Collie Rescue of SEPA

Collie Rescue of SEPA Our mission is to provide for the rescue and care of pure bred Collies. We are located in southeastern Pennsylvania.

JJ is one adorable, 8- month old, bundle of cute smooth collie energy who doesn’t want to be forgotten in the back-to-sc...
09/01/2025

JJ is one adorable, 8- month old, bundle of cute smooth collie energy who doesn’t want to be forgotten in the back-to-school rush. He’s been busy learning new things during everyone’s summer vacation and is ready for his forever home! He’s house-broken, leash trained, and loves to play. He would do well with an equally matched playmate, or as an only dog. He’s growing up quickly, so if you’ve been waiting for that young puppy, don’t wait much longer to ask about JJ!

We said good bye to Douglas this week.It was only May when we met him, after first seeing a photo of him as a thin, frig...
08/30/2025

We said good bye to Douglas this week.
It was only May when we met him, after first seeing a photo of him as a thin, frightened dog cowering in the back of his kennel in an overcrowded shelter. He came to us after an adopter decided he was too strong on-leash and reached out to us rather than returning him to a shelter. His initial body score was a mere 3 out of 9. After 24-hours with us, he landed in “doggie ICU” with hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, bloody urine, vomiting, and general malaise. Ultimately he also tested positive for bordetella. While there, an abdominal ultrasound showed a mass in his bladder, and he was also tested for bladder cancer. Once stable, he went to a second foster home where he could be kept in quarantine until we were sure he would not be contagious to other dogs. This meant that in a period of 3 weeks he had been in 4 homes and 1 shelter.
Douglas survived it all while maintaining a sweet disposition.
For a short time, when a specific blood test came back negative, we had hope that he did not have cancer and could live a long happy life in a wonderful forever home, but that hope was short-lived, when we learned that his tumor had more than doubled in size in only two months.
Douglas was unphased by this news and continued to improve in every other way. He learned to walk nicely on-leash, and learned that his big-boy bark and exuberant on-leash greeting could be a little off-putting to people and dogs who didn’t actually know him. So he practiced hard to pretend to be a smaller dog so that people and dogs would be his friends. He also shed his fear and became a confident dog, happy to meet new friends, and always willing to play games with his two brothers. He gained 20-lbs, and grew a beautiful coat.
He did find his special, forever home right with his second foster and two older collie brothers who were happy to welcome him into their lives and show him the ropes, and the balls, and the tug toys, and beds, and couches, and squeaky stuffed animals, and even the grunting stuffed animals. He got to go to Gettysburg with his new family and experience Canine Camp Getaway of NY, and he managed to fit a lifetime of memories into the short time that he had simply by living each day for itself and to the fullest.
Even though we learned a few weeks ago that his kidney values indicated severe kidney failure, Douglas chose to ignore those results and live his life one day at a time to make each day special. It was only in his last few days that he started to show that he wasn’t feeling well and was not likely to rebound. The cancer was relentless and would finally have its way, and we knew it was time and could not let this special boy who had already been through so much suffer. So, wrapped in the loving arms of his mom, he was relieved of this final injustice.
This is never easy, and never seems fair, especially when the dog is young like Douglas, but it is for dogs like Douglas that we do what we do. We don’t know what he experienced before coming to us, but all appearances were that he did not live a wonderful life. We were able to turn that around and treat him like a king, even if it was only for a short time. We know that he knew the difference. We saw that whenever we looked into his eyes and saw apprehension replaced with confidence, and fear replaced with love.
We loved you too Douglas. We will miss you.

Douglas has a wish and he needs your help to see it come true.This week we found out that his cancer is likely spreading...
08/26/2025

Douglas has a wish and he needs your help to see it come true.

