Central Illinois Sheltie Rescue

The first step to adoption is filling out a written application. Submitting your application online is the easiest and fastest way to get things started. Also....we do NOT consider applications in the order that we receive them. We look for the best fit for our dog!! Applications that are snail-mailed in to us must be scanned or typed in and that takes extra time. Please email your application to us. As you fill out the application, please be totally honest, as we match dogs based on what you tell us. If you have a specific pet-peeve or preference, please let us know. Placing the right dog in the right home is very important to us. Once we review your application, and if we have a dog that is a good match.......we will begin calling references, and your Vet. You must have a history of providing excellent health care for your current or prior dogs. Next; we will have someone from our group call you and set up a time to come to your home to meet you and your entire family. Since we work over the Internet we never know who we are dealing with, so please don't be offended that we need to make sure we are sending one of our dogs to a good home. We put so much time, work and our hearts into these dogs, we are very picky where they go!! When we come to your home, we are not looking at your housekeeping or your financial status. We simply need to know that you are who you say you are, and that you have the means, the knowledge, and the room to safely care for one of our dogs. Our representative will also be happy to answer any dog care related questions you may have. Our representative may or may not have the dog you want with them It depends on where the dog is and where you are, and what is feasible. But more often that not, the volunteer will NOT have the dog you want with them. . Once you are approved, you will receive an approval letter. This letter will also have further instructions in it. Next, we will set up a time for you to come here and begin meeting dogs. Our dogs are in foster homes in Central Illinois. This could mean Bloomington, Springfield, Champaign, Peoria or a nearby area. We will make every effort to make meeting the dog as convenient as we can, but you will need to come here......we do not deliver dogs. When you come to meet the dog(s)........you will be able to adopt the dog (ie: take it home with you) that day if we both (you and us) agree that this is the right dog for you. During the adoption process, we will sit down with you and go over the dogs medical history, behavior history and entire file on the dog. We will explain all the files and what you need to do. You will be given copies of all the dogs records. We will go over in detail how to care for your dog as well as answer any questions that you have. You will also register your new dogs microchip online, during the adoption. You will need a credit card or debit card to do this, using our secure Microchip Register Web Portal. You will also be asked to sign an adoption contract (viewable online also), and last....you will be asked to make a donation to CISR for the stated amount (below). All of our dogs leave here with a new leash and collar. You must bring a tag for your new dog with you. Tag must have your contact info on it. Please allow at 30-45 minutes for the adoption process, once you have picked out your dog. Pricing Puppies up to 2 year old........ minimum donation $500 Adults 3-10.......... minimum donation $450 Senior Adults 11+.......... minimum donation $350 Senior to Senior* ......................Free** *Senior to Senior Program: If you are a Senior on a limited budget, we will gladly place a Senior or other program candidate dog with you as a permenant foster dog. No up front cost to you. You house, love and spoil the dog, for the rest of its life, and we pay all the extraordinary Vet bills. Available in Central Illinois Only, and you must use one of our preferred Vets for any care we provide. You provide the dogs food, monthly Flea and Heartworm maintenance meds, and anything under $100. We provide all else. All our dogs leave with the following done: Spay or neuter (even on puppies) One year rabies shot DH2PP (Distemper/Parvo combo shot) Bordetella Shot (Kennel Cough) Heartworm Test (and treatment if positive) Tests for Ehrlichea, Anaplasmosis, and Lymes disease. Heartworm Prevention Flea prevention treatment Wormed Groomed Dental cleaning Treatment of any medical issue Blood workup Microchip and registration form (there is an $11 additional charge to register your new dog) A complete record with medical history record comes with each dog.