Northern California Sled Dog Rescue

Since our inception, we have helped find homes for over 200 dogs. NorSled has worked with local shelters to help find homes for an additional 300+ dogs adopted directly from shelters. Many of these dogs we have found homes for were over 3 years old, and therefore harder to place.

NorSled will pull dogs from shelters with treatable medical conditions. We nurse them and get them the veterinary care they need while finding them homes. In recent times we have treated dogs for conditions ranging from torn knee ligaments, heartworm and hookworm, to broken bones and gun shot wounds.

spacer Three Common Questions About NorSled Dogs What care has a NorSled Dog Received? NorSled dogs are: * Spayed or Neutered * Current on Rabies and DHLPP vaccines * Micorchipped * Fitted with a limited slip mushing collar * Tagged with an ID that is maintained in a database * Seen by a veterinarian if medical care is needed Why would a NorSled Dog Need Medical Care? NorSled will pull dogs from shelters with treatable medical conditions. We nurse them and get them the veterinary care they need while finding them homes. In recent times we have treated dogs for conditions ranging from torn knee ligaments, heartworm and hookworm, to broken bones and gun shot wounds. Where do NorSled Dogs Come From? Most come from shelters. Realize, many of the local shelters are "kill" shelters; they euthanize the dogs that are not adopted or recovered quickly. We try to work with the shelters as much as possible, even putting dogs up on our site while still in the shelter.

We also sometimes have owner surrenders; people who can no longer keep their dog, for whatever reason. If at all possible, we encourage owners to keep the dogs with them while we try to find the dog a new home. This is less traumatic for the dog.

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