This week we found out that his cancer is likely spreading aggressively. His kidney function is severely affected with values at life threatening levels. His mom is working hard to give him an awesome life as long as he is happy and willing to eat, which he is doing with the help of some modern and some not so modern pharmaceuticals and natural remedies. He is comfortable and happy being with his brothers, but we sadly know that his days are numbered.
But in true Collie fashion, Douglas isn’t thinking of himself. He is thinking about JJ. Douglas knows how wonderful it has been to have a special forever home where he fits in perfectly. He knows that JJ still doesn’t have that forever home, and his wish is to see JJ find his own special forever home.
Can you help Douglas get his wish? Let’s get JJ out there for everyone to see. We know the right home is out there for him. Are you right for JJ? Contact us. Not ready for a dog like JJ? Maybe you know someone who is. Share him with your friends and have them reach out to us. Do it for Douglas!

Adopt JJ!🐾Meet JJ, an 8-month-old smooth-coated Collie with endless love to give! At 40 lbs, this playful, energetic boy...
08/19/2025

Adopt JJ!🐾
Meet JJ, an 8-month-old smooth-coated Collie with endless love to give! At 40 lbs, this playful, energetic boy thinks he’s a lap dog, and he’s not wrong.💕

☑️ He is potty, crate & leash trained
☑️ Knows sit, down, leave it (and eager to learn more!)
☑️ JJ is great with people & playful with dogs
☑️ Loves walks, snuggles & playing in the hose

JJ is a happy, affectionate pup who would thrive with an active family (and wouldn’t mind a doggy sibling to romp with!). JJ is set to be neutered this Friday August 22! Then he is ready for his forever home!

Could he be your new best friend? 🐾

Download and complete an application if you think JJ is the one for you.
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We know that everyone has a life, and so hopefully no one was up surfing the web for a few hours after midnight last nig...
08/19/2025

We know that everyone has a life, and so hopefully no one was up surfing the web for a few hours after midnight last night, but just in case, and you noticed you couldn’t find us, Sammie wants to assure everyone that a glitch has been corrected and our website is still where it has always been. Www.collierescueofsepa.org.
There will be some updates later today too, so be sure to check at the end of the work day.

Cosmo needs a home with people who understand Collies. Help us help him. If you’re still on the fence about fostering, t...
08/14/2025

Cosmo needs a home with people who understand Collies. Help us help him. If you’re still on the fence about fostering, this is your chance. Cosmo and Jenga need us, and so far we have had to say “not today” because we have no available fosters who can meet their needs. 😢💔

Look how good JJ is! And how happy! He is scheduled to be neutered soon, and isn’t likely to grow much larger. Well, we ...
08/07/2025

Look how good JJ is! And how happy! He is scheduled to be neutered soon, and isn’t likely to grow much larger. Well, we are at least fairly certain that he won’t double in size from his current compact size, but our crystal ball is currently in the shop, and we suppose that anything is possible. We aren’t sure how well he was fed previously, so maybe he still has a growth spurt coming. His personality has already spurted, and he is such a fun, loving guy. We’ll let you know more about his forever-home-needs soon.

We just can’t believe people aren’t lining up for beautiful, gentle Jenga, a diamond in the “ruff!” She is the young Col...
08/06/2025

We just can’t believe people aren’t lining up for beautiful, gentle Jenga, a diamond in the “ruff!” She is the young Collie that everyone is always asking if we have. She is also the smooth, lower maintenance version with all of the Collie fun and personality in a more manageable package.
We know how beautiful she is! You can see how beautiful she is! This is truly a rare opportunity to make a difference in the life of a special girl! Need an application? Not a technical person? No worries, she won’t hold it against you, and we won’t either. Read her story on our page and reach out to us if you are interested. We are always happy to mail applications to anyone who needs it. Otherwise, why wait any longer? Have questions? We can answer them. Worried that you might end up as a foster failure and decide to keep her forever? Why worry about that? Jenga says that would be awesome too!

