Find your dream dog without going near a pet store!

Before you even consider buying a puppy from pet store, consider the words of a respected Fairfield County veterinarian:

Dr. Michele Lamothe, a veterinarian with 18 years experience, said she was saddened by the number of sick, dying and defective puppies she sees that are purchased in local pet stores.

“There are problems inherent in the pet store system. The only way to obtain a steady supply of puppies is through mass breeding operations, which often results in parasites and infectious diseases: the consequence of any mass animal operation be it livestock or puppies,” Dr. Lamothe said.

She said the combination of immature immune systems, the stress of traveling long distances, crowding and over-vaccinated animals inevitably led to puppies becoming “gravely ill” or even dying.

Adopt from a shelter

In addition to the loveable mutts at shelters, there also a HUGE number of purebred dogs available on a regular basis.

Connecticut Animal Shelters - Full Listing

So you want a particular breed? No problem

There is a breed rescue group for almost every breed of dog. They have a steady flow of purebred dogs of all ages and are meticulous in providing health care and assessing prospective owners. They're looking for a perfect fit between the breed and the home environment. They take everything into account from whether there are other pets to how much time you'll have to spend with them. The contacts below can help put you in contact with someone in your area.

• Affenpinscher
  Affenpinscher Club of America
  Sarah Simpson; www.affenrescue.org
  
  
• Afghan Hound
  Afghan Hound Club of America
  Russ & Barb Hastings, Rescue Co-Chairpersons
  Phone: 877-AFRESCU (877-237-3728)
  Email: helpafs@verizon.net
  
  
• Airedale Terrier
  Airedale Terrier Club of America
  
  Airedale Rescue Group
  
  
• Akita
  Akita Club of America
  Lisa Gray - ACA-AKITA-RESCUE@akitaclub.org
  
  Akita Rescue of Western New York, Inc
  
  Klemko Akita Rescue Family
  
  
• Alaskan Malamute
  Alaskan Malamute Assistance League
  Rescue Hotline: 419-512-2423
  PO Box 14, Mt. Gilead, OH 43338
  e-mail: rolfannin@embarqmail.com
  
  
• American Eskimo Dog
  American Eskimo Dog Club of America
  Kim Galloway, (770) 963-6120, Georgia
  
  American Eskimo Rescue, Tracie, tlcrescue@columbus.rr.com
  
  
• American Foxhound
  No rescue contact.
  
  
• American Staffordshire Terrier
  American Staffordshire Terrier Club of America
  Joyce Martin, 408-776-8271
  
  
• American Water Spaniel
  American Water Spaniel Club
  
  
• Anatolian Shepherd Dog
  Anatolian Shepherd Dog Rescue League, Inc. (ASDRL)
  Sigrid Owen
  (231)828-6603
  e-mail: sahin@gte.net
  Web Site: www.asdrl.org
  
  
  
• Australian Cattle Dog
  Australian Cattle Dog Rescue, Inc.
  
  
  
• Australian Shepherd
  ARPH, Inc. (Aussie Rescue and Placement Helpline)
  
  STAAR (Second Time Around Aussie Rescue)
  Mary Ann Lindsay, 1-87-RESCUE US (1-877-372-8387), California Rescue@staar.org
  
  
• Australian Terrier
  Australian Terrier Rescue
  Darlene Evans, darlenevans@earthlink.net
  
  
• Basenji
  Basenji Club of America
  Linda Ehlers, Missouri, (660) 747-8552, ehlersjl@iland.net
  Basenji Rescue & Transport, Inc.
  
  
• Basset Hound
  Basset Hound Club of America, Inc.
  Larry Little, Rescue Referral Chairman, basset@mchsi.com
  
  Basset Buddies Rescue, Inc.
  
