That poor abused pup!
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Yeah, shelties more than any other dogs we have had just HATE to be left alone. I can mollify Fiona when I leave with a chew, but when I get back, she tells me off and herds me vehemently for 10 minutes. Interestingly enough, this doesn't happen if her Corgi friend is with her.

I get that exact look from Fiona. But she is clearly saying, "I know you could spare a hand for a tummy rub. Or at least an ear scratch."

Yes, they are very smart dogs.

That's odd. My sheltie LOVES deferred rewards. As long as she also gets some now.😀

Looks like both ears to me. 😀

That's what makes my sheltie the perfect birdwatching companion. She wants to stay with me, no way she is going to take off while I stare at a tough to ID bird.

Of course, in her mind, she is supervising because I could never survive without her. (Not a totally inaccurate assessment)

Sheltie Island!

I don't just want to see the movie, I want to live there!

Fiona ferociously patrolling the Erie Canal for squirrels, kings, or any other minions of evil. #sheltie #dogsofsky

Exactly the same look I get in the morning from Fiona. "Is it time for our walk yet?"

Yes, our shelties have really hated heat, especially hot sun. Even when it's 70 degrees, Fiona tries to walk in the shade I cast. Since my pups always accompany me on lengthy birdwalks, we have taken to giving them fairly short furcuts in warm months. Seems to help a lot.

Perfect description of my present and past shelties. Ideal friends, so smart and communicative and cooperative... but always a risk to eat something totally beyond the pale.

My sheltie often does the same. My theory is that shelties tend to be too warm inside, so they seek out a cool floor.

Unfortunately, people who utter such things do not have a very good handle on who and what JD Vance is. :(

It's just the nature of online conversation, escalating irritating things into crimes of the century.

Yeah, the corporate decision to release the game before it's finished is irritating. And that they sacrificed some PC features for cross platform.

But get a grip, it's not a calamity.

Your world looks like an excellent place to be!

So very sorry for your loss. Not much in life more painful than losing a beloved pup. I feel for you.

It's a really fun game with some very good ideas. But it was also released before it was ready -- entire systems are unexplained, and it is often impossible to know whether they are bugged or whether there are simply unstated rules.

I feel like I am playing a very promising early access game.

How can you resist a face like that? 😀

In my experience, shelties absolutely love other shelties!

Lots of fun, with several good new ideas. Unfortunately, it was really not ready for release, and that has caused a lot of outrage. (In an era when internet outrage has become the national sport.)

It's like the early release version of a very promising game.

Can't speak for anyone else, but I dislike the decision to prioritize the beauty over usability. I want to see at a glance, that's my blacksmith. Or, at least, that's my production building.

Oh, you are confused. They aren't stubborn. They just know exactly what you should be doing at every moment of the day, and they insist. 😃

As one vet (a big sheltie fan) put it, shelties are convinced you could never survive without them.

So very sorry for your loss. In my experience, losing a beloved pup can be more difficult than losing a human.

My mild mannered little Fiona goes so crazy over my snow shovel I actually have to leave her inside. I'm afraid she's going to lunge into the shovel and get hurt.

Snow shovels and squirrels. Otherwise, she's the calmest pup we've ever had.

Best. cartoon. ever.

Well, our little girl was also the smallest in her litter, and the vet estimated a top weight of 18-20 poiunds.

Unfortunately, she is the most skillful beggar I have ever known, thus she now weighs a little more than that. 😀

Around here, that usually means somebody has been eating too much deer poop. :) But I hope all is better soon.

So much like our Fiona, who just has less white coming back up over the back.

Nothing beats a greeting from your sheltie. Except for a greeting from your two shelties.