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Australian Shepherd puppies and dogs in Harrisonburg, Virginia

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These Australian Shepherds are available in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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Chip

Australian Shepherd Australian Cattle Dog

Male, 9 mos
Harrisonburg, VA
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Not good with cats, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Meet Chip! This handsome boy is being fostered in East TN Athens. Out of state welcome. The adoption fee listed on adopt a pet includes transport to your area. We use Rescue Riders for all our transport needs because they are the best. Chip is such a sweet handsome boy. He is very affectionate and playful. He is a young boy almost a year old and curious as they come. He had the head tilt move to expert level. He wags his super short tail all the time. He’s a happy go lucky kind of boy. He was going to be euthanized due to time and space at our local shelter so we pulled him out to save him. He was adopted and then returned we were told he had some food guarding tendencies. Well we don’t see this at all in fact we accidentally forgotten on a few occasions about that and petted him while eating or moved his bowl while he was eating and he could have cared less. We are not sure if this was directed towards other dogs or not but we do not feed them together here. He has also not been possessive of any toys at all. He plays well with other dogs large and small. He is crate trained and is doing excellent at house training. He is still just a young pup so he would need to be treated like a puppy. Don’t leave things out for him to get into. Take him out to potty in his new home and praise him for going on the new yard etc. he’s a great dog and will make a lucky family very happy. We think he would do best with older kids because he does play pretty hard and would knock the smaller ones around. Apply at petpath.org.
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CLAIRE

Australian Shepherd Beagle

Female, Adult
Harrisburg, VA
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Not good with cats, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
CLAIRE IS IN HER FOSTER HOME IN MEMPHIS, TN, AND WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO VA ONCE ADOPTED!   Claire is a loyal, playful Australian Shepherd/Beagle mix. She is 2-3 years old and weighs 25lbs. Claire is dog friendly and loves children. She plays very well with all other dogs in the foster home of every size. She would enjoy the company of another canine friend or be happy focusing all her attention on her person. She walks well on a leash. Claire is crate trained and housebroken! She’s affectionate, and will make someone an incredible companion. She requires a good secure fence to have her outside time and to play. Claire is a sweet and loving girl. She would love to join your family! She is fully vetted. Vetting includes spay/neuter, microchip, rabies and all puppy vaccinations. Her adoption fee of $600 includes the transport to VA. We use a licensed and registered USDA transport company that will bring Claire up north to her new family.   If you have any questions, please email us at: newbeginnings_animalrescue@yahoo.com   You can apply to adopt Claire here: www.newbeginningsanimalrescue.net   THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING ADOPTING A RESCUED PET!Visit this organization's web site to see any additional information available about this pet.June 19, 2025, 12:33 am
We'll also keep you updated on Julia's adoption status with email updates.
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Julia

Australian Shepherd Terrier (Unknown Type, Small)

Female, Senior
Harrisonburg, VA
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Not good with kids, Not good with dogs, Not good with cats, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Julia is 11,we got her from a free puppies ad. She was the one in the middle of the pack getting pushed around. She grew up with me and my two sons. She was just taken to the vet last week for a senior panel and she is healthy for a senior dog. She is very smart, and if you take the time, could teach her tricks. She knows sit, shake, dance, lay down, 'leave it' and release word 'ok'. She just lived with a family for 3 months while I was out of the country, they had a cat, and became friends. She has lived in a house with another dog. She is best around other animals that are submissive., and I think it would be a case by case meeting situation. She is a lot at first, loud and pulling on the leash when she sees other animals, so it makes it hard to take her places. She is very sweet, and feeds off your energy. If you are crying in the next room, she'll come in and lick your face and sit with you. She has short spurts of wanting to play, and likes to chase tennis balls.

