BC Rescue Library

CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION! Many of the links are not working, but we're working on it!

Articles:  (to be organized soon!)

We have some articles here, but check out these three sites for an amazing amount of information:

Emergencies

• Finding a Lost Pet - compilation

General

• The Truth About Rescue.  We love  this article - by That'll Do BC Rescue in British Columbia

• Ravensgate Rescue in Washington State has a list of articles that is far more updated than ours.

Border Collie Specific

• Living with a Border Collie  (I think this is by Ravensgate Rescue)

PNW BCRescue Specific

• How to Adopt

• How To Surrender Your Dog

• Form for listing your dog on our web site (Note, we cannot list your pet unless you are working with a current rescuer and your pet has had a temperament evaluation.)

• Who is PNWBCRescue.org?   List of contacts in your NW area.

• Questions to ask when adopting or placing any dog

• Why Rescue - Trooper's tragic story

• Success Stories

• Poems and artsy stuff from our readers!

New Dogs

• Things to do before you bring your new BC home

• Dogs & Expecting a New Baby - by Warren Eckstein, from SPDR Speaks

• Introducing a Second Dog - An Interview with Pearl Neill, by Loraine Princiotto, SPDR Chow Chow Breed Rep (reprinted from SPDR Speaks)

• NEW DOG ADJUSTMENTS - Eileen Gillette, Ravensgate Border Collie Rescue

• New Dog Guidelines 2.doc - Eileen Gillette, Ravensgate Border Collie Rescue

Training and Behavior Issues

• The 30-minute down, great for bonding with your new pet- author unknown

• Separation Anxiety - By Relaena Sindelar, with input from Mark Gross at PAWS Helpline

• Leader of the Pack, an excerpt- by Patricia McConnell.docx

• Resource Guarding - Source unknown

Miscellaneous

• Finding a Top Quality Dog Food - Source unknown

• Canine Underground Railroad

Recommended Books

• LASSIE COME! PATRICIA MCCONNELL, PHD.
• READING BETWEEN THE LINES, PATRICIA MCCONNELL, PHD.
• DOG-DOG AGGRESSION IN AND OUTSIDE THE HOME ENVIRONMENT, PATRICIA MCCONNELL, PHD.
• THE CAUTIOUS CANINE, PATRICIA MCCONNELL, PHD.
• I'LL BE HOME SOON, PATRICIA MCCONNELL, PHD.
• BEGINNING FAMILY DOG TRAINING, PATRICIA MCCONNELL, PHD.
• Feeling Outnumbered? How to Manage and Enjoy Your Multi-Dog Household
• 40 PGS, SOFT BOUND, PATRICIA MCCONNELL, PHD. and Karen London, PhD
• Feisty Fido Help For the Leash Aggressive Dog, PATRICIA MCCONNELL, PHD.
• CULTURE CLASH by Jean Donaldson
• The Cautious Canine by Patricia B. McConnell
• Feisty Fido by Patricia B. McConnell
• Bones Would Rain From the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs by Suzanne Clothier
• The Dog Whisperer: Beginning and Intermediate Dog Training DVD ~ Paul Owens
• Train Your Dog - The Positive Gentle Method DVD ~ Leo Zahn
• Don't Shoot the Dog! : The New Art of Teaching and Training by KAREN PRYOR
• The Other End of the Leash by Patricia McConnell
• Dogs are from Neptune by Jean Donaldson
• How to be the Leader of the Pack...And have Your Dog Love You For It. ("How to" booklets from Dog's Best Friend) by Patricia B. McConnell
• The Power of Positive Dog Training by Pat Miller
• On Talking Terms With Dogs : Calming Signals by Turid Rugaas

Web Sites of Interest

• Living with Border Collies by Val Maurer

• Here is a website that has loads of information about what constitutes a responsible breeder, a puppymiller and a backyard breeder plus much much more.

• Here is a site for 10 tips for Dealing with Behavior Problems: http://www.flyingdogpress.com/probtips.html

• General Issues - University of Wisconsin

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Things to Do with your Dog

• Things to do with your dog

• Rocking Dog Ranch - Sheepherding and agility in Salem, OR

OLD Section...in process of being redone

All About Border Collies (i.e., What is their personality like, and  how do you live with one?)

• Is  A Border Collie The Right Dog for You?  (Eileen Gillette of Ravensgate Rescue)
• Living with a Border Collie (April Quist Article)
• What is a Border Collie (Janet Legg)
• Kids, Dogs, and Safety
• Think you want a guard dog?  Think again.
• Working with Timid Dogs

• Think twice about giving pets as presents!

Activities and Things to Do With Your Dog

• Things To Do With Your Dog (including herding!)

Adoption Process

• How To Adopt

• Application

• Adoption Agreement

• Questions you should Ask!!!

• Think twice about giving pets as presents!

• Preparing for your puppy's homecoming

• How To Surrender Your Dog  

Animal Transportation

• Cross Country Transport

Behavioral Issues

• Kids, Dogs, and Safety
• Local Trainers, etc.., (as recommended by our readers)

• Preparing for your puppy's homecoming

• Think you want a guard dog?  Think again.

• Kids, Dogs, and Safety

• Wonder Puppy Website where the most common issues are addressed. 

Contact Information

• Who Are We?
  

Miscellaneous

Rescue - Why, Other Organizations, etc..,

• Why Rescue?

• How You Can Help!

Don't forget, if you can't find something here, it is out there somewhere.    Go to a cool web search engine like www.google.com and enter words that describe what you're looking for.   Here are some examples of things you could type:

•     puppy nipping discourage
•     crate training dogs
•     border collie rescue texas

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