Chekia Shetland Sheepdog Puppies

Chekia Shetland Sheepdogs

Puppies

You're listening to

" Starry Night

In Shetland "

(Shetland folksong)

Everybody loves Sheltie puppies That's why you see

them so frequently on calendars, on notebooks, on

puzzles, and just about anywhere you might stick a

picture of a particularly cute puppy.

In years past, it wasn't very difficult at all to find well

qualified homes for puppies, or people who understood

and respected the investment of research, time, love,

and money it takes to breed top quality purebred puppies.

In those days, Moms typically stayed home and looked

after not only young children, but whatever little

animals needed care during the day, as well. Retired

grandparents lived in with their children, so that most

homes were multi generational, and there was always

someone home to "hold down the fort". People all had

dogs from the time they were born. Dogs were a part of

farm life and family life. The idea of growing up without a

dog was almost unheard of, and the idea of not knowing

how to understand, communicate with, train, and care

for a dog was unheard of as well.

Today we live in a different world, where two income families

are the norm, retired people live away from their children,

and homes are left vacant for most of the day. The religion

of Animal Rights, with it's perverted idea that domestic

animals should be systematically done away with,

permeates the laws of communities and the thinking of

people who have no idea where these thoughts are even

founded. They only know that they have heard over and

over that "breeders are bad" and that puppies should only

come from shelters (where they are actually often imported

from South America to boost shelter numbers). While the

basis for, and the truth relating to these ideas is addressed

in other parts of this web site (see our Rescue and Pet Lovers Pages articles), it is nonetheless true that a more

concentrated effort is required today to discern excellent

homes for well bred puppies than it did in years past.

Prospective puppy owners must be carefully screened to

be sure that they truly have the time, the commitment,

and the empathetic understanding that an infant puppy

will require. Shetland Sheepdogs are a long lived breed.

Taking one into the family in infancy will require a

commitment of many years, and the stability to make such

a commitment. They are also a breed for which mental

stimulation, human companionship, exercise, and the comforts of indoor home life are very important. A family

must be prepared to provide for these needs on a daily

basis before considering bringing home a Sheltie puppy.

They must also be both willing and able to provide good

socialization, positive reinforcement training, alternative

vet care that is not based on today's "norm" of lining

the veterinarian's bankbook by performing far too many

dangerous and unnecessary procedures as "routine",

and such once simple things as food and toys that are

not toxic or basically unhealthful.

These are all reasons that a reputable breeder today must

both screen and educate prospective owners very carefully.

The puppies that are born here at Chekia are a major event

in the life here. They are the focus of everything, and the

first consideration in all other plans for the weeks and

months that they are here. Planning a litter of judiciously

bred puppies is never taken anything but seriously in every

detail. The world will revolve around them from the days

before they are born in the bedroom until they are well

settled in their new homes. Even beyond that time, they

remain permanently a part of our "extended canine family"

and we absolutely want to hear all the news from the

people who become their new family members.

Of primary Importance to anyone considering a Sheltie

puppy from Chekia is our dedication to the Natural Rearing

method and protocol which includes feeding fresh

raw foods; using alternative and holistic methods of health

care and parasite prevention; severely limiting vaccines in

lieu of safer and more reasonable methods of disease

prevention, and a strict aversion to unnecessary

and unhealthful surgeries, applications of toxins, and

routine implantation of foreign objects (such as RFID

microchips). Anyone who has raised multiple generations

of dogs by the NR method understands that with each

generation of Natural Rearing, the puppies become

stronger, intrinsically healthier, and naturally prone to

greater health and longevity. Such a multi generational

NR pup is a "great find" to anyone familliar with the

protocol and it's superior health benefits. This makes

it very frustrating, indeed, when those who are

unfamilliar, but "just want a puppy", not only don't

understand, but sometimes actually become offended

at being told that they MAY NOT have a puppy if their

intention is to feed "pet food", vaccinate at the will

of their local vet (who has typically done NO post

graduate work in immunology and more often than not

is not even knowledgable as to how vaccines actually

work!) and schedule dangeroud routine anesthetising for

such unnecessary (to an NR raised dog) things as teeth

cleaning! While we love to have people appreciate

and inquire about the puppies we do occasionally have

available to co-own, we ask that you first understand

and respect the fact that these multi generational NR Shelties are very special indeed, and are not available

to those who have no intention of following thru on this method for a lifetime.

We invite anyone who is actively considering the addition

of an NR Shetland Sheepdog puppy to their family to

fill out our application by Clicking Here.

. Please know that you will probably be placed

on a waiting list, or possibly even referred to another reputable breeder (as we do not have puppies very often). We do screen people extensively, and we do ask that you keep in touch for the life of your Sheltie. A puppy can be a most wonderful addition to a family, and a Sheltie puppy can

be a joy for many years to come. Helping qualified families

and individuals to come to know that joy is a part of

preserving and protecting the Shetland Sheepdog breed,

as well as preserving and protecting the all important

human / canine bond.