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We'll also keep you updated on Chip's adoption status with email updates.
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Chip

Australian Shepherd Australian Cattle Dog

Male, 9 mos
Harrisonburg, VA
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Not good with cats, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Meet Chip! This handsome boy is being fostered in East TN Athens. Out of state welcome. The adoption fee listed on adopt a pet includes transport to your area. We use Rescue Riders for all our transport needs because they are the best. Chip is such a sweet handsome boy. He is very affectionate and playful. He is a young boy almost a year old and curious as they come. He had the head tilt move to expert level. He wags his super short tail all the time. He’s a happy go lucky kind of boy. He was going to be euthanized due to time and space at our local shelter so we pulled him out to save him. He was adopted and then returned we were told he had some food guarding tendencies. Well we don’t see this at all in fact we accidentally forgotten on a few occasions about that and petted him while eating or moved his bowl while he was eating and he could have cared less. We are not sure if this was directed towards other dogs or not but we do not feed them together here. He has also not been possessive of any toys at all. He plays well with other dogs large and small. He is crate trained and is doing excellent at house training. He is still just a young pup so he would need to be treated like a puppy. Don’t leave things out for him to get into. Take him out to potty in his new home and praise him for going on the new yard etc. he’s a great dog and will make a lucky family very happy. We think he would do best with older kids because he does play pretty hard and would knock the smaller ones around. Apply at petpath.org.
We'll also keep you updated on CLAIRE's adoption status with email updates.
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CLAIRE

Australian Shepherd Beagle

Female, Adult
Harrisburg, VA
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Not good with cats, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
CLAIRE IS IN HER FOSTER HOME IN MEMPHIS, TN, AND WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO VA ONCE ADOPTED!   Claire is a loyal, playful Australian Shepherd/Beagle mix. She is 2-3 years old and weighs 25lbs. Claire is dog friendly and loves children. She plays very well with all other dogs in the foster home of every size. She would enjoy the company of another canine friend or be happy focusing all her attention on her person. She walks well on a leash. Claire is crate trained and housebroken! She’s affectionate, and will make someone an incredible companion. She requires a good secure fence to have her outside time and to play. Claire is a sweet and loving girl. She would love to join your family! She is fully vetted. Vetting includes spay/neuter, microchip, rabies and all puppy vaccinations. Her adoption fee of $600 includes the transport to VA. We use a licensed and registered USDA transport company that will bring Claire up north to her new family.   If you have any questions, please email us at: newbeginnings_animalrescue@yahoo.com   You can apply to adopt Claire here: www.newbeginningsanimalrescue.net   THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING ADOPTING A RESCUED PET!Visit this organization's web site to see any additional information available about this pet.June 19, 2025, 12:33 am
We'll also keep you updated on Julia's adoption status with email updates.
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Julia

Australian Shepherd Terrier (Unknown Type, Small)

Female, Senior
Harrisonburg, VA
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Not good with kids, Not good with dogs, Not good with cats, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Julia is 11,we got her from a free puppies ad. She was the one in the middle of the pack getting pushed around. She grew up with me and my two sons. She was just taken to the vet last week for a senior panel and she is healthy for a senior dog. She is very smart, and if you take the time, could teach her tricks. She knows sit, shake, dance, lay down, 'leave it' and release word 'ok'. She just lived with a family for 3 months while I was out of the country, they had a cat, and became friends. She has lived in a house with another dog. She is best around other animals that are submissive., and I think it would be a case by case meeting situation. She is a lot at first, loud and pulling on the leash when she sees other animals, so it makes it hard to take her places. She is very sweet, and feeds off your energy. If you are crying in the next room, she'll come in and lick your face and sit with you. She has short spurts of wanting to play, and likes to chase tennis balls.
We'll also keep you updated on Rocky's adoption status with email updates.
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Rocky

