To answer a couple of commentors, Frodo is a Shetland Sheepdog, or 'Sheltie' as they are called. Though he is quite the tallest Sheltie I have ever seen, he is still a member of his breed.
I was told by the Director of the Sheltie Rescue people, that a collie has a completely straight nose that goes all the way up his face. But Shelties have what she called a Sheltie break, which is a dent near the eyes. I had never heard of that distinction, but in any case, Frodo has this feature.
He is just a big lanky boy and frankly that is one of the reasons he has come to us. He wasn't 'to type' and was thus less than welcomed where he was.
If we can get him over his fear of the big wide world, he is going to make someone a great pet. But he does have a lot of fears. For instance.
On our last outing, I found out he has 'firehydrantphobia'. He thought for SURE that thing was going to eat him alive. Sunny and I convinced him this was not so by leaning on it and slapping it up side the valves. Frodo managed to stand near it, but leaned over as far as he could and kept an eye on it for any false moves. The fire hydrant was still as the grave as most fire hydrants are wont to do of a late fall afternoon.
We moved on.
On to the next 'scary thing' from a list as long as his tail. [And he has a VERY long tail for a Sheltie.]
I was told by the Director of the Sheltie Rescue people, that a collie has a completely straight nose that goes all the way up his face. But Shelties have what she called a Sheltie break, which is a dent near the eyes. I had never heard of that distinction, but in any case, Frodo has this feature.
He is just a big lanky boy and frankly that is one of the reasons he has come to us. He wasn't 'to type' and was thus less than welcomed where he was.
If we can get him over his fear of the big wide world, he is going to make someone a great pet. But he does have a lot of fears. For instance.
On our last outing, I found out he has 'firehydrantphobia'. He thought for SURE that thing was going to eat him alive. Sunny and I convinced him this was not so by leaning on it and slapping it up side the valves. Frodo managed to stand near it, but leaned over as far as he could and kept an eye on it for any false moves. The fire hydrant was still as the grave as most fire hydrants are wont to do of a late fall afternoon.
We moved on.
On to the next 'scary thing' from a list as long as his tail. [And he has a VERY long tail for a Sheltie.]