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Congratulations to MacDuff, Nick, Tara, Andy, Bella, Toby on finding their forever homes. Please visit our Gallery of Adopted Collies. SWCR Adoption Fees (as of 6/30/06) are $225 for puppies (younger than 12 months), $175 for adult collies (12 months old to under 10 years), and $125 for seniors (10 years or older).The adoption fee helps cover shelter fees and medical expenses. A home visit is required before an adoption may be approved. Please contact an SWCR representative to request an adoption application. For more information or to download the adoption application, go to our Adopting a Collie page. We have been asked what 'Adoption Pending' means. This status indicates that a family has completed all of the necessary requirements to adopt one of our collies and they have been matched with a specific dog. At this point, it means that the collie cannot be considered for adoption by others. The Pending status holds until the dog meets the family and the contract is actually signed by the adopting family and SWCR. It allows for final vet visits, travel arrangements, and anything else that needs to be done to prepare the collie for its new home. This is always a very exciting period for all involved in the placement of the collie. It is only in the rarest of occasions that a collie actually returns to the active waiting-to-be-adopted list. Due
to high gas prices and volunteer limitations, adopters interested
in collies being fostered in distant locations should plan on participating
in the transport of their new collies to their new homes. Depending
on location and distance, this may require the adopter to arrange
for the entire transport of their new collie. Adopters who are unable
to participate in transport should seek the advice of their local
SWCR representative. We've grouped the collies on this page by fostering region. Go to Arizona Collies or Las Cruces/El Paso Collies or Albuquerque Collies or Hobbs Collies or Amarillo Collies or Courtesy Postings. Collies being fostered in the Amarillo Area
Collies being fostered in the Las Cruces/El Paso Area
Sex: Female Color: Sable and White Rough-coat Age: 4 months Rescued: Albuquerque, NM April, 2009 Fostered: El Paso, TX Bio: She is spayed, micro chipped and current on all her shots. She is Parvo and parasite free. Given the short time she has been with us, she will be fostered for a little while where she has collie playmates before being adopted. For more information, please contact Annick at molly751@cs.com
Sex: Male Color: Sable and White Shetland Sheepdog Age: 4 years Rescued: El Paso, April, 2009 Fostered: El Paso Bio: Toby was picked up as a stray by Animal Services, and when his owners didn’t claim him, he was turned over to SWCR. A cute sable and white boy, he has one blue eye and one brown eye. He is a little underweight at 23 pounds, and his coat shows the effects of malnutrition and neglect, but quality food and regular grooming should change all that.
Sex: Male Color: Sable and White Rough Coat Age: 3 years Rescued: El Paso, December 2008 Fostered: El Paso Bio: Duffy was unclaimed at El Paso Animal Services and turned over to SWCR. He’s a sweet and rather small boy, who came to us with a horribly dirty and matted coat, an indication of the neglect he has faced in the past. He clearly thrives on love and attention and has quickly become a very happy boy. He loves to play with other dogs and gets along with cats as well, although he does sometimes like to chase them. He is still an exuberant young dog and he tends to leap around with happiness – actually almost walking on his hind legs because he jumps with joy but does not really want to land on you and knock you over! -- but he is also very voice responsive and catches on quickly. He is learning house manners, basic obedience and how to walk nicely on a leash, but still needs additional training to help make him the wonderful collie companion he is meant to be. Duffy has a slightly asymmetrical head, probably the result of birth trauma, which has no negative effect on him and actually gives him a uniquely charming look, as if he is cocking his head at you. Unfortunately, this sweet boy did test positive for heartworms, so he will begin his treatment in early February and will complete it in April. Macduff's neutering has been delayed due to the heartworms, so once his treatment is finished, he will be available on a foster-to-adopt basis only until his surgery. If you are interested in Macduff, please contact Annick at molly751@cs.com
Collies being fostered in the Albuquerque / Santa Fe Area
