You won’t have to worry about Jolene taking your man, but she might just steal your heart! She arrived at NCCR on 8/29/26, transferred from an overcrowded shelter to give her the best chance at finding a happy home of her own. This beautiful girl is a Miniature Australian Shepherd, petite and pocket-sized at just 20 lbs. She is around 5 years old and full-grown. Jolene is dog-friendly but rather timid with cats. She is shy with people but warms up quickly. A little TLC goes a long way!

*Approved applicants are welcome to participate in our popular Slumber Party program and take a dog home for up to 2 weeks to make sure he/she is a great fit.

If you think you might be interested in adopting, your first step should be to complete an  Application.  *After you have completed your application, you will get a confirmation that we have received your application. It takes a lot of time to process the applications, so we ask for your patience while we do so. If you see that the dog you were interested in has been adopted it means there were many applications for that dog and we did not get as far as processing your application before a home was found. We welcome you to apply again if you see another dog that interests you.   If you have a question, please email your question to adoptions@caninerescue.org. It is much easier and quicker for us to respond by email as we receive many phone calls each day.

We do adopt out of state, however we do not transport or ship dogs. Potential adopter must be able and willing to travel to the Rescue to meet the dog they are interested in.

*PLEASE double check all of the phone numbers that you provide as if they are incorrect, we will be unable to process your application. Please also let your references know that someone from NCCR will be calling them. Most adoption team members call from their personal phone so advise your references that there may be an unknown number or a private number calling them.

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