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My name is Butters!

Posted 1 month ago | Updated 1 month ago

Adoption fee: $150

This helps Australian Shepherds Furever - Pittsburgh, PA with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
Australian Shepherd
Color
Merle
Age
2 years 1 month old, Young
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
55 lbs (current)
Sex
Male
Pet ID
Courtesy Post

My details

Alert icon Not good with kids
Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Good with cats
Checkmark in teal circle Purebred
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

URGENT Courtesy Post: Owner Surrender/Rehoming- Springboro, PA

Meet Butters! He is an 2 year old Australian Shepherd and weighs around 55 lbs. He isn’t neutered, microchipped, up to date on shots, or on heartworm prevention. Butters is fearful of strangers! No younger children, due to his reactivity! He hasn’t been tested around older children. He is good with cats, farm animals, and dogs! Butters is housebroken and crate-trained.

He was originally found as a stray, but his owner was never found. The current owner is surrendering him because he resource guards her. She has a young child of her own and there are other young children that visit, so she doesn’t want them to get hurt. He needs to go by 10/13!

If you think you can provide a great home for Butters, please contact the owner listed below. There is a $150 rehoming fee to assure good folks with good intentions. This fee will be donated to Australian Shepherds Furever for their assistance in placing Butters.

Owner’s Contact Information: Tonia at tonia@pinehollowvet.com
Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
Courtesy Post
Contact
Australian Shepherds Furever
Phone
Address
2910 S. Archibald # A 607, Pittsburgh, PA 15235

Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

We require a completed application which includes 3 personal references, a vet reference, background check and interview. Photos of the interior and backyard of your home are required if no local representative is available to complete a home inspection.

We are so detailed because many of our dogs come from neglectful and abusive pasts and we need to make sure they are going to their perfect furever home.

Adoption application

Go meet their pets

As we are a national rescue, adoption events will be posted as they are scheduled with specific information on location etc.

More about this rescue

Nancy Pearlman-Gonzalez, Founder and CEO, created Australian Shepherds Furever (ASF), a non-profit organization to promote the education, rescue, fostering and adoption of the Australian Shepherd breed of dog.
In July 2012, Australian Shepherds Furever (ASF) initiated as a page on Facebook. Hoping to have 1,000 members at the end one year, ASF quickly grew into a network of more than 92,000 dedicated individuals striving to provide aid and refuge to Aussies all over the country.
From these phenomena, the website www.australianshepherdsfurever.org was developed to educate the public on this intelligent and beautiful breed, and provide resources to those seeking help or willing to contribute to the Adopt, Save and Foster (ASF) philosophy. ASF filed for non- profit status in July 2013 and obtained its status in July 2014 and through proactive networking, partnerships, training/rehabilitation and fundraising, ASF has saved the lives of countless dogs to include those with Parvo, Mange, Tick Disease, Cancer, Pneumonia, broken limbs and some of the most extreme cases of abuse that one could imagine. ASF focuses on the Aussies that most would turn their backs on. ASF is in its 5th year and over 1,910 Australian Shepherds have been rescued from high kills shelters, abusive owners and other high-risk situations.
We, as humans, have a responsibility to uphold, shelter and care for those beings that are less fortunate, that are simply cast away. Thanks to proactive individuals who work collectively, Aussies nationwide are being given a chance at a better life through Australian Shepherds Volunteers are an integral component of ASF for the maintenance of the website, screening potential fosters and adopters, providing training, fundraising, data base management, networking and transporting of recued Aussies. All Volunteers; Adopters, Fosters, Trainers and Transporters etc. are carefully screened and vetted to assure the safe and vital placement of these dogs into furever homes. We currently have over 170 foster families and over 160 dogs in foster care nationwide. We have professional trainers to work with our dogs with severe behavioral issues. We also have a team of Rescue Coordinators, Medical Advisors, Fundraisers, Regional Reps, Application Processors, Data Base Managers, Social Media Managers, Microchip and ID tag Registrars and Ground and Air Transport Coordinators that work together to save these beautiful dogs.
Furever (ASF).

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