--- title: "Australian shepherds for Adoption in North Carolina - NC Pet Project" description: "Australian shepherds listed for adoption at North Carolina shelters and rescues, checked daily. Filter by ZIP and see NC rescues for Australian shepherds." url: https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/ --- # Australian shepherds for adoption in North Carolina 50 Australian shepherds listed at North Carolina shelters when we last checked, October 17, 2026. Every pet links to its own shelter, which handles the adoption. ## Australian shepherds listed for adoption Form fields: Search pets; Breed; Sex; Female; Male; Age; Baby (under 1 year); Young (1 to 3 years); Adult (3 to 8 years); Senior (8 years and up); Size; Small; Medium; Large; Extra large; Near ZIP (to the shelter); Within; Sort by; County; Shelter or rescue; Shelters and rescues; Where they are; At the shelter; In a foster home; Hide pets with an adoption pending. Submit it on the web page. 50 pets [See the 348 shelters and rescues](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/shelters/) - ![Skye, Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/coastal-canine-rescue/49126793-c321a3c651.webp)Rescue[Skye (opens Coastal Canine Rescue's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49126793-wilmington-north-carolina-australian-shepherd) · [Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)MaleCoastal Canine Rescue, New Hanover County - ![Robin, Shepherd, Australian](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/carteret-county-humane-society/TSNC-A-15350-320f3702b0.webp) · [Robin (opens Carteret Humane's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/TSNC-A-15350) · [Shepherd, Australian](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Female · 2 yearsCarteret Humane, Carteret County - ![Sanford, Shepherd, Australian](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/saving-grace-animals-for-adoption/SGNC-A-24780-7d2f278a0c.webp)Rescue[Sanford (opens Saving Grace's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/SGNC-A-24780) · [Shepherd, Australian](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Male · 3 yearsSaving Grace, Wake CountyAt the shelter 46 days - ![Jake, Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/western-ncsr/49680195-79deba3f5f.webp)Rescue[Jake (opens Western NCSR's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49680195-vale-north-carolina-australian-shepherd) · [Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)MaleWestern NCSR, Lincoln County - ![Rowan, Shepherd, Australian](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/guilford-county-animal-services/GCAS-A-51824-e453776719.webp) · [Rowan (opens GCAS's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/GCAS-A-51824) · [Shepherd, Australian](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Male · 2 yearsGCAS, Guilford County - ![Doobie, Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/godbey-creek-canine-rescue/2855858-59eb221f19.webp)Rescue[Doobie (opens Godbey Creek's profile in a new tab)](https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=2855858) · [Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Male · 1 year · 34 lbsGodbey Creek, Davie County - ![Charlie C110, Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/burke-county-friends-for-animals/49518965-590e13471e.webp) · [Charlie C110 (opens Burke County Friends for Animals's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49518965-morganton-north-carolina-australian-shepherd) · [Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Male · 9 monthsBurke County Friends for Animals, Burke County - ![Falcon, Shepherd, Australian](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/freedom-ride-rescue/FRR-A-38595-0ef8a2f694.webp)RescueIn foster[Falcon (opens Freedom Ride's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/FRR-A-38595) · [Shepherd, Australian](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Male · 2 yearsFreedom Ride, Wake CountyIn foster near Raleigh - ![No name yet, Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/new-hanover-county-sheriff-animal-services/A525667-2e43ccdc2f.webp) · [No name yet (opens New Hanover Animal Services's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/NHNV/Details/NHNV/A525667) · [Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Male · 9 monthsNew Hanover Animal Services, New Hanover County - ![Indie, Shepherd, Australian](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/carteret-county-humane-society/TSNC-A-15234-158a17874b.webp) · [Indie (opens Carteret Humane's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/TSNC-A-15234) · [Shepherd, Australian](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Female · 2 yearsCarteret Humane, Carteret County - ![Shelia, Shepherd, Australian](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/saving-grace-animals-for-adoption/SGNC-A-24908-e8a7353354.webp)Rescue[Shelia (opens Saving Grace's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/SGNC-A-24908) · [Shepherd, Australian](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Female · 1 yearSaving Grace, Wake County - ![Maggie, Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/pawfect-match-rescue-and-rehabilitation/49646783-51b4375fe5.webp)Rescue[Maggie (opens Pawfect Match Rescue and Rehabilitation's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49646783-holly-springs-north-carolina-australian-shepherd) · [Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)FemalePawfect Match Rescue and Rehabilitation, Wake County - ![Silver, Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/a-ruff-day-rescue/1675594-0b9550c21f.webp)Rescue[Silver (opens A Ruff Day Rescue's profile in a new tab)](https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=1675594) · [Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Female · adultA Ruff Day Rescue, Davie County - ![Razin, Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/ruff-love-rescue-and-foster-care/49031048-f212005f4b.webp)Rescue[Razin (opens Ruff Love Rescue and Foster Care's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49031048-thomasville-north-carolina-australian-shepherd) · [Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)MaleRuff Love Rescue and Foster Care, Davidson County - ![Lizzie, Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/castaways-rescue/2129392-d22f42fa50.webp)Rescue[Lizzie (opens Castaways Rescue's profile in a new tab)](https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=2129392) · [Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Female · 44 lbsCastaways Rescue, Jones County - ![Hunny Bunny, Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/godbey-creek-canine-rescue/2852580-4858a69300.webp)Rescue[Hunny Bunny (opens Godbey Creek's profile in a new tab)](https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=2852580) · [Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Female · 8 months · 20 lbsGodbey Creek, Davie County - ![Mr. B, Shepherd, Australian and Mixed Breed (Large) mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/cliffords-army-rescue/CLIP-A-145-ee085da995.webp)RescueIn foster[Mr. B (opens Clifford's Army's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/CLIP-A-145) · [Shepherd, Australian and Mixed Breed (Large) mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Male · 9 yearsClifford's Army, Cleveland CountyIn foster near Earl - ![Sky, Sheltie, Shetland Sheepdog Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/western-ncsr/48728183-e011701e0b.webp)Rescue[Sky (opens Western NCSR's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/48728183-vale-north-carolina-sheltie-shetland-sheepdog-australian-shepherd-mix) · [Sheltie, Shetland Sheepdog Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)FemaleWestern NCSR, Lincoln County - ![Sora, Boxer Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/kreitzers-critter-corral-puppy-rescue/48429121-33d9fba2aa.webp)Rescue[Sora (opens Kreitzers Critter Corral Puppy Rescue's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/48429121-kannapolis-north-carolina-boxer-australian-shepherd-mix) · [Boxer Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/boxer/)Female · 1 yearKreitzers Critter Corral Puppy Rescue, Cabarrus County - ![Bella Doodle, Poodle (Miniature) Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/rescue-ur-forever-friend/49168189-688ef3caa9.webp)Rescue[Bella Doodle (opens Rescue Ur Forever Friend's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49168189-garner-north-carolina-poodle-miniature-australian-shepherd-mix) · [Poodle (Miniature) Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/poodle/)FemaleRescue Ur Forever Friend, Wake County - ![Bailey, Shepherd, Australian mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/lake-norman-humane/LKNH-A-90478-8e3fbb82b6.webp)In foster[Bailey (opens Lake Norman Humane's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/LKNH-A-90478) · [Shepherd, Australian mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Female · 8 yearsLake Norman Humane, Iredell County - ![Pistachio, Australian Shepherd Chow Chow mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/the-foster-dog-house/48358722-c414784b91.webp)Rescue[Pistachio (opens The Foster Dog House's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/48358722-huntersville-north-carolina-australian-shepherd-chow-chow-mix) · [Australian Shepherd Chow Chow mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Male · 1 yearThe Foster Dog House, Mecklenburg County - ![Fidget, Border Terrier Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/humane-society-of-wilkes/49595149-a0c22c38f5.webp) · [Fidget (opens Humane Society of Wilkes's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49595149-north-wilkesboro-north-carolina-border-terrier-australian-shepherd-mix) · [Border Terrier Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/terrier/)Female · 2 monthsHumane Society of Wilkes, Wilkes County - ![Ziggy, Poodle (Standard) Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/davie-county-animal-services/49639106-6539912984.webp) · [Ziggy (opens Davie County Animal Services's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49639106-mocksville-north-carolina-poodle-standard-mix) · [Poodle (Standard) Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/poodle/)Male · 3 yearsDavie County Animal Services, Davie County - ![Bailey Girl, Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/critter-cavalry-rescue/49351871-714950a5f7.webp)Rescue[Bailey Girl (opens Critter Cavalry Rescue's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49351871-charlotte-north-carolina-australian-shepherd-mix) · [Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)FemaleCritter Cavalry Rescue, Mecklenburg County - ![MoeMoe, Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/lenoir-county-spca/61880142-7ec239db7e.webp) · [MoeMoe (opens Lenoir County SPCA's profile in a new tab)](https://ws.petango.com/webservices/adoptablesearch/wsAdoptableAnimalDetails2.aspx?id=61880142&css=&authkey=14b868denieyf0rgxys811os1hvtc1cxq2o7u7h0bwe2753dad) · [Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Male · 3 yearsLenoir County SPCA, Lenoir County - ![Penny, Australian Shepherd Labrador Retriever mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/heart-of-the-foothills-animal-rescue/45875607-f46c44660c.webp) · [Penny (opens Heart of the Foothills Animal Rescue's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/45875607-rutherfordton-north-carolina-australian-shepherd-labrador-retriever-mix) · [Australian Shepherd Labrador Retriever mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/labrador-retriever/)Female · 1 yearHeart of the Foothills Animal Rescue, Rutherford County - ![Oliver, Australian Shepherd Labrador Retriever mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/surry-animal-rescue/49084879-17403ba991.webp)Rescue[Oliver (opens Surry Animal Rescue's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49084879-mount-airy-north-carolina-australian-shepherd-labrador-retriever-mix) · [Australian Shepherd Labrador Retriever mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/labrador-retriever/)MaleSurry Animal Rescue, Surry County - ![Rusty, Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/western-ncsr/49656043-9acc48c30e.webp)Rescue[Rusty (opens Western NCSR's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49656043-vale-north-carolina-australian-shepherd-mix) · [Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)MaleWestern NCSR, Lincoln County - ![Maddox A1940, Australian Shepherd Mixed Breed (Medium) mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/burke-county-friends-for-animals/45186769-698421d5c4.webp) · [Maddox A1940 (opens Burke County Friends for Animals's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/45186769-morganton-north-carolina-australian-shepherd-mixed-breed-medium-mix) · [Australian Shepherd Mixed Breed (Medium) mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Male · 5 yearsBurke County Friends for Animals, Burke County - ![Taro, Australian Shepherd and Husky mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/puffies-pawz-rescue/1447947-237245d555.webp)Rescue[Taro (opens Puffie's Pawz's profile in a new tab)](https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=1447947) · [Australian Shepherd and Husky mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Male · babyPuffie's Pawz, Chatham County - ![Jugo, Boxer Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/kreitzers-critter-corral-puppy-rescue/48429124-d76cb2f123.webp)Rescue[Jugo (opens Kreitzers Critter Corral Puppy Rescue's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/48429124-kannapolis-north-carolina-boxer-australian-shepherd-mix) · [Boxer Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/boxer/)Male · 1 yearKreitzers Critter Corral Puppy Rescue, Cabarrus County - ![Millie, Aussiedoodle mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/louie-blue-rescue/49242912-63211acee3.webp)Rescue[Millie (opens Louie Blue Rescue's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49242912-moravian-falls-north-carolina-aussiedoodle-mix) · [Aussiedoodle mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/poodle/)Female · 11 monthsLouie Blue Rescue, Wilkes County - ![Squishee, Border Terrier Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/humane-society-of-wilkes/49595150-c121c96b81.webp) · [Squishee (opens Humane Society of Wilkes's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49595150-north-wilkesboro-north-carolina-border-terrier-australian-shepherd-mix) · [Border Terrier Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/terrier/)Female · 2 monthsHumane Society of Wilkes, Wilkes County - ![Beautiful Beckett, Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/critter-cavalry-rescue/49095207-17b910fdf0.webp)Rescue[Beautiful Beckett (opens Critter Cavalry Rescue's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49095207-charlotte-north-carolina-australian-shepherd-mix) · [Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Critter Cavalry Rescue, Mecklenburg