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"Loki"
curls up for a nap with reader Amy Hadaway. Amy rescued
Loki in Michigan through the National Aussie Rescue.
Amy says, "We love him... He is the BEST!"
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Australian Shepherd Rescue Organizations Need Your Help
How Can You Support Their Work and Help Eliminate The Need For
Aussie Rescue Services?
Australian Shepherd Rescue Organizations
Directory
The short answer to eliminating
the need for Aussie rescue is - through education. Unfortunately,
in life sometimes situations arise that prevent us from keeping
our beloved Aussies. It can be one of the hardest things we have
to go through. I know, I've been there. It still makes me sad
to think about the time, due to financial straits, that our family
was separated and we had to find a place for Levi to stay.
It didn't matter that the lady who took Levi in was wonderful
and loved dogs. It didn't matter that she had a farm with lots
of room for him to run and other dogs to play with. What mattered
was that he couldn't be with us.
I'm grateful for the people who, out of love for Australian Shepherds,
are willing to provide safe haven and rescue services no matter
what the reason their owners can no longer keep them.
But often it is not the unfortunate circumstances of life that
result in homeless Aussies and the need for rescue. It comes as
a result of owners who decided to get an Australian Shepherd without
educating themselves about the characteristics of the breed first.
These Aussie owners can quickly find themselves second guessing
their ill informed decision and it is the dog who then pays the
price.
It is extremely important to educate yourself about any breed
of dog before you make your final decision. This goes double for
Australian Shepherds. The decision to bring an Australian Shepherd
into your home is not one that should be taken lightly.
Read This BEFORE
You Buy An Australian Shepherd
Many Australian Shepherds
are turned over to animal shelters or rescue organisations as
a result of people simply not being aware of what they are getting
into when they get an Aussie. Others have seen similar warnings
but didn't believe them. Well, BELIEVE IT!
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I don't want to turn you off of Aussies, because IF your lifestyle
and you (and your family) are a good fit for an Australian Shepherd
it will be the best dog you've ever owned or ever will own (unless
you get another Aussie!). But you have to go into this relationship
with eyes wide open.
This is true whether you are buying an Australian Shepherd from
a breeder or bringing one into your home from a rescue shelter.
(You should never get an Australian Shepherd from a pet store
or backyard breeder.)
That said, there are many wonderful Aussie Sheps in need of loving
homes. They have already had a rough time and need foster homes
or, even better, owners who are able to commit to them for life.
You can find out more by contacting the following Australian Shepherd
rescue organizations.
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Australian Shepherd Rescue Organizations
Canada >
Australian
Shepherd Rescue Page - Listings from various organizations
Aussie
Rescue Canada
Second Time Around
Aussie Rescue (STAAR)
Aussie
Rescue of Ontario
Aussie
Rescue for the Midwest MB
Aussie
Rescue in the Northwest AB, BC
USA >
Australian
Shepherd Rescue Page - Listings from various organizations
Aussie
Rescue and Placement Helpline (ARPH)
Official rescue organization of the Australian
Shepherd Club of America (ASCA).
Mini
Aussie Rescue & Support (MARS)
MARS is a Mini Aussie rescue organization,
nationwide.
Georgia
Aussie Rescue and Placement Helpline (GA ARPH)
Northeast
Aussie Rescue and Placement Helpline (Northeast ARPH)
Second Time Around
Aussie Rescue (STAAR)
Alaska
Aussie Rescue
Aussie
Rescue for the Midwest CO, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO,
OH, SD, WI
Aussie
Rescue in the Northwest AK, ID, MT, ND, OR, WA
Australian
Shepherd Rescue of St. Louis MO
Aussie
Rescue of Southern California
Aussielads
Aussie Rescue for 'Lethal Whites'
Australian Shepherd
Rescue in Michigan
Florida
Aussie Rescue
Heartland
Aussie Rescue OH
Kansas
and Missouri Aussie Rescue
NorCal
Aussie Rescue
North
and South Carolina's Aussies (Carolinas ARPH)
Second
Time Around Aussie Rescue of Central California (STARR of
CA)
South
Texas Aussie Rescue
Southern
California Aussie Rescue
Note: If you operate an Australian Shepherd
Rescue organisation and it is not shown here please Contact
Us so we can add your name to the list. Thanks.
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