Cassidy and Dante have adoptions pending!

Yay for Cassidy and Dante!

Both of these sweet collies have received multiple applications in the last week or so and we've been busy talking to potential adopters to figure out where each of them might find the best possible match.

Cross your paws that both Dante and Cassidy will be in their fur-ever home just in time for Santa Paws to visit!

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Katie Needs Sponsors

Meet Katie. She is such a sweetie-pie but she needs some expensive surgery. When Katie came to CRN we knew she had a lump on one of her mammary glands and knew that would need to be removed if it became larger or if it started bothering her but other than that she was in fairly good health for a 9-year-old gal. She had some slight arthritis so we put her on some Glucosomine and she perked up.

To make sure the lump on her chest was just a cyst we did some tests, including things like blood work, the old poke-and-prod and some other stuff just to verify it wasn't cancer. All the tests came back great, her organs were in terrific working order. Except for one thing. One big thing actually.

Katie has a very large mass inside her abdomen. She had some x-rays done and it was found the mass has shoved her bladder, her stomach and her colon out of it's way. We debated what to do. If the surgery didn't work, she could be incontinent for life. We waited, watching and monitoring the mass to see if it was growing at all because we had no way of knowing how long this enormous lump had been there inside her or what it was.

The vet is now certain the mass in her abdomen is not cancer, it is likely a very large cyst and they might be able to remove it.

Last week the cyst on her mammary gland got larger and is causing her discomfort. It really needs to be removed. So it's been decided that when she is put under for that surgery it will be a great opportunity for the vet to take a look and see if anything can be done about the mass in her abdomen. If, while she is under for the one cyst, they can remove the abdominal mass they will do it at that time.

Katie really needs sponsors to help pay for this surgery. At a minimum it will be around $1000 and if the surgery is complicated, well, it will be much more than that.

Katie is in over-all good health and we need to give her this opportunity to live a full and happy life. Once she recovers she will be ready to find her fur-ever home and get a chance to have a real family for the first time in her life. If you can sponsor this sweet girl and help us give her that chance, please visit the Collie Rescue Network website where you will find information on how to sponsor Katie.

Randy - Rough Collie - Adoptable in Saskatchewan

This picture is not really of me, it's of a collie who looks a lot like me. I don't have any photos of me yet to share with you but you will get the idea of what I look like.

My name is Randy and I am looking for a fur-ever home in Saskatchewan. I am 2 years old and I love to play with my toys. I'm a really nice boy who gets along with everyone I meet and I have a tail wag for everybody!

I like other dogs, cats and kids too. I'm just an all-around nice guy. If you have a big fenced yard for me to romp around and play ball in that would be amazing because I love to run and play, that's for sure. I'm told I am "goofy" but it's said in a really nice, loving way so I think that means I'm funny and cute.

I hope you like to give good, long butt scritches because boy oh boy, do I ever love those! I am really affectionate and if you want to be snuggle buddies, well, I can do that too.

My one "issue" is that I don't like to share my food with other dogs or the cats. I will growl at them to tell them, "back off mister, this is mine!" but that is easily worked out because I just get fed in a separate room and then all the bowls get lifted up off the floor when everyone is done. It works really well and everyone is happy.

I will happily share my toys with the other dogs though, it's just the food I'm not willing to share. I like to take my ropes and bones over to the other dogs and try to encourage them to play with me. Fun games like tug-of-war with them is a hoot!

Let's see, I am crate-trained, housetrained, I know my basic obedience and I am a good boy walking on my leash. I like car rides and can come lots of places with you. I think I am a great dog and would love to find a real family to call my very own.

If you think you are my new family can you let the Collie Rescue Network people know at adoption@collierescuenetwork.com today? I'd love to find a home soon. You can also visit the Collie Rescue Network website and read about the adoption procedures and find more information about the rescue.

Maggie Found A Home!

Sweet Miss Maggie found her fur-ever home! We are so thrilled for her as well as her new mom, Gwen and her new best-doggie-friend, Honey.

