Collie Rescue of Greater Illinois Collie Rescue of Greater IllinoisThe Collie House

Enter your collie in the Collie House

This December, twelve collies wait behind the doors of the Collie House as toys. Each family gives to lead the way, and friends and family match their gift, up to $500, to bring their collie to life.

A collie painted as a plush toy in its doorway
Your collie as a toy, behind a door
The same collie, now Real, in the doorway
…until friends make them Real
A collie's toy portrait in a window
Every other collie gets a window on Collie Lane

You're the right fit if

  • you have friends and family who will give when you ask, and you're happy to share your door with them;
  • you can give $50 or more yourself.

How it works

  • Your gift is paid when you enter. The 10 largest gifts get doors, and our team gives 2 more to collies with a big cheering section. All are chosen on November 18.
  • Gifts are private: no one sees whose gift is whose. The one amount we show is the gift that's in the top 10 today, below, so you know where yours would stand before you enter. After you enter, your own page shows whether your collie is still in, and you can raise your gift until entries close if you'd like a better chance, but you never have to.
  • No door? Your collie still gets a window on Collie Lane. $50 stays as its gift, and we refund the rest.
  • You give once. The match is for your friends and family, and you're never asked to give again to reach it. Every collie comes home on Christmas Eve either way.

Read all the details

1 collie entered so far

  • Dar

The top 10 today

9 of the top 10 spots are still open, so any gift of $50 or more is in the top 10 today.

This changes as families enter and raise their gifts, until entries close.

You'll need two photos of your collie and about ten minutes.