We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to the welfare of the border collie

Serving the greater Sacramento valley and Sierra Nevada foothills

Featured Dogs

DOTTIE AVAILABLE

April 22, 2024

DOTTIE is officially ready for and eager to find her forever home. Dottie is a loving, gentle girl, 3-years-and-9-month-old and weighing about 50 lbs. She has a black and white rough-coat with gorgeous markings. She is a very kind girl, who is social and well-mannered with all people, even young children. While Dottie does have a soft spot for and more likely to bond with men, she’d also do well with a female adopter. And while we don’t want to dwell on the past, it is important to know that DOTTIE suffered an accident with a cow; as a result, she had to have her back left leg amputated. Happily, that event is behind her now; she has healed completely from her surgery and gets around very well. Everyone loves her at the clinic. When she arrived for her all-is-well exam, it was warm welcomes from everyone. She reciprocated, wagging her tail the whole time and confidently greeting all. She did always keep an eye on her foster mom to make sure she wasn’t being left behind. She is good on a leash for our vet visits, but around the yard she just follows and lays down a lot. Long walks probably would not be her thing.

LEVI AVAILABLE

April 22, 2024

LEVI is a sweet and lively puppy that will steal your heart. At about 5 months of age and 22 pounds, he is ready to go to his forever home. LEVI is energetic and has a high herding instinct, so be prepared with games, training opportunities, or future dog sports for this boy. After playing and wrestling with his foster buddy, LEVI does have an “off switch” & nap or rest quietly. He would especially love snuggling or hanging out with you. His favorite toys are his stuffies, but he also loves a good chew toy and a Kong filled with peanut butter.

SKITTLES

October 21, 2023

SKITTLES was a great mom to her 10, yes 10, awesome Sweets and Treats puppies, and now she is ready for her forever home. Once her babies were adopted SKIT really began to shine. She has come a long way from the pancaking, pregnant, and shy gal to the protective, correcting mom, to a friendly, outgoing gal we foster parents love. She gets along well with people and other dogs. She’s been fine around the cats, but with her husky bloodlines we’d still caution against a home with cats. SKITTLES is about 2 1/2years of age, 52 lbs., with a thick medium coat.

Available Dogs

The following dogs are being fostered with our rescue organization. To see more photos and read a short bio of an available dog, click or tap on the the dog’s photo or Available link. We provide a brief description of their personality, training and behavior.

Volunteer

We are always looking to expand our foster network and sometimes need help transporting dogs from one place to another. The common goal among our volunteers is the desire to help dogs not yet as fortunate as our own to find their forever homes.

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Please consider being a Friend of Rescue by donating to help in the care and well-being of our canine family. 100% of your donation is used for the veterinary care and feeding of our dogs. We are a 100% volunteer organization for which no one receives a salary or stipend.

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Having an application on file is your first step to finding your forever friend.

Success Stories

This is where we revel in the knowledge that one of our charges has made their way from the plight of rescue, through the trials of fostering and adoption, and are now happily situated in their forever home. Please share the joy with us so we may share with our community by emailing us at info@norcalbcrescue.org.

CINDY

October 5, 2021

Here is Cindy enjoying their cabin and taking a trip to the Presidio for walks with Joseph. She is living the good life!

Roisin’s Success Story

May 29, 2021

From Mom Tara: We adopted Roisin (formally Kimber) January 2020 and she has been a wonderful addition to our family. She loves hiking, taking a dip in a stream or lake, rolling in the snow, and running along on bike rides (on no traffic roads/trails). She is so affectionate!!

Rascal Success Story

May 19, 2021

Rascal, adopted September 13, 2020, is still gaining confidence out in the big world. In the beginning, he was so nervous to even leave my front porch. We just kept "practicing" slowly and he is doing so well. We now go on long walks by the river and he loves meeting new people. But his favorite pastime is "PLAY BALL!

Jasper adopted 3-1-20

September 6, 2020

It has been 6 months now since we adopted Jasper, just wanted to give you a quick update. He loves quarantine, gained weight pretty quickly and had 3 teeth extracted in June (Including a canine!) Jasper completed his first training class last month and goes to a barn hunt every week, even finds the rats faster than our mutt Bold who has been doing it for a year now. I am hoping to thru-hike the Tahoe Rim Trail next year with him, so we did some trial backpacking trips this summer. He is great company on the trail and loves al the time outdoors

Successful Adoption Story – Ellie

June 21, 2020

We started right way with Obedience training and he was a star so we continued to AKC Good Citizen Certification and then AKC Novice Tricks. Practicing was his favorite part of the day! He began training for therapy dog, going into Rehabilitation facilities and Hospice and then Covid-19 came. We were not able to complete the training but Ellie eagerly continued the training at home.

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