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SHELTER BALL PROGRAM

Every 25 orders, a shelter dog gets a ball.

Herding dogs are bred to work. A kennel gives them nothing to do. We send them a job.

Every paid order counts toward the next shelter ball.

Australian Shepherd resting with a red CollieBall

25

ORDERS = 1 SHELTER BALL

17 of 25

ROUND 1 SO FAR

CA

CALIFORNIA SHELTERS FIRST

WHY A BALL

A dog with a job is a calmer dog.

Dog resting in a shelter crate

Stress out

Pushing a ball burns off kennel stress.

Shepherd in a shelter play yard

A job to do

Herding breeds need work. This is work.

Couple meeting a shelter dog

Easier to adopt

A calmer dog meets people better.

Huckleberry with his CollieBall

WHY WE DO THIS

It started with Huckleberry.

In August 2020 the Santa Cruz Mountain fires forced us out of our home. For six months Huckleberry had no yard and no outlet. A ball big enough to push gave him his job back. Shelter dogs live like that every day.

HOW IT WORKS

Three steps. No sign-up.

1

You order

Every paid order counts. Nothing extra to buy.

2

At 25, we ship

A CollieBall goes to a shelter with herding breeds.

3

You get a card

We email it when the round closes. Post it.

PUPS DOING WHAT THEY LOVE

Give them a job.

Border Collie herding a CollieBall in the snow
French Bulldog on a red CollieBall
Dog pushing a CollieBall herding ball in a park
Dog playing on a red CollieBall

SHELTERS WE'VE SENT TO

Every ball, on the record.

ROUND

SHELTER

CITY

SHIPPED

1

To be announced

California

When Round 1 closes

No shelter has received a ball yet. Each round is added here when it ships.

Know a California shelter with collies, heelers or shepherds? Tell us.

Example CollieBall shelter share card

YOUR SHARE CARD

Two dogs get a CollieBall. You'll meet one.

When the round closes, everyone in it gets a card by email: the dog, the shelter, the round. Post it and tag @_collieball.

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