Available Shelties

Carrie is an OR due to the death of her owner. She is 5 years old (DOB 12/22/19), 30 pounds, now UTD and spayed, heartworm/fecal negative.

From Carrie’s foster mom: Carrie came to us as a scared, confused, timid Sheltie. It has taken her a few weeks to settle in and become part of our crew. We had to leash her to get her to go out and to get her to come back in and to get her into her crate at night. Fortunately, she seems to have been leash trained and she would go along once the leash was connected. Now she goes out with our crew, no problem. Sometimes she doesn’t readily come in, I haven’t figured out why but will come in if I leash her. Getting her into the crate at night is now much easier as she will come with us into the bedroom and it’s a matter of coaxing her into her crate.

It seemed that she didn’t know her name but she is getting better at responding to “Carrie”.

She acted somewhat concerned after a trip to the vet and spent a couple of days being my shadow, so close that she almost tripped me a couple of times. She even managed to get on the sofa to be close to me, her first time on the sofa and she found that she likes it! Carrie is like a “stealth Sheltie” when she gets on the sofa. Of course, the sofa is usually the territory of one of our dogs. But Carrie is undeterred. First one of her front legs is on the sofa, then the other front leg, then slowly a back leg and finally the other back leg. Our own dog is in the way, he has growled at her, but she slowly and persistently nudges our dog until he gets the idea and jumps down. Then Carrie moves next to me to snuggle with her head on my lap, success!

One scary time was when she got out the front door. I was busy with stuff in my hands. Carrie had previously kept back from the door but this time she slipped through my legs. Fortunately I was able to get her back in but not until she played “keep away” with me — she would go left, I would head the same direction then she would go right — back and forth, into the street, around bushes, etc. until she finally stood still and I was able to creep on my knees towards her and grab her collar. Now we’re extra careful leaving the house.

And some things that she does outside: eats grass; rubs her face in the grass after eating; sometimes rolls in the grass.

She also will counter surf! She managed to get a plastic container of dog food off the counter and take it to a dog bed while we were out. It was near the edge of the counter, and it looked like she had just managed to get the lid off by the time we got home, I’m surprised the other dogs weren’t helping her! So now we’ve learned to keep things away from counter edges!

And her specialty is backing up!  I’ve never seen a dog that will just back up and keep backing up if you head towards her, our dogs just get out of the way.

As I look at her now, I realize how far she has come. Before she would stay away from us, run away from us and now she comes to us.

Carrie is a low-key, easy-going Sheltie. She doesn’t seem to want to play. Her days are spent relaxing in her dog bed, running and barking with our dogs, eating, sleeping, coming to us for affection. I think she would like a quiet home with or without other dogs or young children.

Bailey is an OR due to family circumstances.  She is 7 years old (DOB 6/3/18), spayed and fully vetted including a teeth cleaning and the removal of a small cyst behind her ear. She currently weighs 30 pounds and still needs to lose a few more.  She is house trained.

Bailey likes to play ball but does not always return it.  She prefers humans to dogs and needs a home where she will be the only dog with no young children.  She enjoys resting at the base or side of your chair and may put her paws up on the arm when she wants some loving or attention.  Otherwise, she does not get on the furniture.

Since being with us, she has learned “back” and “wait” when we go to open/enter the back door.  Otherwise she tries to surge inside ahead of us.

She travels well in the car and walks on leash without pulling.

Like most Shelties, she knows how to bark, especially during dinner time.  She is very food motivated, but you need to limit the treats.  She will eat bits of ice for a zero cal treat.

Bailey is a loving girl looking for some new humans to love and to love her in return.  She warms up quickly to new people.  Come meet the next member of your family.

Riley, along with Casey, is an OR due to his owner’s illness.  He is 2 years old (DOB 5/5/22), 25 pounds (ideal weight 22-24 pounds), UTD, neutered, HW/fecal negative.

From Riley’s foster dad: Casey and Riley are two very active dogs.  They like to bark back to the dogs in the neighborhood.  They like barking at the neighbor’s cats on one side and a very large dog on the other.  I have since toned that back quite a bit, some barking is okay but not a lot.  I started crating them at night a few days ago and they responded wonderfully: no accidents.  Both boys willingly enter their crates with no problem.  Their new owners must have a crate for each of them.  Casey even naps in his crate when the back door is open.

They do not play fetch; just like to run around the yard chasing and wrestling each other.  My boy also joins in.  Casey is more of a house dog and stays near me more so than Riley.  They are angels in the house.  They need someone who will give them long walks.  They have a bundle of energy that needs to be drained every day, and they respond well to that.

Casey, along with Riley, is an OR due to his owner’s illness.  He is 5 years old (DOB 4/20/19), 38 pounds (ideal weight 35 pounds), UTD, neutered, HW/fecal negative.

From Casey’s foster dad: Casey and Riley are two very active dogs.  They like to bark back to the dogs in the neighborhood.  They like barking at the neighbor’s cats on one side and a very large dog on the other.  I have since toned that back quite a bit, some barking is okay but not a lot.  I started crating them at night a few days ago and they responded wonderfully: no accidents.  Both boys willingly enter their crates with no problem.  Their new owners must have a crate for each of them.  Casey even naps in his crate when the back door is open.

They do not play fetch; just like to run around the yard chasing and wrestling each other.  My boy also joins in.  Casey is more of a house dog and stays near me more so than Riley.  They are angels in the house.  They need someone who will give them long walks.  They have a bundle of energy that needs to be drained every day, and they respond well to that.

Neither dog gets on the furniture. I have been off all week, and they have been my constant companions running back and forth.    They come to me when called.  They love when people come over and are super friendly.  Their new parents must provide plenty of hooves and rawhide knuckle bones to satisfy their chewing habits.

At this moment the back door is open and both dogs are lying next to me.  They are super great with my chickens and get along well with my resident dog.  They are not for an inexperienced owner; they crave leadership.