Blue Ridge Border Collie Rescue (BRBCR) was founded in October 2001 by five dedicated friends and has grown to 150 volunteers. The very first BRBCR dog found his forever home in November of 2001. Since that time, we have rescued and rehomed over 1400 wonderful dogs. BRBCR is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to finding good homes for deserving Border Collies and Border Collie mixes. We do not have a bricks-and-mortar facility. Rather, we are a network of volunteers in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Our dogs are fostered in our volunteers’ homes and are treated as our own. BRBCR rescues unwanted, stray or neglected dogs and provides them with medical care, foster care, and rehabilitation – all funded by donations. Many of our dogs come from rural shelters in low-income areas of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, though some also come from private individuals who must give up their dogs due to financial reasons, medical incapacity of the owner, or other unfortunate circumstances.
Please fill out our Online Adoption Application. One of our volunteers will contact you and schedule a visit to your home to meet with you and your family. We do this to help you understand Border Collies and to ensure that you are prepared to give them a wonderful home. After determining that you are prepared for a Border Collie, our volunteer will assist you in locating the dog that will best fit your situation. An applicant will be considered as “approved” only when they have completed the application, and that application has been reviewed and accepted by our volunteers, and the Home Visit has been completed and reviewed. There is a standard donation required of $300 to pay for medical costs associated with our dogs. This may vary if a dog has a specific medical situation while in foster care. Some of our dogs have special needs requirements from a home. Our goal is to find the very best home that we can for each of our dogs. This may not be the first home to come along.