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Dolly2 - Dolly came to us from the Lampasas animal shelter.  The shelter workers contacted us because they felt she needed rescue after being surrendered.  Dolly is sable and white, stands about 16 inches tall, and weighs around 33 pounds.  She is spayed and up to date on everything, is heartworm negative and on heartworm preventative.  Dolly is 2 years old, born in July of 2009,, and because she is still very young she has lots of energy.  Dolly loves to play with toys and would do best in a home with older children.  Dolly is house trained, she gets along with older children and other dogs. 

Prince - Prince came to us from Nacogdoches where he had been surrendered to the humane society.  He is about 10 years old, stands about 14 inches tall and weighs around 25 pounds.  Prince had to be shaved down when he came into rescue because he was so matted, he is a tri-color, black, brown and white, and will have a thick, beautiful coat when it grows out.  Prince is housetrained and gets along fine with other dogs.  He likes to get up on the couch and snuggle while you watch TV.  He is neutered, up to date on all of his vaccinations, heartworm negative and on heartworm preventative.

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Jeter - Jeter is young sheltie that came to us via Blue Paws Rescue in Lexington. They rescued him and turned him over to us. Jeter is an adorable little guy with loads of personality, but he has some problems. Jeter has some congenital defects that are going to require some special surgery. First he is missing a tail, this really isn’t a problem for him and we won’t do anything to change it…he’s got a really cute tush though! The vets think he may have hypospadias, which is a congenital malformation of his penis, he is missing part of the sheath. We are hoping that surgery will correct this problem and he will be able to live a long and happy life.

UPDATE:  Jeter has had his surgery and he came thru with flying colors.  He has now been neutered and is healing from the hypospadias surgery.  All of his parts are working and he is continuing his housetraining.  Jeter loves to play with the resident dogs, he walks well on a leash, and enjoys meeting new people and dogs on his morning walks.

UPDATE:  Jeter is doing great.  He is housetrained, totally healed from his surgery, and learning new tricks like Down and Gimme Five.  He still has one of the cutest butts in sheltiedom.  Jeter plays well with the resident dogs and loves meeting new people.  He gets along well with small children and probably cats also.  He has his moments outside of loving to run and roll with the other dogs but he also has quiet times in the house where he lays at the foster mom’s feet and just snoozes.

Woodie - Woodie was surrendered to a local animal shelter in NE Texas, he was released to the shelter from a breeding situation along with 3 other shelties.  Woodie is 2 years old, up to date on all of his vaccinations, neutered, heartworm negative and on heartworm preventative.  He is a sable merle, stands 15 inches tall and weighs about 28 pounds.  It appears that Woodie has never experienced the outdoors or the companionship of other dogs, he is very uncomfortable with the outdoors and is not really sure what to think about the fosters resident dogs.  He gets along fine with them, he’s just not sure of how to act.  He likes to be petted and will lay his head into your hand for scratches and pets.  Woodie is learning to be a dog and this learning process will take several months.  Please check back for Woodie's progress.

UPDATE - Woodie is finding that his world is bigger than his crate or the kitchen of his foster home.  He likes to take trips around the backyard and he does it on a loose leash, this was a major breakthrough for this fellow.  He plays well with the other dogs in the foster home and enjoys playing with some toys.

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Molly 3 - Molly 3 (her foster family calls her “Molly B’Golly”) was an owner-surrender at a local shelter. Molly is around 12 years old, spayed, up to date on all of her vaccinations, housebroken, heartworm negative and on heartworm preventative. She is sable and white, stands about 16 inches tall and is overweight at 45 pounds. She is slimming down as her foster family has found she loves to play ball and go for short walks. She’s a traveling dog and you don’t have to ask twice to go “bye-bye!” – she jumps in and quickly settles down in the seat. She does well with other dogs. Molly keeps to herself, but checks in periodically for a head scratch!

