Jump Like A Star
WHAT WE DO AND WHY…
A very warm welcome to Protecting Preloved Border Collies website, thank you for dropping by. We are a growing network of Border Collie lovers. Incorporating owners, rescues, fosterers and behaviorists, we offer a safety net for Collies that are advertised free on websites such as Preloved, Gumtree and Freeads. Many owners are horrified when they realise that by giving their dog away, they are less likely to find a safe loving home than if they asked for payment. The bottom line is, if a person is truly looking to give a good home to a Collie, they would be happy to pay for it. The scum that search for free dogs for their cruel purposes would not want to pay for them, and in reality there are so many free dogs available they don’t need to pay anything.Our aim is to be a voice for these Collies that are in danger of being given away to the wrong people. The dog-fighting community take free cats and dogs to use as bait. Unscrupulous ‘puppy-farmers’ use free un-neutered bitches for continuous breeding.
Another problem for Border Collies is that they are often passed on to an unsuitable home that cannot deal with any behavioural problems the Collie may have; they then get passed from pillar to post and end up permanently damaged as a result. When we see a Collie being offered free, we send our message to the owner warning of the dangers.If a Border Collie is in an environment where the owner cannot or will not provide the care, mental stimulation The Collie is continually passed on with problems unsolved and often exacerbated. We are a safety net for these misunderstood Collies. We step in and take the Collie away from an inappropriate environment and do all we can to find what it needs.
We give as many Collies possible, a safe happy home, where they are simply allowed to be Collies, with all their enthusiasm and zest for life intact.We can offer help to find a safe rescue place, foster or forever home for their dog, and physical exercise that this complex breed needs. Unable to understand or realise what is needed to help the dog, the owner often resorts to keeping him in an enclosed area in an attempt to maintain control then behavioural issues develop. Whether this be a kitchen, a garden or, as we have encountered, a crate in the bathroom; the Collie gets increasingly stressed The cycle continues when an inexperienced owner rehomes ‘free’ via Preloved/Gumtree to another inexperienced owner. We need Funds, Fosterers (emergency, short, medium and long term), Rescue support, Transport & Fundraising Volunteers and more than anything Forever Homes.
If you can help with any of the above please use the contact form to get in touch, as we would love to hear from you.
Many thanks to those of you that are supporting us. We understand that times are tough financially for you and I hate having to beg but the current financial climate is having a knock on effect with the us. As you are probably aware we shut the doors to work through the backlog of dogs on our books waiting to come in and to protect the funds we had to ensure the welfare of the dogs already with us. All funds are spent on the dogs, the humans in the rescue are all volunteers, however we have incurred a lot of expensive vet bills and the last two months have seen expenditure of £6000 per month and an income of £3000 giving us a deficit of £3000 per month. I hate having to do this but please if even half the people on this page could find it in their hearts to give 50p per month almost the cost of half a chocolate bar it would plug the deficit and enable us to not only protect the dogs already in our care but also allow us to open the doors to some of the dogs desperately needing our help that at present we can't take due to lack of resources.
At present we are averaging five dogs per day requesting our help, five dogs that we are shedding tears over because we can't help. Can you help us to help at least some of them?
Thank you ~ Lynn
Charity Slate Clock
Cornwall Laser Cutting and Craft kindly donated the one of these clocks for one of our fundraisers. Due to it's popularity they have kindly agreed to craft and sell ordered clocks with a donation to Protecting Preloved Border Collies on every order. If you would be interested in purchasing a clock please follow this link to their website
Just out - It's All About the Dogs! The third book about PPBC dogs
An insight into what PPBC epitomizes and a glimpse at what your support and donations achieve. 100 stories collated during the 2020 lockdown, plus poetry.
Also available 2 earlier books Furry Fails & Furry Tails. All available on Amazon as paperback or download. just click on the images.
