AuCaDo Australian Cattle Dog Rescue Michigan

AuCaDo
Australian Cattle Dog Rescue
Michigan Ohio

OUR ACD RESCUES ARE
RED, BRIGHT and BLUE!!!

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What is an Australian Cattle Dog? The Australian Cattle Dog breed was developed to work livestock in the Australian Outback. Through many generations of crossbreeding, it was the combination of The Dingo, Blue Merle Collie (Smooth-Coated), Australian Kelpie, Dalmatian, and White Bull Terrier that resulted in today's Australian Cattle Dog (ACD). ACD's are also known as Blue Heelers, Queensland Heelers, Red Heelers, Australian Heelers, Hall's Heelers and there is no distinction between the different names.

Where did "AuCaDo" Rescue get their name? In 1974 when I first owned an Australian Cattle Dog, the breed registry was called AuCaDo. (Au=AUSTRALIAN, Ca=CATTLE, Do=DOG) Later, in 1980 the Australian Cattle Dog became AKC recognized.

I learned so much from my first ACD in 1974 named Carrie Blue (AKC), and her one and only litter of 6 pups. After more than 300 rescued Australian Cattle Dogs, I am still learning. Each new dog teaches me something new and I am grateful. My current personal rescued Red Heeler female, BlueRose Jessie, is AKC ILP registered, and is a Canine Good Citizen (CGC). Jessie and I have visited the library to have the kids read to her also. I adopted Jessie before starting AuCaDo Rescue and during my search for my Jessie, I was shocked at how many ACD's were homeless, and the seed was planted.

My Personal Rescue from Georgia

BlueRose Jessie, CGC, (ILP#155492)

Tail or No Tail? Anyone docking tails does not know the breed, its development or its history. The breed standard is for a long tail, but we see many ACD's come into rescue with docked tails. An Australian Cattle Dog with a docked tail should not be confused with the Australian Cattle Dog Stumpy Tail, which is rare in the United States.

Did you know? Australian Cattle Dogs should not be referred to as "MERLE" in color, as this is for Australian Shepherds. By the way, Australian Shepherds did not come from Australia. Australian Cattle Dogs did truly come from Australia.

Just because a dog ends up in a rescue or shelter, does not mean it cannot make a good pet. A lot of pets end up in shelters simply because the original owners did not do their homework, did not research the breed, and simply picked the wrong type of pet. Or, never realized how much work an ACD pet was, until they had one, and decided they didn't want the responsibility.

There are many reasons why one should check into getting a rescue animal FIRST when looking for a new pet. ONE, shelters out there are flooded with great pets who are just waiting for a home to love them. TWO, a rescued animal will cost you less than buying a puppy from a breeder, and THREE, you will be saving a life! Our rescues are already spayed and neutered, have had their shots, HW tested and put on preventative, and most are microchipped, which is the cost of the adoption fee alone. When a puppy is purchased, then all of these medical costs are on top of the purchase price.

AuCaDo Australian Cattle Dog Rescue is a safe place for Australian Cattle Dogs to wait for their forever people/homes. AuCaDo Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit rescue for ACD's as we affectionately call them. AuCaDo headquarters are located in Remus, Michigan, which is in the central part of Michigan. AuCaDo Rescue has expanded with a chapter in Ohio (2008). AuCaDo Rescue is a home based rescue(s) for purebred looking, high percentage Australian Cattle Dogs, both Blue Heelers and Red Heelers. Since we have so many purebred dogs in need, we cannot accept ACD mixes at this time. We are trying to keep the high percentage ACD's available for adoption, as that is our specialty or should I say PASSION. AuCaDo Rescue averages around 12-15 rescued Australian Cattle Dog's in Michigan at any given time, so we should be able to help you find your special ACD rescue companion. If you don't see your new dog on the available pages, please contact us, as we have a waiting list of dogs coming into rescue.

