Welcome to Logan's Page!

He is my little Sheltie bundle of joy.  My first taste of sheltie kind, was through my Aunt Melita.  We were lucky to fly out to South Carolina for my family reunion and visit when Little Man - short for Little Dutchman - was about 4 months old.  He is a tri-factored sable and his antics and intelligence made me fall head over heels in love with this breed. He just recently had to be put down at the tender age of nine and my Aunt is heartbroken.

However, even though Little Man was great, I knew better than to not research the breed before I made a lifetime commitment.  So I delved deep into the Shetland Sheepdog's history, breed standards, color, genetic defects, and of course, personality.  The only thing I was wary about was the Sheltie's tendencies to bark - and sometimes to bark a lot.  And since we use to live in an apartment, it was a huge concern.  But Logan is a VERY good boy and only barks when he's really excited or when we play with the soccer ball or chase my son around the house.  I could not have asked for a better man to share my life with....except maybe my husband and son! He is so laid back that friends of ours have nicknamed him "The Hippy Dog!"

I started looking for a puppy (I was looking mainly for a sable, but a bi-black, bi-blue or sable merle would have worked too) and almost had one from Lockehill Shelties, but at the end of the day after everyone's picks, the only puppy left was a little tricolor boy.  So I kept looking.  I happened across Cathi Gorman and Springmist Shelties.  She had had every bitch she bred that season take...an unusual occurrence in itself and ended up with 20 puppies in four litters!  I made a deposit on one of two sable boys from a litter of four when they were three days old and waited.  I first saw and fell in love with Logan when he was five weeks old.  He was so tiny, and yet he was the biggest one of the litter and also the most playful and rambunctious.  I should have known then to put the "mischief" in his name.  We waited for him to grow and three and a half weeks later, I picked up my little man.  Logan is a tri-factored sable, non white-factored.  His registered name with the AKC is Springmist Caramel Mischief - Caramel for his coloring and mischief for his personality.  His call name Logan is after my favorite X-men character: Wolverine (aka Logan)  One of my favorite photos is of his ride home with me that first day.

 

Isn't he just adorable?!  He was born on October 18th, 2002.  His seventh birthday is just a few months away.  My how time flies!  As far as events since I got him, well, he had to have one of his baby canines pulled and boy was it a BIG tooth. The only problem I ever had with him was his ears.  They were braced by Cathi when I got him and they were left in for 4-6 weeks before the glue started losing its grip.  Well, over the next five to six months they were re-taped again and again and finally I gave up (and he was very happy that I did).  He has hound ears, but since he isn't a conformation man, I quit worrying.  He's also a big 17 1/4" tall.  A VERY big sheltie as far as the standard is concerned.  He has been neutered and is just enjoying the good life.

In addition to everything else, I originally worked him in obedience.  He has been to and passed his Puppy Headstart, Basic Obedience and Advanced Basic Obedience classes.  He has already earned his Canine Good Citizen.  He is eager to learn and please...although that independent streak of his can make for some interesting learning sessions.  His food and ball drive are unbelievable.  And just so you know....he would give up food and water for a soccer ball to be thrown!

I'm thinking about getting into agility with him.  He is FAST and my little acrobat dog.  I think he may like the running and playing and jumping more than the obedience at this point. Here's a current photo of him at almost 7 years old:

I've included links below to some of my favorite breeders websites, information websites and then some of my favorite obedience links.  I've included the AKC and the direct link to the information on the Canine Good Citizen test, simply because it is a great program that I think all dog owners should attempt it.  I've also included a couple of links for rescued shelties...those souls who will reward you with greater love than you could imagine.

As well, I included some links about dog food.  I am a big supporter of feeding and taking care of our animals the way we do ourselves.  They have only us to depend on.  Why should they not have pain medication after surgery?  Why should they eat dry dog food made from things I cannot even mention here without making my stomach flip?  Please research what you put into and onto your animal and choose carefully.  It will make a difference in the longevity, health and quality of life of your best friend.

Eventually I will get a link on here for a few more pics of my little man as he has grown.

Now on to the barrage of information!  :-D

Favorite Sheltie Links (and although I like their sites, no endorsements are given.  Please research thoroughly before purchasing any dog from any breeder)

 

