She is a 7 year old, spayed ACD who is almost completely blind. She's a calm, polite girl who would love to have a constant companion. Jetta lived with an elderly woman in NC who was no longer able to care for her. Through no fault of her own, Jetta was surrendered to a shelter and was facing euthanasia. A kind ACDRA volunteer went to meet her and brought back rave reviews. Through the combined efforts of ACDRA members and some volunteer pilots, Jetta was saved from the shelter and flown to her foster home in Western PA.

Jetta is only 14" tall and a bit on the chunky side - weighing in at just under 35 lbs. However she's on a diet and is getting some exercise now - so the pounds are melting away. She gets around amazingly well for being blind - she can see a little in the bright sunlight, but can't see much once she's inside. She is house trained and will sleep quietly in a crate all night.

Jetta is extremely friendly and loving - just wants to spend time with her person and loves being petted. She's a bit bossy with the resident dogs and sometimes gets confused by their quick movements and rowdiness. Therefore, she would do best in a home with no other dogs, or another calm dog who isn't too bossy.

She figured out the layout of her foster home in less than one day - but any open steps need to be barricaded to ensure she doesn't take a tumble. We do have a few steps leading to the fenced in yard and she has mastered those - comes in and out of the house with no problem.

Jetta is up-to-date on all shots and preventatives and is being fostered in Karns City, PA.

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This wonderful little guy is about 3 years old and had a tough start in life. A good Samaritan found him chained to a broken-down doghouse, starved and with a broken tail. Luckily, the “animal cops” intervened and rescued Sully. Despite his bad treatment, Sully holds no grudges – he adores all people and is incredibly sweet. He loves to give kisses and will try to be as close to you as he can get, whether that’s glued next to your chair or in your lap. His tail had to be amputated due to the break, so he now has a 4 inch stub that he wags a lot.

This adventurous pup was flown from the south to the northeast via the Pilots N Paws program, and handled three takeoffs and landings on one long day of flying! Check out his picture with the pilots who made it possible!

Sully gets along with other dogs as long as he’s introduced slowly – he can’t handle dog parks or doggie daycare settings, and he will get aggressive if dogs rush up to him suddenly. He’d be happy as an only dog or with a similar middle-aged or older canine companion. Check out his picture standing with his 60 pound ACD foster brother!

Sully has always lived in the country, and he’s in a rural foster home now. He reacts very fearfully to car traffic and busy streets, so he should go to a home in the country or quiet suburban type of area, where he won’t have to be walked on busy streets.

Like the smart ACD he is, Sully has learned to sleep quietly in a crate all night and can be put in a crate during the day once he has had his exercise. He’s been getting between 90 minutes and 2.5 hours of active exercise a day and is very relaxed after his play and hiking times. He is an avid digger and tug player (seems to have a touch of terrier in there, which might explain the small size) and his barks are high pitched like a smaller dog. He chases all wild animals and would not be safe with cats or small pets. He’s caught and killed mice and shrews in our garden. Sully is clean in the house as long as he is let out every few hours or crated/confined to a few rooms where he can be checked on. If given free roam of the house and not let out every 2-3 hours, he has peed on the floor. With time this should resolve. He has never chewed on furniture or anything but his own stuff.

Since Sully’s foster mom works from home, it’s not clear how he’d do alone every day while his people are at work. He sometimes will bark when we leave the house, but it seems to be only for a few minutes. Generally, if ACDs get the attention and exercise they need, they can handle being alone too.

This is a special little pup with a lot of love to give. He literally shadows his foster mom around the house and seems like he’d bond to the one who does most of his care (feeding, play, exercise). Please feel free to fill out an application if you have a cat-free, rural home and think he’d be a good match. Sully is being fostered in northeastern CT.

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He is on the tall side and currently weighs a little less than 40 pounds. His healthy weight will probably be between 40 and 45 pounds once he adds a few pounds.

Max is totally house trained and has no food aggression. He loves life and new things, dogs, and people. He becomes bonded quickly. His on-line dating profile might say he likes a run in the woods, a hearty supper, sharing a squeaky ball, and snuggling on the couch. He is a young active boy but is calm in the house after a good romp or play session. This morning he heard a video of himself playing with a honking goose toy and ran and got the same toy from among several without being asked; smart boy!

