Shelties
The Sheltie Nation Store is now open!
"It is about time" you say? Just itching to show your Sheltie pride? Well, we did an informal email survey to see what you thought of our design (& we thank all of you who participated). Many of you liked the options we shared, but asked why we were not using the logo Sheltie on the website? So due to popular Sheltie Nation Member demand, we went ahead with our website Sheltie! Ta-da! Check out the new Sheltie Nation logo. We are having decals printed shortly & will let you know when they are available. But the Sheltie Nation Store [...]
Sheltie escapes coyotes & finds her way home.
By Sheltie Nation guest author, JANET WHITCOMB Planned communities built adjacent wilderness areas have been a growing trend in the United States. People like the idea of living next to nature while, at the same time, being able to access many or most of the conveniences they enjoyed in long-established city and suburban areas. All the same, there’s trouble in paradise. As new homes and businesses encroach upon wilderness areas, we displace and often surround animal populations, creating situations dangerous for them, for us, and for our pets. I know this first hand. Fourteen years ago a job offer in [...]
Lost Sheltie: Never give up hope!
Last Saturday, we took the Cub Scouts on an outing at Camp Roosevelt (the Scout camp in Eddington about 20 miles from Bangor, ME). We decided to take Megan with us, and let her run around out on the ice. The boys were building igloos, and we figured she'd stay right near the group. Wrong. She trotted across the lake, would not come back to us when we called, and headed up into the woods. Ed tracked her up through the woods up the side of Blackcap Mountain to an old logging road, where her tracks then led down to [...]
Pet food recall continues
We find it amazing that the pet food recall continues to drag on. More & more brands are affected while the news coverage is declining. Many companies are choosing to release new information on Friday nights, when they hope that most folks are not paying much attention. Please be sure to check your dog's food labels & keep current on the ever expanding recall. Your dog's life might depend upon it! In breaking news from Itchmo, another manufacturer has found melamine in their food: Dry Dog Food, Nutra Nuggets, Not on the recall list test postitve for Melamine Check out [...]
Get out the Sheltie Vote!
Sheltie Nation has been nominated for the Blogger's Choice Awards. So far, only 13 of you have stepped up to show your Sheltie pride! Come on everyone....this is your chance to show the rest of the internet world just how wonderful Shelties are! Remember, this is your blog...it is what it is because of you & all your wonderful dogs. We may not win, but let's at least put on a good show. Vote today!
