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A lovely family with an absolutely adorable, rather young, Sheltie puppy contacted us after seeing Autumn's photo on this web site. They wanted both to have the pleasure of rescuing a Sheltie who needed a home and to get a companion for their puppy. After reminding them that it's the job of a big sister to teach her little brother lots of bad habits, we were delighted that they chose Autumn to share their lives. Autumn is one lucky girl to have found such a wonderful, loving home!

39) Molly had only been with us for a few days (about 4 or 5) when a gentle man came for an introductory visit to Stetson. This man fell in love with Stetson immediately, and asked if he could meet some of the other Shelties in our program so he could consider fostering one for us. Among the dogs he met was Molly, and he also fell in love with her. Only a few days later, he let us know that he really wanted to adopt both of them, so we scheduled a second visit. Both of his existing Shelties got along with Stetson and with Molly, so we were easily convinced that this would be a loving, permanent placement for Stetson and for Molly. We are, of course, delighted that Molly, who has been renamed "China", found a home so quickly, but we find ourselves a bit wistful that we didn't get to spend more time getting to know her!

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A wonderful single man contacted us, asking if he could be of any help to Sheltie Rescue of Utah, perhaps by fostering for us. He saw Stetson on our web site and thought that Stetson was gorgeous and that this rescued Sheltie needed the kind of attention and care that this man could give him. When he came over for his first visit to meet Stetson, he also met Molly/China and fell in love with both Shelties. The end result: a wonderful man enjoying the company of two wonderful new Shelties to augment the two already living with him. What a storybook ending to a very long story!

36) Sassy is an adorable (notice that striking blue eye), six year old, petite-sized Sheltie who was very much loved by his elderly owner who unfortunately passed away. Before coming into the Sheltie Rescue of Utah program, Sassy spent a difficult year, living first with one family member and then another, then being placed with several different adopting families, none of whom worked out. Sassy very much wanted a quiet home (even though he himself is not always a quiet little boy).

When the right family came along, it was obvious that Sassy had found his "forever" home. His new family loves him as much as he could wish for and they will certainly live happily ever after. He accompanies his new Mom when she visits her clients. To our delight, Mom, Sassy, and the clients are all thrilled that he gets to accompany his Mom.

35) Sammy was relinquished to us by a family who was in tears at having to say goodbye to him, but circumstances made it impossible for them to keep him any longer. He's is a handsome, five year old male Sheltie who demonstrated a moderate preference for bonding with a female human companion, but turned out to be able to bond with males, too. Sammy is significantly oversized at 21 inches tall (at the shoulder) and weighs in at 64 pounds.

Sammy was adopted by a family in southern Utah and has settled into the life of a ranch dog! He spends his days helping his "dad" do chores around the ranch and helping his "mom" with the housework. His new family knows that they must regulate his meals so that he loses weight and maintains a better weight for a Sheltie his size. He is a very fortunate Sheltie to have found a perfect new home!