Our
History
DFW
Collie Rescue was founded
in 2005, but collie rescue
had been happening a long
time before 2005. Carolyn
Edgmon, the “collie
rescue lady” has been
rescuing collies since 2000
and has found homes for almost
100 collies that were abandoned,
discarded, or turned into
an animal shelter.
Our
Experience
Carolyn
is very knowledgeable of the
collie breed, having shown
collies in the AKC show ring
since 1980 and having bred
5 champion collies and putting
champion titles on countless
other collies for their owners.
Carolyn bred on a limited
basis, but had always wanted
to do something for those
collies that nobody else
wanted or could not keep and
began working with a local
humane society in 2002 and
struck out on her own in 2005.
Carolyn is past president
of the Denton Humane Society,
past president and current
member of the North Texas
Collie Club and member of
the Collie Club of America.
Carolyn says it is very rewarding
to match collies with new
“forever” homes,
when sometimes the collies
would have come to a sad ending.
However, it has been very
challenging trying to save
all of them. DFW Collie Rescue
is the only breed rescue in
the Dallas-Ft. Worth area,
there are humane societies
that will rescue collies,
but those organizations have
limited knowledge of the collie
breed.
Carolyn
says it is very hard to find
foster homes because the collie
is such a loving and sweet
dog that people think they
will not be able to give them
up once they are in their
home. It is true, the collie
is one of the most loving,
good natured family dogs there
is. The collie is easily trained
and is truly a family centered
dog and everyone knows that
“Lassie” always
saves the child from any harm.
As much as Carolyn would love
to make rescuing collies her
only vocation, she is employed
full time and when work is
over, it starts again after
getting home. The collies
must have exercise, fresh
water, love and attention,
a clean yard, clean places
to sleep and the list goes
on and on. It is truly a labor
of love and few people will
commit themselves to such
an endeavor without help,
but Carolyn says she knows
there are some people who
would like to foster a collie
and help find it a forever
home. The people who own collies
will never own another breed
of dog and people who own
collies make the best foster
homes because they are already
in love with the breed.
