ACD Rescue Inc. Guidelines
                                                           
This corporation has two main objectives. First is to rescue and rehome
as many purebred ACDs in need as is realistically and responsibly
possible. Second is to educate both the public and the animal shelters
about our breed so that they can make informed placement decisions.

1.To do rescue through ACD Rescue, Inc., you must be a paid-up ACDCA
member in good standing.
     *ACD Rescue Inc. liability insurance does not cover non-members.
     * If you ask someone else to evaluate, transport, foster or screen
a dog for you,
they                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
        are NOT covered for liability if something goes wrong.

2.All dogs going into the program must
     *Have a long tail, ears up, brown eyes, and look like a purebred.
     *Be healthy, i.e. no deaf, blind, severely injured, heartworm
positive, etc.
     *Be evaluated as having a good temperament and show no
aggressiveness towards 
       dogs or people. No snapping or fear-biting is acceptable.
     *Owner-surrenders are acceptable without AKC papers as long as the
dog meets the
       criteria, and there are no shelter dogs in need.

3.Although dogs may be fostered by non ACDCA members on a  temporary
basis, all dogs must live with the ACDCA member who places the dog  for
proper evaluation before placement.

4.The following are recommendations when fostering a dog:
     *Do not take any dog out of a shelter unless you are prepared to
keep it if you don't
       get it placed.
     *Lots of experience in handling strange untrained dogs is a big
plus!
     *Keep the dog for a week or two and reevaluate its temperament
after that time in
       order to get a more accurate read on its temperament. This helps
in finding the most    
       compatible placement.
     *Put basic obedience training on the dog to increase the chances of
a successful
       placement.
     *Do not take a dog that is a serious liability. Recommend to the
shelter staff that they
       humanely euthanize it. This is true for private parties with
biting dogs as well.

5.Adoption requirements (NO EXCEPTIONS, NO EXCUSES)

     *All rescues must be spayed/neutered before going into an adoptive
home.
     *All rescues must be vaccinated as far as possible in the time you
foster them.
     *All rescues must be tested for intestinal parasites and heartworm,
and must be started
      on heartworm preventative.
     *All rescues must be either microchipped or tattooed.
     *Registration is to be ACD Rescue Inc. with the committee member's
name who did
       the adoption.
     *All prospective adopters MUST completely fill out and sign the 
       questionnaire/application form.
     *Upon adoption, the committee member must completely fill out the
adoption form,
       and it must be signed by the adopting party. Both the adopting
party and the 
       committee member get a copy.

6.Reimbursement practices and procedures

     *You must send in ALL of the following:
          -a copy of an ACD Rescue Inc. adoption contract
          -a clear color photo of the dog
          -a copy of the spay/neuter certificate
          -a copy of the vaccinations received
          -a copy of the microchip/tattoo certificate
     *Send these items along with a reimbursement form to the ACD Rescue
President.
     *Upon receipt of these items, you will receive $50 to help with the
next dog. You will
       also receive the cost of microchipping or tattooing each rescue
before placement
       including registration to a maximum of $30,for a maximum total
reimbursement of  
       $80. Those committee members who have scanners and chips paid for
by the club
       will not be eligible for the $30 microchipping reimbursement.
     *If money is available at year's end, the committee members as a
whole will vote
       reimbursement for non-regular expenses not to exceed $50 per
request.
     *Private slush funds and the adoption donation do not need to be
submitted to the
      ACD Rescue, Inc. although the amount received as the adoption
donation must be noted on
      the adoption contract.