Sex: Male Color: Sable and White Rough-coat with black markings (currently shaved) Age: 5 Rescued: Albuquerque NM May, 2009 Fostered: Albuquerque, NM Bio: Tory was shaved by his owner, and then picked up as a stray in Albuquerque. Judging by his generously furred tail, he will have a very luxourious coat when it grows in. He is a well manored, sweet guy in his prime, an "easy keeper." He is housebroken and plays nicely with other dogs, though he will probably not fare well in a cat home. If it, a cat or a gecko moves quickly, he thinks he needs to follow the situation with way more interest for the good of the cat or gecko. He is willing to make himselt quite at home in either the house or the yard during the day, but wants to be a house dog at night. He loves to run and play with a variety of other dogs at his foster home, but would do just as well in a single dog, but with an attentive owner home. After active play times, he follows up with a good collie nap. Tory is current on all shots, and is micro chipped and neutered, and our vets report that he is in good health. In his past, he apparently has lived with little human attention, so he lacks a few social graces -- like thinking treats are good, walking up or down house staircases, or leaping into vehicles. He appears to have missed the "collie grammer school", but is now enrolled in the foster mom's Charm School for rescued collies. He is quickly learning his charm school skills. Gee--no one ever took the time to teach him home skills before, but he is a quick learner. So far, he has an A+ rating for learning and attitude. For more information, contact Arlene Starkey at 505-892-8538 or arlene.starkey@att.net.
Sex: Male Color: Sable and White Rough-coat with black markings Age: 10 months Rescued: Rio Rancho NM April, 2009 Fostered: Albuquerque, NM Bio: Nick is a bit small with a farm collie face, but he is all collie, and a smart one at that He grew up with small children, and he is very smart and trying very hard to please. Nick is a wonderful He is neutered, micro chipped, and current on all his shots.For more information, contact Arlene Starkey at 505-892-8538 or arlene.starkey@att.net.
Collies being fostered in the Hobbs, New Mexico Area Collies being fostered in Arizona
Sex: Male Color: Sable & White Rough-coat Age: 4 years Rescued: Phoenix, September 2008 Fostered: Phoenix Bio: Hootie is an approximately 4 year old rough-coated collie. He doesn’t have the classic collie look but what we call a “farm collie” physique. Hootie was originally rescued from a hoarder and quite likely an abusive situation in Texas along with several other collies. Hootie is a pretty shy guy without much in the way of training (he is housetrained). He seems to like to go outside but sometimes outside activity and stimuli seems to overwhelm him. He is a very strong, solid guy that can get pretty rambunctious and playful. Hootie has a mixed history with other dogs. He gets along with a lot but some, and this seems to be a “guy” thing, he has not occasionally gotten along with other strong personality males. So he would probably be better with female dogs. We suspect he would be questionable with cats. Hootie will require a fair amount of work and patience and is probably not a dog that we would recommend with kids. Still, he will certainly grow on you and is just looking for the right person to work with him and give him a chance. Hootie is neutered, microchipped, and current on vaccinations. For more information on this dog, contact Bill at bkferrell@cox.net. or call 480-507-7996.
Sex: Male Color: Sable Merle, Smooth Debarked Age: 4 years Rescued: Phoenix April, 2009 Fostered: Phoenix, AZ Bio: Colin is a smooth coated collie that we rescued from Maricopa County Animal Care & Contral, he was brought there as a stray that was not claimed by his family. Colin is very excited about almost everything in life, very fun loving, sweet and playful. He is good with other dogs and has started playing with his other 4 legged family members with chasing games, he acts very young, actually puppy like in many ways. He loves toys and plays fetch and tug a war with his humans. Colin loves to go for rides and to places, he walks so-so on a leash but calms down after a while and is doing well with practice. Colin initially had some marking issues but is doing much better as we just had him neutered, he has learned how to use the dog door. Colin has been checked by our vet and is currant on all his shots, he does have scars on his nose from some unknown cause in his life, maybe a tangle with a cactus...? We can only guess...Contact Cindy at reelracer@aol.com if you would like more information on Colin.
