History of Dynestar Shelties I got my first sheltie as a child. My dad bought me one to replace my Siberian Husky that was lost or stolen from our farm. When it turned out she had a heart condition and died at a very young age, we got replacement bitch for me and a dog for my sister. Unfortunately, the person he bought them from was not truthful and both dogs had their share of health problems, yet both lived long lives on the farm, showing in 4-H and fun matches. When I moved to my own place, I got another sheltie puppy. This girl came from quality lines, but had incorrigible ears, so I never showed her. I did breed her trying to get that elusive show puppy, but did not get what I was looking for, so I had her spayed and she lived the comfortable life of a house pet. During this same phase I bought another bitch, hoping she would get me what I was looking for, but she had hip problems and she too became my pet. Both of these girls lived good lives and when they passed on, we had small children and decided to wait for another dog. When my youngest of two boys was four we decided to get another dog. After briefly considering a different breed, we started our search for a sheltie. While I wanted to get a show quality dog, I could not find a breeder that would sell me a show prospect. But we were eager to get our dog, so I made the common mistake of taking the boys along to look at puppies at a back-yard breeder. Needless to say, we now have Major, an 18” tall sable ball-hog. He is our pet, our basketball, baseball and soccer opponent, and my bedtime foot-warmer. Deciding to continue my search for a show dog, I started contacting breeders again, and still met with resistance to getting that first show dog. I found many breeders that claimed show quality dogs, but did not show their dogs. I found many breeders that would not part with their show quality dogs to someone with essentially no formal show experience. I was lucky, when a breeder relatively new to the breed found she was not able to handle a litter at a particular time. This particular bitch was from exceptional bloodlines but didn’t have the ring attitude. She was not exactly what I was looking for, but she had many good qualities and we worked out a lease deal. To be continued…….. Return to Home Page