Kennel Name/Website	Website Address	Comments
Clan Duncan Shelties	www.kennelcity.com	This is a great website with a wealth of information for anyone with a Sheltie.  There are 22 pages of free Sheltie web art, some of which are included on this page.  The Sheepdog Catcher game and other great pastimes, like Sock Muzzle, are in the funnies section.  It is a GREAT website and would love one day to be privileged enough to care for a Clan Duncan sheltie.
Springmist Shetland Sheepdogs	www.springmist.com	This is where I got my little man and could not be happier with him.
Lockehill Shelties	www.gvtc.com/~lockehil	Where I went first to get my little man.  Unfortunately, as sometimes happens, it was not in the cards for me then, but Margaret Locke is a wonderful, patient and helpful lady!
American Shetland Sheepdog Association	www.assa.org	This is the website for the breed standard and lots of other stuff.
Sue Ann Bowling's Site	http://bowlingsite.mcf.com/SSlinks.html	This is THE site for an unbelievable wealth of information into the Shetland Sheepdog.  Growth charts, family lines, ROM sires and dams pedigrees and much, much more.  If you want to learn more about the breed this is the place to go.
American Kennel Club	www.akc.org www.akc.org/love/cgc/index.cfm	Link to the AKC and to the Canine Good Citizen information.
Twin Cedar Shelties	members.ncats.net/jdselby	A nice site with beautiful dogs.
Laureate Shelties	www.laureate.ca	Another very nice site with gorgeous dogs and if Canada was my place, I would definitely want to take one of Laureate shelties home.
Wildwest Shelties	wildwestshlt.topcities.com/	In a hotter place than Texas...Arizona
Highledge Shelties	www3.sympatico.ca/highledge	A nice site and website designer
Kismet Kennels	http://www.kismetkennels.com/	Guy Mauldin and team
Fairfax Shetland Sheepdogs	http://www.fairfaxshelties.com/	Shared home to one of the greats...Champion Bonnyville's Fairfax Nighthawk, ROMC
Bonnyville Shelties	http://www3.sympatico.ca/bonnyville1/	Shared home to one of the greats...Champion Bonnyville's Fairfax Nighthawk, ROMC
Alfenloch Collies and Shelties	http://www.geocities.com/artpiece/zhomepage.htm	Home of another great: Am/Can Champion Alfenloch Ryan O'Neil
Penpals Shetland Sheepdogs	home.primus.ca/~penpals	Some good information
GrandGables Shetland Sheepdogs	www3.sympatico.ca/grandgables/index.html	Nice website and home to 2004 Winners Dog "Teddy"
Sossamon Shelties	www.sheltiesoftexas.com	Just beginning in Shelties.  Cowboy is a half brother to Logan.
Royal Hill Shelties	home.swbell.net/linda522/	A nice page
Rowanglen Shetland Sheepdogs	www.netrover.com/~rowangln/	Another nice site
Echowyn Shetland Sheepdogs	http://www.echowyn.com/Echowynhome.HTM	I love the puppy gallery.   Lots of little fuzzy faces.
Nitelatches Shelties	http://www3.sympatico.ca/latch4d/	Another good site
Belmark Shetland Sheepdogs	www.belmarkshelties.com	In Ohio, and breeder of BISS Am/Can Champion Belmark Maverick, a very handsome dog in Logan's pedigree.
Bach Shetland Sheepdogs	www.bachshelties.com	Nice site and some nice dogs.
Sparkshire Shetland Sheepdogs	www.sparkshire.com/index2.htm www.sparkshire.com/color_calculator_site.html	The BEST color calculator out there.  It is great and you can definitely learn from it.
Jade Mist Shetland Sheepdogs	http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Farm/9123/	Home of Dillon, CH Jade Mist Beyond Tradition, ROM, ROMC and many other champions.
The Dogpatch	www.dogpatch.org/sheltie www.dogpatch.org/sheltie/updates www.dogpatch.org/obed/	This is where I go to keep abreast of everything going on...and I do mean everything.  This site has way more information than I could possibly put together and the Updates section is great to check up on litters and announcements of wins people post.  The obedience page is full of great info and ways to get started.
Sheltie Classifieds	www.everythingsheltie.com	A way to post a wanted ad or puppies, etc.
Sheltie Pacesetter	www.sheltie.com	The magazine to have and keep up with what's in, what's out and great information articles.
Sheltie Rescue	DFW - www.sheltie.org Houston, TX - www.houstonsheltiesanctuary.com List of Rescues USA - www.geocities.com/thesheltiepage/ List of Rescues Canada - www.geocities.com/shelamo/CSSARescue.html	If you can open your home to a Sheltie, why not rescue one?  There are many that need a forever home.
Orthopedic Foundation for Animals	www.offa.org/	Certification against all sorts of genetic defects - especially hip dysplasia.
Links about Nutrition for our pets	www.scorpsweb.com/nutrition.html www.doberdogs.com/foodcht4.html www.naturapet.com www.dog-diet.com/dog-food-brands/index.htm	This is only a surface scratch of what you can find out there on the net, but a decent start.  We use Innova Dog at our house.  The pups love the taste and I love the fact that it's made from people food quality ingredients and that every bag is inspected by a third party.

 

And of course, the following saying is how I feel about Shelties.  They are truly wonderful companions; smart, intelligent and beautiful.

 

And should you want to email me about anything contained on this page, please click on the Sheltie below.  Hope you enjoyed Logan's page.  It will be constantly updated I'm sure, so check back often!