
Puppy Application

The Application Process
If you think Rising Tide Border Collies is a good match for you, please fill out our puppy application here or via the link below. The application is long and detailed, please answer questions as throughly as possible.
To get a more in-depth look at how we raise our pups feel free to join our facebook group, linked here.
Starting with our Critter Litter, all of the dogs we produce will be co-owned moving forward. This allows us to evaluate dogs when they are 2+ years of age, and to move forward with breeding only the "best breeding prospects" out of the litter, instead of making co-own choices at 7 weeks of age. If you would like to learn more about what this entails, please contact us!
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We thoroughly vet potential puppy homes by reviewing their puppy application, doing secondary interviews via zoom, as well as doing reference checks.
We create a "soft list" of approximately 7-10 puppy homes per litter. We make it very clear to our potentially homes on our soft list, that just because a potential home is on a "soft list" does not mean that they are guaranteed a puppy. Once puppies are on the ground, we watch how they develop, and start to have an idea who will most likely be getting a puppy between 3-7 weeks. We match puppies to their homes at approximately 7 weeks of age.
Matches are based on the temperament and ability of the puppy, as well as the goals of the puppy home.
Matches are NOT made on a first-come first-served basis.
Our puppies are currently priced at $3000. This may vary based on pairing.
Puppies must be picked up at our residence in Long Island, New York.







