Aussie Rescue of Minnesota

09/18/2025

Ever wonder about what happens behind the scenes at ARM when we bring dogs in?

We have carefully consider who to bring in to our rescue because once they come in, they are ours for the rest of the dog's life. We commit their care when they're in rescue and we will always take them back if for some reason their adoptive home isn't able to keep them.

This is also why our adoption and foster applications are very in depth - we have to know that our prospective adoptive and foster homes are committed to the care of the dog because in some cases, our dogs didn't always get the care they needed prior to coming to ARM and we invest a lot to provide the care they so deserve.

An example of our more recent intakes in the past few weeks and subsequent vet care needed:

- Dental with 7 extracted teeth
- 2 spays
- 3 Heartworm testing
- Va**um administration for a scared dog
- Urine & blood panel
- A**l sacs expression, with a discovery of a perianal tumor requiring surgery
- 1 neuter
- Vaccines for all
- Microchip for all who weren't previously chipped
- Simparica and seven spectrum
- Dental with 23 extractions

We don't share this to shame or blame those who owned the dogs who come to ARM - we are a resource built to serve Aussies in need and connect our dogs with families that are able to open their homes and hearts. But it can get tough at times.

But we do it anyway - we are dog lovers at heart with a soft spot for Aussies, and we'll keep going at it because who can resist the wiggle-butts?

Thanks for coming along on the journey with us - we couldn't do it without the support we have in our networks. ❤️

Pictured are some of the dogs we've helped and are continuing to help. Some are still available for adoption, so check out their captions to learn more!

09/17/2025

Update: transport found, now we really need fosters or adoption applications.

We would like to help a fellow rescue organization by taking 2 or 3 of these darling pups. They would be coming on Sat. We need help transporting them from the Milwaukee, WI area and foster homes. Please let us know if you can help.

Please note - if you are offering to help foster or want to foster to adopt, we NEED to have an approved foster application or approved application on file. Offers to help via comments is nice, but we need the applications on file in order to place a dog with you. Applications can be found at our website: www.aussierescuemn.com

Thank you!

09/16/2025

Serendipity.
Beginning of July we were contacted about an aussie mix in Iowa. Honestly, we would have said no (we have a long list of more local dogs waiting to come to ARM). An Animal Control had her and no shelter in the area had room. But I was headed to a herding trial in Iowa just a couple of days later and they said they would drive her to meet me on my route. Something just felt like it was meant to happen. So despite having no foster for her, reluctantly, we said we would take her so she wouldn't be euthanized (Animal control doesn't have room to hold dogs there).
When I picked her up it was obvious she was a Border Collie not an aussie. Sigh...it is hard enough to find aussies homes, people on our page are not often looking for other breeds.
Then! When we posted her on this page the most wonderful couple applied saying they were specifically looking for a Border Collie. And here is the happy ending for the dog that fate, scheduling, (a slight inability to say no) AND an AWESOME foster to adopt family saved. Congratulations on your forever home, sweet Willow. I am so glad you came to us. We needed the success story and you deserve this phenomenal family.

09/13/2025

Huge thank you to Chris and Susan for coordinating and transporting Mr. X back after his neuter and vetting. And we have some serious car magnet envy here at ARM 🤩.

09/13/2025

What are you up to today on this beautiful Saturday?

Alumni Max is taking full advantage of the comforts of home with his kitty siblings. Looks rough! 😉

09/12/2025

Caine: Adopted!

Caine is a 2 year old red merle neutered male that was transferred to Aussie Rescue from a humane society in the Milwaukee, WI area. He was surrendered to them due to too much energy and too much barking.
Caine went directly into a wonderful foster home and of course they fell in love with this cutie and have now officially adopted him.

09/12/2025

🐾 Meet Kenji! 🐾

Kenji is a 3.5 year old fixed blue merle male weighing in around 60 lbs. He came to rescue as an owner surrender citing lack of time to meet his needs. Kenji is now looking for his forever family!

Kenji is a super affectionate pup who’s great with kids, dogs, and even cats! He’s the perfect mix of playful and cuddly, always ready to bring joy to his forever family.

The perfect family for Kenji will indulge in his love for playing ball, frisbee, takes him along on walks and brings him with for outdoor adventures. Kenji is a fun loving, affectionate, smart boy - surely every home would be a better place with a sweet boy like him!

The details:

Needs fence? Not required, but reliable recall will need to be established before going off lead.

Good with dogs? Yes

Good with cats? Yes

Good with kids? Yes

All of our dogs live in foster homes with volunteers. We need an approved application on file to set up a meeting with a dog you might be interested in. You can find our application at www.aussierescuemn.com. All dogs have an adoption fee of $400 plus MN sales tax. We pride ourselves on matches that are awesome for both the dog and your family. Aussie Rescue of MN is here for support, advice and as a safety net for our dogs for the rest of their lives.

09/11/2025

Foster or adopter needed!

We received an urgent call for help regarding a situation where a home was being condemned with 18 dogs living in it. Thus, we immediately made room for little Uno.

Uno was said to be a young 1 year old mini Aussie and in actuality turned out to be a blue merle,19 lb approximately 6 year old female with one of the worse dental cases that's come across our way in a long while. It was also painfully obvious that she has had puppies in the past and has a nasty case of hook and whip worms. Needless to say, Uno is finally getting her needs met with ARM.

Uno is said to be a diamond in the rough - very affectionate, gentle, and sweet. She craves affection and wants to be your best friend. She is crate trained, though we don't know if she's housebroken or how she is with other dogs and cats, as we are following vet directions that she be kept separated from other dogs until treatment has been completed and she's been declared worm-free by the vet.

She does have follow up care plans for dental and will be spayed, in which ARM will cover. If you'd like to foster or foster to adopt Uno, we'd love to hear from you!

The details:

Needs fence? Not required, but reliable recall will need to be established before going off lead.

Good with dogs? Not sure, temperament indicates yes.

Good with cats? Not known

Good with kids? Not known

All of our dogs live in foster homes with volunteers. We need an approved application on file to set up a meeting with a dog you might be interested in. You can find our application at www.aussierescuemn.com. All dogs have an adoption fee of $400 plus MN sales tax. We pride ourselves on matches that are awesome for both the dog and your family. Aussie Rescue of MN is here for support, advice and as a safety net for our dogs for the rest of their lives.

09/10/2025

09/09/2025

Check out adoptable Izzy (Justify) showing off her fetch skills - she's so fun to watch! 🤩

She has come such a long way from being the scared little pup hiding in the corner - now she's grown to be such a playful pup when she's in the company of those she trusts. 🐾

09/07/2025

Day 2 (See fb live for day 1). I added a probiotic and some pumpkin to his food since his stool is still pretty loose. He went with me to take down sheep fencing. Appearance is now showing some improvement as I have started to clean him up and removed a LOT of mats....he started licking me so we quit. Most dogs that lick do it as an appeasement behavior to get you to stop. Licking in dogs is not affection, especially if they are licking at your hands and face.