Cocker Sheltie

I love Harley but he is a very aggressive puppy. He steels everything around the house and tries to swallow it as fast as possible. We tried everything like putting a treat in front of him and firmly saying drop it. He aggressively bites me and my family causing deep wounds that bleed a lot. He only bites that hard when we finally get something out of his mouth. He doesn't bite every time we take something out but if it's toilet paper, underwear, and food then yes. When we play with toys and he gets hyper he will bite NOT NIP. He LOVES the snow so sometimes he will get really excited to go in the backyard and play but he would randomly run up to me jumping and biting every part of my body. He bites so hard and pulls on my boots and coat that he pulled me down. I also think he may have pica because the amount of random things he will eat is NOT NORMAL for any dog. He will sit and chew the bricks on our fireplace and he will look for anything in the house to eat 24/7 even if it's only a tiny piece of paper. He has probably eaten 10 scrunchies but has thrown them up each time. Now I know I am listing all the bad things about him so I will share the good. He is amazing at training! It will take you 2 minutes to teach him a cool trick. I have taught him to turn off the lights, close the fridge, play dead, paw, sit, lay down, rollover, spin, jump, and stay. He is extremely smart. This breed definitely barks A LOT. We have taken him to some simple puppy classes at pet smart which we learned was not enough for Harley. So this month we will be seeing a trainer 1 on 1. He also jumps on both dining tables very often when we are trying to clean up. So we tried putting him in his crate when we eat but then he barks so LOUD the entire dinner. My mom was about to get rid of him when he bit my dad so hard that he was in a lot of pain and was bleeding. I know we are not going to get rid of him because she wouldn't do that. But anyways not saying you shouldn't get this breed because I have only heard good things from other people's cocker shelties. Might just be mine lol.

We were VERY attached. She never left my side and was great with kids. She was OK with other dogs, but mostly just not interested in our other 3. We lucked out because her grooming was a none event. We teased that she was dry clean only and self-cleaning. She hated water and somehow managed to keep herself spotless. She has very fine, straight hair and was super silky and soft. Excellent snuggler and loved to run. Very talkative too. Rather sassy at times, but a complete love. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect and beautiful dog.

It is a joy to have such a loving and sweet dog. She is very obedient and very smart and extremely playful.

Raven is very protective of me. She only barks when someone comes to the door, or she hears or sees something unusual in the yard. I take her to work,so that can be somewhat annoying when staff/customers come into my office and try to come within a few feet of me. If I leave her with my husband, she does not become protective of my husband. Instead, she seems scared and clings to my husband until I return. She is very good with children and our shop cats. When running and playing, she appears to be herding them. She loves to play fetch (for about 10 minutes), is very happy to walk on leash with me, is very good with other dogs of a good temperament, loves to come in the vehicle with us and travels very well. She seems to warm up to women faster than to men. She loves to sit on the couch with us after supper and just relax, cuddle, be petted, or just sleep. She responds well to commands and is very attentive to what I am doing at all times. Like she's on duty but is happy to do it! She sometimes walks around with her treat or her favorite toy and whines, like she's looking for a place to hide it.

She’s a wonderful dog. She was super rambunctious as a puppy but is a fast learner. She has got to know at least 100 words, she understands quite a lot of words we use in our speaking and she can recognize individuals titles or names. She still is mobile now but also likes to sleep a lot too. She gets excited really easily and loves people/children and other dogs. She has a hair maintenance issue but if it’s cut regularly there’s not much hair. She has a few health problems due to genetics and age. She has arthritis and has anal gland issues (this is a common issue with Shelties) but other then that is very healthy. She’s 11 years old but hasn’t even started graying or is acting her age, it’s just like she’s still young. She probably will live to at least 16 years, this probably varies from different dogs of this particular breed though. If I were to get another dog I would love having one like Snickers she’s one of the joys of my life and she means so much to me and my family.