About Us

  • North Star Border Collie Rescue is established to rescue, rehabilitate and seek suitable homes for unwanted or abandoned Border Collies and Australian Shepherds. Our focus is in the State of MI.
  • Our adoption fee is $250 for adult dogs, $400 for puppies, and is required at the time of signing the adoption agreement contract. All of our pets are spayed or neutered (except in the case of puppies who may be too young to spay/neuter and who will be adopted out on spay/neuter contracts), heartworm checked and up to date on shots before adoption. We require personal and vet references along with a home check. There is no regular office and all our dogs are in foster homes. Our volunteers have other jobs so please be have patience on return calls.
  • Dogs can be seen by appointment by approved adopters.
  • Adoption Application
  • Volunteer (Email Us!)
  • Angel Donation

    PLEASE NOTE: North Star Border Collie Rescue is a privately run, non-profit organization who fosters their dogs in private residences. Visitation is by invitation ONLY to APPROVED ADOPTERS ONLY. We do not have a public facility that allows public visitation.

Our Featured Pet.....Emma

Dog Template Emma came to North Star Broder Collie Rescue very pregnant. She was pulled from a Michigan shelter where animals are routinely sold for research by a wonderful Sheltie rescue who kept her safe until she found her way to Border Collie Rescue. One week after her entry into our program, Emmy (as she is affectionately known) gave birth to five beautiful little babies—four girls and one boy. Although we don't know for certain who the father is, the babies looks to be mostly Border Collie, perhaps mixed with Australian Shepherd.



Emma is a very sweet and affectionate girl who loves to be around people. She's an avid frisbee game player with a near 100% catch record! She's a high-drive, high-flyer with a go-go-go attitude who's willing to play a game of disc any time day or night. Even though she's a high energy dog, she relishes her time lounging around with her people watching a good movie and receiving tons of good scratches and love. As long as she has an outlet for her energy, Emmy is a lovely dog to be around, has a perfect recall and is currently in training learning the life skills she will need to be a model citizen of the canine world. Emmy is also learning socialization skills as she has some issues with regard to unfamiliar dogs entering her space.

There are no more puppies in Emmy's future as she has been spayed, is up to date on all of her vaccinations, is heart worm negative and has had a tooth pulled that had broken off.

If you're interested in learning more about Emma, you can follow her progress by visiting our disussion forum by CLICKING HERE. If you have any questions regarding Emmy, please feel free to ask them on the discusion forum. Emmy's foster mom is an active member on the forum and is happy to help you out.

If you are interested in adopting Emmy, you are invited to fill out our Online adoption application by CLICKING HERE.

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So, you are thinking about adopting a Border Collie or Australian Shepherd?

Please read our links below for more information about Border Collies and Australian Shepherds.

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Our Mission

  • The mission of North Star Border Collie Rescue is to rescue unwanted, lost or abandoned Border Collies and Australian Shepherds and to place them in nurturing foster homes, knowledgeable in the care, training and behavioral characteristics of the breed until an appropriate permanent home can be found.