Maggie came to CRN when her elderly owner moved full-time into an assisted living facility. She is 11-12 years old, has some arthritis and really just wanted to be loved. Well, has she found that with Gwen and Honey! Maggie spends her days playing "chase me" with Honey, round and round the furniture in the living room, having a grand old time.

She spends the rest of her time seeing what Gwen is up to and lending a paw with things like couch sitting, snoozing and rub my butt time (she excels at all of them).

Maggie is such a sweet girl with a wonderful personality and we're so happy she has found a home of her very own and she can now retire in style and know she's home for good!

Leroy - Collie Mix - Adoptable in Ontario

I'm Leroy and everyone says I am cute as a button. Sometimes they say "cute as a bug" too which is just weird! Regardless of how they say it, I know I'm pretty darn cute. I think it's because I have the sweetest eyes and the cutest funny little ears.

I am around 1 1/2 years old and I was a stray that no one came to claim so I ended up in a shelter. Then the shelter called Collie Rescue Network and they came to pick me up and now I live in a foster home and I'm loving that. I have two other dogs to play with and some older kids and everything. In my foster home there are toys and places called "crates" that are so comfy and safe.

I'm a super nice boy who would love to find a fur-ever family who is active and goofy, just like me. I am young, remember, so I still act sort of like a puppy with lots of energy and loads of love to spread around. I'm going to obedience classes with my foster mom and I'm learning lots of new things. I'm so smart that way though.

If my new family had a nice, friendly, laid-back dog for me to romp around the yard with that would be wonderful. I'm neutered and I've been to the vet for my vaccinations and my check-up and I was such a good boy there. My foster family gave me a bath and I was so well-behaved for that too even though everyone knows dogs like being dirty (humans are crazy like that...clean this, clean that!). Oh well, they said I smelled great afterwards and I guess that's a good thing.

I just came to rescue about a week ago so my foster family is still learning things about me as we go along. When they say they know more they said we can come back here and update some things so everyone will want to adopt me (I think everyone already would because I am just such a nice boy but they say we'll wait to get to know me better and since they won't give me the password for the blog I guess we'll have to do it that way).

Cassidy - Rough Collie - Adoptable in Ontario

Hi! My name is Cassidy. I am about 6 years old and I am searching for my very own fur-ever home.

You'd never know it from meeting me but I am blind and I have been since birth (I have no eyes). I had CEA (Collie Eye Anomoly) which happens sometimes to Collies unfortunately. My blindness doesn't affect me in the least. You'll be so surprised, everyone is! I run like the wind, I walk around the house, I go for walkies on my leash, I like car rides and I meet and greet the visitors at the door. Everyone who meets me is truly amazed when they find out I am totally blind because I just don't act like it at all. When we come to a flight of stairs my foster mom says, "Cassidy, Steps" and I walk right up them. I'm not sure why everyone is so surprised that I don't let me blindness affect me at all; I am a really smart girl after all!

My foster mom tells me I am very sweet and she's right. I am just a total doll if I do say so myself. I really like playing with other dogs and my current foster brother is such a hoot, we play wrestle and run and chew each other's fur. I'd love to find a fur-ever home where there was a playful, laid-back doggie buddy for me to hang with and play with. I'm also excellent with cats but I do like to play with them a bit. The cat in my foster home will chase me around and then I chase her. My foster mom bought a collar with a bell on it for her because she was pouncing on me when I didn't know she was there! Cats are so sneaky! It's all in fun though and me and the cat, we have a good time even if it's a cat and not a collie.

I need a thyroid pill every month but it doesn't cost very much (about $15/month) and it keeps me healthy.

I am spayed, vaccinated, microchipped, had all my pokes and prods done to say I'm healthy. I like cats and dogs and all kinds of people and even kids! My foster mom says I am just a really well-rounded, social girl who adapts to change well as long as there is plenty of love so I know things are all good. If you are a fun family who thinks I am the girl to make your home complete please let the folks at Collie Rescue Network know at adoption@collierescuenetwork.com. You can also visit the CRN website to fill in an online adoption application and read all about our adoption procedures.

See you later!

--Cassidy