County - ![Coco, Poodle (Miniature) Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/rescue-ur-forever-friend/49168190-a014dd015d.webp)Rescue[Coco (opens Rescue Ur Forever Friend's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49168190-garner-north-carolina-poodle-miniature-australian-shepherd-mix) · [Poodle (Miniature) Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/poodle/)FemaleRescue Ur Forever Friend, Wake County - ![Byrum, Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/humane-society-of-catawba-county/61530448-e5d7953a3b.webp) · [Byrum (opens Catawba Humane's profile in a new tab)](https://ws.petango.com/webservices/adoptablesearch/wsAdoptableAnimalDetails2.aspx?id=61530448&css=&authkey=q3dj56nl54f672q8bs5t30t4aq12dl5l4cqg1u2cfydy5sue3o&PopUp=true) · [Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Male · 3 yearsCatawba Humane, Catawba County - ![Nala, Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/humane-society-of-eastern-carolina/38280757-06ef36e673.webp) · [Nala (opens HSEC's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/PP67/Details/PP67/38280757) · [Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Female · 8 yearsHSEC, Pitt CountyAt the shelter 50 days - ![Bella, Cattle Dog Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/western-ncsr/49655606-d8f98cc9f2.webp)Rescue[Bella (opens Western NCSR's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49655606-vale-north-carolina-cattle-dog-australian-shepherd-mix) · [Cattle Dog Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-cattle-dog/)FemaleWestern NCSR, Lincoln County - ![Bonzai, Australian Shepherd and Poodle, Standard mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/lenoir-county-spca/61880130-4dfe5efd53.webp) · [Bonzai (opens Lenoir County SPCA's profile in a new tab)](https://ws.petango.com/webservices/adoptablesearch/wsAdoptableAnimalDetails2.aspx?id=61880130&css=&authkey=14b868denieyf0rgxys811os1hvtc1cxq2o7u7h0bwe2753dad) · [Australian Shepherd and Poodle, Standard mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Male · 4 yearsLenoir County SPCA, Lenoir County - ![Piper (Courtesy Post), Terrier (Unknown Type, Small) Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/heart-of-the-foothills-animal-rescue/48347582-791f08e757.webp) · [Piper (Courtesy Post) (opens Heart of the Foothills Animal Rescue's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/48347582-rutherfordton-north-carolina-terrier-unknown-type-small-australian-shepherd-mix) · [Terrier (Unknown Type, Small) Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/terrier/)Female · 3 yearsHeart of the Foothills Animal Rescue, Rutherford County - ![Pongo, Australian Shepherd Mutt mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/boxer-butts-other-mutts/47003021-a12fe2a890.webp)Rescue[Pongo (opens Boxer Butts & Other Mutts's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/47003021-arden-australian-shepherd-mix) · [Australian Shepherd Mutt mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Male · 1 yearBoxer Butts & Other Mutts, Buncombe County - ![Smooshy, Border Terrier Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/humane-society-of-wilkes/49624328-4778e64ac4.webp) · [Smooshy (opens Humane Society of Wilkes's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49624328-north-wilkesboro-north-carolina-border-terrier-australian-shepherd-mix) · [Border Terrier Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/terrier/)Female · 2 monthsHumane Society of Wilkes, Wilkes County - ![Ghost Girl, Australian Shepherd Australian Cattle Dog mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/critter-cavalry-rescue/49516951-6f75c4ba20.webp)Rescue[Ghost Girl (opens Critter Cavalry Rescue's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49516951-charlotte-north-carolina-australian-shepherd-australian-cattle-dog-mix) · [Australian Shepherd Australian Cattle Dog mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-cattle-dog/)FemaleCritter Cavalry Rescue, Mecklenburg County - ![Lasagna, Shepherd, Australian and Cattle Dog mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/shelter-pet-adoption-center-huntersville/PHNC-A-1233-ea57791dcb.webp)In foster[Lasagna (opens Shelter Pet Adoption Center's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/PHNC-A-1233) · [Shepherd, Australian and Cattle Dog mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Male · 7 monthsShelter Pet Adoption Center, Mecklenburg County - ![Jasper, Corgi and Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/puffies-pawz-rescue/1447949-7ad265e6c1.webp)Rescue[Jasper (opens Puffie's Pawz's profile in a new tab)](https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=1447949) · [Corgi and Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)Male · babyPuffie's Pawz, Chatham County - ![Britney Joyce, Golden Retriever and Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/puffies-pawz-rescue/1447948-0c203ee176.webp)Rescue[Britney Joyce (opens Puffie's Pawz's profile in a new tab)](https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=1447948) · [Golden