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Sprightly SheltiesColumbia, South Carolina 29223 Contact: Helen Lessley Phone: (803) 807-1116 Affiliations: AKC This is a small kennel located in Fair and pleasant Columbia, South Carolina. Here I breed fine working and pet quality toy-size Shelties. In breeding in breeding toy-size Shelties my first goal is excellent health. I very carefully select my breeding dogs to ensure that I produce sturdy puppies who grow to be healthy long lived adults. My beautiful Toy Shelties have refined, but sturdy builds favoring that of the English sheltie. I breed for shelties that stand aproximately 11 - 13 inches at the withers and 7 - 14 lbs. They also have outstanding working drives, and as a result they make wonderful performance dogs. They are natural herders. These dogs are active, fast, smart, and strong, with plenty of stamina. They also are very affectionate, and can be outstanding therapy dogs and companions. They are active when called upon to be so, but they are calm, quiet, and contented otherwise. They are small enough to sit in your lap. They are easy to travel with, and can fit into a dog purse. My shelties are raised around children, my miniature horse, my collie, and cats so they get along well with everyone. All of my dogs are housedogs. They spend days downstairs with the family. A few sleep in my bed. They are never boarded, when I travel I take them with me. I take them canoeing, hiking, and biking, as well as other activities. I am a member of the Toy Sheltie Club of America. I also run Southeast Herding Dog Rescue as I believe that if you do not rescue then you should not breed. All of my dogs are registered with the American Kennel Club. I compete with many of my dogs in agility trials. It is very important to me that any puppies that I have for sale find wonderful homes that are suited to their individual temperaments. For this reason I have a selective adoption proccess. For more info go to my website www.sprightlyshelties.com |
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