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The following dogs are
available for adoption from shelters, other rescue groups,
independent rescuers and individuals. These dogs have not
been evaluated by Border Collie Rescue Texas, Inc. and Border
Collie Rescue Texas, Inc. does not assume any responsibility for
the adoption of these dogs. Any adoptions of dogs listed
on the Independent Adoption Website are solely transacted
between the independent rescuers and the adoptive owner.
Border Collie Rescue Texas, Inc. does not warrant any claims
about the dogs listed as available for adoption through the
Independent pages of this website.
In
order to assist you to evaluate the dogs for your needs we have
the following screening guides for your use.
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If you are interested in a particular dog, click on the EMAIL
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home.
Last Updated
Sunday February 07, 2010
 
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Listed:
01/26/2010
Echo and Spirit - ADOPTION PENDING!!!
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Sex: Male
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Age: 6 1/2 Years
Coat: Rough
Coat, Blue Merle and Black & White
Weight: 55
lbs.
Activity
Level: Companion
Excerpt from a midnight conversation between 2 Border Collie
brothers:
Echo: Hey, Spirit..are you awake?
Spirit: I am now! What's up, bro?
Echo: I just had the best dream...
Spirit: I bet you 2 doggie treats I can guess what it was.
Echo: You're on! I'm so gonna win this one!
Spirit: Did you dream that the 2 of us were playing in a nice
shaded yard? And then loving voices called our names and we ran
toward them. As we neared the voices, we realized it was our
very own family calling us in for dinner. We got hugs and
kisses, ate dinner, and fell asleep on soft doggie beds.
Echo: Whoa, dude! That's exactly what I dreamed. How did you
guess?
Spirit: I just had the same dream!
Echo and Spirit are AKC registered Border Collie brothers. They
were turned into an animal shelter when their dad, an elderly
man, passed away and his wife wasn't able to take care of them
on her own. These two brothers were well taken care of and very
loved. They both have great house manners. They are crate
trained, but love to nap on the couch. They know sit, down, paw,
come, and stay. At 6.5 years of age, they still have tons of
energy left! Echo loves to play Frisbee. Spirit is a little more
laid back and likes to hang out nearby while his brother plays.
Their herding instinct really comes out around kitties, so a
home without cats is a must! Both boys were loved and spoiled in
their original home. Therefore they each need to lose about 10
pounds. They are on weight management food and get plenty of
exercise, so losing the weight should be a breeze if this
lifestyle is continued in their new home. They walk well on a
leash and do well in car rides. The dog park is their favorite
place. When rubbed on their backs near their tails, they both
“dance”--talk about an easy cardio workout!
Echo and Spirit are healthy guys. They are micro chipped, up to
date on shots, neutered, and on heart worm preventative. Echo
and Spirit have been together their whole lives, so finding one
home for both of them would be ideal! They've lost enough in
their world so far—losing each other would be tough on them. A
reduced adoption fee ($200 total) will be offered if these boys
are adopted together.
So double your pleasure and double your fun! Two great dogs are
better than one!! Contact Echo and Spirit's
FOSTER
for more information and an
Adoption Application.
A home visit will be done.
Listed:
01/18/2010
Shining Journey aka Shiny - ADOPTED!!!
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Sex: Female
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Age: 1 1/2 Years
Coat: Semi-Rough
Coat, Black and White
Weight: 35
lbs.
Activity
Level: Active Companion
This beautiful young lady is a people pleaser! Her jet black and
white coat has classic Border Collie markings. Shiny was rescued
from a shelter where she was picked up as a stray. She was a
little under weight with a lung infection and heart worms. She
was successfully treated with antibiotics for the lung infection
and is about halfway through the heart worm treatment and is
doing very well. She has to be kept quiet and calm until the
treatment is complete.
Shiny loves everyone and is not shy or timid when meeting
someone new. Young children are not a problem, my grand daughter
had a great time dressing Shiny up! She loves to be brushed and
can't wait for her foster mom to sit on the floor with her for
lots of petting and belly rubs. She also enjoys a game of tug
with her rope toy. She is crate trained and never whines or
cries while crated. She is housebroken and uses a doggie door.
Shiny knows how to sit and will shake hands, and is working on
sit/stay and walking on a leash without pulling. She does some
fetching and will learn fast once she is cleared to run around
again. She is very fond of her toys, especially the rubber
squeaky ones. Stuffed toys are “loved to death” pretty quickly,
and rawhide chews are devoured! Shiny has not been offered a
treat she hasn't liked, and isn't picky about her food.
