It is with deep regret that Herd It Through The Grapevine, a small, herding breed specific rescue, is winding up its operations after 13 years and many hundreds of wonderful dogs rescued.
If you are looking to adopt or need help for a herding breed dog, below is a list of herding breed specific rescues in California (and one in Washington State).
Additionally, you will find via this link, a page listing several other rescue groups that will rescue or have taken in herding breed/mix dogs. This is by no means a complete list, and we encourage you to search on adoption sites, such as Petfinder.com, for herding breed dogs and the various groups willing to rescue them. (Rescues highlighted in RED on this page are groups with whom we have had positive working experience(s).
Cattle Dogs/Heelers, Australian Shepherds, other herding breeds & mixes
Helping Herders Rescue
Yorba Linda, CA
Email: helpingherdersrescue@gmail.com
Website: helpingherdersrescue.org
Founders: Linda Sufficool and Lori Mercer
Central Coast Herding Dog Rescue (CCHD)
Past Robles, CA
Email: info@cchdrescue.org (preferred contact)
Phone: (805) 238-1446
Website: cchdrescue.org
Founder: Wendy Hoffman
Performance Rescue (East of Sacramento)
Magic Canyon Ranch
Somerset, CA. 95684
Email: performanceresq@att.net
Message Phone: (530) 409-9800
Pacific Northwest Cattle Dog Rescue
P.O. Box 50
Ilwaco, WA 98624
Email: info@pnwcdr.org
Phone: (360) 526-8489
Website: pnwcdr.org
Aussie Rescue SoCal, Inc. (Australian Shepherds, Cattle Dogs & all herding breeds)
Woodland Hills, CA
Phone: (818) 716-1700
Email: info@aussierescuesocal.com
Website: aussierescuesocal.com
Principals: Bob and Tory Epstein
Aussie Rescue San Diego
Bonita Road, Bonita, CA
Email: info@aussierescuesandiego.org
Website: aussierescuesandiego.org
NorCal Aussie Rescue, Inc. (Australian Shepherds only)
Auburn, CA. 95602
Email: kim@norcalaussierescue.com
Phone: (530) 268-1600
Website: norcalaussierescue.com
Founder: Kim Kuenlen
Australian Shepherds Furever
2910 S. Archibald Ave., Ste. A607
Ontario, CA 91761
Phone: (866) 496-1993
Email: australianshepherdsfurever@gmail.com
Website: australianshepherdsfurever.org/
Facebook: facebook.com/AustralianShepherdsFurever
BORDER COLLIES
Border Collie Rescue of Northern California (BCRNC)
Gilroy, CA
Website: bcrescuenc.org
Northern California Border Collie Rescue & Adoptions (NCBCRA)
Serving Sacramento and the Sierra Nevada Foothills
P.O. Box 5004, Corning, CA 96021
Email: info@norcalbcrescue.org
Phone: 530-324-2275
Website: http://www.norcalbcrescue.org/index.html
Border Collies In Need, Inc.
Mailing address:
1621 W. 25th Street #104
San Pedro, CA 90732.
Based in San Pedro, however foster homes are located throughout Southern California.
Website: http://www.bordercolliesinneed.org
Email: rescue@bordercolliesinneed.org
The Perfect Dog Rescue (Border Collies, all breeds)
P.O. Box 361441
Milpitas, CA 95036
Email: theperfectdogrescue@gmail.com
Phone: (510) 333-4420
Website: http://www.theperfectdog.org
Founder: Diana Rapa: Diana@theperfectdog.org