The North American Border Collie
Rescue Network
(NABCRN)

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Regional Border Collie Rescue Web Sites

• ALL BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  www.allbordercollierescue.com/ is a Border Collie rescue group based in The Woodlands, Texas, and can be reached at allbordercollierescue@gmail.com. Their website list adoptable dogs, with great photos and sometimes videos of the dogs. They have a memorial page, an alumni page for every year that dogs were adopted since their founding in 2008, and a page for dogs that will be available for adoption soon, all with great photos.

• AMAZING AUSSIES LETHAL WHITE RESCUE OF ARIZONA
  www.amazingaussies.com is dedicated to rescuing Lethal White Australian Shepherds and matching them with new forever families while raising awareness to eradicate Merle-to-Merle breeding through educational programs. While Australian Shepherds are most afflicted with this terrible preventable tragedy, other breeds are as well, and Amazing Aussies will take in other breeds, too. They also list double merles in the care of other rescue organization across the USA.

• ATLANTIC REGION CENTRAL BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  www.arcbcr.org -- is a relatively new rescue organization covering Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and North Carolina. They are a non-profit organization that pulls dogs from shelters that are at rist of euthanasia. They place both purebred and mixed breed Border Collies. Photos of the dogs currently available for adoption, and success stories appear on their website, along with contact information.

  
  

• APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN BORDER COLLIE RESCUE CO-OPERATIVE
  http://ambcr.com/ -- maintained by Terry Woods (twsno@nexband.com) and Myra Soden (Knollviewe@juno.com) This site includes information and photos of dogs available in the states covered by the independent resuers in this organization, which may include central Virginia, central Kentucky, middle Tennessee and NW Georgia. Educational and referral information also available.

  
  

• ARIZONA BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  www.azbordercollierescue.com. To contact them, you may email
  Kelly Quinn, President, Cofounder K9Womyn@gmail.com
  Gail Chadwick, Vice President gail.chadwick@cox.net
  There is lots of information about the breed on the website, and photos of all the dogs they have available.

  
  

• BLUE RIDGE BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  www.brbcr.org. You may contact them at sylviaspets@aol.com. There are photos of the adoptable dogs, an online application, and an unusual resource page. Coverage is Virginia and the Washington DC area.

  
  
  

• http://www.bcrescue.org -- maintained by Nick Carter, an extensive BC site that includes rescue pages with photos and contains many links to other BC sites

  
  
  

• BORDER COLLIE RESCUE OF CALIFORNIA
  http://www.bcrescue.net/ -- maintained by Bobbie Ann Farquhar (info@bcrescue.net), this site includes an online adoption form and a list of dogs currently available in southern California.

  
  
  

• BORDER COLLIE RESCUE OF MINNESOTA
  http://bcrofmn.org/index.htm run by Milissa LaMere and Paul Dragovich. The website has pictures and videos of all the available dogs, and other photos of Border Collies including a beautiful changing "exhibit" on the top page of Border Collies in their various roles. A lovely, thorough website. Contact information is on the website.

  
  
  

• BORDER COLLIE RESCUE, ONTARIO
  http://www.bordercollierescueont.com/ -- maintained by Cindy Boht ( mosstheboss2000@sympatico.ca.This site includes a list of Border Collies available in Southern Ontario.

  
  
  

• BORDER COLLIE RESCUE TEXAS, INC.
  http://www.bcrescuetexas.org/ -- may be reached at BCResTX@bigfoot.com.The site includes photos and biographies of Border Collies available for adoption in Texas, as well as an online adoption application form.

  
  
  

• BORDER COLLIE TRUST GB
  http://www.bordercollietrustgb.org.uk -- supports Border Collie Rescue in Great Britain. The site has information about Border Collie World, the magazine of the Border Collie Trust, as well as photographs of rescue dogs and their new owners, and a number of very nice drawings of Border Collies.

  
  
  

• BUCKEYE BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  www.buckeyebcrescue.org/ and www.petfinder.com/shelters/buckeyebcr.html maintained by Wanda Heyman BuckeyeBCRescue@gmail.com. Buckeye covers Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and Kentucky. The website has photos of the available dogs, an application to download, and success stories with photos.

  
  
  

• CAROLINA BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  http://www.cbcr.org -- maintained by Michael Clark (mdc@ivc.com), includes a lot of information about the breed, an online adoption form, many photos, links, etc.