  Basset Hound Rescue of Alabama
  100 Stone Hill Circle, Pelham, AL 35124; 205-823-1956; bassethd@aol.com
  
  Basset Rescue of Montana
  
  Basset Rescue of Old Dominion (BROOD)
  Colonial Basset Hound Rescue, Inc.
  59 Manton St., Fall River, MA 02724
  Phone no. (508)-672-6780
  e-mail:colonialbasset@att.net
  
  Guardian Angel Basset Rescue
  Larry Little, Chair 815-854-1044
  email: basset@mchsi.com
  
  Lone Star Basset Hound Rescue
  Houston, TX
  
  Michigan Basset Rescue, Inc.
  P.O. Box 300381, Waterford, MI 48330-0381
  Phone: (248) 623-1698
  Fax: (248) 623-2553
  email: mibassetrescue@comcast.net
  
  New England Basset Hound Rescue, Inc.
  PO Box 835, Raymond, NH 03077
  Surrenders: 860-668-0670; bhsurrender@newenglandbassethoundrescue.org
  Adoptions: 203-746-1602; bhadoption@newenglandbassethoundrescue.org
  
  Tri-State Basset Hound Rescue - serving NY, NJ and PA
  e-mail: tristatebassets@comcast.net
  Adoptions/Owner Surrenders: Bob Arnold/Sandy Gera; 610-388-2434
  Foster Home/Transport/Volunteer: Suzanne Fitch; 908-256-0598
  
  Basset Hound Rescue of Southern California
  
  North Texas Basset Hound Rescue, Inc.
  
  
• Beagle
  Beagle Rescue Education & Welfare
  
  BONES Beagles of New England State
  
  Columbia-Willamette Beagle Club - Rescue
  Judy Eckhart, Rescue Chair, PO Box 236 Estacada, Oregon 97023; BRescue@CWBCRescue.com
  
  Colorado Beagle Rescue, Inc.
  
  SOS Beagle Rescue
  
  Triangle Beagle Rescue of NC
  
  Tampa Bay Beagle Rescue
  
  www.CascadeRescue.org
  24-Hr Hotline: 503.299.4084
  Toll free fax: 1.866.202.4223
  BeagleRESQ@CascadeRescue.org
  
  
• Bearded Collie
  Bearded Collie Club of America
  Paul Glatzer, (631) 724-0871, New York
  
  
• Beauceron
  American Beauceron Club
  
  
• Bedlington Terrier
  Bedlington Terrier Club of America
  Carol Baer, 618 Riverbend Estates Drive, St. Charles, MO 63303; 636-926-0249; rescue@BedlingtonAmerica.com
  
  
• Belgian Malinois
  American Belgian Malinois Club
  
  
• Belgian Sheepdog
  Belgian Sheepdog Club of America
  Belgian Sheepdog Rescue Trust
  L. Bennett, National Chairperson; chairperson@bscarescue.com
  
  
• Belgian Tervuren
  American Belgian Tervuren Club
  Cindy Simonsen, (262) 642-2286, Wisconsin; n2tervs@netwurx.net
  
  
• Bernese Mountain Dog
  Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America
  
  Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Watchung
  Contact for Pennsylvania
  Margaret McMath, PO Box 567, Springwon, PA 18081, (610) 346-6355
  email: tennescott@msn.com
  
  Contact for New Jersey & New York
  Marla Weinman, 74 Radtke Road, Randolph, NJ 07869, (973) 343-2749
  email: brandewein5261@aol.com
  
  
• Bichon Frise
  Bichon Frise Club of America
  Gail Antetomaso, 1 Dolphin Drive, Massapequa, NY 11758; (516)797-8790
  
  
• Black and Tan Coonhound
  American Black and Tan Coonhound Club
  
  
• Black Russian Terrier
  No rescue contact.
  
  
• Bloodhound
  American Bloodhound Club
  Leanne Dayvolt, sebr@bellsouth.net, 770-836-8428
  
  
• Border Collie
  Border Collie Society of America
  
  BCR-MI, INC. (Border Collie Rescue Michigan)
  director: Dee Adamick; Coolbcs3@modempool.com
  
  Border Collie Rescue of Northern California, Inc.
  tld4now@aol.com
  
  Border Collie Rescue of the San Antonio/Hill Country Area
  Contact: Laura Bell, PO Box 700492, San Antonio, Texas, 78270-0492
  phone: 830.980.9687; e-mail: bcrescue@mail.com
  
  Midwest Border Collie Rescue
  
  Wisconsin Border Collie Rescue
  
  
• Border Terrier
  North American Border Terrier Welfare
  
  
• Borzoi
  Borzoi Club of America
  
  
• Boston Terrier
  Boston Terrier Club of America
  Linda Trader, (724)883-4732, Pennsylvania, btcaresc@greenepa.net
  
