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Who We Are
NorCal Sheltie Rescue, Inc., a 501c(3) not-for-profit corporation, is an affiliate of the  
American Shetland Sheepdog Association Rescue Network and is organized and run from  
the Sacramento area of Northern California. We are an all-volunteer group made up of a  
network of Sheltie experts, adopters, foster homes, trainers, breeders, and fans all  
around Northern California. We do not have a central facility; our geographically diverse  
volunteer network locates, rescues, transports, fosters, evaluates, trains, and re-
homes individual shelties on case-by-case basis. No volunteer receives any salary or  
financial benefit of any kind from NorCal Sheltie Rescue.  Operating costs are entirely  
funded by donations.

This corporation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is not organized for the  
private gain of any person. It is organized under the Nonprofit Public Benefit  
Corporation Law for charitable purposes. The specific and primary purposed for which  
this corporation is formed are to provide prevention, information, education, and other  
charitable purposes against the cruelty to animals; contribute financial assistance to  
other similar organizations with similar purposes; be actively involved in the rescue,  
rehabilitation and placement for adoption of Shetland Sheepdogs (Shelties.)


What We Do
We take in and place homeless Shelties in approved homes. We rescue, rehabilitate and  
re-home Shelties who have lost their homes for a variety of reasons. Rescue Shelties  
are first placed in volunteer foster homes to prepare them for adoption. Foster care  
includes vet exams, vaccinations, any necessary treatment, regular exercise, and  
temperament evaluation. Shelties are spayed or neutered prior to placement. NorCal  
Sheltie Rescue, Inc. screens and approves all applications prior to placing a rescue dog  
in a permanent home. Once the dog is placed, follow-ups are done to ensure that the  
match is successful for both the dog and the adopter.


About Shetland Sheepdogs
Shelties are smart and sensitive, capable of performing in obedience, agility, herding,  
pet assisted therapy, conformation, fly-ball, tracking, and carting. They are eager  
learners whose only goal in life is to please their owners. They make wonderful  
companions for those who don't mind their dense fur, which sheds and requires regular  
grooming, and their tendency to vocally comment on what's going on around them.  


Surrendering Your Sheltie
If you have a Sheltie you can no longer keep for any reason, please contact us. We will  
bring your Sheltie into foster care until a suitable home can be found.


Support For Sheltie Rescue
We welcome any kind of support from $5 to five minutes of somebody’s time, to  
material goods, corporate support, grants and estate legacies.  All financial donations  
are used to support veterinary expenses and other costs incurred in caring for rescue  
Shelties.  You may donate one time or on a monthly subscription basis using any of  
the Donation Methods below by clicking the button of your choice below.  If you prefer,  
you can make donation checks payable to NorCal Sheltie Rescue, Inc. and send  
them to Gale Ann Morris, P.O. Box 581934, Elk Grove, CA 95758.  (All donations to  
NCSR are considered unrestricted for accounting purposes.)   If you are interested in  
fostering or doing other volunteer work for Sheltie Rescue, please do not hesitate to  
contact us online or via our toll-free message line, 888-296-9350. NorCal Sheltie  
Rescue averages about 50 rescues a year. The work is truly rewarding, and we have an  
ever-expanding family of Sheltie lovers who look forward to reuniting at our annual  
activities. And if you have any questions or suggestions about our organization, please  
contact us anytime.  Thank you!
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English for Dogs

One of our volunteers, Teresa Gary, has written an excellent book called English For Dogs: 50 Words Every Well Mannered Companion Should Know.  It shows you how to teach your dog 50 common behaviors using verbal commands and positive training methods. Terry’s concise, easy lessons emphasize repetition and consistency, and a handy wall chart makes it easy for everyone in the household to use the same words when working with Fido. The book targets the average dog owner, using simple terms and easy-to-understand explanations for making life with a dog not only manageable but enjoyable. 

This is an excellent resource for all dog owners.

It is available on
amazon.com and all purchases support the veterinary fund of NorCal Sheltie Rescue.
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We're featuring the old, the sick and the special needs shelties who are not easily adoptable, so we care for them in our special needs program until they either become adoptable by overcoming their health issues, or are allowed to gently go to the Rainbow Bridge when it's their time. 

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OTHER WAYS TO HELP
Remember NorCal Sheltie Rescue, Inc. in your Estate
Planning

We hope you will consider including a gift to NorCal Sheltie Rescue, Inc. in
your will or living trust. Called a charitable bequest, this type of gift offers
these main benefits:

•  Simplicity. Just a few sentences in your will or trust are all that is
needed. When making or revising a will or living trust, please consult
with an estate planning attorney. Sample language is as follows:  “I
give” [if a Will] or “The Trustee shall distribute” [if a Living Trust] “the
sum of $_____; or the following property: _______; or ____
percent of my estate [or trust estate, if a Living Trust]; or the residue
of my estate [or trust estate] to NorCal Sheltie Rescue, Inc., a
California non-profit public benefit corporation located in Elk Grove, CA
with IRS Tax ID 20-4107630.”

•  Flexibility. Because you are not actually making a gift until after your
lifetime, you can change your mind at any time.

•  Versatility. You can structure the bequest to leave a specific item or
amount of money; make the gift contingent on certain events; or
leave a percentage of your estate to us.

•  Tax Relief. If your estate is subject to estate tax, your gift is entitled
to an estate tax charitable deduction for the gift’s full value.
Meet these Special Shelties HERE.
TED'S INCREDIBLE JOURNEY
In November of 2016, NorCal Sheltie Rescue, Inc. received an inquiry about a Sheltie named Ted that needed a home. Of course we said we’d take him into our program. Then we found out that he lived in Idaho!

His story is unique. He was a stray, wandering the snowy fields in Idaho during the dead of winter. He was found by an all-breed rescuer who nurtured and vet-ted him, then placed him in a family home. A couple of weeks later, he bolted out the front door when missionaries arrived at the house, unannounced. He was on the run again, still in the dead of winter.   Several weeks went by and res-cuers were losing hope. One day he reappeared in the vicinity of his first res-cuer, who promptly took him in. After a short stay to ensure his health, Ted was ready to go to his permanent home. Fortunately, one of the volunteers in Idaho was planning a trip to northern California and offered to bring Ted to us.

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