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!

Sally

She is a very happy, obedient and busy Border Collie. She spends her days either at work (garden center) greeting customers, alongside her sister BC's or dock jumping and swimming in the bay. She recently took 2nd place Ultimate Air Dogs.

Sirah

Kallie is doing very well, she lover her home and we lover her.

Sharma

She's doing great! We absolutely love her. Everyone comments on what a beatuirul sweetie she is.

Sadie

We adopted Sadie, now known as Maggie, from Judi Wiegle last October and recently relocated to the Seattle, Washington area. After a long road trip out here from Chicago, Maggie is now enjoying a 0.5-acre waterfront property where she can chase frisbees and geese to her heart's content. She is doing absolutely great and we just love her to death. Thank you for the work you're doing for these dogs. They are a treasure. Attached is a photo of Maggie checking out the burros in Custer State Park, SD, on our trip from Chicago to Seattle. If the picture had sound you'd be hearing a low growl...