Shelties for Adoption in The US
Good to Know: The cost of adopting a Sheltie is much less than buying a puppy. It covers the cost of vet checks, vaccinations, de-worming, flea protection, microchipping, and de-sexing before rescue dogs are re-homed.
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Shelties for Adoption in Alabama
| Sheltie Rescue | NWAL Herding Dog Rescue |
| Contact | Karen Bordonaro |
| Website/Email | www.sheltierescue-nwal.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Alaska
| Sheltie Rescue | Sheltie Rescue of Alaska |
| Contact | Terri Morefield / Nancy Atkinson |
| Website/Email | thyla[at]gci.net |
| Sheltie Rescue | Anchorage & Mat-Su |
| Contact | Donna Lindsay |
| Website/Email | dlindsay[at]gci.net |
Shelties for Adoption in Arizona
| Sheltie Rescue | Mid-Arizona Shetland Sheepdog Club Rescue |
| Contact | Phyllis Watson |
| Website/Email | www.sheltierescueaz.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Southwest Collie and Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Bill Ferrell |
| Website/Email | www.swcsrescue.com |
Shelties for Adoption in Arkansas
| Sheltie Rescue | Sheltie Zen |
| Contact | Jeanie Baxter |
| Website/Email | www.sheltiezen.com |
Shelties for Adoption in California
| Sheltie Rescue | Southland Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Kathy Parsons (Los Angeles) / Sarai Johnson (San Diego) |
| Website/Email | www.southlandsheltierescueinc.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Northern California Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Gale Ann Morris |
| Website/Email | www.norcalsheltierescue.org |
| Sheltie Rescue | Sheltie Rescue Alternative |
| Contact | Eva Saks |
| Website/Email | www.alternativepet.net/Rescue.html |
Shelties for Adoption in Colorado
| Sheltie Rescue | Mountain High Collie and Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Judith Hughes |
| Website/Email | Mountain High Facebook Page |
| Sheltie Rescue | Rocky Mountain Collie and Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Hope Hemperly |
| Website/Email | www.colliesheltierescue.org |
| Sheltie Rescue | Northern Colorado Sheltie Rescue Association |
| Contact | Peggy Fulton |
| Website/Email | yadah[at]prodigy.net |
Shelties for Adoption in Connecticut
| Sheltie Rescue | New England Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Donna Vera |
| Website/Email | www.pond-house.com/nesheltierescue |
Shelties for Adoption in Delaware
| Sheltie Rescue | Northern Chesapeake Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Linda Isbell / Lisa Flowers |
| Website/Email | www.ncsr-md.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Florida
| Sheltie Rescue | Jacksonville Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Darla Duffey / Samantha DiMaio-Leach |
| Website/Email | www.jacksonvillesheltierescue.org |
| Sheltie Rescue | Mid Florida Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Barbara Davis |
| Website/Email | www.midflsheltierescue.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Summerlove Shelties |
| Contact | Barb Davis |
| Website/Email | www.summerloveshelties.com/rescues.html |
| Sheltie Rescue | Friends of Collies and Shelties |
| Contact | Faith Martin |
| Website/Email | www.collierescuejacksonville.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Gulf Coast Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Jan Nickerson |
| Website/Email | boobearjan[at]​gmail.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Panama City Shetland Sheepdog Rescue |
| Contact | Jodi Nickerson |
| Website/Email | shadowcreek2[at]comcast.net |
| Sheltie Rescue | Sheltie Rescue of Central Florida |
| Contact | Barb Davis |
| Website/Email | loveforshelties[at]yahoo.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Tallahassee Area Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Carla Maynor |
| Website/Email | cclips[at]embarqmail.com |
Shelties for Adoption in Georgia
| Sheltie Rescue | Sheltie Rescue of Georgia |
| Contact | Jeanel Wehner |
| Website/Email | www.sheltierescueofga.rescuegroups.org |
| Sheltie Rescue | Peach State Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Joan Flowers |
| Website/Email | jflowers42000[at]yahoo.com |
Shelties for Adoption in Idaho
| Sheltie Rescue | Sheltie Rescue of Utah |
| Contact | Barbara Edelberg / Jim Melton |
| Website/Email | www.sheltierescueut.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Illinois
| Sheltie Rescue | National Sheltie Rescue Network |
| Contact | Dorothy Christiansen |
| Website/Email | www.nationalsheltierescue.org |
| Sheltie Rescue | Illinois Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Natalie Whalen |
| Website/Email | www.illinoissheltierescue.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Secondhand Shelties |
| Contact | Linda Carbon |
| Website/Email | www.secondhandshelties.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Indiana
| Sheltie Rescue | Sheltie Rescue of Central Indiana |
| Contact | Jeanne Wilson |
| Website/Email | www.sheltie-rescue.org |
| Sheltie Rescue | Heartland Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Jenny Smith |
| Website/Email | www.heartlandsheltierescue.org |
| Sheltie Rescue | Indiana Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Teresa Cotton |