Our adoption fee is $200 (Ask about our Senior Discount or 4-H Discount). The adoption fee is used for Spaying/Neutering, Rabies vaccine, DHLPP (distemper combo), Heart worm check, Heart worm preventative (year round) and deworming. Some dogs are vaccinated for Bordetella (kennel cough), but we see that the dogs will probably still come down with kennel cough. Some dogs come down with really bad kennel cough from the vaccination, so this is why we do not vaccinate all new dogs with Bordetella. Starting with the dogs we rescued in June 2007, they will be micro-chipped. We have not turned away dogs that require extensive surgery or medical care, we remain committed to the dogs in our care. AuCaDo Rescue has treated medical conditions or elected for surgeries that runs into high vet bills, but we still charge the same adoption fee.

Our rescue takes in dogs primarily from Michigan shelters that contact AuCaDo Rescue to rescue dogs that are in danger of being put down. AuCaDo Rescue Michigan only accepts requests from Michigan shelters, but will consider other shelter requests on a case-by-case basis. At this time, we are being asked to help so many Michigan dogs, that we are finding it hard to help out of state requests.

AuCaDo ACD Rescue Michigan is no longer able to accept owner surrenders. If an owner surrender dog comes into rescue, it could possibly take the space of a dog that may be in urgent need from a shelter. We are very full most of the time and our space(s) needs to be used for dogs in grave danger. In the past we accepted some owner surrenders, and have been burned with the vetting or behavior problems like aggression. We cannot accept aggressive dogs, as they are sadly un-adoptable. Please do not ask me to find your dog a FARM to live on. This is just not fair, to expect the rescue to find a farm for your dog. I have too much respect for farmers to consider their farms as places for all unwanted dogs.

Our adopted ACD's are mainly re-homed in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin. We have also adopted to Louisiana, California, Iowa, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Canada. An application, home visit and/or pictures of home and yard plus references are required for out-of-state adoptions. Out-of-state adopters must/should travel to Michigan to meet the dog, so it is advised to put a deposit on the dog, until travel arrangements are made. We do not want a disappointed adopter coming here to find that the dog has already been adopted. We will consider shipping a dog if the circumstances warrant it, though no promises. We can take pictures and email more pictures of the dog(s) at any time. Don't hesitate to ask.

Did you know that Australian Cattle Dogs are rated number 10 in the Most Intelligent Dogs lists? While this is a good thing, it is also why so many of these dogs are mis-understood and homeless. Please do your research, if you are new to the breed, for their sakes first and yours second. We have an "About the Breed" page that would be a good place to start your research or just to see if your Australian Cattle Dog is like most others.

Rescue Volunteers Needed
There is nothing more rewarding than bringing a needy dog into your home and watching him/her blossom into a loving, trusting soul.
That first feathery kiss, trust radiating from the baby's eyes, seeing a wagging tail, your first greeting at the door and being a part of knowing that you have helped find this sweetie a home where they will be loved and treasured until the end of their lives, will fill your heart to overflowing. If this sounds like Heaven to you, and you would like more information on fostering, please complete a Foster Application here Foster Application.

Transporting Fosters
If you would like to volunteer to help these loving furbabies but are limited on personal time, please consider transporting. We set up relay type legs to get the fosters from the shelter into their foster home or from the foster home to their forever home. Most transports are done on the weekends and we can fit it into your schedule. Please read the details on transporting and consider completing a transport volunteer form at Transport Volunteers.

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Jenifer's ACD Ambassadors
Sequoia, Cyrus, Blitz and Bandit

Lansing, Michigan

The AuCaDo Air Rescue Frisbee Team
ACD's Einstein & Cajun

Great Job, Jesse & Cajun, Greg & Einstein.

Introducing Snickers

Tim & Snickers 1st place in MN
MN State Disc Dog Champion
Toss and Catch

Check out what Einstein and Greg are up to on their latest video.

Click Here to see Einstein & Greg IN Competition

Roper, A Deaf ACD at the Ultimate Air Expo 2008
Cincinnati, OH

Dock Diving Platform with Foster Mom

Hank (Molly's pup)
6 months old.

Hank's First 4-H Show.

