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The following dogs are listed as a service to their owners and have not been evaluated by our rescue.  We do not guarantee their health or dispositions. To inquire about any of the dogs on this page, please contact the person listed with each dog.

If you have a Border Collie that you need to find a home for, we would be happy to place their picture on this page. 

 For more information please go to:   IS YOUR BORDER COLLIE LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME

This is our dog Sarah. She was 6 years old on January 17th. Our vet thinks she is a mix with an Akita. We adopted her from an elderly couple. She spent her first 4 years in a backyard on a chain. She now lives in the country on 5 acres.

She  was never socialized with other dogs. We have found that she does not tolerate other female dogs. It has always resulted in a scuffle, with one small dog taking a lot of damage to it's body. She has never had a problem with any male dogs and routinely plays with 2 dogs from the neighborhood.

Sarah does very well with our family. She loves when we come home greeting us enthusiastically. She sleeps at the foot of our bed every night. Our 8 year old now roams our entire property with reckless abandon because he feels very safe with her at his side. She is very protective, standing at the door of our house barking loudly when ever there is a noise outside.

She starts smiling and jumping up and down as soon as she sees the leash or when we  say "wanna go for a ride?" in the car.  

We have decided to try to find her a new home for the following reasons:

1. Her need to dominate all female dogs.

2. She occasionally growls while walking away from our 3 year old son when he jumps on her or pulls her tail.

3. She has always been very "Border Collie-like" with our 3 goats. She got into the pen on a couple of occasions in the past and chased them into a cluster, totally wearing them out. But last weekend  she latched onto the slowest ones ear and did not let go. The goat's ear had a lot of damage. 

We feel that her ideal home would be with a family on acreage with no small animals or very young children.

Our phone numbers are:
Jeff Matiska cell 530 308 6882
Barb Matiska cell 530 308 6968
home 530 268 3796

Here's a picture of our female dog Layla.  She's a Border Collie mix and approximately 6 years old.  She spayed about 5 years ago and she also has a "Home Again" microchip. 

She is good with people and children as well as other dogs and is house broken.  She needs a home with a lot of land since she barks and needs plenty of exercise.   For more information, please email Joanne.Lewis@gusd.k12.ca.us

Chynna is the 2nd dog we’ve rescued, and she’s been with us for about a yr now.  We are interested in finding her a good home ,although our intention was to keep her indefinitely.  We love her but our lab is just getting to old to have her herding him around.  She has been an indoor and only dog the yrs prior to coming to us, has had all her shots recently from Bradshaw Vet, is micro-chipped, and is very well trained. She is very gentle in the house and leaves our furniture alone.  I guess it helps that she usually has a bone of some kind (as do our other two dogs). Six months of the yr she sleeps on a dog bed at night in our bedroom and is very good at waiting until we wake up to go out.  We call her Chynna as did the prior owner.  She is very healthy and we only give her dog food.
 
Please contact me  (David: 916-705-5858) or my wife Radyne (916-705-6060) at your convenience.

I rescued a border collie from the pound about a month and a half ago, in an effort to save her from being
euthanized. She was abused and severely neglected and I have been nursing her back to health. I was hoping to make
her my companion, we have been running together in the mornings, playing frisbee, and taking agility classes; the
problem is that I also have to work full time and so she is by herself for 8 hours a day, so I also hired a dog
walker to come and exercise her mid-day for me, but it seems that that is still not enough.

Fly is a 3 year old spayed female. She's absolutely adorable. She hates cats, gets along with other dogs, but is sometimes
protective of her two favorite toys. I think she would ideally be best if placed on a ranch where she would be a
working dog with a master. Multiple people make her nervous, she definitely would not make a good family dog.
She has SO much personality and is way too smart for her own good. She catches on so quickly to whatever you are
teaching her. She thinks she's a lap dog sometimes as she likes to sleep on the bed and sit on the couch with me. :)
She is AWESOME on a leash and GREAT in the car!

For additional information, please email Samantha at skl2@stmarys-ca.edu

    
This is Marco, a handsome 3 ½ year old border collie mix whom we found at a rescue shelter a few years ago. He is friendly, smart, energetic, and LOVES people and other critters (especially dogs). He likes to have a buddy, and spends most of his days with his gal pal in her yard. He appreciates lots of mental stimulation and exercise.  He very curious, and every month or so, Marco figures out how to sneak out the house or yard for a grand adventure. One day he was actually driven back to our house by a mail person (he jumped into the truck during her lunch break and actually befriended her); on another day he found his way to the recreation center where he went for a swim before being "rescued" by the life guards.  The trouble is, Marco is not at all savvy with cars and we fear for his life every time he manages to escape (we live in a rather dense suburb).  Bottom line is that Marco needs a bigger space to roam and play then our small yard -perhaps a farm or ranch with other critters to hang out with.  For more information, please contact Sue (510) 233-1603
sgardner@parksconservancy.org

Name: Buddy
Border Collie Mix - Neutered - All Shots - Micro chipped - On Heartworm
preventative - 7 years old - 41 pounds
 
Buddy has a sweet personality, calm and loves affection. He is house trained
and loves to go for rides in cars. He was rescued from Colusa Animal
Control.
 
Contact: Kathy Thomasin, 530-674-8361

I have a Border Collie/Lab Mix, 10 months old, that my daughter brought home thinking we could offer it a good home.  We live in employer housing, and are allowed only one dog, which we already have, who is a border collie mix himself.  The previous owner of Oreo has lost his home due to Foreclosure, and can't take him back, due to moving to a place where he is allowed no pets, which is how we acquired him.  Oreo is neutered and has had all of his shots so far, and some puppy training from a professional trainer, which we have all the paperwork for.  Some traits of Oreo are:  -He tends to nip at other dogs, (border collie trait), but especially when play or food is involved, but never extreme aggressive behavior.  - He loves to sleep on your bed, right on top of your feet.  - He LOVES his walks!! And going to dog parks.  - Not a big fetch 'fan', but Loves tug-o-war.  - Loves water  - Likes cats.....a little too much...( he chases them, thinking they are play buddies.)  -not very good off leash.
    Even though he has some behavior troubles, and needs to work on his manners, I know that with proper training, and a loving family (preferably a home with other border collies, as companions, because he loves to be with other dogs), he will be a well behaved, and wonderfully amazing dog. 

Here are some additional traits:

- Likes to jump up on people

- good with kids, but must be supervised (on leash) because he can easily knock down younger kids

- Loves walks, and uses the 'Gentle Lead' head harness. (acts like a gentleman with it on) without it, he will take YOU for a walk!

- Very good with other dogs, just has a nipping issue

- Loves soccer balls, and basketballs

- Loves to be off leash, but you'll spend about 1/2 an hour trying to catch him so you can put the leash back on him.

- gives 'kisses'

- not too sure when his time of day to eat is. But has been eating closer to the afternoon/evening.

- Has separation anxiety. Whines/barks when you leave him by himself.

- Very 'outspoken'.  For more information, please contact Elke cell #: (707) 303-6439

        Please call only between 4:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M. Monday thru Friday and 10:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. on the Weekends

    or e-mail: elkeretterer@yahoo.com

We have a male 21 month neutered border collie (Shiloh) that is micro-chipped, fully inoculated and
licensed in Placer County. He is housebroken, non-destructive and an outstanding Frisbee dog.  He
obeys basic commands and is good walking off leash.  The only problem is that he has an issue
with other unfamiliar dogs, particularly when on a leash walk. We have worked extensively to minimize his
aggression towards other dogs to no avail.  At this point we have decided to find another good home for
Shiloh.  For more information, please email robiwest@yahoo.com.