Portland, OR - Australian Shepherd. Meet Abelia a Pet for Adoption

My basic info

Breed

Australian Shepherd

Color

Gray/Silver/Salt & Pepper - with White

Age

Adult

Size

Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)

Weight

–

Sex

Female

Pet ID

–

My details

Good with kids

Good with dogs

Good with cats

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

My story

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

Abelia is the perfect dog. Loving, smart, beautiful, cuddly, stays with her person, active but not hyper, medium sized, adult but still young, great with dogs of all sizes, great with cats and kittens, walks well on the leash, does well in a crate, not a barker.
She was dumped with another dog and a local resident reached out for help so the dogs wouldn't starve or get hit by a car. They are now safe at the rescue.

She is currently still in Oklahoma where she was rescued but she can only be adopted out of state where people treat animals well. She has to be prepaid and picked up directly from transport at one of our transport drop off locations below. If things don't work out for some reason, which rarely ever happens, we will either find a local foster to take her in or she will go back to Oklahoma on our next transport until a new home is found.

Note: No dogs are advertised as potty-trained because most dogs need at least some re-training in a new environment and after being in a shelter/rescue environment/strays.

www.facebook.com/desideratarescue (copy and paste into a new browser window)

Transport locations:
- Washington State (Kennewick, Spokane, Tacoma, Lynnwood/Edmonds, Bellingham)
- Oregon (Portland and Springfield)
- Colorado (Ft Lupton)
- Idaho (Heyburn and Boise/Meridian)
- Utah (Ogden)
- Wyoming (Evanston, Rock Springs, Laramie)
- Montana (Missoula)
- Illinois (Vandalia, Springfield, Chicago)
- Indiana (Spiceland, Burn Harbor)
- Michigan (St Joseph, Battle Creek, Ann Arbor)
- Wisconsin (Madison, Wausau, Eau Claire, Appleton, Milwaukee)
- Minnesota (Minneapolis/St Paul)
- Iowa (Des Moines)
- Ohio (Columbus and London)
- Pennsylvania (Erie, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg)
- New York (Buffalo and Albany)
- Connecticut (Enfield)
- New Jersey (Bedminster)
- Nevada (Las Vegas)
- Arizona (Flagstaff)

Vetting: spayed, microchipped, rabies vaccine, bordetella vaccine, dhpp vaccine x 3, lepto vaccine x 2, dewormed several times, on monthly flea and tick prevention, on monthly heartworm protection. Too young for a heartworm test.

Adoption fee: $650 (includes the $250 cost of transport from Oklahoma and all vetting listed above)

Adoption application (copy and paste into a new browser window):
https://form.jotform.com/82677586784176

FAQs (copy and paste into a new browser window):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12eb_SRtk1AzaBl87UltcLJ24MjH9UhQm_LE77iWZEQA/edit?tab=t.0

Desiderata Rescue is Oklahoma Licensed Rescue #95