UPDATE - Molly3 has settled into her foster home beautifully. She loves to chase and retrieve balls and the frisbee. Hasn't caught the frisbee, but often catches the ball. With the extra exercise and better diet she is losing weight and looking quite svelte. Molly has her foster dad trained to take her out in the morning and to play in the evening. She doesn't like a lot of attention, but likes to be in the same room with her foster family.

UPDATE -  Molly has discovered that she can bark as long and as loud as the resident sheltie! They have quite a duet going. She can use the doggie door now. The fatty pouches on her sides have gone down enough that they don't touch the frame when she goes in and out. Molly3 is determined to go to work with her foster mom, she walks foster mom to the door and wags her tail hoping she will let her jump into the car. Molly has gotten quite good at catching and retrieving the ball. .

Callie - Callie (was Tami) was originally adopted in 2007 but has come back into the program.  When she came back into the program she was down to 19 pounds due to some sensitive stomach issues.  With a change of diet she has gained several pounds and is feeling better.  Callie is about 4 years old and is spayed.  She is also up to date on all vaccinations, and is on heartworm preventative.  Callie loves human attention and will roll over for tummy rubs.  She loves rawhide chewies and plays well with larger dogs.  Callie is housebroken and prefers to sleep in her crate, on her plush bed, with the door open.  Her foster mom and dad say that every night Callie climbs into bed and stays there until the next morning.  Callie recently went to an event at a outdoor restaurant along with several other shelties and she had a great time getting pets and tons of attention.

UPDATE:  Callie has gained about 6 pounds - she now weighs 25 lbs.  Her stomach issues are mostly gone and she is a very happy sheltie.  She adores the resident shelties, runs with them everywhere and always joins in on their barking.  Callie has become much more affectionate sith people also.  Several times an evening she comes over to the foster parents to be petted and get tummy rubs, and if she doesn’t get enough…she paws for more.  Her favorite place is flat on the kitchen tile in front of a small fan.

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Honey - Meet Honey.  She was found wandering a street in San Antonio and rescued by a dear couple who brought her to Austin Sheltie Rescue.  Honey is between 5 and 8 years old, about 25 pounds and is just as sweet as her name.  Sadly, she has been diagnosed as heartworm positive.  She will begin her treatments very soon and will be available for adoption as soon as she completes her course of treatment.  She also has a low thyroid condition that has caused her coat to be sparse but the condition is easily treated with medication.  She will have a beautiful honey-colored coat once it begins to grow back in.  More to come as we get to know this little girl.

UPDATE - Honey is just finishing up her heartworm treatment and coming along very well. As we've gotten to know her better through fostering and additional trips to the vet, we now believe she's closer to being 9 years old.  Honey has what is considered a mild cognitive disorder that causes her to wander a bit at times but that has actually improved since coming in to foster care through a more scheduled routine and administration of dog sensitive pheromone treatments.  Honey's ideal home is low activity with attentive care and patience available for her as she gets older.  She's a quiet girl who loves to be near her family but is most content just to have a comfortable place to nap or to have ear scratches.  However, she will get rambunctious around breakfast time and when she's ready to get out of the crate in the morning.  She's also shown a mischievous side that quietly sneaks into the pantry to raid a snack in the dog food container or from the lowest shelf available for her to reach.  If you're interested in a companion that will look at you with big brown eyes that just say "love me", Honey is the pup for you.

UPDATE - Honey is a special senior looking for home that will accept her disabilities and continue to work with her.  She has made progress in foster care by watching and learning from the other dogs in her foster home and through a regular routine.  Honey has low activity needs but does enjoy an opportunity to ride in the car when it's offered.  She likes to be out in the crowd and around people as long as the walk is slow.  Through her disabilities, Honey certainly has her moments of comedy and play like digging in the toy box to find a toy to pull the fuzz out of.  Her habits are somewhat unique but so is the opportunity for her to love and be loved in her own special home.