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Last modified:June 2, 2005
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| RESCUE:Southeastern Wisconsin Herding Dog Rescue |
BREED: Shetland Sheepdogs, Corgis, Border Collies, Collies
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Breed Description:
The standard sheltie is 14 to 16" to the top of the shoulder and they weigh around 20 pounds. Shelties can vary in size from 10 pounds to the size of small collies. Sheltie colors are sable and white, blue merle (blue, white, tan), tri (black, white, tan), shaded sable (shaded with dark brown/black), Bi-blue (blue, white), Bi-black (black, white), and sable merle. Shelties can be mistaken for not being friendly because they are reserved towards strangers.
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DO YOU ACCEPT...
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| Mixes? |
Y |
Contact:
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Chris Tresch |
Name: |
Julie Lentz-Andrus
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| Medical issues? |
Y |
Address:
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4406 Wood Road, Racine, WI 53403 |
City/state: |
Oconomowoc, WI
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| Special needs? |
Y |
Phone:
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262-554-2048 |
Phone: |
262-569-9433
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| Bite cases? |
Y |
Email:
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rescue@wiherdingrescue.com |
Email: |
sheltie4u@yahoo.com
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| Are you 501c3?: |
Y |
Website:
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www.wiherdingrescue.com |
Details about "DO YOU ACCEPT" responses:
We rescue mostly shelties. We will take other herding dogs and mixes if we have foster homes available.
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DESCRIBE HOUSING USED FOR RESCUES:
All rescues are fostered by people who have experience with the breed(s). All fosters are kept indoors in foster's home.
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PROCEDURES YOUR RESCUE FOLLOWS:
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| •Requires written adoption application? |
Y |
| •Screens Applicants? |
Y |
| •Uses owner-surrender form? |
Y |
| •Routine shots/wormed before adoption? |
Y |
| •Temperament Tested before adoption? |
Y |
| •Requires home visit before adoption? |
Y |
| •Requires spay/neuter before placement? |
Y |
| •Requires written adoption contract? |
Y |
| •Follow-up communications or visit? |
Y |
| •Accepts placements back into rescue? |
Y |
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Details about "PROCEDURES" responses:
All rescues are vet checked, updated on vacs, spayed/neutered, medical issues addressed, and temperment tested. An adoption application and home visit are required. We check references. There is a 2 week trial period and if all goes well, we require adoptees to sign an adoption contract. The contract includes that at any time they can not keep the rescue he/she must be returned to us.
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Rescue's policy regarding SHELTER FEES:
We are grateful that most of the shelters we work with do not charge us a fee.
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http://www.widogrescue.com/pmpre2/webpages/lentzandrus
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