes.

She is very sweet and wants to be in whatever room we are in. I've yet to figure out how she wants to play. She's tried to engage me a few times but I don't understand the rules of her game. Maybe we'll have to talk to an animal communicator to see if it can be discerned. She has played with a tennis ball twice.

Here she is all groomed up with a bow.