SilverAurora Kennel occasionally has a rescued cattledog that is needing a new home. On rare occasions, we kept a puppy for ourselves that did not end up being the perfect dog for our breeding progam, and now needs to find a great family home where it will be loved and cared for. We insist that all of our dogs considered for our breeding program have something special to offer to the breed, but once in a while something doesn't work out quite as perfectly as we'd hoped. Too short or too tall, perhaps not as ammenable to training for the show ring or for the herding arena as we'd hoped, then those pups will need to go to homes that won't demand more than what they are capable of.
Other times, we have space in the kennel to add a wonderful rescue. Most often they are dogs that have been 'thrown away' - no longer loved or cared for by anyone, they are let run free or not fed and cared for. Often they are simply dumped off at the local pound. It is one of the saddest things that we deal with, often a super personality, a great housedog, and devoted companion that someone decided was too much to care for anymore. Sometimes a family tragedy requires the dog to be re-homed. Those are our rescues.
We do get inquiries for rescue puppies....... in all of the many years we've done breed rescue, we've had in only ONE puppy! Plenty of people get puppies without considering what they're getting into, then realize they picked the wrong breed to buy, often from the newspaper advertising 'cute, adorable family pets'. Sigh. So most of the rescues we get are 8 months or older. If you are wanting a puppy, please contact reputable breeders and get on their waiting list. They will help you find the right breed for your family!
Occasionally people advertise their cattledogs for sale or wanting a new adoptive home for many different reasons. We do NOT know anything about these dogs, nor do we approve/dissaprove of their circumstances, temperament, or any other facts. All we know is that their situation was brought to our attention, and since so many people come to this site looking for rescues in Alaska, we as a courtesy post their information. PLEASE contact the person and phone number listed, not us, unless you feel we need to address something or an issue. Thank you for your understanding, our intent is to help insure that rescues in Alaska or those needing new homes fine them as quickly as possible and that they be GOOD homes willing to work with them and take good care of them emotionally and physically!
February 28, 2008
GINGER is available currently at the Anchorage Animal Control! She looks to be mostly if not all ACD, and I have heard that she is certainly very adoptable and waiting for a person of her own to love and play ball with!
Her photo is here:
http://animal.ci.anchorage.ak.us/acc/soapimage.asp?id=A085003.jpg
Her number is A085003
Contact Animal Control at 907-343-8118 to go meet this lovely girl!
If we don't have a rescue in residence at the moment, we may know of one needing to find a new home. You are welcome to email us so that we may send you a standardized questionnaire that will help us place the right dog with you. We do appreciate phone calls, but at certain times of the year here on the farm, well, we just get really busy and are no where near the phone! At least not until 11pm at night most nights in the summer!! So please do email us when you can, and remember that sometimes the new spam filters may send your email to the spam delete box if you don't title your email with something like "Rescue wanted", as an example :-)
Rescues often only need a loving family who is familiar with the breed, their care, their needs, someone willing to work with them, to give them a forever home. Rescues are spayed or neutered, so they can't accidently or intentionally be bred. They are evaluated for their strengths and weaknesses. They only need the opportunity to become a part of someone's family to show their love. When considering an ACD puppy for home, please also look into your heart to see if perhaps there might be room instead for the many unwanted ACD's that are already out there. Go to our page of links to find an ACD rescue person near you. Many rescuers post the dogs that are available on these sites!