Heart of Border Collie Rescue

Fill out an application online. Taking this step indicates you are truly interested in adopting a dog. It is not binding. If your application meets the requirements for the dog you're interested in, it will be screened through an initial interview with one of our volunteers. If your application does not meet the requirements, we will make every effort to let you know. However, we are all volunteers and in some cases you may not be contacted based on resource availability. If we determine your home could be a good fit for one of our dogs, we will complete reference and vet checks and set up a home visit, which may occur in person or virtually. Your full application is reviewed. If approved to adopt, we move to the next step. Your application file is sent to the foster home. If the foster feels you are a match for their foster dog, they will call you to talk in detail and possibly move to an in-person meeting. Meetings are allowed only after applications are fully approved. All family members (including resident dogs) must participate in meeting a new potential family member. (There may be an exception when adopting a puppy, which is at the foster's discretion) Our fosters have the obligation and are entrusted with determining if a home is the right fit for their foster dog. If the first dog is not a match, we may suggest another dog for your family. Your application can be kept on file for a potential future dog at your request. Adoption is complete with payment and a signed adoption contract.