WELCOME!!!
... to our NVSR website! We hope you'll find it interesting and helpful, whether you're looking for a Sheltie to adopt, need to rehome a Sheltie, or just want to read about us and "our" Shelties. Bookmark us and check in whenever you can.
We are starting to work on our 2025 calendar - see details below on how your Sheltie can be considered to be included!
Snuffle mats for sale! Don't know what they are? Check out the Sheltie Shop page and your Sheltie will love you for it.
Our summer 2024 issue of The Sheltie Spin is out NOW. You can read it as a PDF on our Events and News page along with many copies of our previous newsletters. Read wonderful stories about our Shelties and how to care for yours. If you want to be on our mailing list, let us know.
If you are interested in adopting ... start at our "How to Adopt" page, as it explains our process and expectations. Our adoption application is linked at the bottom of that page.
Who we are ...
Northern Virginia Sheltie Rescue is a non-profit 501(c)(3), all volunteer organization established in 1999 to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome Shelties and Sheltie look-alikes.. Most of these Shelties have been relinquished to NVSR by owners unable to keep them. Others are found in shelters, because they are strays or have been abandoned. All our Shelties are fostered lovingly in NVSR volunteers' homes (we do not have a shelter), and medical needs are addressed promptly and fully, including spay or neuter. They are then eligible to be adopted to carefully chosen homes, where they will be loved, well cared for and protected. For the remainder of the adopted dogs' lives, NVSR stays in touch with the adoptive families.
Here's a wonderful video that helps to explain our mission.
Northern Virginia Sheltie Rescue is a non-profit 501(c)(3), all volunteer organization established in 1999 to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome Shelties and Sheltie look-alikes.. Most of these Shelties have been relinquished to NVSR by owners unable to keep them. Others are found in shelters, because they are strays or have been abandoned. All our Shelties are fostered lovingly in NVSR volunteers' homes (we do not have a shelter), and medical needs are addressed promptly and fully, including spay or neuter. They are then eligible to be adopted to carefully chosen homes, where they will be loved, well cared for and protected. For the remainder of the adopted dogs' lives, NVSR stays in touch with the adoptive families.
Here's a wonderful video that helps to explain our mission.
NVSR is a proud affiliate of the National Sheltie Rescue Association. Individuals can become members, too! Check it out and join as a member to help Shelties in need anywhere in the USA and Canada. You'll learn about all the Sheltie rescue efforts across the nation.
We are working on the 2025 NVSR Calendar and need YOUR help!Our 2025 calendar is in the works! We'll be gathering great photos of NVSR alum & other rescued Shelties to feature in it. If you have some wonderful photos of your NVSR Sheltie living their best life, send them our way!
Only photos with Shelties (no humans) will be considered. Photos should be in the highest resolution possible. You can also send a photo of your Sheltie that has crossed over the bridge. Please submit photos to calendar2025@nvsr.org for consideration by July 31, 2024. |