Meet “JJ.” He is a 7-month old, compact, smooth collie. His former owners had him genetically tested and he was found to...
08/01/2025

Meet “JJ.” He is a 7-month old, compact, smooth collie. His former owners had him genetically tested and he was found to be 74% Collie with just a dash of fun mixed in. At 7-months, and after lifting him into a car, we guess that he weighs about 30-lbs. He isn’t going to be a big boy but he is awfully cute, and very very smart! He has had what was surely his first bath in a very long time, and has a vet visit scheduled for this coming week. He will be neutered at some point after that, and then he will be looking for his forever home. We’ll know more about the type of home that will be best for him in the coming weeks.
If you think your home might be right for him, we know we don’t need to tell you this, but we will anyway - everything begins with a completed application. Applications can be downloaded from our website, www.collierescueofsepa.org. We require a home check, so we must be able to get to you.
JJ can’t wait to see who will be his forever family.
Will it be you?

Isn’t she beautiful? We know the right person is out there who will be able to give Jenga what she needs to blossom into...
07/23/2025

Isn’t she beautiful? We know the right person is out there who will be able to give Jenga what she needs to blossom into the wonderful dog that she already is deep inside.
Are you her special person? Scroll down on our page to read all about her.
Contact us with questions, or send in an application and we will contact you.
Do you know you aren’t the right one for Jenga but think you might know that person who is? Help them find their special dog by sending them our way.
Jenga thanks you. 🥰

Today, for World Collie Day, we are featuring a Collie who needs your help to find her very best life.Meet Jenga.We thin...
07/21/2025

Today, for World Collie Day, we are featuring a Collie who needs your help to find her very best life.

Meet Jenga.

We think she is about a year old. She is a beautiful smooth Collie, a little on the small side at approximately 50-lbs. When we got a call asking if we could help to get her out of her current shelter environment and into a home through our rescue, of course we immediately agreed to do whatever we could for her.

Even the best of shelters can be extra-stressful for the sensitive Collie temperament, and this is only exacerbated when that Collie has had little opportunity to learn anything about living with loving humans who only want to give them good things.

We don’t know a lot about Jenga’s background but it is obvious that she has never had a chance to learn that human touch can be a good thing. She is nervous, surrounded by other nervous dogs, and still uncertain whether this latest change in her life will be a good thing or a bad thing. Despite that, during our meet-up her Collie nature shone through. She so desperately wants to know that she can trust people and that she can be friends with them, even while still needing some time to become brave enough to allow herself to be loved. Despite being nervous, we could see that she was curious, and gentle, and eager to break out of her shell once given the right opportunity to thrive with the right family.

Our urgent current need is for the right foster home to allow her to relax and adjust at her own pace. This home will have a fenced-in yard, and not be the main gathering point for the rest of the neighborhood. She needs a quiet place to decompress from the stress of first being uprooted from everything that she has known, however bad it was, and then finding herself in a large bustling shelter, however good the shelter is. She needs adults who have experience with the nervous Collie temperament, and she will need those adults to understand that time is on her side, there is no need to rush, and to take things at her pace.

While she has not been fully evaluated with other dogs, she has shown good curiosity about the other dogs, and we think that she might do well with a single, well-grounded, mature dog with a stable temperament who can help to introduce her to the good life that she will have from now on. Alternatively, she may do best as an only dog while she continues to adjust. All of our standard adoption/foster policies apply as always, and everything begins with submission of an application followed by a phone interview and an in-person home check.

If you think you might be the right person to help Jenga find her beautiful Collie temperament and happy every after, please reach out to us. Applications can be downloaded from our website https://collierescueofsepa.info/support-collie-rescue/ and submitted electronically via email. While we are willing to travel farther than usual for Jenga, please understand that we must be able to get to you for an in-person home check and you will need to be able to travel to our area to meet Jenga. If you have a question about your location, please ask first.

Jenga hasn’t had a happy World Collie Day yet. Can you help us use this one to give Jenga happy days for the rest of her life?

Douglas wishes everyone a Happy Friday!
07/18/2025

Douglas wishes everyone a Happy Friday!

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Ambler, PA
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