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Welcome to Tri-State Collie Rescue, Inc.

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to Collies, Shelties, and mixes thereof

 

Adoptable Puppy Alert!

We’re excited to announce that we have recently welcomed a bundle of puppies to TSCR! All of the puppies have Sable markings, and we have both Rough Collie and Rough Collie-Great Pyrenees mix puppies available.

Due to a significant foster space crunch, we’ve spread the puppies out across a couple of foster homes in the following states: Alabama, Georgia, and Kentucky (near Louisville).

If you’re interested in adopting a puppy from TSCR, you’re welcome to go ahead and complete our online Adoption Application! Let us know what you’re looking for, and our Adoption Team will get to work on finding your best match with one of the available puppies.

Give a Collie in need the chance to rest and recover in a loving home by fostering.

This sweet photo shows one of our recent intakes sleeping peacefully beside her foster family’s resident Tricolor Collie. Most dogs that come into rescue have suffered from traumatic past experiences, and TSCR’s Collies are no exception. Living in a foster home gives rescue dogs the lifesaving opportunity to decompress and recover from those traumas, and to learn what it means to be loved as a family member.

TSCR is once again becoming dangerously close to running out of available foster space for Collies in need of rescue. We urgently need more fosters in order to be able to save more Collies who need our help, especially in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee.

TSCR covers the cost of food, veterinary care, and grooming for all of our in-program dogs. We also provide logistical and emotional support for all of our foster families, and our Adoption Team works closely with every foster to ensure that they find the best forever home fit for each of our rescue Collies. All other dogs in the foster home do need to be spayed/neutered, and a fenced-in yard is a plus—but if you’re willing to save a Collie’s life by sharing some space in your home, we’d love to talk to you!

Please visit our Foster page to learn more about fostering with us and to fill out our Foster Application.

We’re officially on Instagram!

We’d love for you to check out our account and follow us!

Tri-State Collie Rescue (TSCR) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dog rescue headquartered in Ohio. We are 100% volunteer- and foster-based and currently provide services in the following states: Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia. Our rescue provides all veterinary care, housing, assessment, and general training for owner-surrendered, breeder-released, stray, and neglected dogs.

Our History

Sharon's first Collie, Princess
Sharon's first Collie, Princess

Our founder and current Director, Sharon Goodburn, began saving Collies at the tender age of 17 when she obtained her first Collie, Princess. Princess was Sharon’s constant companion for 14 years. Sharon loved the breed so much and wanted to be around Collies as much as possible, so she began volunteering at Kingswood Kollie Kennel, owned by Elva Alexander, in 1959. Sharon took care of the grooming and dietary needs of the Collies at Kingswood, and her volunteering lead to owning a second Collie, Dutchess, and then co-owning her third and fourth Collies (Tammy and Amber) with Elva. Thus began Sharon’s decades of dedication to admiring and preserving the Collie breed.

In 1984, Sharon opened her own small boarding kennel, Amber Lynn Kennels, in Ohio. She and several other exhibitors/breeders in Delaware and Franklin Counties began working together as a rescue and saved 17 Collies during their first year of operation. They knew that they could do more with additional resources, so Sharon added 12 more kennel runs to her facility, dedicating them solely for rescue. The group ensured that for each rescue dog, all medical needs were addressed, grooming was completed, and assessment was conducted by those with Collie experience and knowledge of the breed. Then, the rescue Collies were placed for adoption. This was the beginning of Tri-State Collie Rescue (TSCR).

TSCR grew enough to incorporate as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the early ’90s. At present, TSCR services 11 states, has over 100 volunteers, and has rescued over 5,000 dogs since its inception. Our goal is to give our dogs a new lease on life, one at a time. With our expanding service area, we are always in need of volunteers, veterinarians who provide discounted services to rescues, groomers, shelter partners, and donors. If you can help in any way, please complete our Volunteer Application or use our site’s Contact Form so we can put you in touch with the appropriate TSCR department. Our mission is, and always will be: “Rescue, Restore, Rehome.”

Sharon with her Collies Chad, Caitlyn, and Solo
Sharon with her Collies Chad, Caitlyn, and Solo
Collie in sunny field

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