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General Interest Animal Sites
PetAbuse.com:    Explains the real meaning of 'free to a good home' and provides resources on how to find a responsible home for your pet...plus cruelty database to research potentail adopters.

General Australian Shepherd Info:
  • Aussie Info:    Interesting look at the Australian Shepherd as a breed with a purpose

  • Dayspring Australian Shepherds :    This site is a friend's personal web site with lots of good links to Australian Shepherd sites and dog rescue sites

  • Grooming Your Aussie    All you want to know about grooming your Australian Shepherd

  • Tricorn Acres    Great site full of informative articles about behavior, training and dog bite prevention. You will also find some very interesting links related to Australian Shepherds and canine genetics


The Barn Cat Lady:    This blog site puts barn cats in a whole new light and gives them 'worth.'

Close to My Heart:    Scrapbook and Stamping

L'il Beginnings :    All you want to know about Miniature Horses and lots of links

American Livestock Breeds Conservancy   

RO-NO Ranch    They offer a variety of equine services including, Equine Dentistry, Horse Sales, Horse Training, BHSAI Lessons, Exhibiting, Boarding and Breeding Paso Finos

Ohio Critter Sitters    An alternative to standard boarding kennels

NYS Animal Population Control Program:    A low cost spay neuter program for residents of NYS that meet the qualifications.


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Breeders, Kennels, Trainers
Leerburg Video & Kennel:    Wonderful site for anyone looking for training equipment or behavior articles. Also has it's one very interesting Leerburg Discussion Group.

Stone Meadow Kennel:    Breeder of Australian Shepherds, German Shepherds and Beagles. Also available: training and show handling

Virtual Breeding 2:    Anyone thinking of breeding a litter of dogs should visit this site first.

Nordic Myst Dog Training :    Agility training, introductory to competition classes, private lessons and run-throughs.

Dumb Friends League:    A national leader in providing humane care to lost and abandoned animals.

Lightfall Kennel    A small hobby kennel upstate NY for Whippets, Beagles and Windsprites


Animal Rescue Sites
Petfinder.com:    National database of shelter & rescue groups

Best Friends Animal Society:    Ever see DogTown on NatGeo ?    Here's the sponsor.    Terrifc organization, sponsers of the "No More Homeless Pets" campaign.   Terrifc web site, loaded with lots of good information.

School House Rescue on Petfinder:    Rescue site for animals at Broome-Tioga BOCES

AKC Breed Rescue:    Links maintained by the American Kennel Club for various purebred rescue groups.

Australian Shepherd and Chinese Crested Rescue Sites
Cats with No Name:  It says 'cats with no name' but it is actually a very complete list of shelters and rescue groups in PA

Wildlife Rescue in Susquahanna County, PA

Birch Haven Rescue and Rehabilitation Services:  Rescue organization in Eastern Ontario, Canada that does giant breed canine rescue and also equine rescue.

USA Miniature Horse:  Informational and rescue site for Miniature Horses and other horses

Stolen Horse International:    Dedicated to finding stolen horses throughout the United States


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Animal Health Sites
Canine Epilepsy Resource Center:    All you ever wanted to know about canine epilepsy

Canine Idiopathic Epilepsy:   Background information describing canine idiopathic epilepsy, from Margaret Muns, DVM.

Deaf Dog Education Action Fund:    Resource web site that provides everything you want or need to know about owning and training deaf dogs.

Deaf Dogs Mailing List :    Discussion group dedicated to deaf dogs. Great support group for deaf dog owners.

Blind Dogs Website:    Resource web site that provides everything you want or need to know about owning and training blind dogs.

Blind Dogs Mailing List:    Discussion group dedicate to blind dogs. Great support group for blind dog owners

"Lethal White" Aussie Rescue:    Many irresponsible breeders identify Australian Shepherds with white on their body as rare and expensive. These dogs are the exact opposite of that...often being born with hereditary vision and hearing problems. Find out more about how to prevent lethal whites and also how to live with them here

Australian Shepherd Health & Genetics Institute, Inc.:  This site is dedicated to the genetics education of Aussie fanciers. Whether you are a breeder, owner or admirer of the Australian Shepherd, this site is a must read. Find out about the genetic problems and also how you can recognize a responsible breeder when you decide to purchase a puppy. Visitors to the site will find a links page so full of informative an educational links that you will be coming back to this site constantly to keep up on all the health and genetic information. If you are an Aussie lover and want to learn more about all aspects of the breed, this site is for you


Survival preparedness sites

Pennsylvania State Animal Response Team:    Pennsylvania Animal Response Team site with includes web site addresses for all the County Animal Response Teams. Check it out. Start a team in your state/county

Department of Homeland Security:    Emergency preparedness info from the Department of Homeland Security. Information that is valuable for any type of disaster. This isn't just preparedness for terrorism.

The SurvivalRing Homepage:    Excellent site with everything you need to know about getting started, understanding the threat levels and other links for advanced planning

Nuclear disaster preparedness   

Safecastle Blog   

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