Rusty's Wonder Family

Hey all! Remember me?? It's Rusty the Wonder Dog!!!

I know I have been kinda quiet for awhile but I have a good reason. I now have my very own forever family with Tom, Megan and my very own BC brother!!! We romp and wrestle all the time. How cool is that?

I'm already signed up for a class that will touch on all the things I love to do: agility, rally, obedience, etc. As soon as the snow melts I'll be headed out for some more herding lessons, too. Watch out sheepies here I come!!

All I had to do is sit like this and ask nicely.

Megan has been keeping me busy with lots of exercise and training.

Here we are playing a game called "101 things to do with a box."

My brother does canine freestyle dance, so I have been learning some of his moves like leg weaves.

Just thought you all might want to know life is good for Rusty the Wonder Dog!

Snow...really?!!!

Hi, this is Kody. My foster mom says I am living in Maine with my foster family until we find my forever family. But I didn't know they were lost!?

I am a guy with a great sense of humor. I am now 13 months old, but I am just learning about life so I still have the "wonder" of a young puppy. I LOVE SNOW!!! It feels really good on my tongue. I love scooping up mouthfuls of it. But my foster mom says she is ready for it to go away. Yesterday all she could say was "Snow...really?!!" My foster dad keeps taking the snow out of my yard so I can't play in it...bummer. But he says it is safer that way. I won't slip and hurt my leg again.

I am running great and having fun with my foster brothers and sisters. Today I went out with Andy, the baby dog in the house. He is only 6 months old. But he can be fun to play with. See how great I can run?

Then I got to play with Bek. I tried everything to get her to chase me, but I guess she likes eating snow even more than I do!

I am a fun loving guy who is looking for someone to play with me. Although I love the snow, I can't wait for it to melt...because I love mud even better! I am a boy through and through!

Meet Digby

Digby will be available for adoption soon.

We are still getting to know Digby’s personality.

He was so scared when he first arrived in foster care.
So scared that he had to be carried into his foster family's house.



This was how Digby felt when he first arrived.

But in just 3 short weeks with the moral support
of his foster brother, NEBCR alum Kiefer,



Digby is not only loving his daily walks, but he's also


having a blast playing with toys,




and enjoying playtime with other dogs,



and he definitely loves giving kisses.

Digby is terrified of cameras
so we don’t have too many pictures of him yet.

But stay tuned for more updates
and keep you eyes on the available dogs page
on the NEBCR website for Digby's bio very soon!

News from Bailey

Hi everyone,

It's me Bailey, and I am writing from my new location. I heard the humans say something about a 'foreverhome'. Do you know what that means? All I know is I was home on Saturday, then the door opened and there was this nice guy so I gave him a big hug and that was that. Then a nice lady came in, and behind her was a big fluffy border collie so I sniffed them too and we all played and then I hopped in their car and here I am. I hear they have cookies and toys and a swimming pool for dogs here, so I think I will hang out on the couch and see what happens. Meanwhile, they are giving me scritches and kisses, so it's all good. Anyhow, I hope you all stay warm and maybe I will run into you someday, okay?

Love, NEBCR BaileyBear

Big news

Hi everyone,

It's me, Gabe! And I have some news. I have a real home!!!! Can you believe it? A family of my own. And that's not it. I also have a border collie brother now. His name is Jack and he was with NEBCR last year. It's his birthday, so I guess that makes me a birthday gift? Anyhow, here I am with my brother and my human family. I love them already!

That's all!
Love, Gabe

Kody's best day ever!

Hi everyone!

It’s me, Kody! Are you wondering why my bio is not on the NEBCR site? Well, here is what happened. I broked myself. I mean, I broked my leg! This is what broken me looks like.



Do you want to know how all of this broking happended? This is how!



So once I am unbroken, I will be looking for a home. But meanwhile, I wanted to tell you about what happened today. Because today is Monday and my foster mom says this is going to be the best week ever! We just got back from the dog-ter. Now normally I wouldn't say that was very fun, but since I fractured my leg in December, mom keeps telling me that I can't do this and I can't do that...because the dog-ter said so. I have been on something the dog-ter called "restricted activity." I am not sure what the words mean, but it sure feels like jail for a young pup like me. So every time I see the dog-ter I sit real nice and look at him with my big brown eyes, hoping he will say it is ok for me to run around and play again.

well...today he said it!

Now I get to increase my exercise so I can get muscles back in that leg...

...and that means I am one step closer to being ready for my forever family. The dog-ter says I will be ready in another month.

Mom also said that this is a special week because I have my big-boy-one-year-old birthday. Happy 1 year old Birthday to me!

Get ready world, here I come!!!

Kramer's Last Message

...as a foster dog.

Because he's off on a new life with a family of his very own!


What a happy day for a dog that just two months ago was sitting in a shelter and out of time.

And now his adopters Jen and Dan (and Ellie!), who have renamed him "Skip," have already fallen head over heels for him and all his silly, goofy, bouncy, barky antics.

Hooray for Skip!


His foster mom has one small last request. On one of the last hikes before he was adopted, a photo was taken that pretty much captured a perfect look between her and Kramer. She's submitted it in a modern dog magazine photo contest and would love your vote if you have a second.


Click on the photo above to go to the FB page where you just have to like modern dog magazine and then like this photo in the album. Thanks!!!