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Rescue

Sheltie rescue organizations take in abandoned, lost, and unwanted Shelties and attempt to find them new, loving homes. All rescue dogs are vet-checked, vaccinated, and spayed or neutered. Many are fostered in temporary homes, so each dog can be evaluated and the most appropriate permanent placement made. The goal is to find the right home for each dog regardless of the time it takes. A nominal adoption fee is charged for each dog.

A few rescue organizations work on a referral basis only, putting prospective owners in touch with the people or organizations that are housing the dogs.

All rescue dogs go to their new homes without AKC registration papers, but the owner can apply for a Purebred Alternative Listing/Indefinite Listing Privilege (PAL/ILP) number, which allows the dog and owner to compete in all AKC companion and performance events, including obedience, rally, agility, and herding.

Sheltie rescue believes there is a loving home out there for every homeless Sheltie. Are you the right home? If you are a Sheltie fancier, please consider lending a hand. Please contact Dorothy Christiansen for information about how you can help.

Another way to support Sheltie rescue is to make a tax-deductible contribution to the ASSA rescue fund. Donations of any size are greatly appreciated. Please send your check, payable to the ASSA Foundation and notated with "Rescue Fund" in the memo area, to Dorothy Christiansen, P.O. Box 819, New Lenox, IL 60451.

Rescue has a new fund raiser! It is a beautiful Christmas ornament titled "Sheltie Angel" by Incolay. It is designed exclusively for the ASSA and its endorsed rescue groups. The ornament comes in a variety of colors and is pictured below. Click here for the brochure. For additional information or questions contact Darla Duffey.
Please allow three (3) weeks for delivery during the busy holiday season. To guarantee delivery by Christmas, all orders must be received by December 10th.


"Please note that the individuals and/or groups listed in the Rescue network of fanciers may, or may not be, members of the ASSA; but although the ASSA maintains this list as a public service, in no circumstance does the ASSA, its Member Club(s), individual members, or anyone connected to this web page and/or web site, guarantee or warrant the quality, health, or temperament of the dogs placed by rescue groups whether the rescue is a part of an ASSA member club or not."

RESCUE DONORS
7/1/09—12/31/09
We would like to thank the following people for their donations to Sheltie Rescue. We all share in the sorrow of a deceased fancier or in the loss of a beloved pet.
Memorial Gifts
Mack and Elaine Sarvis in Memory of John T. Duckett Sr.
Sonia Carringer in Memory of Ch. Abbotsford The Talisman
Roy and Louise Kulpinski in Memory of Lynnlea’s The Fire Within
Cathy and Joe Ferrero in Memory of Benny
Memorial Gifts in Memory of JoAnn Tumminello
Mary Kimball Frances & Leo Nawn
Diane Harrington Lora Durr
Robyn Donovan J. Girard Campbell
Donna and Chris Zoltanski Charles & Pat Tumminello
Kathleen Johnson Cheryl Jones
Vincenzlo Trani JoAnn Nelson
Honoraria
Jay and Regina Moorhead in honor of Duke Carlson
Sandra Garner for Sheltie Zen Rescue
John & Anita Faunce for Mid-Florida SR
Dana Ripper in honor of Grant and Linda Ripper
Rick and Sandee Neubeiser in honor of Lynnlea’s Prose and Poetry
ASSA Foundation—Rescue (representing many donations from ASSA members and
others: $8000
$51.00--$100.00
Alinda Padron Joe and Cathy Ferrero
$1.00--$50.00
Cheryl Holmes Barb Golden
Tammy Alden Melinda Hubbard
Mary Lehman


We would like to say a special thank you to Kathy Cochran whose design of the limited edition ornament and arrangement with the producers brought in $1020.23 to National rescue and over $5000 to individual groups.

Almost every penny, dime or dollar raised or given to rescue goes directly to help Shelties. The only expenses are for stamps and office supplies. All workers are volunteers. Foster families are always needed. Thank you to ASSA for consistently supporting the work of its breed rescue, showing that all Shelties matter.