  Boston Terrier Club of Maryland
  Mary Hovey, (703) 878-7464, Virginia
  
  Midwest Boston Terrier Rescue
  Serving IL, IN, MI and OH
  
  
• Bouvier des Flandres
  American Bouvier des Flandres Club
  
  
• Boxer
  American Boxer Club
  American Boxer Rescue Association
  Connie Back, (504) 738-5820
  
  Alabama Boxer Rescue
  334-272-2590
  BoxersRRescued@aol.com
  Covers the states of Alabama and Georgia
  
  Bay Area Boxer Rescue
  P.O. Box 32686, San Jose, CA 95152, (408) 787-0700
  boxerrescue@phc.net
  Affiliated with BRLA
  
  Boxer Rescue and Adoption, Inc.
  Serving VA, MD, and greater D.C.
  Dianne Spessard
  703-620-5566
  email: Spess@cox.net
  
  Boston Terrier Rescue of Florida
  Carolyn Sanislo
  
  Boxer Angels Rescue (NY, NJ, PA, MA, CT, RI)
  
  GO Boxer Rescue in Ohio
  info@goboxerrescue.com or boxers@ameritech.net
  (937) 277-4652
  
  Boxer Rebound, Inc.
  
  Central Indiana Boxer Club Rescue
  All of Indiana
  Eileen Wilkie, 317-841-8139, ewboxer@insightbb.com
  Additional contacts:
  Charlene Wooden, 317-844-1652
  Jon Pattison, 765-386-6532, jkpboxers@yahoo.com
  
  Eastern Boxer Club Rescue
  Heart of Ohio Boxer Rescue
  Lois Brooks, (740) 881-5897
  Mary and John Nevius, (614) 855-9967 Mnevius65@aol.com
  Pat Hill, (740) 965-9343 Ohiohill@aol.com
  
  MidWest Boxer Rescues
  mokanboxerrescue@yahoo.com
  
  NorCal Boxer Rescue Inc.
  
  Northeastern Boxer Rescue
  Serving CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT.
  Jane Scott, 413-367-9292, janescott@BoxerRescue.com
  
  Second Chance Boxer Rescue
  
  Boxer Buddies Rescue and Adoption
  
  Wiggle Buttz Boxer Rescue
  
  Legacy Boxer Rescue (serving the Dallas/Fort Worth, TX area)
  
  Carolina Boxer Rescue
  Serving North & South Carolina
  http://www.cbr.homestead.com/
  
  
• Briard
  Briard Club of America
  Briard Rescue Trust
  Merry Jeanne Millner
  336-869-5490
  senderobriards@northstate.net
  
  Briard Rescue and Haven
  Debra Morrow, phone: 520-387-7464
  email: kaliphi@tabletoptelephone.com
  
  
• Brittany
  American Brittany Rescue
  Rhonda Carlson; rhonda@americanbrittanyrescue.org; 510-582-2714; 866-Brit911 (toll free)
  
  National Brittany Rescue & Adoption Network, Inc.
  
  
• Brussels Griffon
  National Brussels Griffon Rescue, Inc.
  
  
• Bulldog
  Bulldog Club of America Rescue Network, Inc.
  phone: 410-549-2554 or 800-594-4289
  
  Chicago English Bulldog Rescue
  http://www.ebullymatch.com
  e-mail: adopt@ebullymatch.com
  
  Lone Star Bulldog Club
  Bethany Toolen, Arlington, TX, 972-795-3907
  Dot Snowden, Midlothian TX, 972-775-8883
  
  San Diego Bulldog Rescue
  www.sdbr.org
  Email: info@sdbr.org
  
  Southern California Bulldog Rescue
  www.socalbulldogrescue.org
  
  
• Bullmastiff
  American Bullmastiff Association
  Virginia Rowland,(978) 939-5300,Massachusetts
  
  
• Bull Terrier
  Bull Terrier Club of America Resue
  
  
• Cairn Terrier
  Cairn Terrier Club of America
  Betty Marcum, National Chair, (817) 783-5979, Texas joed2x@aol.com
  Mary Lou Wilde, National Co-Chair, (303) 646-6214, Colorado wildedmb@aol.com
  Karen Smith, National Co-Chair, (760) 728-7133, California redcoat@tfb.com
  Susan W. De Witt, National Co-Chair, (203) 846-3345, Connecticut norfolk@optonline.net
  
  
• Canaan Dog
  Canaan Dog Rescue Network, Inc.
  
