new sheepdog maybe....
But now our new baby is almost 2 and we are thinking about a new dog. So if anyone knows of an adolescent/grown oes in the southwest michigan area, let us know. We are not actively seeking..... but if the right dog comes along..... Jami |
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| Are you planning on having more kids? |
| I'm not sure why you would give up a dog because you found out you were going to have a baby.....unless he was not stable, but you said he was wonderful. You still have the baby, right? What's changed?
If you feel the size of a sheepdog is a challenge with small children, maybe you want to look at a different breed? I've raised three children with several OES all their lives, as many of us have/are. Sorry, I just don't understand giving a wonderful one up and now adding a different one. Don't know of any in SE Mich. |
| No, we are not having anymore children, but there were more reasons for finding a new home for Toby than that.
We loved Toby and we found him a great family and we drove him hundreds of miles and across the US/Canada border to be with his new family. We still keep in touch with his family, infact we spoke today! Because we miss Toby and because the time is right we are looking into adopting a new oes. Jami |
| I'm offended by the response I've recieved here, and although I feel it's personal, I feel I should explain better why we found a new home for Toby.
My pregnancy was high risk and I was on bed rest, my husband had to be at work and so in order to do the best thing for Toby, we found him a new family. We didn't in anyway just get rid of a dog that was to big or to difficult to care for. I was on here to see if we could find a dog that needed a new home.... perhaps I'm looking in the wrong place. |
| I'm sorry that you feel offended but asking if you were having more kids was a pretty fair question given the info you shared. If you were a rescue, for example, and someone told you they had a great dog that they had to give away when they had a baby, wouldn't you want to know if there was a chance of the same thing happening again?
I understand that it sounds like you had some other issues but there was no way for us to know that from the info in the first post. |
| Hi Jami,
I don't think anyone meant to say anything wrong. Just questions from people who care incredibly for this breed. I was high risk, had a preemie and we had 6 dogs (we have 11 rescued dogs now). I was hospitalized for two months, 2 hours away in another city, my husband worked, took care of the dogs and still drove each night to see me. I know how difficult that could be. Your right your reasons are personal and it is hard to know everything. I am happy you and your family is okay. There are a number of OES rescues, just do a search online as well as petfinder.com. Good luck finding the perfect member to your growing family. |
Please don't feel offended. You really didn't give us very much information in the first post. Being a breeder, I would have had to know more about the situation before I considered placing one of my pups in a home that previously had an OES but had to rehome it. I realize your reasons may have been personal but please understand that we care deeply about this breed & the pups that we place so we need people that are truly interested in an OES for their family to be very upfront. As for this being the wrong place.............no, you have really reached the right place. There are lots & lots of people on this forum with tons of knowledge about this breed as well as a lot of contacts on where & how to locate reputable breeders & rescue organizations. Hope you stick around.  |
Hi Jami best wishes in your search and keeping  you find that perfect fuzzy companion to mix in with your family.
We had a sheepie when my first son was born, there wonderfull with kids if they have the correct temperament. After he passed away of old age and a 2nd child only new born we waited 3 years for another to fill the void as was flat out with two young kids. Both my boys have grown up with sheepies sharing their lives and I hope you end up with one to be part of your family again real soon. Probably better to go with a slightly older one with such a youngster then have to go through the puppy stage and a toddler on the move, that way you know exactly what you are in for both temperatment wise and activity wise. Rescue they do a wonderfull job of screening and you know exactly what you are getting especially with a young family. Best wishes in your search and I hope you find that special fuzzy friend to fullfill your family.  |
| Was this your Toby?
http://photos.oes.org/thumbnails.php?al ... y&uid=1616 |
| Yes that is our Toby, I found those pictures yesterday. He was about 5 months old in those pics.
Thanks everyone for the comments, I guess it's hard to explain complicated things on a message board. But we really love sheepies too, and we are excited to find a perfect dog for us. Jami |
| Great!
Drop me a line at webmaster@oes.org and we'll get your account all set so you can log in again. |
| Sorry to have offended you, everybody else explained the reasons for the questioning well, I think you'll understand. Best of luck finding a new sheepie for your family. |
jamianddave wrote: But now our new baby is almost 2 and we are thinking about a new dog. So if anyone knows of an adolescent/grown oes in the southwest michigan area, let us know. We are not actively seeking..... but if the right dog comes along.....
Jami Jami just food for thought your 2 year old is about to start a new development phase, hitting.  It can last anywhere from 2 1/2 to almost 4 years old before they actually figure out not to hit. (play school really helped to end this phase in our house)
We have been waiting for the hitting phase to end and for the kids to really understand that it is not right to hit or use a grumpy voice with a dog. Our daughter was in and out of the hitting phase very quickly 3 months max. Our son... well thanks to films (gifts at christmas from others  ) such as Kung Fu Panda hitting has lasted for what seems like forever! It has been a daily training effort with him and he is now just about 4.
I have also read that one should wait until children are stable in walking before adding an OES, since the dog bumps for herding and can knock a child down. I am sure others will say any age is okay to get an OES. So this is just things for you to think about before getting a new OES addition to your family. With kids there is always a new development phase around the corner... and as a parent sometimes I am happy to hear the words "it is just a phase".  YEAH my child is not going to be this way forever! |
| Hello Jami. Welcome back to the forum and best of luck in your search. I just adopted my first OES, Chloe who is 3 years old, and can understand your need! Why did I ever wait so long??? Keep us posted! |
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