Click on a state to find a rescue group in your area


ALABAMA

Northwest Alabama Herding Dog Rescue, www.nwalherdingdogrescue.petfinder.com

Karne Marie Bordonaro   nwalherd@gmail.com    256-389-3824


Critter Corner (East central)
Sharon Estes  estes1@earthlink.net  256-276-6177 cell

Southern Alabama Sheltie Rescue

Emily Langley   emszoo@gulftel.com  251-943-8393

ALASKA

Sheltie Rescue of Alaska

Terri Morefield/Nancy Atkinson thyla@gci.net  907-488-9443

Anchorage & Mat-Su

Donna Lindsay   dlindsay@gci.net    potd@gci.net  907-694-8427

Kenai Sheltie Rescue

Gwen Bennett   muttnpug@gci.net   907-283-5413 

ARIZONA

Mid-Arizona SSC Rescue

Contact: masscr@earthlink.net
Phyllis Watson sapwatson@q.com   480-464-1269

SSC of Greater Tucson

Maureen Metzger   maureenmetzger@earthlink.net   520-298-9435

Nancy Reynolds   520-296-8183

ARKANSAS

No contact person at this time

CALIFORNIA
 
Southland Sheltie Rescue, Inc. (Los Angeles)
Kathy Parsons dkparsons@Verizon.net   562-691-6038
Judi Barry     judibarry@aol.com   562-691-8118

Southland Sheltie Rescue (
San Diego)
Sarai Johnson    saraijohnson@mac.com   (619) 347-0379

Northern California Sheltie Rescue
Gale Ann Morris     sheltieroses@frontiernet.net  916-684-8615 or 916-804-2791

                               rescue@sacshelties.org

COLORADO

Northern Colorado Sheltie Rescue Association
Peggy Fulton
   yadah@prodigy.net

Colorado Sheltie Rescue, Inc (Denver)

Jenni McKernan colosheltierescue@prodigy.net  303-783-5772

                         

Pueblo Collie/Sheltie Rescue
Hope Hemperly info@pueblecolliesheltie.org  719-547-4008 

Western Colorado Sheltie Rescue (Cedaredge)  
Judy Baril    therebshelties@sopris.net   970-874-0633

Judy Harrinton  aceh@bresnan.net    970-434-2307

CONNECTICUT

New England Sheltie Rescue
Bob and Donna Vera   nesr@charter.net   860-546-6775 

DELAWARE

Northern Chesapeake Sheltie Rescue
Linda Isbell isbell@comcast.net   410-515-7029 hm, 410-987-1515 wk

FLORIDA

Mid-Florida SSC Sheltie Rescue
Wendy Myshrall  simbadane66@hotmail.com   407-498-3128

Sherry Lee  lindenshelties@prodigy.com    407-892-6325

Boyd Smith    LJDogLutz@aol.com    813-920-1924


Jacksonville SSC Rescue
Darla Duffey DDuffey@aol.com  904-262-5420 or 1-800-292-5420

Gulf Coast Sheltie Rescue
Jan Nickerson pack_nwfla@yahoo.com   850 626-3466 

Suncoast Sheltie Rescue (Tampa Bay Area)
April Dunford aprilshelty@email.msn.com  727-541-3269

Panama City Sheltie Rescue
Jodi Nickerson 859-722-0169  shadowcreek2@comcast.net

Sheltie Rescue of South Florida
Brenda Lux  a1k9koah@gmail.com   754-204-1947   

Sheltie Rescue of Central Florida

Barb Davis  dillardbab@aol.com   407-719-1219

Tallahassee Area Sheltie Rescue
Carla Maynor  cclips@embarqmail.com  850-926-5199 hm

                                                           850-926-2547 wk

Friends of Collies and Shelties, Inc.
Faith Martin collielady@comcast.net 904-716-0495

 

GEORGIA

Sheltie Rescue of Georgia, Inc. 

_info@sheltierescue-ga.orgt   770-926-2001 (hotline) 

Peach State Sheltie Rescue
Joan Flowers    jflowers42000@yahoo.com  770-634-7130  

IDAHO

None at this time  

ILLINOIS

ASSA Rescue National Director

Dorothy Christiansen  Lynnlea1@comcast.net  815-485-3726

Central Illinois Sheltie Rescue
Natalie Whalen info@illinoissheltierescue.com  309-663-2440
Sharon Yocom   SMYocom@aol.com 309-830-0017


INDIANA

Sheltie Rescue of Central Indiana
Sue Moore   jdiffie@aol.com    317-697-0845
John Mountford    faxman@mw.net     765-342-5885 

Indiana Sheltie Rescue

Teresa Cotton  ipdtcotton@yahoo.com  317-984-5737

Sheltie Rescue of Greater Lafayette, Indiana
Peg Barton  
rbarton@nlci.com   765 296-3980
Jane Fischer
  janef@mindspring.com   765 447-4603 

IOWA
 
Iowa Sheltie Rescue

Mike Firgard    redsheltie@mchsi.com    319-939-3776

Central Iowa Sheltie Rescue
 

Jeanette Zoss    kellshelties@att.net

KANSAS
"SheltieShack" Rescue of Kansas
Linda Kotapish   sheltieshack@bluevalley.net  785-363-7148

Kansas City Sheltie Rescue, Inc.

