27) Bandit was relinquished to us by his owners who were undergoing a divorce; neither owner was moving into a place where keeping Bandit was an option. Happily, Bandit was quickly adopted by a wonderful man who wanted a companion for his Doberman puppy, Timber. Bandit and Timber rapidly became fast friends and spend their time playing with one another. Bandit, being somewhat older than Timber, does his best to keep up (getting plenty of exercise in the process).

Bandit's adoptive daddy also fostered another rescue Sheltie, Teddy, for Sheltie Rescue of Utah. .

26) This lucky Sheltie is Chase (a/k/a Puppy Chase), shown here with his adoptive mommy and his adoptive sister Sasha (a Sharpei). His owners released Puppy to us because his birth mother had recently died and Puppy was really pining away. He was not yet neutered and was not really used to living inside, but he is very smart and quickly adapted to being part of a household.

His adoptive mommy wasn't thrilled with the name Puppy (frankly, neither were we!) and renamed him Chase. We counciled her to make the name change gently, because he was already undergoing so many changes in his life, so she sometimes calls him "Puppy Chase", which fits him well. While we had initial concerns about whether Sasha would be happy sharing her home with a Sheltie, we were delighted to observe that they get along famously.

23) This adorable 10 month old puppy was purchased from a reputable local breeder and then largely ignored and given virtually no training. When she was returned by the family who purchased her, she entered the Sheltie Rescue program. We named her Autumn because of her rich golden-colored coat.

Autumn is extremely intelligent, inquisitive, mischievous, and practically fearless. She was almost completely housebroken, making only occasional mistakes, which quickly ceased. She loves to play and easily entertains herself with plush toys and balls.

As we expected, Autumn was very quickly adopted by a wonderful couple who tell us that she marched into their house and immediately realized that she was at home, figuring out where everything is and how it all works. Her adopting family has changed her name to Gypsy, which really seems to fit her outgoing and confident personality. (We usually discourage name changes during an adoption, since the dogs are going through enough changes and this often confuses them. In this case, because this wonderful little girl is so young—and so self-assured, we don't think the name change will cause a problem.) They are all very happy together now. (We love happy endings!)