Tessa was dumped near a dog park in Sacramento. The folks tried to follow the car to get a license plate, but couldn't. Tessa came to the people who took her home. She had recently had puppies. We took her in and learned quickly that she's quite adept at climbing 6 foot chain link fences and opening levered doors. This girl is as Velcro as it gets!

Tessa is about 18-24 months old, 35 pounds and friendly as can be. She stayed with a family with toddlers and did great with them! This girl is desperate for love and will snuggle on the sofa if you let her. She jumps up relentlessly for attention so beware!

Fostered in Grass Valley.

Shelly was picked up as a stray in Sacramento and no one came for her. She is no more than 15 months old, about 30 pounds and has the wiggliest butt you've ever seen! She's sweet, very playful with other dogs, and has learned her new name.

She's a busy girl who loves to play with other dogs, but always comes back when called. Obedience classes will help her become a fun, well behaved adult Aussie!

Fostered in Grass Valley.

Ami is almost 2 years old now and was trained to be a service dog, but she did not have the temperament for it! She's energetic, headstrong, curious and loves fetch!                         

Ami's temperament is GO GO GO and I think she'd make a great herding dog, or could excel at Agility. She's about 35 pounds, has a pretty red merle coat and loves having fun, with A LOT of head strong thrown in - she tests me most of the time.

Ami needs an experienced herding dog owner as well as daily running exercise. Fostered in Grass Valley.

Indy is a beautiful blue merle boy with his tail. He's 50 pounds, about 2 years old, sweet and loving. He came into the El Dorado County shelter as a stray and because he tested positive for heartworm, we were asked to rescue him.

His DNA results came back 100% Australian Shepherd.

We have treated him for heartworm and he's ready for his new home. Indy is a DOLL! Indy crates easily, loves car rides and is fine with other dogs. This is a loving boy. Fostered in Grass Valley.

Chance is a sweet Border Collie we rescued from the Tulare County shelter. He had a double break in his left femur which we had repaired by a wonderful orthopedic surgeon at Loomis Basin VCA in Loomis. Chance is done with rehab and runs around happily!

He's sweet, comes when called, knows sit and seems housebroken. He's about 15-18 months old and 44 pounds. He has shown that he's distrustful of strangers and will bare his teeth sometimes. I think the perfect home for Chance is with a woman and a playful dog. As his confidence builds I've seen his personality come out. He's kind of funny and can fixate on things in true BC fasion.
Fostered in Grass Valley.

Maddie NCAR 
 
Maddie wound up on someones door step in Madera, CA. She stayed at the overcrowded Madera shelter or a week, but no one came for her. We gladly took her to the Sanctuary and learned quickly she does not respond to the come command! She's independent, gladly sniffing and wandering around.
She adores being petted and loves children. She play with the other young Aussies here and is crate trained. Maddie is about 40 pounds and would be very happy living outside with ther dogs with access to a barn or covered area to sleep in. Fostered in Grass Valley.

Mookie was found on a doorstep in Manteca in March. For weeks, neighbors tried to find her owner and refused to bring her to a shelter. On April 5, Mookie delivered 7 puppies! We were asked to help, and no other rescue group would take the little family, so Mookie and her 6 girls and 1 boy came to us.

   
Mookie IS NOT an Aussie! Here's her DNA:  19% American Staffordshire Terrier,    16% German Shepherd,    15% American Pit Bull Terrier,  11% Rottweiler,  9% Australian Cattle Dog.

She's mostly Guard dog with herding dog too. Mookie is reactive to dogs and strangers....she will do best living in a non urban environment in a quiet home.
Mookie LOVES to fetch and play with toys. She walks on a leash but does alarm bark. We believe Mookie is 2  years old.           

Mookie is doing well in training . She's loving, crate trained and learning all kinds of behaviors to help her calm down. She is READY FOR A HOME OF HER OWN!
We have 1 of her puppies - Yuki who is almost 9 months old who is spayed, microchipped and ready for her forever home!                    See below.     

Jasper is an 8-9 year old Aussie/BC mix who we adopted to a ranching family in 2017. The family is selling their ranch and moving with their toddler to WA to be near grandparents.

Jasper is not great with their 3 year old and will not do well in a condo with patio. Jasper does best with women, can be aloof with men and nippy with small kids.    

Hes crate trained, LOVES the car and  can be outside night and day, does well with livestock, and with a little training, could be helpful with herding. Jasper is a good boy, just had a tough past before he came to us. He's 50 pounds, easy to manage if you follow his sensitivities. A ranch environment would be perfect for Jasper. Fostered in Grass Valley.