"We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own live within a fragile circle, easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps, we still would live no other way. We cherish memory as the only certain immortality, never fully understanding the necessary plan." Irving Townsend, The Once Again Prince

"Dogs' lives are short, too short, but you know that going in. You know the pain is coming, you're going to lose a dog, and there's going to be great anguish, so you live fully in the moment with her, never fail to share her joy or delight in her innocence, because you can't support the illusion that a dog can be your lifelong companion. There's such beauty in the hard honesty of that, in accepting and giving love while always aware it comes with an unbearable price. Maybe loving dogs is a way we do penance for all the other illusions we allow ourselves and for the mistakes we make because of those illusions." -Dean Koontz, The Darkest Evening of the Year

This page is dedicated to the memory of Shelties who have been a part of the Colorado Sheltie Rescue story. Many of these wonderful dogs were beloved family members when they passed away. Others weren't as lucky. Regardless, each of these doggie angels deserves to be honored and remembered and to have a tear shed in its memory.

Rest in peace, precious ones.

“The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man's.” Mark Twain

Riley came to us from an out-of-state shelter. He was completely emaciated and terribly ill with pneumonia. We immediately took him to the vet, where he spent the night in intensive care. Sadly, Riley was too ill to recover. He was 11 months old. Read Riley's story.

Teddy, renamed Pal, beloved family member	Cricket, beloved family member	Misty, beloved family member	Douglas, beloved family member	Buddy, beloved family member
Chico, beloved family member	Pepsi, beloved family member	Vinny, beloved family member	Molly, beloved family member	Dolly, beloved family member
Pelusa, renamed Lucy. Lee, we cannot thank you enough for filling her final weeks with joy and love.	Prince, beloved family member	Sarah, renamed Sadie, beloved family member	Victor, renamed Beau, beloved companion of this site's web master	Logan, beloved family member
Hansen, beloved companion of Rick and Laurie	Tiki, entered rescue too ill to be saved	Jazz, entered rescue too ill to be saved	Apollo, beloved family member	Truman, beloved family member

Magnum, beloved compaion of Ernie and Pam. Magnum was our first rescue dog. He was 11 years old when he was adopted in May of 2000. He died October 11, 2004, at age 15. Magnum laid the ground work for our love of senior dogs and our entire rescue organization. He will always hold a special place in our hearts.

Casey, beloved family member	Ranger, beloved family member	Violet, entered rescue too ill to be saved	Panda Bear, beloved family member	Maggie, beloved family member
Lassie, entered rescue too ill to be saved	Toby, beloved family member	Mozart, beloved family member killed in a car crash caused by a stoned driver.	Critter, beloved family member	Dudley, beloved family member
Shannon, entered rescue too ill to be saved	Spice, renamed Sophie, beloved family member	Cookie, entered rescue too ill to be saved	Chelsea, beloved family member	Skirts, renamed Scooter, beloved family member
Snoopy, renamed Rusty, beloved family memeber	Frasier, beloved family member	TJ, beloved family member	Gracie, beloved family membe.	Winnie, beloved family member
Heidi, beloved family member	Jordan, beloved family member	Chelsea, beloved family member	Braun, beloved family member	Max, beloved family member
Aquarius, entered rescue too ill to be saved	Abbie, beloved family member	Baxter, beloved family member	Ben, beloved family member	Brianna, beloved family member
Shasta, beloved family memeber	Maggie, beloved family member	Orion, entered rescue too ill to be saved	Winn, beloved family member	Brooke, entered rescue too ill to be saved
Tucker, beloved family member	Toby, beloved family member	Merlin, beloved family member	Twinkie, renamed Merle, beloved family member	Neeko, beloved family member
Bayleigh, beloved family member	Hannah 3, entered rescue to ill too be saved	Nibblet, beloved family member	Willie, beloved family member, and therapy dog	Lonesome, beloved family member
Caesar, entered rescue too ill to be saved	Harvey, beloved family member of our director	Foxy, beloved family member	Mickey, beloved family member	Polly, beloved family member
Candy, entered rescue too ill to be saved	Sparkles, beloved family member	Blake, entered rescue too ill to be saved	Rocky, beloved family member	Xena, beloved family member
Ruby, entered rescue too ill to be saved	Mercedes, beloved family member