Herbie is a wonderful dog who is thriving with one on one attention since his sister was adopted.  He is a very, very sweet dog with kind eyes and gestures. He loves to play outside and is eager to learn and please.  He gets a long with everyone.  He enjoys quiet time with lots of positive reinforcement and petting and he loves being gentle and giving kisses.  Herbie is easy going and a sensational dream pet because he is very smart and a quiet “thinker” and amazingly intuitive.  He seems to understand what is going around him at all times.  He knows when its play time or quiet time without you really having to tell him.   Herbie is fully potty and crate trained and does like to safely retreat into his crate at his own leisure and at night when he sleeps.  He is a perfect companion pet who will take long walks and be loyal and loving and a friend forever! 

TAZ is a sweetheart.  She weighs 37 pounds and has a medium length coat.

TAZ is good with other dogs, crate trained and hasn't had an accident in her foster home.

TAZ shows a lot of herding instincts and would love to be your next herding dog.  If you don't have livestock, herding classes could be a good outlet for Taz and she would probably be great in herding competitions.

She is spayed, fully vaccinated and ready for her new home.

SALLY is a wonderful young female who came into rescue after her owner had to go into an assisted care home.  Sally is a spayed Black & White female who weighs about 44 pounds (although she is a bit overweight!) 

SALLY loves people and other dogs.  She is interested in cats but can be called back if she should get too close to them. 

SALLY is very reliable in the house, never having an accident. 

SALLY is sweet and would do anything she can to please her owners. She has loads of energy but is happy to relax around the house.  She is NOT destructive and happily greets you when you come in the door.

SALLY loves to play catch. She can jump super high. She loves to retrieve balls and other objects as well. She can sit when asked and bring several objects to you once she becomes familiar with what you mean. She's really THAT smart.

 

Hi, I’m Emmy. I just love everyone and everything. My favorite things to do are to cuddle and give lots of kisses. I enjoy being outside and really want to learn how to take nice long walks and all the things you want to teach me. I’m totally potty trained and very fond of doing the best I can for you. I am great with kids, little or big! My foster mom says I’m really smart and very nice. She also says I do get into things and put things in my mouth faster than anyone my age, so your house may need to be puppy proofed. I can’t wait to meet you!

BITTY along with her 6 sisters and one brother, came into rescue from a shelter near Fresno.  They were in the shelter with their mother Sasha, the sweetest Border Collie you'll ever meet!  Mama Sasha has already been adopted.

Bitty is good about going outside for her potty breaks and uses a doggy door.

She loves to play with other dogs and her toys.

Bitty is spayed and up to date on her vaccinations. 

 

WOODY is a 2-year-old Border Collie mix. He is active & playful, loves toys & the other dogs in his foster home. Woody loves to run & to go places with his foster mom. He has completed an obedience class & he was the star pupil on leash. He is goofy & also likes to jump up, so he would benefit from continued training to be the best dog he can be. He would love to be someone's running partner! He would be a good match for someone who wants an active, trainable young dog, but not one with the typical intensity of a purebred Border Collie. Woody is crate-trained & housebroken. He is neutered, current on vaccinations, heartworm negative & on heartworm preventative.

 

BROOKE is such a sweetheart!!!  This friendly, loving little girl weighs only about 26 pounds.  She is good with other dogs, good with children and loves everyone she meets.

BROOKE is crate trained and very obedient.  She has a lovely black and white coat with lots of curls!!

BROOKE would love to be someone's special girl.

BROOKE is spayed, up to date on her vaccinations and ready to be adopted.

 

Zachary is a happy, fun loving boy. A border collie/lab mix, he is bigger in stature, around 60 pounds, and has a beautiful, soft, sleek, easy care coat. He is approximately a year old. Zachary loves playing with the other border collies in his foster home, playing chase in the yard and just running happily around. He hasn't displayed any herding tendencies thus far. Zach has a nice temperament indoors, settles down for quiet time nicely, and tends to be content just following his foster family around. He sleeps quietly either in his bed or in his crate at night. Zach will alarm-bark at strangers at first, but only for a moment, then he's all wiggle-butt and happy grins as he greets his new friends. He loves playing with toys, and would love to have his own family to play with. Zach would do well either in a home where his people are home most of the time, or with another dog friend to keep him entertained and busy throughout the day until his family gets home. A home without cats would be best. Zachary will benefit from additional training to be the best dog he can be, although he already has a good handle on basic obedience, and is very happy to learn and eager to please. He is neutered, up to date on shots and heartworm preventative, and is ready to go to his forever home.
 