Australian Shepherd German Shepherd Dog

Male, 9 mos
New Market, VA
Size
(when grown) -
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Not good with cats, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered,
Story
Meet Rocky! If you have kids of any age that love dogs and want to play, "Rockstar" is your boy!!! He is a 9 month old precious goober that is longing for his FURever home! He came into rescue at just 1 week old! His entire litter has been adopted and he was in a foster to adopt home when we discovered he needed surgery to correct an injury he had when we got him. He has now had that surgery and is 100% healed but his original home realized they were not ready or able to care for a dog after going through his medical process. He is AMAZING with children but wants to chase chickens so probably would chase cats too (he has not been officially tested but we want to be safe). He is 95% potty trained, super playful, loves kids and dogs and will do well in almost any environment. He is still a puppy so has puppy energy. Rocky is fostered in the Huntsville, AL area and could be available for transport but transport fees are in addition to his adoption fee. Rocky is up to date on all his vaccinations, chipped, on HW prevention and neutered. If you are interested in meeting Rocky please apply at our website forrescue.net.
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Odin

Australian Shepherd

Male, 1 yr 1 mo
Staunton, VA
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Not good with kids, Not good with dogs, Not good with cats, Spayed or Neutered,
Story
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We'll also keep you updated on Nova's adoption status with email updates.
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Nova

Australian Shepherd

Female, Adult
Staunton, VA
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Please contact Jetta (Jetta.elliott@att.net) for more information about this pet.4 year old Merle mini Australian Shepherd, femaleNova is very sweet and calm. We were told she is 4 years old. Nova has been spayed and updated with all her vaccinations and is microchipped. Her teeth have been cleaned and bloodwork has been done to confirm. She is heart-worm and tick-borne disease negative. She is good with other dogs and cats and children. She is as I said, calm and reserved at meeting new people. She came from my breeder so she was never really much of a pet until now. She loves to snuggle and be close and follow her foster mom around the farm. She is currently located in Harrison Arkansas. She can be brought to you via the rescue network transport. You may inquire directly at jetta.elliott@att.net.July 12, 2025, 10:03 am

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Sophie

Border Collie Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 7 yrs 10 mos
Harrisonburg, VA
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Not good with kids, Not good with dogs, Not good with cats,
Story
**This animal is not available for adoption.** This dog was found on Old Bridgewater Rd and Dinkel Ave, Mt Crawford, VA on 07/10/2025. It was found with no physical forms of identification, but is microchipped.
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Mel

Border Collie Dalmatian

Female, 5 yrs 3 mos
Harrisonburg, VA
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Not good with cats, Needs special attention, Spayed or Neutered,
Story
Ring the Bell, its time for Mel! I'm an active, attractive gal, looking for room to roam and a ride to ride in. I'm a 5 year old, independent, loyal companion waiting for the right family to bring me home. With the right amount of patience and given a job to do at home, I will easily blossom into the best version of myself I know I can be. A little bit more about myself: I LOVE fetch. I'd say I'm pretty good at it, too! I will bring the toy back and drop it right at your feet. If it has a squeaker, I love it even more! I also enjoy love. Pet me a few times and I will melt right into you! Apply to meet me today! Let's play!
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Bronco

Border Collie

Male, 9 mos
Harrisonburg, VA
Size
(when grown) -
Details
Not good with kids, Good with dogs, Not good with cats, Needs special attention, Spayed or Neutered,
Story
Meet Bronco! An 8 month old male Border Collie. This young pup is filled with love and energy! Get ready to laugh at his silly antics as he is still figuring things out as a young pup. He is a ball of fun and he is ready to celebrate life with you! Bronco will need a family that understands that he has energy to burn if you desire a snuggle buddy at the end of the day. Border Collies are popular breeds so come and meet this guy fast!

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Rescue Riders Cooperative VA

Harrisonburg, VA 22801

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New Beginnings Animal Rescue - VA

Harrisburg, VA 22801

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Friends of Rescue Transport to New Market, VA

New Market, VA 22844

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Hickman Humane Society-VA Transport Stop

Staunton, VA 24401

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Ozark Homeward Bound - Virginia Chapter

Staunton, VA 24401

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