  
• Cardigan Welsh Corgi
  Cardigan Welsh Corgi National Rescue Trust
  
  
• Catahoula Leopard Dog
  Catahoula Rescue
  
  
• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club
  Carol Bond, cavalierrescue@aol.com
  
  
• Chesapeake Bay Retriever
  American Chesapeake Club
  Eastern US, Jane Peabody, Maine RescEast@amchessieclub.org
  Central US, Gina Stevens, RescCent@amchessieclub.org
  Western US, Camille Druge, California, RescWest@amchessieclub.org
  
  
• Chihuahua
  Chihuahua Club of America
  Lynnie Bunten, San Antonio, TX, 210-633-2430
  kachina@tgti.net
  
  
• Chinese Crested
  Crest-Care
  (Endorsed by the American Chinese Crested Club)
  Robin M. Thorbjornsen SThorb@aol.com
  
  Delaware Valley Chinese Crested Club
  Rescue Coordinators Cathy & Ron Bortz
  Kutztown, PA
  Phone: 610-683-6702
  
  
• Chinese Shar-Pei
  
  Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America
  Chair, CSPCA Rescue Organization and Central Region Contact:
  Deborah Cooper
  (219)395-9019
  dcooper@frontenac.com
  
  California Chinese Shar-Pei Rescue aka Homeward Bound, Inc.
  PO Box 492404, Redding, CA 96049-2404; rpayne@shasta.com
  
  North America Shar-Pei Rescue (NASPR)
  President, Jerry Doka, tango3@frontiernet.net
  
  SOSHARPEI, Inc.
  Vicki Goldrich, info@virginiasharpeirescue.org
  P.O. Box 452, Portsmouth, VA 23705; 757-697-PAWS

  Mid-Atlantic Chinese Shar-Pei Rescue
  Joyce Hanes, macspro@aol.com
  (301) 881-1221
  
  WeLuvPaws Chinese Shar Pei Rescue
  
  Operation Scarlet, Inc.
  
  

• Chow Chow
  Chow Chow Club
  Vicky DeGruy, (608)756-2008, Wisconsin vicki@chowwelfare.com
  
  Wisconsin Chow Chow Rescue
  Vicky DeGruy, (608)756-2008, Wisconsin wccr@chowwelfare.com
  
  
• Clumber Spaniel Club of America
  Clumber Spaniel Club of America
  Sue Carr, (800) 589-9566, New Jersey
  
  
• Cocker Spaniel
  American Spaniel Club (Cocker Spaniels)
  Becki Buss, (678) 494-9816, Georgia; e-mail: ascf_rescue@hotmail.com
  
  
• Collie
  Collie Club of America
  Ruth Ayres, (412)364-5742, Pennsylvania
  
  Collie Rescue League of New England
  869 Lake Morey Road, Bradford, VT 05033
  phone: (802) 222-5124; e-mail: crlneinfo@aol.com
  President: Pam Frazier
  
  Collie Rescue of Austin, TX
  shertomkennels@starband.net
  (512) 515-5494
  
  Collie Rescue of Mississippi
  mscolrsq@netdoor.com
  
  Collie Rescue of the Carolinas, Inc.
  Jean Smith, Director, PO Box 5691, Winston-Salem, NC 27113
  phone: 336-785-0406
  email: jsmith27107@triad.rr.com
  
  Houston Collie Rescue
  Vickie Willard and Barbara Lewis, 10610 Cook Road, Houston, TX 77099
  email: houcollierescue@yahoo.com
  phone: (281) 479-2167 or (281) 564-6852
  
  Minnesota Wisconsin Collie Rescue
  email: collietalk@yahoo.com
  phone: (612) 869-0480
  
  New Mexico Collie Rescue
  Contact Person: Vicky Gann, President
  Telephone: 505.393.5006
  e-mail: ziacollie@yahoo.com
  NorCal Collie Rescue
  
  
  Tallahassee Collie Rescue, Inc. (Florida)
  collierescue@luckydogsolutions.com
  
  Tri-State Collie Rescue (OH, IN, KY)
  Lassie6400@aol.com
  
  Sierra Nevada Collie Club, Reno, NV
  
  Wisconsin Collie Rescue
  email: rescue@wisconsincollierescue.org
  
  ColliesFlorida Rescue Inc.
  contact@colliesflorida.org
  coordinating collie rescue throughout the state of FL.
  
