The Adoption Process

Firstly, please have a look at our Dogs Needing Homes page. When you see one that you think is right for you, email info@thebordercolliespot.com with details of the kind of home you can offer and the kind of dog you are looking for. Please note that we no longer accept adoption interest via telephone; we only accept it by email.

We will then go ahead and arrange a home visit to see if the dog is suitable for your home environment. We use a volunteer group, which can take a few days as we rely on people volunteering to help, so please be patient. Once the home visit is completed, we will e-mail you the results. Sometimes, we suggest another dog if we feel they suit your environment better.  Once you have been and met the dogs and the home check has been done, we cannot hang onto dogs for weeks as, sadly, we have a never-ending list of dogs waiting to come in.  Sadly, we cannot reserve a dog for someone who cannot adopt immediately or hasn’t had a home visit.

Some dogs, namely the super pretty ones, will get a lot of enquiries; Gill is dealing with phone and e-mail enquiries on her own, so sometimes there may be a delay in your enquiries. Please be patient as she will reply, usually in the early morning hours when the phone is not ringing !!