Barbara Johnson kcsheltierescue@yahoo.com  913-384-0366

KENTUCKY

Heart of Kentucky Sheltie Rescue (Lexington)
Karen Evans karashome@hotmail.com  859-744-5934

Eastern Kentucy Rescue, Inc.
Lisa Scalf   dscalf@mikrotec.com  606-478-4400

LOUISIANA

Sheltie Rescue of Louisana
Mary Jo Crawford RadandRed@worldnet.att.net   985-863-5845 

Southern LA Sheltie Rescue

Traci Selman    sheltiegirl8@hotmail.com   225-261-9877

MAINE

Downeast Sheltie Rescue
Vicki Rolls   majestyksheltie@webtv.net   207-342-5885

Kennebec Valley SSC SR
Holly Fent  shelltees@myfairpoint.net  207-773-6677 

MARYLAND

SS Rescue Club of Southern MD
Elaine Quade   elaine.tony@erols.com   301-373-2695


Sheltie Haven Sheltie Rescue
Carol Guth    Sheltytaxi@aol.com    301-663-0635 

Northern Chesapeake Sheltie Rescue
Linda Isbell    isbelll@comcast.net    410-515-7029

SSC of Baltimore Rescue
Donna Mills   shelttt@comcast.net  410-799-5756

Dogwood Sheltie Rescue

Lynne Dunham, 703-406-8920

MASSACHUSETTS

New England Sheltie Rescue

Donna and Bob Vera  nesr@charter.net

Alanna Kelly, alanna@Pond-house.com 781-762-9247

MICHIGAN

Detroit SSC Rescue
Pam Moore sheltiepam@earthlink.net  517-569-2023

Marilyn Runde  734-716-0326

Western Michigan Sheltie Rescue
Carol Strotheide   cstrotheide@msn.com   616-453-8124

MINNESOTA

Minnesota Sheltie Rescue
Karen Marquardt   klm@mnsheltierescue.org  612-616-7477

MISSISSIPPI
None at this time

MISSOURI

Second Chance Sheltie Rescue (in St. Louis)
Janice Mitchell  
SheltieRescue@Sheltie4Me.com   888-873-5443

Kansas City Sheltie Rescue, Inc.

Barbara Johnson  kcsheltierescue@yahoo.com  913-384-0366

MONTANA
None at this time

NEBRASKA

Nebraska Sheltie Rescue
Mark L Rossignol   schiprescue-ne@therossignols.net     402-466-5596 hm

cell 402-499-1842

NEVADA

Northern Nevada Sheltie Rescue
Pat Mahoney  walkdusty@aol.com


Southern Nevada Sheltie Rescue
Annette McNaughton    KenoCookie@aol.com  775-537-1969  or  775-764-0345

Sheltie Rescue of Las Vegas

Brenda Paul   Bshannara@aol.com   702-263-1055 

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Granite State Sheltie Rescue
Jody Abrahamson   jopavist@surfglobal.net  603-522-6370

NEW JERSEY
Shetland Sheepdog Placement Service of New Jersey
Aneita Frey a.frey@asdc.net   908-704-1241

Donna Coletti      908-475-8308

NEW MEXICO

None at this time

NEW YORK

Long Island SS Fanciers Rescue
Barbara Bellini   lissr@optonline.net   631-751-8028 

New England Sheltie Rescue

Karen Warren   studiokama@worldnet.att.net   914-764-8422

Southern Tier Sheltie Rescue

Melody LaChiusa   lachiump@verizon.net   607-324-5334

                         or lachiump@alfredstate.edu

NORTH CAROLINA

Triangle Sheltie Rescue of NC
Adoption: Randy Ross   randy@triangleshelties.com     919-606-7132