  Pueblo Collie/Sheltie Rescue of Colorado
  
  
• Curly-Coated Retriever
  Curly-Coated Retriever Club of America
  Sheila Callahan-Young, (978)281-3860, Massachusetts
  
  
• Dachshund
  Dachshund Club of America
  Emma Jean Stephenson, (724)846-6745, Pennsylvania emmajean@timesnet.net
  
  
• Dalmatian
  Dalmatian Club of America
  Diana Skibinski, Indiana
  Dalmatian Club of American Rescue Education: (219) 661-0031
  
  
• Dandie Dinmont Terrier
  Dandie Dinmont Terrier Breed Rescue
  Sandra Stuart, (478) 475-4106, Georgia
  
  
• Doberman Pinscher
  Doberman Pinscher Club of America - COPE/Rescue
  Marcia Cowen, dpcarescue@dpca.org
  
  
• Dogue de Bordeaux
  Dogue de Bordeaux Society of America (DDBSA, Inc.)
  Kris Munday, spoiltdogues@sbcglobal.net, 408-394-9685
  
  
• English Cocker Spaniel
  English Cocker Spaniel Club of America
  Rescue Chair: Corey Williams, poppyhillpets@hotmail.com, 916-645-7229
  Co-Chair: Marsha T Wallace, MD, ecresqr@comcast.net, 703-548-7641
  
  
• English Foxhound
  No rescue contact.
  
  
• English Setter
  English Setter Association of America
  Jeanne A. Deeming, epointer@aol.com
  
  Another Chance For English Setters
  
  Lone Star English Setter Club
  Jennifer Stastny, (512) 572-3635, Texas jenstas@tisd.net
  
  Monterey Bay English Setter Club
  Heathrowes@aol.com
  
  Above and Beyond English Setter Rescue
  Bonnie Girard; (610) 367-1803
  
  
• English Springer Spaniel
  English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Association
  Judy Manley; vistahknls@aol.com
  
  
• English Toy Spaniel
  English Toy Spaniel Club of America
  
  
• Estrela Mountain Dog
  Estrela Mountain Dog Association of America, email: rescue@emdaa.com
  
  
• Field Spaniel
  Field Spaniel Society of America
  Cheryl Benedict, (608) 348-2380, Wisconsin maplesgr@mhtc.net
  
  
• Finnish Spitz
  Finnish Spitz Club of America, Inc.
  
  Finnish Spitz National Rescue
  
  
• Flat-Coated Retriever
  Flat-Coated Retriever Society of America
  Jackie Capes; 603-547-8607; Francestown, NH
  
  
• Fox Terrier
  American Fox Terrier Club, Inc.
  Mrs. Winifred H. Stout, 1-888-FOX-TERR (369-8377) Rhode Island
  wstout@rockyhill.org (work), whstout@earthlink.net (home)
  
  
• French Bulldog
  French Bulldog Club of America Rescue Organization
  Jeanne Kott, (248) 626-2683, Michigan
  
  French Bulldog Connection Rescue
  
  French Bulldog Rescue Network
  
  
• German Pinscher
  German Pinscher Club of America
  
  
• German Shepherd Dog
  German Shepherd Dog Club of America
  
  Garden State German Shepherd Rescue
  
  Austin German Shepherd Dog Rescue
  
  German Shepherd Dog Rescue Houston, Inc.
  
  BrightStar German Shepherd Rescue, Rochester, NY
  
  Central Illinois German Shepherd Dog Rescue
  
  German Shepherd Rescue of Los Angeles, CA
  e-mail: gsrescue@gsrescue.org
  
  German Shepherd Rescue of New England, Inc.
  e-mail: gsrne@iname.com
  
  German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California, Inc.
  phone: 866-SAVE-GSD
  
  German Shepherd Dog Rescue Group of GA
  
  German Shepherd Dog Rescue of St. Louis, Inc.
  