Shiny wants to be where you are and lies on the floor just
content to be near you. She is good in the car and is willing to
go on a moments notice. She loves to be with other dogs, but is
too big and playful to be with small dogs. She is spayed, up to
date on all her shots, micro-chipped and is on heart worm and
flea preventative. This beautiful girl would be an excellent
addition to any active family that is willing to let her be part
of their daily activities and not closed off in the back yard.
Shiny's adoption fee is $250.00 and an adoption application will
need to be filled out and a home visit is required. She is ready
for her forever family to take her home to love and she will
return that love ten fold. Contact
her
FOSTER
for questions or an
Adoption Application.
Listed: 01/04/2010
Rodeo - ADOPTED!!!
Rodeo is an Aussie/Border Collie mix with a natural docked tail
of about 10 inches. He has a rambunctious, friendly, outgoing
personality and needs an active family to help him learn how to
be a great house dog and family member. He will need a family
that loves to play outdoors even in snow and rain, a family that
wants to keep him safe in a nice fenced yard, a family that
wants to help him learn to become all that he can be. Because of
his size and rambunctious disposition he will probably do best
in a home with older children. Unknown how he is with cats or
livestock but probably would chase them.
Rodeo is at Calcasieu Parish Animal Services, 5500 A Swift Plant
Road, Lake Charles, LA which is I-10 almost at the TX/LA border.
Please contact the adoption
COUNSELORS, or call them
at (337) 721-3730. Shelter hours for adoption are from 12pm -
5:30 p.m. through the week. All dogs must be neutered or spayed
before they leave the shelter. Adoption fee is $95.00 which
includes spaying/neutering, basic vaccinations, rabies and
microchipping.
Listed: 12/28/2009
Design - ADOPTED!!!
Design found himself in rescue when his elderly owner passed
away. He is very affectionate, adaptable and intelligent. He is
a healthy, happy boy with a beautiful blue merle coat and he is
neutered and current on shots. He is also housebroken, crate
trained and rides well in the car. Design is extremely devoted
to people and really just wants his own person to love him who
he can shower with love back.
Design has had some agility training, and has a Rally Novice AKC
title. He would be easily started into agility, flyball, or
obedience training or could continue his rally training. He's
traveled all his life to dog shows so he's well socialized to a
dog show situation. Design came to me with some warnings, but
he's done brilliantly with my 6 year old daughter and all my
other Border Collies and Jack Russell. He would do well in a
home with just adults based on his alleged reputation before he
came to live with me. Don't know how he behaves around cats. I
was also told he would do fine in a single dog home, or with
other females, which indeed he would. He can get excited when a
situation becomes charged. He is extremely food motivated, but
has no idea what to do with a toy, his recall needs some
refining, if he thinks he's going to get in trouble, he doesn't
want to come to his person, but the rest of the time you can't
get him away from you!
I have his littermate and an older full sister to him, so you
could meet his relatives as well. He also comes with his AKC
registration papers. He has been with me since August 2009, I
wanted to get to know him very well before I placed him for
adoption, and I think he's a fantastic boy! If you are
interested in him and you have children or male dogs, contact me
anyway, we can talk about your situation, he has done
wonderfully in my household with kids coming in and out and all
my own male dogs, including intact ones. I think Design had just
not had exposure to children before he came to me, now that he's
discovered how wonderful they can be, he does well with them.
An adoption fee of $200.00 and an approved
Adoption Application
are required for adoption. All references will be checked and a
home visit may be done.
If you have a place in your heart and home for a boy like this,
you can contact his
FOSTER.
Listed: 09/02/2009
Twister
Let's get set....ready. ....GO! This is Twister, a beautiful and
petite Border Collie that is HW negative, spayed, UTD on her
vaccines and ready to rumble! Why is Houston Collie Rescue
finding a home for this sweet girl? Twister was found in a
shelter with a Collie and the kind people who transported the
Collie to HCR were desparate to help out this incredible Border
Collie. Twister is so sweet and although she does have all of
those incredible characteristics of a Border Collie, she also
has an 'off' switch and loves to chill out and get as many tummy
rubs as she can. She loves to chase and play with her foster
brothers and sisters, is extremely alert, and adorable. Twister
is crate trained, she can 'sit' and 'down' and when you begin to
rub her, her legs give out and her eyes close. If you need some
new excitement in your home, Twister is YOUR GIRL!
Twister is living up to her name, ready for action when it comes
her way. Unfortunately, she has developed a little bit of a lack
in trust in children she doesn't know. 'Twist' is responding to
her training and her foster home is working on helping her feel
more comfortable around all kids. At this time, a home with
young children isn't advisible, unless it's an experienced
'training' home.
Please contact Twister's
FOSTER with any additional information you need. An
Adoption Application
and home visit will need to be completed for adoption.
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