Sex: Female Color: Sable and White Rough-coat Age: 3 years Rescued: Phoenix March, 2009 Fostered: Phoenix, AZ Bio: Bella is a cute and feisty approximately three year old female rough coat collie. She is a little on the small side. She was turned over to our program by her owners who had relocated to a condominium and were encountering HOA problems and additional costs. These owners had previously bred Bella to their other collie with the most recent litter being in January. So Bella is still recuperating from that and her coat is not as good as we ultimately expect it to be. Bella’s foster mom reports that she is very playful and cuddly. She is getting along well with
Sex: Female Color: Blue Merle Rough-coat Age: 5/6 years Rescued: Phoenix March, 2009 Fostered: Phoenix, AZ Preliminary Bio: Cupid is a 6 year old blue merle with heavy white factoring and as shown here, is in need of a good grooming. She is another victim of economic issues. Her owner was unable to keep her when her owner moved in with the parents, and Cupid was unable to adjust to the other household dog. She is spayed, micro-chipped and current on her shots. She seems to have some problems with some dogs and is pretty protective of her dinner bowl. She is settling in and getting used to the furniture. She has limited house manners. Her foster dad reports he I lost a peanut butter sandwich shortly after her arrival. This bio will be updated when more is known about Cupid. For more information, contact Bill Ferrell at (480) 507-7996 (home) or (602) 525-3313 (cell) or bkferrell@cox.net .
Jennie is a beautiful purebred red tri colored Australian Shepherd approximately 7 to 8 years old, with a bob tail. She is the perfect companion dog, has great house manners, is extremely eager to please, obedient, not overly active as are many Aussies. She will be by your side ready for a walk or a session of cuddling.
For more information, please call Jackie @ 505/891-1994.
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Tara (aka Kana) - adopted!!! 
Kana was retrieved from the Albuquerque Animal Shelter, a sad and unclaimed pup. She is a sweet, outgoing puppy, affectionate and good with and having a great time playing with Merlin, Clamidy and Blanco at her foster home.She playin the kiddy pool and just loves the water. She seems to be a very smart little girl and is willing to do anything to please her human and her brothers and sister. Her foster mom reports " I have already taught her to sit before she eats her breakfast and dinner, that is after she gets through running around me several times. She just loves playing and loves all the toys which are kept in a laundry hamper in the play room. She thinks she has done such a good deed when she takes ALL the toys out and spreads them all over the floor, and believe me there are a lot of toys. The only problem is I have to pick them all up and put them back and the game starts again. What Fun." 
TOBY - Adopted!!! 
At first, Toby was a bit shy and fearful, but he is now adjusting very well to his foster home and is becoming a lively little Sheltie. He walks nicely on a leash, has a good appetite, and loves to give Sheltie kisses and snuggle on the couch. We aren’t sure yet if he’s entirely housetrained, or how he is with other dogs or cats. He has a sweet personality though, and we suspect that he will be fine with other animals and probably with children as well. Toby has tested negative for heartworms, ehrlichia and Lyme disease, is microchipped, and is scheduled to be neutered in late April. We will update his bio as we learn more about this delightful little guy. If you think Toby might be the right companion for you, contact Annick at 
MacDuff - Adopted!!! 
Teddy
What we do know is that this big, handsome collie is the easiest,
sweetest guy around. Reports his foster mom: "I've taken him on
walks and he's good on lead. He rides wonderfully in the car. He's
friendly, outgoing and good with strangers. He eats well. He's mellow
in the house. He hasn't had one accident in the house. When it's 
Tory - adoption pending!!! 
Nick - adopted!!!!!!!!!! 
HOOTIE
COLEN
BELLA - Adopted!!! 
the other younger male collie in the household and also the resident cat. She has done well with the two kids. Bella is reported to be very attentive and responsive to her foster mom. Bella initially had a fair amount of “accidents” upon going to her foster home but appears to have the dog door routine down now.
CUPID