We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to the welfare of border collies

Serving the greater Sacramento valley and Sierra Nevada foothills
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Announcement: Border Collie Rescue of Northern California – Our sister organization has closed. See the In Memoriam page for details.

Featured Dogs

BUNGEE AVAILABLE

June 29, 2026

BUNGEE is a 2-year-old border collie with a medium-thick coat, weighing 35 pounds. He is a cute little guy with freckles, and he always has a smile. Bungee loves people and is eager to please. While he can be shy at first, he warms up quickly. During his vet clinic visits, he was very friendly and well-behaved, and he visited with everyone, and he’s been a well-behaved guest at a small local pub with an outside patio. With his smaller size and love of people, Bungee is great for evening wiggly snuggles on the couch when he is invited up. He is an exceptionally endearing boy; everyone who has met him says so!

VERA – AVAILABLE

June 27, 2026

Meet VERA, a 9-year-old, 50 pound border collie mix. Miss VERA is black and white with an easy to maintain short coat. She has ears you can’t miss from miles away, but we like to say they are the better to hear you with. This girl is as low maintenance as a dog can get and simply put an absolute dream. She loves anybody and everybody. VERA offers that border collie nudge as soon as you think you are done petting her that nobody can resist. She is eager to please, comes quickly when called, and enjoys treats as much as a pat, so any additional training should come easy for both you and her.

LOKI AVAILABLE

June 11, 2026

LOKI is 40 pounds of love and affection. He is approximately 5 years of age with a smooth, easy to maintain, black and white coat. LOKI adores people. He can think of nothing better than being loved on. In fact, he rolls over for belly rubs or stops at the door, turns around, and insists on pets before going out to do his business. He absolutely loves the attention and seeks physical contact companionship any time of day or night. We had friends over for game night, and we were very proud of how he behaved when meeting so many new people all at once.

COCO – AVAILABLE

June 5, 2026

Meet Miss Coco! She is a 2.5-year-old, 52lb, BC/McNab mix with a easy care, tri colored smooth coat. She also has a docked tail that is about 6 inches long. Coco's favorite thing is her person. She wants to be with you, but is not too clingy and will happily settle near by. Second favorite is going for walks/runs, then balls and plush toys.

CORAL ADOPTION PENDING

May 28, 2026

This sweet little sea soul is an absolute darling of a girl. At 23 lbs and 6m, CORAL is out to steal your heart. Her smooth, soft white coat is highlighted with black spotted markings just emerging throughout her long body and cute ears. CORAL also has that signature border collie mark over her left eye.

TOBY AVAILABLE

May 12, 2026

Say Hello to our handsome boy Toby! He is about 1.5-years-old and weighs in at a lean 42 pounds. He embodies many of the traits that make herding breeds so special—intelligent, observant, highly trainable, and deeply connected to his people. Toby is the kind of dog who notices everything around him and is constantly processing the world through a thoughtful and sensitive lens.

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Available Dogs

These dogs are being fostered with our rescue organization. To see photos and read the bio for an available dog, click on the the dog’s photo. We provide a brief description of their personality, training and behavior to help match them with the best possible forever family.

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Volunteer

We are always looking to expand our foster network and sometimes need help transporting dogs. The common goal among our volunteers is the desire to help border collies find their forever homes and to match them with a home that fits their personality.

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Donate

Please consider becoming a Friend of Rescue by donating to help in the care of border collies in need. 100% of your donation is used for the veterinary care and feeding of our dogs. We are a 100% volunteer organization for which no one receives a salary.

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Adoption Application

Having an application on file is your first step to finding your forever friend.

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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.