Surrender Information

The decision to surrender your Sheltie can be heart-wrenching. One of our highest priorities is to prevent surrender by assisting families and connecting them with resources that will enable the Sheltie to stay in the home. Here are some local resources to support you in caring for your Sheltie. This page has links to help you find pet-inclusive housing, foster resources for pets of victims of relationship violence, pet food and supplies, spay/neuter assistance, veterinary cost assistance, pet transportation, and behavior/training assistance.

Feel free to email us at surrender@mnsheltierescue.org and let us know which resources you need access to in order for your Sheltie to be able to stay with you. We may be able to connect you or assist you with access to other local resources we can recommend to help you keep your Sheltie.

If you've thoroughly evaluated your situation and are still unable to keep your Sheltie, our surrender process is as follows:

1. Download the Dog History Report. (The Dog History Report is a pdf file and you will need to have a pdf viewer, such as Adobe Reader installed on your computer.) Please fully read and complete this report, and forward the Report along with updated veterinary records and a clear photograph of your dog to surrender@mnsheltierescue.org, or mail to P.O. Box 395, Circle Pines, MN 55014.
2. Upon receipt of this information, a volunteer will be in touch to update you on the availability of a foster home or adopter for your dog. Unfortunately, there are often more dogs needing our help than we have foster homes available. We make every effort to assist or to offer other resources for surrender. 
3. When a foster home or direct placement is available, arrangements will be made for you to surrender your dog. You will be required to sign a release of ownership, along with a legal binding document stating that the dog has not bitten a person.
4. A donation when surrendering your Sheltie is not required, but it is appreciated if the owner is able. Our typical veterinary expenses run from $500+ per dog, depending on the status of their veterinary care when they come into rescue. We understand that financial difficulties may be a reason people need to surrender their Sheltie and one's ability to make a donation at the time of surrender is never a consideration in our ability to help a Sheltie in need.

If you have any additional questions about our process, please email us at surrender@mnsheltierescue.org.