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

COACH

December 4, 2022

Meet our sweet young boy COACH! He is a 25 lb., 6m old BC, with a beautifully soft medium coat. Coach loves to be with his people and will follow you around the house. He gets along well with other dogs but can be a little over excited when meeting new dogs. He chases the cats in his foster home and would be best in a home without cats.

Skittles’ Sweets & Treats Border Collie Mix Puppies

November 15, 2022

Mom SKITTLES (BC MIX) came to us very big and very pregnant. A few days later, on September 18th, THE SWEETS & TREATS PUPPIES came into this world raring and ready to go. The four boys are Cracker Jack (CJ), Clark (Bar), Heath (Bar), and Nougat. The six girls are Caramel, Marshmallow, Peppermint Patty, Snickers, Sugar, and Tootsie (Roll). Clark is the biggest, clearing the rest by 2 plus pounds, and Tootsie is the smallest. All are quite adept at using the doggy door to both go out and come back in. The door leads to a secure patio deck where they go out to play and potty. Their potty training is going very well. During the day, and even overnight, they (mostly) venture out to do their business. The puppies are all eating out of individual bowls in a sectioned off pen. They are getting better at sitting prior to heading over from their living quarters to the food pen. They are a smart, active, polite group…especially considering the size of the litter. They are attentive, friendly, and love to be cradled and given belly rubs!

KERIYON

October 29, 2022

Sometimes you meet a dog that is nice, polite, and quick to adapt. KERIYON is all that and a bag of chips. KERIYON had every reason to be ornery when first picked up as a stray, but despite his flea allergy and apparent lack of a steady diet, everyone at the shelter and vet’s office loved him and asked us to please take him into rescue, which we did. “K” needed his entire back end shaved. He required baths 2x per week, which he was not crazy about, and 3 meals a day, which he loved, to gain some much needed weight.

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.

Donate

Would you please consider being a Friend of Rescue by donating to help in the care and well-being of our canine family? Virtually all of your donation is used for the veterinarian 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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