ShelsNDawgs - A Different Kind of Dog Rescue

About Us

Hi, my name is Michelle. My husband, Jake and I, are the proud parents of three girls ages 12, 4, and 3. In addition we have many four legged children as well. As of today the count is five dogs (all rescues), 2 horses, 2 guinea pigs, and several chickens and ducks. So our home is quite busy most of the time.

In the past I have worked as a veterinary technician for over 12 years. I am currently working at the doggie day care, where the dogs for adoption are being fostered. I have never enjoyed a job more, my boss is wonderful. She has allowed me the use of two to three runs at a time to help these wonderful dogs have a safe place to stay until they find their new homes. We are working with local shelters and rescues, fostering dogs, working with them, and loving them until they find their fur-ever homes. It will be noted in each pets write up, where he or she came from. We will be using all applications, adoption policies, and requirements of the rescue/shelter that that particular dog came from.

We strive very hard to place each pet in a home that is best suited to its individual needs. We recognize that each dog's personality is very different from every other dog. What one dog may require in order to be safe, happy, and content; may not be the same as a different dog. We work regularly with each of the dogs with basic obedience training, while allowing them to socialize and interact with a variety of other dogs and people. We work very hard to place each dog into a home that is fully prepared to meet the needs of that dog. We get to know each of our fosters very well so that we can better understand their physical needs in finding their forever families. We will only place a dog into a home that is prepared to meet the needs of each individual dog, so that both the dog and the family have the easiest transition possible.

My co workers and I have met many wonderful and caring individuals during our involvement with fostering dogs. We have helped to place some truly inspiring dogs that have overcome some rather unfortunate beginnings, with caring and understanding families. My coworkers and I, have been fortunate enough to have played a vital role in the lives of some wonderful dogs along their journeys to their new families. They all had their own stories to tell and you can read about many of them in the success stories sections.

Our goal, with the help of this web site, is to get my foster's stories out, so that people who find themselves in a position of looking for a new fur-kid have a better understanding of my foster dogs -- their personalities and needs. All of us work very hard to place these dogs into homes that we feel fit the dogs personality the best, which means that they won't necessarily go to the first applicant; they will go to the best applicant. We are all willing to help with the transition from our program to your home, in anyway that we can. We offer training packages, day care, and phone or email support to help you and your new dog be the happiest you both can be.