Central
Coast Border Collie Rescue (CCBCRescue) is dedicated to helping find
homes for Border Collies, Australian Shepherds, Australian Cattle Dogs/Queensland Heelers and
other herding breeds and mixes. This site lists dogs in shelters as well as dogs in homes and foster
care, and is intended to help adopters seeking good dogs, and dogs seeking loving homes. Our geographical area covers Ventura,
Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties. For links to other
herding dog rescue groups, click here.
If you have a dog that you would like to list on this site, please email info@ccbcrescue.com.
DISCLAIMER:
Central Coast Border Collie Rescue disclaims any responsibility for
claims made about dogs listed on this site. We may not have met or
evaluated a dog that is listed; we are simply posting information about
available dogs in the central California coastal region, along with
links to rescue groups elsewhere. Screening of dogs and owners is the responsibility of the parties listing dogs or responding to listings about dogs on this site.
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When you see dogs like this in shelters, you just have to wonder how people can be so stupid. . . . This stunningly gorgeous boy, originally named Kyd, came in as a stray to the Lompoc shelter. When no one came to claim him, he went into foster care for CCBC Rescue, and was placed in just a few days, with an owner smart enough to recognize his beauty of brain and heart as well as body. As Bodhi, he is a loving companion, helpful classroom assistant, and high drive walking companion. Bodhi had to teach his new mom how to own a Border Collie (she'd been used to Labs, so much mellower and less in need of mental stimulation!), but she got the hang of it and now they are a perfect team. Thanks, Jennifer, for letting this boy into your heart!
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Teddy,
now known as Ned, is a handsome, AKC-registered BC who grew up on a ranch but
never showed any interest in sheep. He had a tendency to spin
compulsively, which his owners didn't understand; they assumed he was
brain damaged and were ready to put him down. A few months with CCBC
Rescue did wonders: he still likes to spin, but a simple, "Ned, lie
down" is enough, and he's at his happiest out in the field working
sheep! He also gets to live with Remy (seen above, herding) and Night (the handsome black BC to the left) and Linus the Cat. Many thanks to Kay for giving him the best home one could ask
for!
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This is Bindi, a most marvellous dog -- a mellow, gentle, easygoing red heeler/Australian Cattle Dog. Bindi sat at the Lompoc shelter for a month, unclaimed and unadopted because no one would look past her big body and greying face to see the amazing dog underneath. Once in foster care, she proved herself to be a truly wonderful companion -- gentle, patient, friendly, playful. A chance meeting with a woman who had just adopted another red heeler from another shelter led to Bindi's new home, where she is much loved and appreciated for the old soul that she is!
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Bosco came from a home with more love than money -- his
owners kept getting animals, even though they couldn't afford to feed
them. By the time he came to the Lompoc shelter, he was 10-15 lbs under
weight. But his gentle loving spirit was undimmed. They don't come
much better than this lovely boy, who is now the center of an adoring
household.
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The happily sleeping white and tan Cattle Dog mix is Mattie, saved from a high kill shelter in Kings County by CCBC Rescue volunteer extraordinaire Wendy. In the photo, Mattie is sleeping next to CCBC Rescue's resident mascot, Henry, who has mentored many a rescue dog in the ways of being a good house dog. Not that Mattie needed much help -- she was a good girl from the start, obedient and sweet, and very conscientious in babysitting a litter of Pointer mix puppies living with us at the time. Mattie soon went to a loving home, and is now "Lola," the apple of her new family's eye!
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Millie is why we love cattle dogs -- full of fun and play, fearless, indefatigable. She came into the Goleta shelter dirty and bedraggled, and promptly picked up a bad cold. But she didn't let that, or a complicated spay, stop her; she spent two weeks in foster care with CCBC Rescue before going off to her dream home, where she lives with three other blue heelers, a couple of horses, and the best adopter in the world. Thanks, Diana, for making Millie's life so wonderful!
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Penny is a classic case of why Border Collies
are special and not for everyone. Ranch bred, she was bought as a pet and kept in a
backyard, allowed to breed casually with the family's other BC, then given up
when the owners had to move. She'd had no training or socialization,
but showed extraordinary drive -- this is a dog that needs stock! It
took a while, but Penny found a new home with someone interested in
developing her potential, and now she gets to work sheep and cattle
when she isn't chasing balls on the beach or sleeping blissfully on the
couch!
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Central Coast Border Collie Rescue (CCBCRescue) is a private, not-for-profit organization. For more information, contact us at info@ccbcrescue.com
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