Western Area Sheltie Rescue

Lane Huntsinger   marleysmom3@hotmail.com   828-259-9090

OHIO

Precious Secrets Sheltie Rescue

Cathy Tucker   pettaxi@fuse.net   513-336-0559

Northeast Ohio Sheltie Rescue
Cindy Hazelett      330-296-8257

Paula Adams augustpch@aol.com 

OKLAHOMA

none at this time

OREGON

Oregon Sheltie Rescue
Barb Aulbach CALEDON01@aol.com    503-543-7556

Southern Oregon

Kathy Ettinger  kjettinger@charter.net       541-773-5295

PENNSYLVANIA 

Lakeside K-9 Services

Donna Eshleman  shelties4me@yahoo.com     610-317-2426

Lycoming County Sheltie Rescue

Judy and Dave Humenanski    naturebuddy@prodigy.net     570-323-7574 wk

Patchwork Rescue of SE PA
Kathy Morgan DemoKathy@aol.com    610-326-9475

Reign & Hail Sheltie Rescue of PA

Ellen Felix   ReignHailRescue@aol.com    610-926-4959

Western PA Sheltie Rescue

Tammy Phaugh   tipperss@gmail.com  

Dogwood Sheltie Rescue

Lynne Dunham, 703-406-8920

One Home Aaway, Northeast PA

Linda Kotch  mistycat508@aol.com   570-735-5069

Susquehanna Valley Sheltie Rescue

Susan Ferree   susan@svcsr.org    717-802-0789

 RHODE ISLAND

New England Sheltie Rescue

Donna and Bob Vera  nesr@charter.net    860-546-6775

SOUTH CAROLINA 

Charleston SC Sheltie Rescue

Joy Davis   puppyluv1@juno.com   843-821-3175

Sherry Wallace   wallace@cofc.edu   843-886-8045

South Carolina Sheltie Rescue
Laney Grubbs     graph1@moore.sc.edu   803-920-0644

Kristi Wallace   kwallace002@yahoo.com   803-817-6573

TENNESSEE
 
Middle Tennessee Sheltie Rescue, Inc.
Ann Acuff   sheltieresque@comcast.net    615-832-7530

Fresh Start Sheltie Rescue    
Kim Fike 
sheltierescuekim@gmail.com   901-758-8665

TEXAS

Austin Sheltie Rescue
Sunne Wiginton    -  swig@sbcglobal.net    512-453-8094
Jennifer Steede     - jennifer_steede@yahoo.com
Fran Carr               4Shelties@PVCO.net

Dallas/Ft. Worth Sheltie Rescue, Inc
.
Becky Ramsey   rramsey810@aol.com   469-569-7102
or 24 hr line 972-994-7848
 
Alamo Area SSC
Helen Bennett, Coordinator  shanwin@earthlink.net.   (210) 653-9258

Shalaine Sheltie Rescue

Sherry E. Lindsey Shalainetx@aol.com    830-620-6661

Houston Sheltie Sanctuary
Joan Samuelson   joansamuelson@suddenlink.net  281-859-0146

Linda Parlapiano  Addpar@aol.com

Connie Goedecke  cgoedecke@sbcglobal.net

West Texas Sheltie Rescue     

Jeannie Baxter   jeanniebaxter@cox.net      432-699-0350

UTAH
 
Sheltie Rescue of Utah, Inc
Ernie & Caren Ciampini (Ogden)   ciampini@relia.net   801-731-6420
Julene Mathews(Salt Lake)  saltaireshelties@msn.com   801-566-4037
Barb Edelberg  barbara@edelberg.name     801-942-4762

Jim Melton jim@melton.name  801-942-4762

VERMONT
none at this time  

VIRGINIA

Northern Virginia Sheltie Rescue 

To contact one of our reps shelties@nvsr.org  703-912-4002

Sheltie Rescue of Southeastern Virginia

Kathy O'Pezio kato58@aol.com   757-638-2046

Dogwood Sheltie Rescue of VA includes WV, DC, and MD

Lynne Dunham, 703-406-8920

WASHINGTON

Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue
Lynn Erckmann flurry@u.washington.edu

 

WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia  Sheltie Rescue  

Joann Jones       sheltiestar@gmail.com    304-669-4889

Debbie Kerns  kernsmadhouse@comcast.net   304-263-2717 or 304-671-6066

Dogwood Sheltie Rescue of VA

Lynne Dunham, 703-406-8920

WISCONSIN

Wisconsin Sheltie Rescue
Lisa Martin crtrstr@tds.net    920-439-1849

WYOMING

none at this time

CANADA

Canadian Shetland Sheepdog Association Rescue Coordinator
Michelle Rogowski cassbar@escape.ca

Canadian Shetland Sheepdog Association East Ont. Coordinator
Maureen Lynch   shelamo@sympatico.ca     613-256-7185 

South Ontario

Kathie Perron    kat.per@sympatico.ca

Quebec

Inga Paquin ipaquin@videotron.ca    450-623-0780
                     


 

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