| Website/Email | www.indianasheltierescue.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Iowa
| Sheltie Rescue | Minnesota Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Karen Marquardt |
| Website/Email | www.mnsheltierescue.org |
| Sheltie Rescue | Illinois Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Natalie Whalen |
| Website/Email | www.illinoissheltierescue.com |
Shelties for Adoption in Kansas
| Sheltie Rescue | Sheltie Shack Rescue of Kansas |
| Contact | Linda Schwartz |
| Website/Email | www.sheltieshack.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Kansas City Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Glenn Jones |
| Website/Email | www.kcsheltierescue.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Kentucky
| Sheltie Rescue | East Kentucky Rescue |
| Contact | Jeany |
| Website/Email | www.angelfire.com/indie/rottie/eastkyrescue.html |
| Sheltie Rescue | Heartland Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Jenny Smith |
| Website/Email | www.heartlandsheltierescue.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Maine
| Sheltie Rescue | Maine Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Holly Fent |
| Website/Email | www.mainesheltierescue.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Maryland
| Sheltie Rescue | Sheltie Haven Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Carol Guth |
| Website/Email | www.sheltiehaveninc.org |
| Sheltie Rescue | Northern Chesapeake Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Linda Isbell / Lisa Flowers |
| Website/Email | www.ncsr-md.org |
| Sheltie Rescue | Shetland Sheepdog Club of Baltimore Rescue |
| Contact | Donna Mills |
| Website/Email | www.sscgb.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Massachusetts
| Sheltie Rescue | New England Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Donna Vera / Alana Kelly |
| Website/Email | www.pond-house.com/nesheltierescue |
Shelties for Adoption in Michigan
| Sheltie Rescue | Michigan Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Pam Moore / Carol Stotheide |
| Website/Email | www.michigansheltierescue.net |
Shelties for Adoption in Minnesota
| Sheltie Rescue | Minnesota Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Karen Marquardt |
| Website/Email | www.mnsheltierescue.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Mississippi
| Sheltie Rescue | Fresh Start Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Kim Fike |
| Website/Email | www.mysheltie.com |
Shelties for Adoption in Missouri
| Sheltie Rescue | Kansas City Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Barbara Johnson |
| Website/Email | www.kcsheltierescue.org |
| Sheltie Rescue | Sheltie Shack Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Linda Schwartz |
| Website/Email | www.sheltieshack.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Second Chance Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Cheryl Braucksick |
| Website/Email | www.sheltie4me.com |
Shelties for Adoption in Montana
| Sheltie Rescue | Sheltie Rescue of Utah |
| Contact | Barbara Edelberg |
| Website/Email | www.sheltierescueut.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Nevada
| Sheltie Rescue | Northern Nevada Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Pat Mahoney |
| Website/Email | walkdusty[at]aol.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Southern Nevada Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Dixie Eigenrauch |
| Website/Email | SN Sheltie Rescue Facebook Page |
| Sheltie Rescue | Sheltie Rescue of Las Vegas |
| Contact | Brenda Paul |
| Website/Email | bshannara[at]aol.com |
Shelties for Adoption in New Hampshire
| Sheltie Rescue | Maine Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Holly Fent |
| Website/Email | www.mainesheltierescue.org |
Shelties for Adoption in New Jersey
| Sheltie Rescue | Shetland Sheepdog Placement Services of New Jersey |
| Contact | Katy White |
| Website/Email | www.njsheltierescue.org |
Shelties for Adoption in New York
| Sheltie Rescue | Long Island Shetland Sheepdog Rescue |
| Contact | Barbara Bellini |
| Website/Email | www.lissr.org |
| Sheltie Rescue | New England Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Donna Vera / Alana Kelly |
| Website/Email | www.pond-house.com/nesheltierescue |
Shelties for Adoption in North Carolina
| Sheltie Rescue | Triangle Sheltie Rescue of North Carolina |
| Contact | Sherri Mains |
| Website/Email | www.triangleshelties.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Coastal Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Dara Riley |
| Website/Email | www.coastalsheltierescue.org |
| Sheltie Rescue | Western Area Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Lane Shelton |
| Website/Email | marleysmom3[at]hotmail.com |
Shelties for Adoption in North Dakota
| Sheltie Rescue | Minnesota Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Karen Marquardt |
| Website/Email | www.mnsheltierescue.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Ohio
| Sheltie Rescue | Northeast Ohio Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Cindy Hazelett |
| Website/Email | www.neossr.org |
| Sheltie Rescue | Central Ohio Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Penny G Sanderbeck |
| Website/Email | www.centralohiosheltierescue.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Precious Secrets Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Cathy Tucker |
