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This afternoon, we had a very nice woman come over to meet our blind-and-deaf double merle rescue Sheltie, Tommy. We feel very protective about Tommy and wouldn’t even consider adopting him to a home that merely meets our very high standards; he is going to go only to a very special home where he will […]

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A very dear and long-time friend of mine, Lynn Francis, sent this to me recently. I hope you get as much pleasure out of it as I did.
To be posted VERY LOW on the refrigerator door - snout height.
Dear Dogs and Cats,
• The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your […]

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SheltieTales is a blog about…well, Shelties, of course. On occasion, we will no doubt blog on other topics, based on what’s going on around us and occupying our thoughts.
The Sheltie community and the rescue community are made of really, really nice people. Sure, there are going to be people with whom you have bad chemistry, […]

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Rescuing Shelties – or any breed or species – is frighteningly expensive. We know of rescuers who have actually lost their homes because they spent everything on rescue and couldn’t cover their mortgages! Frighteningly expensive!!
Sheltie Rescue of Utah is a medium-sized rescue organization and our veterinary bills run $25,000 to $30,000 per year (and growing). […]

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Yesterday, Barbara picked up another Sheltie being released by her family. Barbara said that it seemed like this might be a real hardship situation, but she didn’t know any details — in any case, we didn’t get a donation from the relinquishers, which we try to get when we can.
What gets to me is this: […]

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You may be starting to wonder “Doesn’t this guy ever get around to Shelties?” since this is my second blog entry on Alex, the African Grey parrot. But there’s a common thread in the topic of Shelties and the topic of Alex: intelligence. One of the reasons I love Shelties so much is that they […]

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I’m heartbroken. Today, I learned that Alex, the famous African Grey parrot, died on September 6, 2007. Alex, in case you don’ t know, was the subject of a 30-year experiment in learning – specifically avian learning (ALEX is actually an acronym for Avian Learning EXperiment). But Alex was much more than merely an experimental […]

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So, it occurred to me tonight that it might be a Good Idea if I said what I hope this blog will accomplish. Obvious? To you, maybe! Some of us are slower out of the gate than others.
In this space, we plan to talk about Sheltie Rescue and all the things that go with it. […]

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My friend Cynthia Blue (as she is wont to call herself) finally persuaded me to start a blog in which the stories of Sheltie Rescue can be told. Of course, no good deed goes unpunished — I will get her for this!
This first version of this blog (ummmm, about version 0.1) feels pathetically amateurish, especially […]

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