If you are planning on purchasing a Shetland Sheepdog, you are smart for trying to find out all that you can about the breed before you make a final decision. You will also be interested in learning about the Shetland Sheepdog Shed pattern. The first thing you must realize is that this breed Sheds a lot.
If you own a Shetland Sheepdog then you will also want to own a very good vacuum cleaner because you will find yourself using it a lot. They will Shed on your furniture, carpet, clothing, and even on your counters and tables.
There are some things that you can do to help with their shedding. You can brush them as much as possible. You will want to brush them outside due to the large amount of fur which will come off of them as you are brushing them. If you can, try to make it a habit of brushing them once in the morning and once in the evening, they will like getting brushed and will stand still and behave for it, they like the way it feels.