Sam

Sam is loving his new life.

Lolly

Lolly is doing great. We all love her. She's an excellent trainer for our daughter who is a soccer player and regularly works on her foot skills. Lolly loves to chase the ball at the park and play hide&seek with her toys inside . We have been "dogsitters" for friends and family on occasion and Lolly has been a wonderful "host" The picture is of Lolly in the doghouse our kids bult for her while staying with their grandparents during their spring break this year.

Timothy

Timothy adapted very well to his new home. Loves to run and chase squirrels. Has a large cylcone fenced yard to run and play. Loves lots of attention.

Patti Patrice

Patti is doing great here in her forever home. She is a sweet, loving dog and is my constant "shadow." PATTI'S BACKGROUND: Patti and her brother were owned by an older couple prior to coming into rescue. When one of the owners passed away, the wife kept both dogs in a crate for 3 years. It took 4 baths to get them clean. Patti's anxiety levels upon coming into rescue were extremely high so she was started on medication. Through training and a loving home, Patti is enjoying wonderful, active life, thanks to ComeBye Border Collie Rescue. 3/3/09 I knew you would both like to see Patti in action. This was from a make-up class this past Saturday. Please take into consideration that it was Patti's first time off leash in class and that she is almost on no meds. :-) Also, that the heat is not always on in the pole barn so I was layered extensively and look larger than normal! :-( I was messing up a bit with my instruction to Patti, but all in all she still did well. I still have a lot to learn! Patti is doing great. I think she will do just fine off her meds, which will happen in another week. She is a blast with her new found energy on low meds. We are TRULY enjoying her and love her to pieces. I take her for rides on errands when I don't have to be out of the car. She really does well in the car and seems to love coming with me. :-) I hope all is well south and northeast with both of you.

Sam

Sam is a beloved member of our family. He has come so far with socialization. He loves ball and games and takes good care of his toys! The summer of 2008 was a very sad time for my husband Richard and me, as our beloved border collie Bobby’s health and quality of life rapidly deteriorated. After he died that August, friends urged us to adopt another dog. By fall we had agreed to foster Sam, who needed to be moved quickly from a deplorable hoarding situation. It took less than a day before we knew we wanted to adopt this neglected, horribly underweight blue merle boy who hadn’t been housetrained and had never climbed stairs. We didn’t have all the skills and experience we needed to help him with his fear and reactivity, but we read, researched, got fantastic support and expert help from Come Bye and enrolled Sam in classes at the Greater St. Louis Training Club. Over a year later, we can report that we’ve all learned a great deal, whether from challenges or just from having lots of fun. Sam is able to enjoy guests, take walks without undue anxiety, ride in the car, participate in classes and has even stopped “protecting us” from the mail that comes through our front door mail slot. This beautiful, sweet, shy, very active boy will always take a cautious approach to new situations, but his world has grown and no longer poses daily threats. Instead, he walks and runs, plays ball, loves his squeakies, gets to demonstrate many behaviors at class and even puts up with being herded by his brother Jackie. He’s still sometimes unsure about our two cats, but we don’t worry anymore when they’re all together. He has several favorite activities. One is pictured here: racing and playing in the snow at a nearby large park. Another is playing combination catcher and fielder with the grandchildren. Thank you, Come Bye, for our beautiful boy!