Northern California Sheltie Rescue

NorCal Sheltie Rescue, an affiliate of the American Shetland Sheepdog Association Rescue Network, is organized and run from the Sacramento area of northern California. We take in and place homeless purebred Shelties in approved homes throughout the entire Northern California area, from Bakersfield north to the Oregon border and from the Pacific coast to the State line. We rescue, rehabilitate and re-home Shelties who have lost their homes for a variety of reasons. Shelties are smart and sensitive, capable of performing in obedience, agility, herding, pet assisted therapy, conformation, flyball and carting. They are eager learners whose only goal in life is to please their owners. They make wonderful companions for those who don't mind their hair, which sheds and requires regular grooming, and their tendency to vocally comment on what's going on around them. Rescue Shelties are first placed in volunteer foster homes to prepare them for adoption. Foster care includes vet exams, vaccinations, any necessary treatments, regular exercise, and temperament evaluation. All dogs are spayed or neutered prior to placement. NorCal Sheltie Rescue screens and approves all applications prior to placing a rescue dog in a permanent home. Once the dog is placed, frequent follow-ups are done to insure that the match is successful for both the dog and the adopters.

If you have a Sheltie you can no longer keep for any reason, please contact us. We will bring your Sheltie into foster care until a suitable home can be found. If you are interested in fostering or doing other volunteer work for Sheltie Rescue, please see our rescue page. NorCal Sheltie Rescue averages over 40 rescues a year. The work is truly rewarding, with an ever-expanding family of Sheltie lovers reuniting each summer at our annual Sheltie picnic.

The Shetland Sheepdog Companion Rescue of Northern California, an arm of the Shetland Sheepdog Club of Northern California, operates under the umbrella of NorCal Sheltie Rescue, a 501c(3) not-for-profit corporation. We welcome donations, all of which go toward the veterinary care and other expenses of caring for these wonderful Shelties. Please make your check payable to NorCal Sheltie Rescue and send your donation to Gale Ann Morris, P.O. Box 581934, Elk Grove, CA 95758, or you may donate using PayPal by clicking the link below.
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