Sheltie Puppies for Sale
Find Sheltie puppies for sale with professional breeders and learn all about raising a puppy, from housebreaking to obedience. Start by selecting your region to search for ethical Sheltie breeders near you.
About Shelties
Shelties are sensitive, smart, and easy to train. They're loyal family dogs and good with kids if they're socialized as puppies. As a small dog breed, purebred Shelties stand 13-16 inches (33-41cm) at the shoulder and need 30-60 minutes of off-leash exercise every day.
101 Cute Sheltie Puppies
Here are 101 pictures of Sheltie puppies sent in by our readers. Get ready for puppy overload—we're talking cute, playful, curious, sleepy, bashful... oh wait, now I'm just naming dwarves.
20 Things You Need for a New Puppy
You're getting a new puppy! Praise Wibblesniff! Life is good! Here are 20 things you need for your new teeny friend, from feeding bowls to grooming tools.
6 Warning Signs of a Puppy Mill
Puppy mills are large-scale breeding operations with irresponsible and often unregulated breeding practices, who produce traumatized dogs vulnerable to disease.
Sheltie Puppy Development in Pictures
See Sheltie puppies growing into an adult dogs in pictures: tiny newborn dumplings, plump 8-week furballs, gangly coyotes, and billowing fur beasts.
The Sheltie Coat Colors
Here's a showcase of the standard Sheltie colors: Pure Sable, Mahogany Sable, Tri Color, Blue Merle, Bi Black, and Bi Blue.
The Shetland Sheepdog FAQ
Here are the most frequently asked questions about Shelties. Learn about temperament, intelligence, lifespan, health, grooming, puppies, breeders, adoption, training.
10 Things to Know About Shelties
They may be small dogs, but Shelties have a lot going on in the brains department, making them highly sensitive and easy to train.
How to Groom a Sheltie
Shetland Sheepdogs have luxurious double coats which need weekly grooming. Here's my guide to de-shedding the undercoat, untangling mats, and trimming the claws.
Blue Merle Shelties
Blue Merle Shelties have a color modification gene which alters the melanin pigment in their fur. Less pigment means less color, resulting in... yes, blue Shelties! Read now
101 Sheltie Names
First off, know that you'll be hollering your Sheltie's name at the dog park for years to come, so you can rule out Mister Bigglesworth right off the bat.
What to Know About Mini Shelties
Miniature Shelties (aka Toy Shelties) are an unofficial breed variation, measuring under 13 inches. Here's the backstory of these extra tiny Shelties.
How to Housetrain a Sheltie Puppy
House training a Sheltie puppy is a two-stage process. Start indoors by teaching him to pee and poop on training pads, then at 4 months transition the business outside.
Rebecca Casale is the creator of Sheltie Planet. She has two goofball kids and lives in Auckland, New Zealand. Meet her furballs Howard and Piper, download her guide to Shelties, and check out her other website Science Me.