Max loves the car and the house, and also loves playing with all kinds of toys and chew bones. If you want a lap dog, Max is your boy. He is attentive and eager to please, and will thrive with learning new tricks/jobs and a game of hide and seek now and then. He knows Sit, High Five, and Down. He gets along well with his foster sister and ignores his elderly foster brother. He has gone to the Dog Park and so far is playing well there. He is too interested in our cat, so we don't recommend he live with cats, although he might be fine with one if you want to teach him a consistent rule and don't leave them alone together.

Max was next on the euthanizing list in a full shelter when an active ACDRA volunteer pulled him to safety. All we know of Max's history is that he had been surrendered to the shelter in NC when his owner got custody of a toddler. For that reason and because Max can become excited and want to be exuberant and leap with joy when he first greets his people, we are not sure he would be good with young children and so are not recommending that at this time.

Max is being fostered in central VA north of Richmond, VA.

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She is small (35 pounds), lean and quick. She is now living with 3 other cattle dogs and two cats. She has made great progress learning to get along with the cats. She is sweet and very friendly. Acts well around my horses. She has started some basic agility and is very smart. Typical cattle dog personality, loves to lie on her back and be petted and loves to play with her rubber ball. She is a high energy dog, not a couch potato.

She is very good in the car and settles well while traveling. She will leap out so careful leashing tactics are required, but that is getting better. She is now friendly to cats so no reason she can’t be with a cat household. She is pretty good on leash. She hasn't been around children, but I guess she would be ok with older children since she is very good with strangers. She does herd though and has sharp teeth and makes fierce noises. There is nothing aggressive about her, just a lot of energy!

I think a fenced yard would be best for Ginger so she can get the outlet for her considerable energy.

Ginger is spayed and up-to-date on all vaccines and preventatives. She is being fostered in Maine.

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She needs to gain a few pounds! She is great with kids, good with other dogs (she is a bit alpha), and so far ignores the cats. She traveled the last leg of her rescue commute in a Cherokee Piper Six airplane, and that's where she found her moniker. :)

Piper is a love bug – she will spend an afternoon curled up with you on the sofa, or run off some cattle dog energy at the beach! Once we introduced her to the BALL, there's been no turning back – this is a match made in heaven! Piper can jump like nobody's business, and would probably be great at frisbee or agility. She will sleep on the floor, but mostly wants to be near her person all the time. She does seem to have velcroed to one person in our family, but loves attention and will come when called by anyone. She is completely housetrained.

This is a gem of a dog; please let me know if you'd like to meet Piper! She is being fostered in Virginia Beach, VA.

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We nicknamed her Miss Twiggy because she's long and leggy, and slim built. She loves the outdoors whether it's running in the yard or walks at the park. Here she has a dogd oor and is constantly outside. She is absolutely great with kids, very gentle, and wonderful with other dogs. For a cattle dog she is kind of laid back, not super high energy. She is just a wonderful girl.

Cali is being fostered in Jersey Shore, PA.

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Someone spent time training this little ball of energy. He likes to run and jump so we think he is going to be a great frisbee or agility dog. He is very active even now while he is being treated for Kennel Cough. He is trying his hardest to expend energy but his foster family is doing their best to keep him quiet. The perfect home for this boy will be an active one.

He is house trained, crate trained, loves car rides and is up-to-date on all shots and preventatives. He will be neutered and completely healthy prior to adoption. Bingo is being fostered in Riverside, RI.

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She enjoys simply spending time with someone who will give her the attention and love she so badly deserves. Blue was brought into a West Virginia shelter as a stray, but with her manners and sweet disposition toward people, I believe she was once someone's pet.

Blue walks very well on a leash, she does not pull, but is a bit scared of passing cars and tries to be as far away from them as possible. She loves belly rubs, giving little kisses, and following her person around. She does not play with toys and has a low energy level.

She does get along well with other dogs, but can sometimes be bossy. She takes correction extremely well, and aims to please. She likes kids, especially ones who know how to pet her right and don't jump on her. She takes a treat very gently from your hands, and is not food aggressive at all.

Anyone would be lucky to have Blue as a new member of their family. She weighs 43-pounds and it is all love. She is currently being treated for heartworms and lymes, but will be healthy when adopted. Blue is being fostered in Long Valley, NJ.

