Beautiful Lassie arrived at NCCR on 12/7/24, surrendered when her owner decided she wasn’t cut out to be a guard dog like he wanted. She is an approximately 1 ½ year old female Australian Shepherd mix, weighing around 30 pounds full-grown. Lassie is timid and submissive with strangers and in new situations, but is loving and affectionate and has never displayed aggression under any circumstances. She is eager to please, but has not yet received much training. Lassie is a smart, alert dog who will likely learn new skills and behaviors quickly once she has a chance to adjust to her new circumstances. She is good with people, children, livestock animals and other dogs, but cannot be trusted around chickens. As with all herding/working breeds, she will require a substantial amount of daily activity for her to thrive – obedience and trick training, learning games & toys, walks and other exercise will all help her be the best dog she can be! More info to come as we get to know her better.
If you think you might be interested in adopting, your first step should be to complete an Adoption 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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