Help The Collies Store

If you shop on-line for your dogs at Drs Foster & Smith, JB Pet, Jeffers or PetsMart, you now can contribute to SWCR without spending an extra penny.

Just make your regular purchases online through our new Help the Collies Store. You'll shop at the same company website and pay the same prices -- but when you link to the site through the Help the Collies Store, the company sends SWCR a percentage of the money you spend.

These companies have what are called Affiliate Programs with many nonprofit groups. For the companies it's a way to attract new customers. For us it's a much-needed source of revenue.

Here's an example of how the program works. It's provided by Arlene Starkey, SWCR's rescue coordinator for Albuquerque, who's in charge of the Help the Collies Store:

"I am about to purchase Foster & Smith Joint Care 3 Premium for Kati, my 13-year-old collie. 150 tabs will cost me $69.99 plus shipping if I purchase them directly from their website. I will pay no more to purchase them through our affiliate connection, but SWCR will get a check for $6.30 for this one purchase. I will buy this one item roughly four times this year.

I also buy Frontline Plus by the 6-pack at $69.99 two or three times a year, and Interceptor at 12 tablets a throw for $67.92 four times a year -- since I will supply my own three collies and heaven knows how many rescued collies a year with both of these items.

Doing the math, I will have managed to contribute $68.54 in 2007 to SWCR making purchases I would ordinarily make. And that’s just me."

Imagine what ten or twenty buyers could accomplish for SWCR in a year! Click on any company banner to do your shopping. Help generate a steady stream of contributions to SWCR.

SWCR does not make any specific recommendations about stores or products for the companies listed here. We do know that many of our members regularly buy products from these sources. From time to time, more stores will be added as we "grow" the Help the Collies Store.

The minimum criteria for having a company added to this page are: company must have dog related products, company must have an active Affiliate Program that can support funding directly to SWCR (and not any individual), and payments should be made by check directly to the SWCR Treasurer.

If you would like to submit a new company for consideration at any time, please email SWCR at the address below. After review to see if the company meets the working criteria, it will be added. You will be notified of the outcome of your request, with thanks from SWCR for your suggestion. YOU can help the 'Help the Collies Store' grow.