  North Louisiana German Shepherd Rescue
  Becky Kaase; 318-914-0974
  
  North Texas German Shepherd Rescue, Inc.
  
  San Francisco Bay Area German Shepherd Rescue
  
  Virginia German Shepherd Rescue
  
  North Star German Shepherd Dog Rescue, Inc.
  
  Tampa Bay GSD Rescue
  
  Oregon German Shepherd Rescue
  P.O. Box 1062, Forest Grove, OR 97116; oregongsdr@aol.com
  
  Linksrhein German Shepherd Dog Rescue
  Saint Louis, MO
  
  Serendipity German Shepherd Dog Rescue
  P.O. Box 8791, St. Louis, Missouri 63101
  Tel: (573) 418-7666, Fax: (573) 796-2666, Email: Serendipity.email@gmail.com
  
  
• German Shorthaired Pointer
  German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America
  
  
• German Wirehaired Pointer
  German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America
  
  
• Giant Schnauzer
  Giant Schnauzer Club of America
  Carolyn Janak, (303) 988-6564, Colorado carjanak@aol.com
  
  
• Glen of Imaal Terrier
  No rescue contact.
  
  
• Golden Retriever
  Golden Retriever Club of America
  
  
• Gordon Setter
  Gordon Setter Club of America
  Wendy Abelman; phone: 781-784-8806; e-mail: GSCARescue@hotmail.com
  
  
• Great Dane
  Great Dane Club of America
  Mary Barnett Reed, 765-362-3239, Mbarnettreed@aol.com
  
  Great Dane Club of Las Vegas
  
  Great Dane Rescue, Inc.
  734-454-3683
  Covering MI, IN, OH, AL, IL, Ontario, Canada.
  
  Great Dane Club of San Diego
  Bonnie M. Lynd, Chairperson, (619) 561-9408, California Danemania2@aol.com
  Elizabeth Marshall, (760) 940-1782, California SdGrtDane@aol.com
  
  Great Dane Club of Des Moines, Inc & GD Rescue
  
  Great Dane Club of the Mid-South, Inc.
  
  The Great Dane Club of Western Pennsylvania
  
  Great Dane Rescue of Ohio, Inc.
  
  Great Dane Rescue of the Carolinas
  10425 Mt. Holly-Huntersville Rd., Huntersville, NC, (704) 697-9706, fax: (704) 697-9705
  
  Helping Hands Dane Rescue
  10 Jones St., Vilonia, AR 72173; phone: 501-796-3878 or 501-888-1741
  Mary Neiser or Kim James, contact persons
  
  Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue, Inc.
  Baltimore, MD, (410) 945-5454, Debra Rahl, President, debra.rahl@verizon.net
  
  Rocky Mountain Great Dane Rescue, Inc.
  
  Thunder Hill Great Dane Rescue
  Giving loving homes to strays and abandoned Great Danes
  Local rescue/adoption in Medina, Ohio
  
  
  
• Great Pyrenees
  Great Pyrenees Club of America
  Sharon Stuck, (208) 754-8743, gprescue5@cs.com
  Terry Stephanick, (727) 686-4186, gpcarescueast@nfgpc.org
  
  
• Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
  Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America
  
  
• Greyhound
  Greyhound Club of America
  Carolyn Phillips, (727) 796-7757, Florida, jphilli7@tampabay.rr.com
  
  Greyhound Rescue & Rehabilitation
  P.O. Box 572, Cross River, New York 10518
  Executive Director: Christine Johnson
  Phone: 914.763.2221; Fax: 914.763.3631;Greytest1@aol.com
  
  National Greyhound Adoption Network
  phone: (800) 446-8637
  
  NY Greyhound Adoptions
  10 Birchtree Lane, Ballston Spa, NY 12020; (518)885-4960 Trish or (518)725-4319 Sherry
  theff@nycap.rr.com or arthur@klink.net
  
  Greyhound Pets of America FL / SE Coast Chapter West Palm Beach, FL
  561-478-3006
  www.Greyhoundpetsfl.org
  
