rescue
Turning a negative into a positive…
Joey was found in a dumpster in Springfield, MO with a recently amputated front leg. A good Samaritan heard him crying in his apartment building dumpster and rescued him. He was taken to the Springfield shelter. The little guy was only 5 months old and just seconds away from being euthanized at the shelter because he wasn't a "whole dog". Thank goodness one of the workers contacted Second Chance Sheltie Rescue and they were able to save him. He was scared to death of everything and had a lot of fear issues, but rescue helped him work through them. He [...]
Great new year’s rescue story…
Sheltie Nation member Bob has a heartwarming rescue story to share with all of us! "On November 7th one of my little guys, Lobo, passed over rainbow bridge after a six week illness. It had gotten to the point of where he started to suffer and I just could not do that to him, no matter what my hurt would be. The vet administered the shot and he went to sleep in my arms...just the way it had to be, ya know? After getting through the major part of the grief, I started looking through the pages of Petfinder.com. So [...]
I asked for another Sheltie for Christmas, but this is not exactly what I had in mind…
"This is our Sheltie Angel, Cutter, who passed away a month ago at the age of 13. We adopted him when he was 11 from a wonderful Sheltie rescue in Anchorage, AK, and brought him down with us to the NW, where the climate was much more suitable for tennis ball chasing. We didn't have him for very long, but we enjoyed his company so much... you couldn't ask for a better little boy than Cutter." "Here is Cutter snuggled up to the Sheltie slippers on my feet last Christmas. I'd received them as a gift, and was wearing them [...]
Shelties in santa hats…how could you say no?
Debbie, a recently rescued Sheltie, is doing her part to win prospective adopters during the holidays. She was volunteering at a local Petco for the Rescue Groups Adopt-a-Pet day. Debbie, you go girl! Thanks Tatha - she looks so cute!
Pop culture Sheltie
Momo, a rescue from Southland Sheltie Rescue, is out on the town with his new furmom!