Retriever and Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/golden-retriever/)Female · babyPuffie's Pawz, Chatham County - Rescue[Silver (opens A Ruff Day Rescue's profile in a new tab)](https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=1669176) · [Australian Shepherd](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)FemaleA Ruff Day Rescue, Davie County - Rescue[Hotch (opens Western NCSR's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49655576-vale-north-carolina-german-shepherd-dog-australian-shepherd-mix) · [German Shepherd Dog Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/german-shepherd/)MaleWestern NCSR, Lincoln County - Rescue[Reece (opens Critter Cavalry Rescue's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49685037-charlotte-north-carolina-australian-shepherd-mix) · [Australian Shepherd mix](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/australian-shepherd/)MaleCritter Cavalry Rescue, Mecklenburg County No pets match those filters right now. Try fewer words or clear filters. Clear the filters and look again; shelters add new pets every day. Show 48 more pets Back to top [All adoptable pets](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/) [How this list works](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/how-it-works/) Listings from 348 North Carolina shelters and rescues, checked October 17, 2026. Each pet links to its shelter, and the full list is on [shelters and rescues](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/shelters/). Pets are adopted every day, so a pet shown here may already have found a home. ## What the list shows today The 50 Australian shepherds on the list today are spread across 21 counties; the most are listed in Mecklenburg County (6), Wake County (6) and Davie County (5). About 64% are listed by rescues and 36% by public and nonprofit shelters, and about 64% live in foster homes rather than at a shelter, so a visit may need an appointment. Of the 29 with an age listed, the typical (median) age is about a year. From the shelter and rescue listings NC Pet Project read on October 17, 2026. Each shelter sets its own labels, ages and foster status. ## About Australian shepherds Australian shepherds are smart, driven herding dogs that form strong bonds with their families. They need plenty of exercise and mental challenges, regular brushing, and a vet who knows about MDR1, a gene that makes some medicines risky for them. Breed labels come from each shelter. They are a staff member's best guess from a pet's looks, not a DNA test, so a pet listed here may be a different mix, and a pet of this breed may be listed under another label. Before you adopt, read our guides to [adopting versus buying a dog in NC](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt-vs-buy-dog-nc/) and [when to spay or neuter a dog by size](https://ncpetproject.org/spay-neuter-timing/). Source: [VCA Animal Hospitals: Australian Shepherd](https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/australian-shepherd). ## NC rescues for Australian shepherds We have not confirmed a North Carolina rescue that focuses on Australian shepherds yet. Our guide to [finding a legitimate rescue in North Carolina](https://ncpetproject.org/find-legitimate-rescue-nc/) explains what to look for, and every pet above links to its own shelter. ## Get an email when a new Australian shepherd is listed in NC **Coming soon.** Sign up now and you'll be first; we'll email you once to confirm before alerts start. Form fields: Email; ZIP code (optional); Within; Website. Submit it on the web page. While you're here: add your name to the petition for low-cost spay/neuter in all 100 counties [Sign the petition](https://ncpetproject.org/sign-the-petition/?src=alert) Set up another alert ## Other breeds - [Pit bull type dogs 1,187](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/) - [Labrador retrievers 542](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/labrador-retriever/) - [Hounds and coonhounds 455](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/hound-and-coonhound/) - [Terriers 429](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/terrier/) - [Chihuahuas 202](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/chihuahua/) - [Boxers 196](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/boxer/) - [Puppies 1,068](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/puppies/) - [Senior dogs 301](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/senior-dogs/) - [All dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/) - [All breeds and ages](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/breeds/) --- NC Pet Project works to end pet overpopulation in North Carolina through low-cost spay/neuter and better laws, and lists adoptable pets from North Carolina shelters and rescues in one daily-updated place. Low-cost help by ZIP code: https://ncpetproject.org/get-help/ . Adoptable pets: https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/ . Contact: info@ncpetproject.org