New England Border Collie Rescue

ApplicationThe applicant must be at least 18 years old. If applicant is under 18 years, parent or guardian must fill out the application and be the person that interacts with us. We will not place a dog with a child who does not have parents' or guardian's complete cooperation.The application must be submitted by the person adopting the dog. We will not adopt dogs to third parties, or to be given as gifts.The applicant must reside in our coverage area. Rare exceptions may be made for a dog needing a special placement and an out-of-area home that meets those needs.All applications will be reviewed by our committee, and applicants will be notified as to whether they have been approved or not. If the committee has any questions about any information in the application, a volunteer may contact the applicant for further information before a final decision is made. NEBCR, INC. RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DECLINE ANY APPLICATION FOR ANY REASON.Placement/Matching Dogs with AdoptersNEBCR's mission is to help our Border Collies find their forever homes by matching our dogs to the new adopter's lifestyle and living environment.We do NOT function on a first come, first serve basis we look for the best match between dog and adopter, regardless of the order in which applications are received. Our goal is to provide the best possible home we can for each dog so that they never have to come into rescue again.Not every dog is suited to every home, no matter how good or loving a family is. We strive to get to know both prospective adopters and dogs as well as we possibly can, to make sure that EVERYONE lives happily ever after.Training and SocializationAdopters will be required to enroll in and participate in a basic obedience class with many of the dogs that we place; as all dogs need to be trained in order to be good citizens. In these cases, an additional $150 deposit will be required, which will be returned once this requirement is met, and we receive a copy of the graduation certificate .WE DO NOT SHIP RESCUE DOGS. Our policy is to only adopt dogs to people within our coverage area. We do occasionally make exceptions for special situations typically very hard to place dogs that require a very specific type of home. For those situations, we must be able to get a Border Collie rescue worker in the adopter's area to do a home visit AND the adopter must be willing to come to the foster home to meet/pick up the dog. Applicants who are not sure if they can adopt from us based on their location should contact us at [email protected] before completing an application.There are Border Collie rescue organizations located all over the U.S. and Canada. We encourage adopters to adopt a dog from a rescue close to their location. We are happy to provide assistance in finding the closest organization.