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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Shelties are horrible dogs if you live near other people.  They are fiercely loyal - to you.  They treat everything and everyone else like intruders. They really belong on a farm.  If I could run over one Sheltie a day, I would.  Absolutely hate them.  [/quote]

Wow, you really despise Shelties. I'm sorry for whatever one did to you. Yes, they bark. So do many breeds. All I can say is that I grew up with more than one, and they were perfect family dogs.[/quote]

Shelties are very smart dogs.  They can figure things out.  But, they are also very trainable.  Our current Sheltie figured out to push a chair to the counter to get food -- we broker her of that.  A sheltie that nips is using its herding instinct...which can be trained out.

The only problem with shelties is the shedding.

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A lot of people buy this breed thinking it is an economy-size Collie without realizing they require even more training.  Without it, they will often nip and bite anyone, including young children, who comes near their family.

There are other, friendlier breeds without such a strong herding instinct that are better suited to most families IMO.  [/quote]

Shelties nip...but rarely bite.  I think of Biting as an agressive move, when the dog is attacking (I have been bitten by an attacking dog -- I know what it is like).  In comparison, Shelties typically use thier mouths to tired the subject of herding to go in the direction the sheltie thinks the creature should be going.  The problem is, a kid running will be chased by a barking Sheltie....and the Sheltie might nip/pinch the ankle area with its teeth.   That differs from a full scale attack.

Shelties are noisy dogs....they use thier sppoed/agiligity and thier bark to herd and to alert.  [/quote]

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