In the past we rescued all breeds-we did this for 2 years but found we got overrun with dogs. Lots of them had aggression issues and most had extremely poor health. Because we were overrun we decided to focus on one breed-the Collie-we help others when we can but we generally have our hands full with Collies.
 

Please go to Big Heart Rescue's website for many mixed breeds for adoption

BIG HEART RESCUE WEBSITE

Email: spiritsmission@shaw.ca

Sadly, Fern has recently passed away from a tragic accident-her jumping over fences ended her life. We miss Fernie dearly and always will. She had a wonderful short life with us and her new people. She loved to tear through the forest, bounce in the ocean, have playtime with another puppy or just lay cuddling in your arms. She will always be remembered and cherished in our hearts as the sweet, funny girl that she was.

Cedar Ridge Farm used to do All Breed Rescue before focusing on the Collies-here are some of the dogs that we have helped.

Sabrina started taking in strays as a child-driving her mother crazy! Then she started driving her husband crazy! In this photo Sabrina is trying to fashion a temporary fence for 2 strays found years ago.

At this point in Sabrina's life there were not too many places to take stray animals, hours of business for shelters were short and the thought of not knowing what was going to happen to the animal was unbearble-Sabrina could see at some point in her future animal rescue was to play a huge role.

A pup that was chained to a tree with no food or water around for days. Sabrina got him out of this situation and Jake went on to live his life on a farm.

Dodge had a very hard start-he was a very special pup-Sabrina saw a sign on the side of the road reading "free puppies" She thought she would check it out-all the pups were very sickely-the owner said she would not give anymore away so Sabrina begged and pleaded-she walked away with a dehyrated pup full of worms. That night Dodge had diarrhea and vomitting-out both ends came rocks, wood and glass! He was eating anything to survive. Dodge was with us for a long time-Sabrina did not want to give him up-finally she came to her senses knowing that we had to make room for more! He is living his life in the lap of luxury on a horse farm. From skinny, tiny pup to large eared BIG boy...

Riley was an owner surrender due to the dog not being safe around children-the family was told to remove the dog from the home. This Australian Cattle Dog (Blue/Red Heeler) came to us as a 4 year old unaltered male. Riley was definately a 'guard' dog that was very unsure of strangers. It took a few days for him to trust us enough to be petted. After Riley came around he was a very sweet boy BUT not with strangers or new dogs-he had a nasty streak of aggression in him. We thought we would have to find a one owner/no other dog home for him until the perfect family came along-they did not mind that he was protective and he got along great with their 2 dogs-Riley was adopted with his friend, Madison. Other than his aggression we miss Riley's personality around here-he was definately one of a kind!

The middle photo is Riley, Madison & Chief playing-The last photo is of Riley & Madison with their new pack

Madison was purchased by us as a pup. She was meant to stay here as a forever home but at 3 years old when Riley was adopted she went to the same family-she had bonded with Riley and we were both working full time (also at the time thinking about getting out of rescue due to time constraints) We felt guilty about giving Madison up but she went to a loving home.

The middle photo is of Madison shaved for the summer-she was always a dirty dog! The bottom is her and Riley sun bathing!

Chief was a tiny, skinny, mangy looking pup that was bought for $8! His skin was bare in many places with great irritation-it turned out that he had a severe case of lice-poor little guy was so itchy! We got him fixed up & fed and he blossomed into a gorgeous boy with a heathly tan coat! He was good friends with Riley & Madison (whether they liked it or not!) He was adopted the very same day that Riley & Madison were picked up.

Nikki was brought to us as an owner surrender because she was chasing his horses-she was also chasing chickens. She was a sweet girl who needed a firm but fair leader-she ended up being wonderful with our chickens and livestock. She went to a family with children.

Lucy was taken in sight unseen by us from Vancouver from SAINTS rescue (supposed to be a Collie X-she definately had no Collie in her-probably an Australian Cattle Dog mix) When she came to us she wanted to be Alpha around here-since all the Collies we had here at the time were passive she threw everyone into a frenzy. Lucy started attacking our weakest, most elderly female-we think she was trying to get rid of the weak in the pack! Although she was tenacious and not great with the elderly dogs (likely due to her upbringing), she fit in well at her new foster home that had a pack of younger, more energetic dogs and cats who wouldn’t put up with her attitude. Lucy immediately found her way into her foster parents’ hearts and it became 'permanent foster care'

Lucy was wonderful and patient with people of all ages. Even though she was arthritic, she loved to play and always had a sparkle in her eye. She was always eager to tag along with the outside chores! Lucy passed away this year.