My son's girlfriend has just got herself one of these, but apparantly it is chocolate coloured. I've never heard of this in Shelties, is it possible, or is it, as I think, a crossbreed?

Do you think that they are winding you up?

There is a chocolate sheltie guinea-pig????

No, I don't think they are winding me up (good thought though ;-) ) I was asked what was the best puppy food for it :-( Oh well, at least they asked :-)

Looks as though you are going to be needed then Lindylou, if the breeder hasn't given them the current food and given advice on such a simple thing, I think you may be getting a lot of calls. :-(

Colour
Sable: clear or shaded, any colour from pale gold to deep mahogany, in its shade, rich in tone. Wolf-sable and grey undesirable. Tricolour: intense black on body, rich tan markings preferred. Blue Merle: clear silvery blue, splashed and marbled with black. Rich tan marking preferred but absence not penalised. Heavy black markings, slate or rusty tinge in either top or undercoat highly undesirable; general effect must be blue. Black and White, and Black and Tan: also recognised colours. White markings may appear (except on black and tan) in blaze, collar and chest, frill, legs and tip of tail. All or some white markings are preferred (except on black and tan) but absence of these markings not to be penalised. Patches of white on body highly undesirable.

Hope this helps!!

My son (up to phone call) hadn't seen this puppy, just spoken on the phone to his girlfriend (they don't live together) She was given some food, but wanted to know if it was ok to give to puppy (er, ok..... no idea what kind it is....) He hasn't called yet so don't know if he has seen it but I'm just wondering if she has a black and tan, but was told chocolate. You know how some people misname the colours.... :-) I've asked him to take a photo of it and text it to me. I might have a better idea then.

I wonder if it's a deep tan? I know years ago when we had them people would say that they were brown and white who didn't know the breed.