| Website/Email | www.pssr.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Oklahoma
| Sheltie Rescue | Sheltie Zen |
| Contact | Jeanie Baxter |
| Website/Email | www.sheltiezen.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | ZsaZsa Sheltie Rescue of OK |
| Contact | Blair Crandell |
| Website/Email | www.zsazsasheltierescue.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Oregon
| Sheltie Rescue | Pacific Northwest Shetland Sheepdog Rescue |
| Contact | Barb Aulbach |
| Website/Email | www.pnwssc.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Southern Oregon Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Kathy Ettinger |
| Website/Email | kjettinger[at]charter.net |
Shelties for Adoption in Pennsylvania
| Sheltie Rescue | Hearts Promise Sheltie Rescue of Pennsylvania |
| Contact | Mike LaMont |
| Website/Email | www.pasheltierescue.org |
| Sheltie Rescue | Western Pennsylvania Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Darlene Clark / Margaret Whyel |
| Website/Email | www.wpasr.org |
| Sheltie Rescue | Northern Chesapeake Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Lisa Flowers |
| Website/Email | www.ncsr-md.org |
| Sheltie Rescue | Harrisburg Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Barbara Burton |
| Website/Email | www.harrisburgssc.org/rescue.html |
Shelties for Adoption in Rhode Island
| Sheltie Rescue | New England Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Donna Vera |
| Website/Email | www.pond-house.com/nesheltierescue |
Shelties for Adoption in South Carolina
| Sheltie Rescue | South Carolina Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Laney Grubbs |
| Website/Email | www.scsheltierescue.com |
Shelties for Adoption in South Dakota
| Sheltie Rescue | Minnesota Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Karen Marquardt |
| Website/Email | www.mnsheltierescue.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Tennessee
| Sheltie Rescue | Fresh Start Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Kim Fike |
| Website/Email | www.mysheltie.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Sheltie Rescue of East Tennessee |
| Contact | Larry Jenkins |
| Website/Email | www.sheltierescueetn.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Heartland Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Jenny Smith |
| Website/Email | www.heartlandsheltierescue.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Texas
| Sheltie Rescue | Austin Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Sunne Wiginton |
| Website/Email | www.sheltierescuetx.org |
| Sheltie Rescue | DFW Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Becky Ramsey |
| Website/Email | rramsey810[at]aol.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Shalaine Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Sherry E. Lindsey |
| Website/Email | shalainetx[at]aol.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Houston Sheltie Sanctuary |
| Contact | Connie Goedecke |
| Website/Email | www.houstonsheltiesanctuary.com |
Shelties for Adoption in Utah
| Sheltie Rescue | Sheltie Rescue of Utah |
| Contact | Barbara Edelberg |
| Website/Email | www.sheltierescueut.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Vermont
| Sheltie Rescue | Maine Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Holly Fent |
| Website/Email | www.mainesheltierescue.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Virginia
| Sheltie Rescue | Love of Collies and Shelties Rescue |
| Contact | Karen Joos |
| Website/Email | www.loveofcolliesandsheltiesrescue.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Northern Virginia Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Martha Heisel / Nancy Tisdale |
| Website/Email | www.nvsr.org |
| Sheltie Rescue | Coastal Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Dara Riley |
| Website/Email | www.coastalsheltierescue.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Washington
| Sheltie Rescue | Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue |
| Contact | Lynn Erckmann |
| Website/Email | www.esssc.org/rescue.html |
| Sheltie Rescue | Greater Spokane Shetland Sheepdog Club |
| Contact | Pat Johnson |
| Website/Email | www.gsssc.net/rescue.html |
Shelties for Adoption in West Virginia
| Sheltie Rescue | NWAL Herding Dog Rescue |
| Contact | Karen Bordonaro |
| Website/Email | www.sheltierescue-nwal.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Wisconsin
| Sheltie Rescue | Wisconsin Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | n/a |
| Website/Email | www.wisheltierescue.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Illinois Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Natalie Whalen |
| Website/Email | www.illinoissheltierescue.com |
| Sheltie Rescue | Minnesota Sheltie Rescue |
| Contact | Karen Marquardt |
| Website/Email | www.mnsheltierescue.org |
Shelties for Adoption in Wyoming
| Sheltie Rescue | Sheltie Rescue of Utah |
| Contact | Barbara Edelberg |
| Website/Email | www.sheltierescueut.org |
Becky Casale is the creator of Sheltie Planet and Science Me. She lives in New Zealand with her partner, their two children, and their Sheltie, Piper.
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