  
  
  

• COME BYE BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  www.comebyebcrescue.org and see us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/comebyebcrescue
  We rescue Border Collies and Border Collie mixes in the Midwest, including the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee. Photos of available dogs, but potential adopters are required to visit the dog in their foster home.

  
  
  

• EAST TENNESSEE BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  http://www.bordercollierescuetn.com -- maintained by the ETBCR Board of Directors (bordercollierescuetn@gmail.com), this is a very nice rescue site with photos of adoptable Border Collies and success stories, and other Border Collie and rescue links.

  
  
  

• EWENITY FARMS A BORDER COLLIE HAVEN
  http://ewenityfarmsbch.com/--Jill Hurst go4otch@aol.com--a small rescue group in southwest Florida. Their website has photos of the available dogs, both still and in action. They are also on Facebook.

  
  
  

• GAUTENG (SOUTH AFRICA) BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  http://bordercollierescue.co.za/index.htm -- maintained by Annelize and Charles Crosby (trollip@global.co.za) is the Border Collie Rescue organization in South Africa. Besides doing rescue and rehoming dogs, they have a sponsorship program for dogs that cannot for some reason be rehomed (often because of age or a medical problem) and needs support in rescue for the rest of their lives.

  
  
  

• GLEN HIGHLAND FARM
  http://www.glenhighlandfarm.com -- run by Lillie Goodrich (Sweetbcrescue@citlink.net) does Border Collie rescue in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New England, Virginia & Maryland. They also engage in other dog-related donation/dog owner-supported businesses, including a summer camp for dogs/owners.

  
  
  

• GREAT LAKES BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  http://www.greatlakesbcrescue.org -- contact: Patty Raymond (my2bcs@voyager.net) This site includes an online adoption form, a list of dogs currently available in Michigan with their photos, and links to other Border Collie rescue organizations.

  
  
  

• HULL'S HAVEN BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  http://www.hullshaven.org run by Sally Hull sally@hullshaven.org. It is a volunteeer, non-profit group located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that rescues Border Collies and Border Collie mixes. The website has photos of all the available dogs, and don't be surprised to see non-Border Collies because they have been rescuing all-breeds for a while, but intend to focus mainly on Border Collies.

  
  
  

• INDIAN SUMMERS BORDER COLLIE RESCUE, INC.
  This Minerva, Ohio, Border Collie rescue has no website. It is run by Dr. Victoria Summers whose motto is "Rescue helps the few whereas spay/neuter helps the many". With that in mind she is concentrating on opening a low-cost spay/neuter clinic. Victoria may be reached at Animaltalker1@juno.com or by telephone 330-862-0307 (Office), 330-862-2698 (Kennel).

  
  
  

• MID AMERICA BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  http://midamericabcrescue.org/index.php -- serving Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan and Wisconsin. This is a new rescue organization formed by people with many years of rescue experience. Their website has photos of dogs available for adoption and an online adoption application. Their contact is Grace Saalsa at chasseur1@sbcglobal.net.

  
  
  

• MID ATLANTIC BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  http://www.mabcr.org -- maintained by Sarah Ruckelshaus (SLR@mabcr.org) This site includes an online adoption form, and a list of dogs currently available with their photos.

  
  
  

• MIDWEST BORDER COLLIE RESCUE INC.
  http://www.mwbcr.org/ -- contact: mwbcr@mwbcr.org. This group covers Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota, and their website includes photos and bios of the dogs available for adoption.

  
  
  

• MO-KAN BORDER COLLIE RESCUE -- www.mokanbcrescue.org A welcome addition covering Missouri and Kansas, with photos and stories of the available dogs, success stories and so on. bcrescue@mokanbcrescue.org.

  
  
  

• NATIONAL ENGLISH SHEPHERD RESCUE
  http://www.nesr.info -- contact information: nesrinfo@yahoo.com.

  
  
  

• NEBRASKA BORDER COLLIE RESCUE www.nebraskabordercollierescue.com -- with photos of their lovely dogs available for adoption, all with great Celtic names! Contact Karen Battreall, 402-292-5958, karenbattreall@cox.net

  
  
  
  

• NEW ENGLAND BORDER COLLIE RESCUE (NEBCR)
  http://www.NEBCR.org -- maintained by Monique Fisher (moniquefisher@adelphia.net) with photographs of all the dogs currently available, an online application, a photo gallery of the dogs placed, links, etc.

