Border Collie Save & Rescue is an all volunteer in-home foster based dog rescue.  In order to make this work, BCSAVE relies of people willing to donate their time and effort to the rescue.

 

Volunteers willing to open their homes to one of our rescued dogs.  If you are interested in fostering, please fill out the BCSAVE FOSTER APPLICATION.

 

From time to time, BCSAVE needs to find a short term home for a dog overnight to a couple of days.  Often this is emergency fostering due to a dog needed to be removed from a foster home or placed somewhere while transportation to a foster or adopter. Short term fosters are generally not asked to do things like take the dog to a vet, send us evaluations about the dog, take the dogs to events or meet-n-greets, or other typical foster tasks.

 

BCSAVE requires volunteers to help out at events to help setup our booths, to walk the rescue dogs at the event, and to meet with people, talk to them about BCSAVE, and creating a fun and festive atmosphere that is enjoyed by both those working at our both and those who are attending the event.

 

Every adoption application has to be processed by a volunteer phone screener to ensure that the applicant is a good fit to adopt from BCSAVE, that any dog that is adopted to them is a good match, and to ensure that all BCSAVE dogs have the best chance to go on to live a good life.

 

Before BCSAVE take a dog into the rescue, an evaluation is preformed on the dog in order to verify the information that is reported is true and that the dog will be a good fit for the rescue help the dog be placed on an appropriate foster home.  Evaluation volunteers are asked to go to shelters and meet with owner’s looking surrender their dogs to evaluate them as a potential candidate.