Is Sheltie Size a Mystery to You?

After breeding for decades, estimating an 8 week old sheltie puppy's size can still be a crap shoot

Breeders obsess about a lot of things, one of which is sheltie size. The breed standard calls for the Sheltie to stand between 13” and 16” at the withers (shoulders).  If not in that range the Sheltie is disqualified from the show ring.

It certainly doesn’t affect their health in any way. It’s just something that was agreed upon in the standard. Consider…