  
  
  

• NEW MEXICO INDEPENDENT BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  http://www.nmbordercollierescue.com/. They are one of the few rescue organizations that lists a phone number: 505-570-0677. Email is through a form on the website.

  
  
  

• NORTHEAST BORDER COLLIE RESCUE (NBCR)
  www.northeastbordercollierescue.org -- is a new rescue organization covering eastern New England, run by Ken Cline of South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. You may reach Ken at 1-401-301-7031 or email him at nbcr@verizon.net

  
  
  

• NOVA SCOTIA BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  www.bordercollierescue.petfinder.com . This is a small rescue organization run by one person (Tara bordercollie.ns@gmail.com) in Nova Scotia, Canada. But as she says, she does what she can. Tara does not have a website of her own, but lists her available dogs on Petfinder.com.

  
  
  

• PACIFIC NORTHWEST BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  http://www.pnwbcrescue.org/ -- covers the entire Pacific Northwest including Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia, and includes "independent rescuers" as well as those that belong to established groups. Contact information is on the website.

  
  
  

• SECOND CHANCE BORDER COLLIE RESCUE OF WISCONSON
  http://2ndchancebordercollierescue.org/ run by Laura Everson (llcody@aol.com) and RoseMarie Riedl (rmr6616@charter.net).

  
  
  

• SOUTHEAST BORDER COLLIE RESCUE LEAGUE
  http://www.bcrsq.com/ -- maintained by Jerri Carter ( BorderCollieRescue@cfl.rr.com), includes a list of dogs available for adoption in Florida. You may also phone them at 386-736-1097 or 386-479-3178.

  
  
  

• STARFISH BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  http://www.starfishbcrescue.com/ a rescue in south and central Florida run by Mary Peterson Mary@StartishBCRescue.com. The website has photos of available dogs and links to other Florida Border Collie rescue organizations.

  
  
  

• THAT'LL DO BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  http://www.bcbordercollies.com/ is an organization in Vancouver, British Columbia. Their motto is "where every dog is a star". There are photos of available dogs on their website as well as success stories and other interesting information. They may be contacted at bcrescue@shaw.ca.

  
  
  

• TWISTED BRANCH AUSSIE RANCH
  www.twistedbranchaussies.com in East Texas. Karen Bowden (twistedbranchaussies@gmail.com) is the director and they rescue Australian Shepherds and other herding breeds, including Border Collies.

  
  

• WESTERN BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  http://www.wbcrescue.org/ maintained by Tonya Cain. This group used to be Wyoming Border Collie Rescue, and is replacing both the Wyoming group and Rocky Mountain Border Collie Rescue, which is defunct. You may contact them at wbcr@hughes.net.

  
  
  

• WICCAWEYS RESCUED BORDER COLLIES & WORKING SHEEPDOGS
  www.wiccaweys.co.uk is a rescue organization in the UK. They are dedicated to a system of foster care in a home environment and to educating the public on Border Collies and appropriate placement.

  
  
  

• WISCONSIN BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
  http://www.wibordercollierescue.com/ This is a very well done and handsome website which includes photos of the dogs available for adoption, online applications to adopt and join, and many links to other sites.

  
  
  

FINDING MISSING PETS

Sometimes people call rescue groups when their pets go missing; and occasionally rescue groups lose dogs in transit or by accident. This isn't a slur on rescue--it happens--I know because it has happened to me. Most rescue groups have their own local resources for recovering lost dogs, but sometimes this is not enough and they must seek help further afield. This section is here to help in that effort and we will begin to list missing pet recovery resources as we get them. If you know of any, or do this service yourself, please contact us at shepdog@gis.net.

www.missingpetpartnership.org is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to reuniting lost companion animals with their owners/guardians. It was founded by Kat Albrecht. They offer behavior-based lost pet recovery tips, referrals to lost pet services, and Missing Animal Response (MAR) seminars that train professional and volunteer pet detectives (many with search dogs trained to locate lost pets) to conduct CSI-like investigative searches that bring lost companion animals back home. There is a newsletter, and Kat has just published a new book, Dog Detectives: Train Your Dog To Find Lost Pets.

GRANITE STATE DOG RECOVERY www.granitestatedogrecovery.com is an organization located in Salem, New Hampshire dedicated to reuniting lost pets with their families. Their website has photos of lost pets, a "found dog report" form, and information on how to go about recovering your pet in the best possible and quickest way.

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