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PLEASE NOTE

TDBCR IS NOT ACCEPTING INTAKES AT THIS TIME.

We are not able to take your dog into foster care; please contact your local shelter for assistance.

There are NO dogs currently available for adoption.

We do not expect to have any dogs available in the foreseeable future.

THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED ON June 19 2008

BEFORE YOU CONTACT US PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING

  • You MUST BE 19 YEARS OF AGE or older to apply for one of our dogs.
  • We DO NOT SHIP OUR DOGS. You must come to the Vancouver area to adopt a dog.
  • We DO NOT HAVE A SHELTER OR FACILITY, so you cannot "come visit our dogs" until you have gone through our application and interview process.
  • If a dog is listed as "PENDING" this means he / she is NO LONGER AVAILABLE. Please consider a different dog in need.
  • TDBCR Adoption Coordinators are going to ask you questions about your lifestyle, your experience with border collies and other questions that will help us decide if the dog in question is right for you. If you are unwilling to be interviewed, we cannot assist you in adopting one of our dogs.
  • Dogs listed as NOT YET AVAILABLE are not currently available for adoption. Please DO NOT APPLY for these dogs until they are available as we may not be able to respond to your inquiry.
A dog is a 10-15 year commitment.

Please reflect on your decision before you apply to adopt a dog!

 

WHY DOESN'T TDBCR GENERALLY ADOPT TO HOMES WITH SMALL CHILDREN?

Read this page to find out why

 


 


 

 

DOGS THAT HAVE ADOPTIONS PENDING AND ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.

PUPPIES (5) ALL HAVE ADOPTIONS PENDING!
MAC HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
ANNIE HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
LUCY HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
KEEPER HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
NUDGE HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
KURI HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
COCO HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
TERRA HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
BOY HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
KAHLUHA HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
ADDY HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
CALI SKIPPER HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!
SKIPPER HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
MOLLY HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!

TEDDY HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
HOBO HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
SHADOW HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
THE BRADY BUNCH HAVE ADOPTIONS PENDING!!
BEAR HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
MOLLY 2 HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
BOOMER HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
BEAU HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
MONA HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
DIXIE HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
COOPER HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
BEAR HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
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DUSTY HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
SHEP HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
SKYE HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
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LEON HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
LUCY HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!
RENO HAS AN ADOPTION PENDING!!

 

See dogs who have been adopted.


Thanks to DANA for her ongoing support toward the dogs' care! Dana says "Happy New Year to all of you wonderful people. I have two bc rescues and they are the best thing that has ever happened to me. Thanks for doing a great and very worthwhile job."

Thanks to ERIC GREENWOOD from ENGLAND for his incredible support of border collie rescue! Eric has been a tireless and generous champion of our efforts and we think he is just a wonderful person. Thank you Eric!

Thanks to JANET and DWIGHT from the US for using paypal to donate toward's the dogs' care! They say "Hello, we are BC owners from the USA,and I read about your website on eBay! Please use this donation in whatever way seems best to you, and thanks SO MUCH for all you do to help our loving Border Collie breed!"

Thanks to HAMILTON who is sponsoring Misty and Hayden! Hamilton says "Sponser is for any dog in need. Misty or Hayden are the preferred. Thanks. Hamilton."

Thanks to ALISON for sponsoring Sian! Alison is one of our foster homes and a tireless supporter of TDBCR rescue efforts!

Thanks to DIANNA PALMER for sponsoring Keeva and her continuing support! Dianna says: "I'm sponsoring Keeva--she reminds me of our first bc, Lic, who lived to a ripe old age of 16 and was my son's best friend for all her life. We still miss her. And she was a stray who found us."

A special thank you to Lauren for her incredibly generous donation to sponsor Che. Lauren writes: "He sounds like such a lovely dog and I wish I could make the commitment to a second dog right now, but this is the best I can do. Thank you for doing all that you can to save these dogs. I hope this helps a few more along the road."

Thanks to Susan and Garry brace for their wonderful donation! They write: To help with your work in rescuing Australian Shepherds in BC as well as Border Collies, we have donated $100 (via paypal) in memory of our Aussie, Woody, who succumbed to cancer last week. He was almost 12 years old, and was diagnosed with lymphoma over 2 years ago, but with veterinary help lived comfortably right to the end. Please use this donation as best you see fit. For now we are a one-dog family, but will be checking your website when we feel ready to add another."

Thanks to Vicki, Georgia and Rae for their very generous donation!!

Thanks to Lynn Leach of Downriver Farm for her ongoing financial support of our rescue efforts!

Thanks to Amy for her generous donation to our rescue efforts!

Thanks to Five-Star dog training in Kamloops for their Charity Trial and donation of $600.00 to TDBCR!!

Thanks to the AAC Regionals Committee 2007 for their donation to TDBCR!



 
 
 

 

That'll do Border Collie Rescue
(formerly IBCRforBC)
is now on Petfinder.

 

BAGGAGE (The Meaning of Rescue)

Now that I'm home, bathed, settled and fed,
All nicely tucked in my warm new bed,
I'd like to open my baggage,lest I forget,
There is so much to carry,
So much to regret.

Hmmm...Yes, there it is, right on top,
Let's unpack Loneliness, Heartache and Loss,
And there by my perch hides Fear and Shame,
As I look on these things I tried so hard to leave,
I still have to unpack my baggage called Pain.
I love them, the others, the ones who left me,
But I wasn't good enough - for they didn't want me.

Will you add to my baggage?
Will you help me unpack?
Or will you just look at my things,
And take me right back?
Do you have the time to help me unpack?
To put away my baggage, to never repack?
I pray that you do - I'm so tired you see,
But I do come with baggage,
Will you still want
me?

by Evelyn Colbath (c)1995