Goals & Objectives:

RESCUE: Prevent the euthanasia of all healthy Shelties with sound temperaments.

• Accept ALL Shelties from any animal welfare organization within 120 miles of St. Louis.
• Partner with animal welfare organizations to adopt Shelties out directly by referring potential owners.
• Partner with Sheltie Rescue organizations across the United States to ensure that all Shelties needing homes are helped.
• Provide training instruction for the owners of dogs with correctable behavior problems. Encourage owners to spay/neuter their pet quality dogs.
• Ensure our Shelties receive superior health care prior to placement.
• Evaluate the temperament of our Shelties to ensure that only dogs with stable temperaments are placed in new homes.
• Ensure our Shelties are spayed and neutered to reduce the number of unwanted dogs destroyed every year.
• Educate and inform the public regarding commercial breeding facilities (puppy mills) and why they should never purchase a puppy from a pet store.
  

REHABILITATION: Provide basic level of training and correct any behavioral problems for Shelties in our program.

• Our Shelties receive training specific to their individual needs. Dogs are housetrained, socialized, crate-trained, leash-trained and taught basic manners.

PLACEMENT: Provide the best quality, most responsible home for each individual Sheltie.

• Ensure our Shelties are in homes that will provide a safe environment with sufficient amounts of attention and interaction. Our Shelties are members of the family, not just pets.
• Our Shelties will stay in foster care until we find a home that is a good match.
• Each prospective applicant will be interviewed by at least two volunteers.
• A home visit will be conducted before the adoption of our Shelties.
• Education on the proper grooming, feeding and training needs of Shelties will be provided to new owners.
• Detailed instruction on how to assist the dog with adjusting to the new home will be provided to the new owners.
• For dogs being relinquished by owners, we will act as a referral service in assisting these dogs find new homes. If we have room in our program, we may accept owner relinquishments, but that is not our primary goal.