Shetland Sheepdog rescue dogs and puppies for adoption and rehoming in the UK

As of 8 November 2026, no Shetland Sheepdogs are listed for adoption in the UK on LocalPetFinder. Rescues add animals all the time, so this page fills as they list them.

Small, according to The Royal Kennel Club. Source: The Royal Kennel Club: Shetland Sheepdog.

Over 10 years, according to The Royal Kennel Club. Source: The Royal Kennel Club: Shetland Sheepdog.

Up to 1 hour per day, according to The Royal Kennel Club. Ask the rescue how much exercise this dog is used to. Source: The Royal Kennel Club: Shetland Sheepdog.

Every day, according to The Royal Kennel Club. Coat: medium. Source: The Royal Kennel Club: Shetland Sheepdog.

Yes: The Royal Kennel Club lists the Shetland Sheepdog as a breed that sheds. Source: The Royal Kennel Club: Shetland Sheepdog.

The Royal Kennel Club lists breeder health tests for inherited eye conditions; collie eye anomaly and choroidal hypoplasia; multi-drug resistance; von Willebrand disease; elbow dysplasia; hip dysplasia. The Royal Kennel Club names these for the breed: progressive retinal atrophy. The Royal Kennel Club lists DNA tests for progressive retinal atrophy (BBS2-PRA and CNGA1-PRA) among the health tests it asks Shetland Sheepdog breeders to do before breeding. A rescue dog's parents may not have been health tested, so ask the rescue what vet checks the dog has had. Source: The Royal Kennel Club: Shetland Sheepdog.

Inherited eye conditions: The Royal Kennel Club asks Shetland Sheepdog breeders to have their dogs eye tested under the BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme before breeding, and to have litters screened. The Royal Kennel Club lists a DNA test for collie eye anomaly and choroidal hypoplasia (CEA/CH) among the health tests it asks Shetland Sheepdog breeders to do before breeding. The Royal Kennel Club lists a DNA test for multi-drug resistance (MDR1) among the health tests it asks Shetland Sheepdog breeders to do before breeding. The Royal Kennel Club lists a DNA test for von Willebrand disease (vWD3-2) among the health tests it asks Shetland Sheepdog breeders to do before breeding. The Royal Kennel Club asks Shetland Sheepdog breeders to elbow grade their dogs under the BVA/KC Elbow Dysplasia Scheme before breeding. The Royal Kennel Club asks Shetland Sheepdog breeders to hip score their dogs under the BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme before breeding. Ask the rescue whether it knows of any test results for the dog or its parents. Source: The Royal Kennel Club: Shetland Sheepdog.

Yes. The Royal Kennel Club puts the Shetland Sheepdog in Breed Watch Category 2 and asks show judges to look out for: misplaced canine teeth. Source: The Royal Kennel Club: Breed Watch, Shetland Sheepdog.

Each rescue sets its own adoption fee. Battersea charges £230 for a dog over six months and £275 for a puppy under six months, Dogs Trust charges £300 for a puppy or adult dog in England, Wales and Scotland, and Blue Cross fees start from £235 for dogs aged 8 or over and £335 for dogs aged 1 to 7. The fee usually covers neutering, microchipping and first vaccinations, and each rescue confirms its own fee.

No. We don't list animals for sale. Every Shetland Sheepdog on this page is with a rescue or rehoming centre. Rescues rehome animals rather than selling them, usually for an adoption fee: for example, Battersea charges £230 for a dog over six months and £275 for a puppy under six months, and Dogs Trust £300. The fee usually goes towards vet work already done, such as neutering, microchipping and first vaccinations. If you searched "shetland sheepdog puppies for sale", the Shetland Sheepdogs here are the rescue route: you apply to the rescue and pay its adoption fee, not a sale price.

Not here: we only list dogs with rescues, so every Shetland Sheepdog on this page is adopted for the rescue's fee, which usually covers vet work already done. Whether to buy is your choice. Adopting means the rescue can tell you what it knows about the dog's history and health before you apply. If you decide to buy, Dogs Trust's breed guides suggest talking to your vet first: they say some practices offer pre-purchase consultations on likely health conditions and rough costs.

Usually not. UK rescues normally ask for an adoption fee, which pays towards neutering, microchipping and vaccinations. Many rescue fees are under £500: Battersea charges £230 for a dog over six months, Dogs Trust £300, and Blue Cross from £235 for dogs aged 8 or over. An animal offered "free to a good home" is usually a private advert rather than a rescue. All dogs in the UK must be microchipped by 8 weeks old, and in England, Wales and Scotland a dog can't pass to a new keeper until it is chipped, so ask to see the microchip details.

Not right now: no Shetland Sheepdogs are listed in the UK today, so there are no puppies either. Puppies do get listed, and rescues can tell you much more about an adult's character, so check back.

This page lists every Shetland Sheepdog with the rescues we list across the UK, each with its town. For a city, see Shetland Sheepdogs in Belfast, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Brighton and Hove, Bristol, Canterbury, Cardiff, Carlisle, Dumfries and Galloway, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Ipswich, Kendal, Kingston upon Hull, Leeds, Lincoln, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northampton, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Peterborough, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Preston, Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent, Swansea, Truro and Worcester. You can also search by postcode with the pet finder on our home page to see what is closest to you.