MURPHY is a very sweet, 10 month old, neutered red and white, Border Collie .  His coat is midway between rough and smooth, which makes it very soft and a real pleasure to run your hand through (which he loves immensely!). 

MURPHY is medium sized, weighing about 39 lbs.   He is still not fully grown and will probably be a good 45 plus lbs. when he reaches adulthood. MURPHY came from a ranch in Northern California but proved to not have the herding instincts of his sire.  He came into rescue a month ago having been an outside dog until then he has adapted easily to being an indoor/outdoor dog. He has been an extremely well behaved guest at his foster home.  He is housebroken, crate trained and gets along splendidly with all of the other dogs here. 

MURPHY has been shy to start with but his confidence is growing and he is affectionate and playful.  He  hasn't barked  at strangers that pass by and happily greets new people and dogs that come into the yard.

MURPHY has a healthy curiosity and need for daily activity, but we would not classify him as a high energy or high drive dog.  We believe he would make a wonderful companion/family dog.  As noted already, he gets along well with all of his pack mates and shows no particular interest in Lucy Cat.  He's learning to walk on a lead and has a basic recall for (safe from vehicle traffic) off lead activities. 

All in all, MURPHY is a nice, young dog who could use some additional training to be the best dog he can be.  He is current on his vaccinations and is on heartworm preventative. 

COCO along with her 6 sisters and one brother, came into rescue from a shelter near Fresno.  They were in the shelter with their mother Sasha, the sweetest Border Collie you'll ever meet!  CoCo is a mix although we're not quite sure what breed her father was. 

CoCo is playful, happy and healthy.  She is very sweet and loves to give lots of kisses.

She is good about going outside to do her potty and she uses a doggy door.

She loves to play with other dogs and her toys.

 

Damon is smooth coated male Border Collie. He is just over a year old and is a petite 32 pounds. His mother was a rough coated Border Collie who is a working dog on a ranch. His Dad also worked on the ranch, but rescuers did not see dad. He started as an outdoor pup on the ranch, but easily adapted to being a house dog when he came to rescue. Damon is a happy go lucky pup. He can play ball all day long and loves to run and hike. Damon had been placed, but had to come back to rescue because his family could no longer care for him. He is high energy and always ready for action, but settles down nicely indoors. He gets along with our indoor cat and all of the various male and female dogs in our home. Damon is house trained, crate trained, neutered and up to date on his shots. Damon is being fostered outside of Corning.

KATRINA & SANDY are two special little girls.  They are very small for their age but they are healthy and strong.  Their mother, a purebred Border Collie, weighs around 28 pounds, so these girls shouldn't be very large when they mature.  We have no idea who the father is but believe he is a Border Collie as the girls appear to be purebred.

The puppies love their toys!  Katrina already retrieves, bringing her toy right back to me.  Sandy prefers to make her toys squeak!  Katrina is brave and likes to investigate new things, Sandy likes to stay close to her people.

They love to romp in the grass and they love to be held.

Sandy has a half length tail.  Since they will both be long haired when they mature, the hair on Sandy's tail should grow long and you'll hardly know it's not full length!

 

Decaf is a 10-to-12-month border collie/lab mix, who weighs about 35 pounds. She has the smooth coat & slightly shorter legs of a lab, & the smarts & energy of a border collie. A winning combination! Decaf was picked up stray, but she is confident and social. Decaf is smart, quick, and treat-motivated. She is also interested in toys, so she will be fun to play with & work with in training. Decaf  loves people & plays well with other dogs; we don't know about cats. She is spayed, current on vaccinations, heartworm negative, & on heartworm preventative.

 

NEMO is a big 3-year-old boy, who would love to find a home for the new year!  He was picked up stray by a family that came to love him dearly, but they lost their place & had to move in with family.  

Nemo has been a well-mannered boy since he's been in rescue.  He loves people & is confident & social with them.  He enjoys going places & rides well in his foster mom’s van, loading up into his crate willingly, as if to say: “Let’s go, Mom!”  He enjoys training, especially with treats.  He knows the commands for “sit,” “down,” & “come,” & is working on his leash manners.  Nemo is crate-trained & housebroken, & he’s quiet.  He will benefit from continued training to be the best dog he can be.  Nemo will thrive in an active home with someone who will continue to work with him & will be a good leader.

