Sheltie Shack Rescue is a Sheltie dog rescue and Collie dog rescue located in Shell Knob, Missouri.
Apply online (preferable method). Applicants must be 21 years of age. We will review the application, and will contact you by phone and/or e-mail with any questions we might have. If your written application is approved, a home visit will be scheduled next. Since we often have volunteers do our home visits, we will contact you after getting their report and let you know if you've been approved to come meet and hopefully adopt the dog(s) wish to adopt as your next family companion. If your application is not approved upon initial submittal, we will let you know within the next 24 hours or if at any time during the adoption process we feel you are not a good fit for the dog you are interested in, for whatever reason, you will also be notified per phone or e-mail. Adoption fees cover only a partial amount of the spay/neuter surgery, vaccinations, heart worm testing (treatment if necessary), fecal, dentals (when necessary), lab work, monthly flea/tick and heart worm preventatives, worming and MDR1 testing of all collies. Other medical needs are addressed on a per need basis of each individual dog. You will find that our adoption fee is considerably less expensive than going to the vet yourself with a newly purchased dog. Although we ask for a minimum adoption fee, we are always appreciative of any additional donation that helps defray costs such as travel expenses, food, bedding, toys and grooming services that are not factored into the adoption fee as well as set monthly operational expenditures. An Adoption Contract for each dog will be signed as the last step of the adoption process. The contract is a binding and legal document that provides for returning the dog to Sheltie Shack Rescue if the adopter is no longer able to keep dog and allows for quick reclaim if there is abuse; the animal is found roaming free; or the dog is suffering from neglect. You can expect a follow up inquiry as to how the adopted dog is doing and, hopefully, you would like to share your success story with us to post on the web.