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Boden is swedish for "shelter". Boden goes to our farm every day with our other ACDs. He loves to be outdoors. He stays close to us at the farm and at home and does not run off or wander too far. He is less than one year old. He is used to cats (we have four) and other dogs (we have 3 of varying ages 4 years-10 years).

He is on the calmer side of an ACD’s personality, which can be a good thing. He is not aggressive and really just enjoys being outside or around people. He was picked up as a stray in eastern NC. He has been in his foster home since mid-January and he has VERY quickly become house trained and used to being indoors. He is crate trained, meaning he will stay in his crate if needed and will not have an accident in it. He has been left loose in the house alone with our other dogs with no damages to anything. Now that he is house trained we do not make him sleep in his crate, although he easily would if we needed him to. He has shown to be very docile to other dogs after an initial period of introduction. He has played very well with our other dogs. They play and run together and horse around. Nothing too aggressive. There is the occasional “hey, you nipped me a little too hard” tussle between them but nothing other than that.

Boden has become OBSESSED with tennis balls! He loves to fetch and just carry them around. He needs a medium level of daily exercise. Generally being outdoors all day at our farm is enough for him to sleep soundly. He is neutered and fully vetted with no problems noted. He is on flea prevention and heartworm medicine. He has done well with children. He usually just sniffs a child or new person that approaches and then walks away. He has barked some at other dogs or people walking by our house (while he is in our fenced yard). This has shown to be a protective bark not aggressive or a indication of attack. He really is a sweet boy. A lot of times I will just sit on the couch and he just walks up and puts his paws and head in my lap because he just wanted to be rubbed. He loves to have his back scratched over his tail base. Boden is being fostered outside of Charlotte, NC.



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Radio is great with children, other dogs, and cats. He is housebroken, knows basic commands, and rides well in the car. Radio loves to be outdoors and walks great on leash. He will make an excellent walking, running or hiking partner. He enjoys playing fetch and tug-of-war.

Radio is a very affectionate and gentle. He loves to snuggle and rest his head on a warm lap. Be prepared to fall in love.

Radio is microchipped and up to date on his vaccines and preventatives. Radio is currently being fostered in New England.



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Outside, he never passes up a chance to splash in a puddle. He runs back and forth through the water in absolute delight! Show him a tub of water and he joyfully settles in for a soak! If it's raining or snowing, he will dance on his hind legs with his mouth open to catch what is falling.

Echo is almost 2 years old and has been fostered on a farm and is wonderful with the horses and goats, never snapping at them or going after them like many ACDs. The horses allow him to go around and under them.

All this happiness with the world comes despite the fact that Echo is deaf. Yup, he can't hear but he enjoys life like any other dog.

***UPDATE*** Echo has gone to training with a professional trainer and all his training is now mastered. He knows all basic commands like Sit, down, drop it, heel, stay, and come with hand signals. He knows extras as well. He is motivated and easily trained using treats and toys and also walks well on a leash either with a harness walking free or heeling. He is amazing off leash and never goes far or out of site. Doesn’t matter where you are he always has an eye on you. He is housebroken, crate-trained, and travels well in a car (at night he will chase after the lights that flash through the car J). Echo can see a dog and be near them and is fine. When coming in to contact he prefers females to males and should really go into a home where he will be the only dog. He needs his own person to listen to and get attention from. Echo would enjoy a fenced yard but if you are active or have land he would do great as well.

Echo is an adventurist and is always willing to run outside with you. He will get up and go with you on an exciting walk in a new place but he is gentle, loving, highly intelligent, and as active as you would expect an ACD to be. Echo needs an experienced dog home as well as a home that provides lots of exercise whether it be on a farm or doing agility type work or just bringing him everywhere with you. He is not the type of dog to want to cuddle inside all day. So if you are looking for that dog to get you moving on a daily basis Echo is your match! Echo needs to go to a home with no children because it is too much stimulus for him in the home. Cats are fine as long as they don’t want to go up and be around him while he is eating or chewing bones. If they are just an extra animal in the house that keeps to themselves it would be fine.

Echo needs a home within the following states: Southern ME, NH, MA, or VT. This is to ensure that the person who adopts him can follow up with his trainer now for several training sessions on what he knows.

Echo is a one person dog. What this means is that whoever he bonds with he will listen to that person and pretty much that person only. So he will do ANYTHING for that special person but other people he will ignore.

Echo is neutered and up-to-date on all shots and preventatives.



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