Congratulations to Lindsay and Sadie!
Sadie, Adopted February 2007

Kent County 4-H Fair
1st Place Showmanship, Agility & Obedience
Reserve Grand Champion

Cajun, the Rescue,
Wins Indiana State Championships
with Liz in Youth Division.
Cajun also placed in Adult Novice Division with Jesse.
8-13-06

Cajun was adopted from AuCaDo Rescue in April, 2005
by the Pourroy Family.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 30, 2009

AuCaDo Australian Cattle Dog Rescue Ohio Puts Best Foot Forward and Wins Prize Maddie's Fund and Petfinder Teamed Up to Reward Good Customer Service to Animal Welfare Groups.

AuCaDo Australian Cattle Dog Rescue Ohio, Creston, put its best face forward and came away with a $500 weekly prize in an innovative grant program by Maddie's Fund, a foundation working in conjunction with Petfinder.com to improve customer service in animal welfare. Each week "secret shoppers" emailed, phoned or visited randomly picked animal rescue groups and found a winner based on the organizations' responses. To be eligible, all groups had to be Petfinder.com members in good standing.

AuCaDo Australian Cattle Dog Rescue Ohio won the award by responding to an email inquiry with helpful information delivered in a courteous way about an available cat or dog posted on the group's Web site.

The Maddie's Fund program was developed in response to a survey in which visitors to Petfinder.com were asked what kinds of experiences they had while trying to adopt a pet, and how happy they were with the overall process. The people surveyed considered themselves extremely committed to adopting rather than buying a pet; more than half said they intended to adopt "no matter what." Unfortunately, their dedication wasn't always met with the kind of welcome it deserved. Forty percent of the time, their inquiries at shelters went unanswered. And when that happened, they became three times as likely to view shelter workers as "unprofessional" and shelters as "unpleasant." "Based on the results of the survey, we felt it was time for us to make improving customer service a priority," says Betsy Saul, co-founder of Petfinder.com, the largest online database of homeless pets. "The folks at Maddie's Fund agreed and pledged $50,000 this year to make it happen. "Working in animal welfare can be very stressful," Saul says, "and staff often feels underappreciated. But it comes to this: we have to treat potential adopters with respect. They are the ones who will help us make the U.S. a no-kill nation, where all adoptable pets find loving homes, which is the goal of Maddie's Fund and ours at Petfinder as well. Bad customer service stands in the way, while good customer service can make it happen. And AuCaDo Australian Cattle Dog Rescue Ohio is doing it right!"

AuCaDo Australian Cattle Dog Rescue Ohio posts its pets on Petfinder at
www.petfinder.com/shelters/OH715.html

About Petfinder.com:
Petfinder.com is an online database of pets that need homes in over 12,500 animal placement organizations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The site has facilitated over 12 million adoptions since it launched. Thanks to its sponsors, Petfinder.com is free to both visitors and to its animal placement organization members. Exclusive sponsors are BISSELL Homecare, Inc., a manufacturer of home cleaning and floor care products, PETCO, a national pet supply retailer that sponsors in-store adoptions and provides coupon books for new adopters, The Animal Rescue Site, and Merial, maker of the number one veterinary-recommended flea and tick preventative FRONTLINE(r), and heartworm preventative HEARTGARD(r).

About Maddie's Fund:
Maddie's Fund,(r) The Pet Rescue Foundation, (www.maddiesfund.org) is a family foundation funded by Workday and PeopleSoft Founder Dave Duffield and his wife, Cheryl. Maddie's Fund is helping to create a no-kill nation where all healthy and treatable shelter dogs and cats are guaranteed a loving home.

To achieve this goal, Maddie's Fund is investing its resources in building community collaborations where animal welfare organizations come together to develop successful models of lifesaving; in veterinary colleges to help shelter medicine become part of the veterinary curriculum; in private practice veterinarians to encourage greater participation in the animal welfare cause; and in the implementation of national strategies to collect and report shelter statistics. Maddie's Fund is named after the family's beloved Miniature Schnauzer who passed away in 1997.

AuCaDo Rescue Mid-Michigan
3861 Twelve Mile Rd.
Remus, MI 49340
Phone: 989-330-5147

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