He has a tendency to be dominant & sometimes reactive to other dogs, so he would need to be placed in a home with a dog his size & one that doesn't need to be boss.  He would not be a good candidate for a dog park or a home with cats or small dogs.

He is neutered, current on vaccinations, heartworm negative & on preventatives, microchipped, & wormed.

HENRY is a very sweet two year old, black and white Border Collie.  He is a rough-coat who's fur is very soft and a real pleasure to run your hand through (which he loves immensely!).  HENRY is a smaller dog  weighing about 34 lbs.  He has been an extremely well behaved guest at his foster home.  He is house broken, crate trained and gets along very well with his pack mates, especially young Sally and Megwyn who he plays with every day. HENRY has come into rescue as a stray but his house manners would indicate he has been someone dog recently.  He has a nice level of confidence which makes him affectionate and playful.  He will does not bark at strangers that pass by, and happily greets new people and dogs that come into the yard.

HENRY loves to snuggle and you will find him happily snuggled up to you on the couch. He is quick about it and it makes you wonder....now where did you come from! Definitely a love bug.

HENRY has a healthy curiosity and need for daily activity, but we would not classify him   as a high energy or high drive dog.  We believe he would make a wonderful companion/family dog.  As noted already, he gets along well with all of his pack mates and shows no particular interest in Lucy Cat.  He walks nicely on a lead and has a basic recall for (safe from vehicle traffic) off lead activities. 

All in all, HENRY is a nice, young dog who could use some additional training to be the best dog he can be.  He is current on his vaccinations and is on heartworm preventative. 

 

DETOUR is a 2-year-old Cardigan Corgi/Border Collie mix boy. He is a delightful, funny dog. He loves people & gets along well with the foster dogs in his foster home. We don't know about cats. Detour is active, but not like a typical young border collie. He's playful, but not over-the-top. He doesn't seem to have had much training, but he has nice manners. He responds well to praise & to trains, so he will be a fun dog to train. Detour loves to be with people, so he would do best in a home situation where someone is home more than less. He is crate-traine, & hasn't had an accident in his foster home. Detour is neutered, current on vaccinations, heartworm negative, & on heartworm preventative.

PADDY is a 1 year old, sweetie of a Border Collie mix.  Because of his size and stature our best guess he's a German Shepherd/Border Collie cross.  He is a black and white ( with  brindle coloring on his face), medium coat, neutered male. He has a very soft coat and he loves to be petted (let us reiterate, he loves to be petted!). He is a good sized dog, weighing about 70 lbs. PADDY has been a well behaved guest at his foster home. He is housebroken and has not exhibited destructive behavior such as digging in the yard. He may alarm bark at strangers that pass by, but has shown himself to be friendly once the person is made known to him.  He crates nicely at night as well as in the car. He loves to go on walks and although he has been trained to pull on a lead (he worked as a narcotic sniffing dog with the police for a time) he is learning not to pull anymore. He also likes the water and will follow the other dogs for a swim.

PADDY gets along well with the other dogs at his foster home. He likes to play and romp with the pack though his normal casual demeanor often gets pushed aside and he gets excited when the other dogs run about (i.e., his "BC" gets activated). Inside, the smaller dogs can climb over him and "muscle" their way in to get petted and he has hardly any reaction to them other than to reposition himself for continued petting. He has encountered Lucy Cat a few times, chased after her initially, but now shows little interest in her. 　

PADDY can be a bit stubborn and we’re working on our being strong pack leaders with him.   We’re working on routine things such as having him wait at the door and gates to be called in or out and not allowed to eat until called.   He’s progressing very well.  Even with this progress, we feel he should be adopted by someone with dog handling experience, someone who enjoys training and will be consistent with their efforts.  He is a young, strong dog so the adoptive family should be prepared to continue to work with him on recall and obedience as we are working with him now. He does sit nicely and will roll onto his back for a tummy rub.

All in all, PADDY is a typical young BC with curiosity and need for daily activity. He’s energetic and playful, but not obsessive/compulsive and has a nice way of settling down. We believe PADDY will benefit from additional personal attention and training to make someone a great companion dog.　He is current on his vaccinations and on heartworm preventative.