Considering new sheltie- look into your rescue.

I saw some really wonderful females and I am interested but once again,
this stops me. I wish I could buy another home and have a fenced yard but I searched for 2 months for a house and my home has sold I ran out of time so I bought the one I am in for all the other items on my list. I want a fence I really do but I cant make something happen that is not in my control.
For the comfort and safety of our dogs, we require a fully fenced (front or rear) yard to adopt a dog from us. If you do not have a securely fenced yard, that is attached to your home.....and you send us an application anyway...please don't be offended if you do not hear back from us. If you are "going to put up a fence"....please wait until it is up and secure before sending in your app.
I am actually waiting to hear about a dog now that needs rehomed, I will be on pins and needles all day long. I just can pray and believe that if she is for me It will happen. If not I hope my tears dry up and I get to the goal of finding my little girl out there somewhere soon and remember the person who does get her may be searching for their fur baby too.​
 
yes, as another human with no fences I totally agree we should be judged by our ability to provide great homes but.... it is sore point with many.
If you are looking into rescues WI, MN and OH/ of those that I know/ will work with you, not for every pet but they make pretty good judgment which dog is safe to live as leash only doggie.
 
This is good to know. I almost gave up several months ago then I got to looking at pics and reading again and knew I couldnt give up. Then I found the forum and see lots of postings of the owners and their dogs and realized people without fences are still great owners. Even when I read about people in apartments I am amazed and realize this can be done, just takes responsibility, deligence, love and so on.
I think it is a shame there are that many dogs in rescue. There are some real love bugs on there, I do know those rescues go above and beyond. I use to help with cat rescue and with feral catch and release programs in the past. It is a tough job and it sadly never is complete, but a cycle with a dream of one day being broken.
 
That's crazy how many young shelties are listed! I wish I had a house with a yard. I'm in an apartment now, and technically over my pet limit. (I got permission to get a 3rd pet)
 
when we decided on a sheltie we looked up the rescue in our state, but they also were ones that require a fenced in yard. they also wanted $500 for one. that is what we paid the breeder we got gizmo from. we would have been perfectly find going with a rescue but they wouldnt have let us because we live in an apartment. we even now have Gizmo along with a Great pyrenees puppy. though we are hoping to be able to get into a house soon. but they both do just fine not having a fenced yard. yes we would like one but it is very do-able
 
All I am going to say is that sometimes rescues own policies work against them. Rescues that are sitting on a lot of adoptable dogs might need to reevaluate their policies.
 
We've been blessed to get all but 1 of our dogs from rescue, 3 from Michigan Sheltie Rescue. I often surf the website looking for my next Sheltie. The problem with that is that I find myself wanting a particular dog & we're not in a position for a 3rd in this house. A girl can dream tho :winkgrin:

Rescues do great work tho I do agree their parameters can be too inflexible at times. I remember the last Sheltie we got we were told we were grandfathered in as far as a home inspection goes. I did feel a little uncomfortable the first time someone came to our house to look it over & pass judgement on whether we were good enough for a Sheltie....They also walked the whole fence line, around the garage, etc.
 
ClantyreSheltie said:
All I am going to say is that sometimes rescues own policies work against them. Rescues that are sitting on a lot of adoptable dogs might need to reevaluate their policies.
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Could not have said it better myself. The required fence policy is also what stopped us from rescuing a Sheltie back when we first started looking. It's a shame... especially if the rescue is overburdened, as CISR seems to be at the moment... because as many have pointed out, fenced yard ≠ great owner. They are cutting off their nose to spite their face. :mad:

I can see the fenced yard acting as a tie-breaker in cases where two homes were equally well-suited to adopt... but I think each and every adoption applicant should be considered on a case-by-case basis, not rubber-stamp rejected for the lack of a fenced yard.

Well, I know I'm preaching to the choir, so I'll get off my soapbox now. :lol:
 
I favor the case by case option. I apologize to Beau everyday for not having a yard, but, people remind me all the time how much I walk him. I can see the adoption centers not letting people adopt if its a first time situation, but, they have to vet the person out, which means calling people(i.e)vets they would see that some people actually take the time to WALK their dog as oppose to walk the dog, then exceptions should be made
 
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