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First, I want to send a big "Thank You" to all those involved in rescuing and caring for Gracie (Karme) until I found her. Thanks also for approving me to be her new mom. She is just amazing. I feel that I am very lucky to have her. She adds so much to my life. She is beautiful, incredibly loving and funny too. Gracie is always at my side and loves to go for Hummer rides. Sometimes I have to go for a ride just because she wants to get into the truck. Rocky and Gracie get along just fine and she likes to lay on his bed with him. Again thank you all so much, |
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Emily, I'm including a picture of Declan doing one of his favorite things-catching dog discs! He is so active I actually have trouble keeping weight on the guy! We go for walks whenever the weather cooperates. Declan has been to obedience classes and enjoys his home here. He attempts to herd his big sister Verona (a BC mix) but she usually gets the upper hand. He has integrated well with our family (although the cat loathes him), and we truly believe rescue is the only way to go. The foster environment is less traumatic for the dogs and we always recommend rescue when we meet other people who are looking for a pet. Declan is a happy dog, and we are happy to have him as a member of our family. Take care, Janet |
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We adopted “Miss Kelly” after we lost our beloved Border Collie “Kelly” after 14 years. We were so sad and very hesitant to adopt again but we needed a special dog to mend our broken hearts. That’s when we found “Miss Kelly”, now “Katie”. “Katie” celebrated her 2nd birthday on February 14, 2007 Valentine’s Day, and she has become the cutest, funniest little girl and is beginning to trust people. She has even warmed up to her “grandparents”, taking a nap with “grandma” on the bed. “Katie” looks forward to her walks in the park, meeting people, and playing with her favorite toys, tennis and soccer balls. She is definitely coming out of her shell. Our sweet tempered little girl is super toy motivated and just loves stealing our shoes and sneakers, which makes us laugh. The daily phrase in our household is “Katie, where is Pop-Pop’s other shoe”? Her first visit to the vet went off without a hitch. The doctor even said, “You got lucky”. Needless to say, we are very lucky! “Katie” stole our hearts and is being spoiled rotten. Thank you Sandy and Atlantic Region Central Border Collie Rescue, Inc. for helping to bring her into our lives. - Andy & Karen |
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Here are a few pictures of Dixie....who used to sit on your porch and be "Trinket." She is a wonderful dog and we are SO pleased with her. She loves her friend, Marley, who was another of your rescue dogs adopted by my daughter, Kimberly, in November, 2005. Although they don't live together, they look forward to visits with each other. We end up laughing so hard at their antics! Happy Holidays to all and bless you for the wonderful work you do! Sincerely, Cath, Mart & Kimberly Dixie and Marley |
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Hi Sandy,
Here's a little picture collage of Rookie (Zip). Feel free to use it for as a success story!
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Chip is now "Chester". It's a name he responds to from us. He's doing well on house training, except when he gets really happy meeting a new face. He is getting on with catching a Frisbee and fetching the tennis ball. He's found a great way to amuse himself when I'm doing household chores. He tosses the tennis ball down the stairs and then runs after it and brings it back up the stairs skipping two at a time. He does this about three of four times before attacking his chewing bones. Making himself look really tall before jumping and pouncing upon the bone, you'd think he weighed 100 pounds. Chester likes to play with me on the floor before he has to go into his crate so I can go to work. On our last hike along the river, he was ready to take a swim and herd the ducks. Maybe another time Chester.
This morning was his first time being walked in the rain. Such a pouting puppy. Normally he just likes to sniff the school aged children as they walk to the bus stop but, not this morning, too wet! He's also discovered the wonderful world of squirrels and wants to herd them too. Good thing we have a tough leash on him. Upon our return he laid down and rolled over the towel to dry off and even held out his paws for me to dry off his toes. He's so neat. - Chester and Dave
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Here's our story - Our family lost our dog to cancer in August of this year. We had him for 14 years. After he was gone, it was difficult to go anywhere in our house without having some memory of him. We decided that we wanted another dog with some of the same features and characteristics of him. Shadow was a Border Collie mix that we found at our neighborhood Humane Society. We, of course, went there first, but they had no puppies. We started looking on the internet thru our local newspaper, and came across a group of puppies from ARC Border Collie Rescue (ARCBCR). We went to their website to learn more about the organization, decided to fill out and application and see what would happen. We were not sure if the puppies were still available or even if we would hear from anyone. But the next day we had an e-mail from Chuck who said that the next step in the process was for him to come out to our house for a home visit. He did, we were approved, and then we received an e-mail from Sandy, asking us to come to see the puppies. We drove to Sandy's house, which is 3 1/2 hrs away, to see the ARCBCR puppies in person. We picked Roxy - who is a Border Collie/American Eskimo mix. She was at the time 14 weeks old. She had all of her first shots, was de-wormed and had been spayed, she was even crate trained - WOW. She is a very happy, active pup. We took her to our vet, who said that Roxy is very healthy, alert pup. We are very pleased with her and I know that she is very happy with us, just by her reactions when she sees us any time we come into a room. Barbra, Dave and family |
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