  
• Harrier
  Harrier Club of America, Inc.
  Donna K. Smiley-Auborn, (760) 377-4758, California auborn@harriers.net
  
  
• Havanese
  Havanese Club of America
  Carole Thompson, breederRef@havanese.org
  
  
• Ibizan Hound
  Ibizan Hound Club of the United States
  
  
• Irish Red and White Setter
  Irish Red and White Setter Association
  Lynn Petterson - capette@iowatelecom.net
  
  
• Irish Setter
  Irish Setter Club of America
  Marilee Larson, (209)295-1666,California
  
  NorCal Irish Setter Rescue, Inc.
  Paul Armbruster, (707) 823-1422.
  
  
• Irish Terrier
  Irish Terrier Club of America
  Suzanne Brennan
  Rescue Chairperson for U.S.A.
  209 Mountaire Circle, Clayton, CA 94517
  Phone: 925-693-0204
  E-mail: rescueirish@comcast.net
  
  
• Irish Water Spaniel
  Irish Water Spaniel Club of America
  
  
• Irish Wolfhound
  Irish Wolfhound Club of America
  Jean A. Minnier, (609-268-9373), Tabernacle, NJ; hminnier@bellatlantic.net
  
  
• Italian Greyhound
  Italian Greyhound Club of America
  (Please view the IGCA website for additional contacts by region)
  Mary Hudson, (925)941-4956
  
  
• Japanese Chin
  Japanese Chin Club of America
  
  JCCARE, Dana Baldinger, Phone: (425) 255-7119
  Email: superula@comcast.net
  Website: http://www.japanesechinrescue.org/
  
  
• Keeshond
  Keeshond Club of America
  Tawn Sinclair, (310) 457-3569, California
  
  
  BARK - Bay Area Rescue Keeshonden, Inc.
  Northern California
  email: info@keeshondrescue.org
  
  Keeshond Rescue of the Central States
  Dina Zinnes, (217) 278-7245, Illinois d-zinnes@uiuc.edu
  
  Turbo Kees Foundation, Keeshond Rescue
  
  
• Kerry Blue Terrier
  United States Kerry Blue Terrier Club, Inc.
  
  
• Komondor
  Komondor Club of America
  Sandy Hanson, (414) 594-3374,Wisconsin
  
  
• Kuvasz
  Kuvasz Club of America
  Dan Wasson, (313) 271-5438, Michigan rescue@kuvasz.org
  
  
• Labrador Retriever
  Labrador Retriever Club, Inc.
  
  
• Lakeland Terrier
  United States Lakeland Terrier Club
  Tallulah Olson, email: LakieRescue@hotmail.com
  
  
• Lhasa Apso
  American Lhasa Apso Club
  Meredith Morris, (301)990-0729, Darnestown MD; http://www.lhasaapsorescue.org
  
  
• Löwchen
  Löwchen Club of America
  Suzanne Solin, 915 Woodland Road, Wauconda, IL 60084, 847-526-1071
  
  
• Maltese
  American Maltese Association
  
  
• Manchester Terrier
  American Manchester Terrier Club
  Kris Barlak
  
  
• Mastiff
  Mastiff Club of America
  Chuck Cuthbert, (440) 639-0316  8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
  
  
• Miniature Bull Terrier
  Miniature Bull Terrier Club of America
  Kathy Brosnan, (603) 679-9507, New Hampshire, kmbrosnan@earthlink.net
  
  
• Miniature Pinscher
  Miniature Pinscher Club of America
  
  Jeff Watchmaker jeff@rescueminpins.com
  www.rescueminpins.com
  
  
  
• Miniature Schnauzer
  American Miniature Schnauzer Club
  E-mail: rescue@amsc.us
  Michele Smith
  AMSC Rescue Chair
  (847)926-9920
  
  Chicago Miniature Schnauzer Club Rescue
  msmith@cmscrescue.com
  (847) 926-9920
  
  Miniature Schnauzer Rescue of Houston
  
  Miniature Schnauzer Club Rescue of Houston
  houstonschnauzerrescue@yahoo.com
  
  Schnauzer Love Rescue, Inc.
  Servicing AL, MS, TN, GA, SC & FL
  205-853-6709
  
  
• Neapolitan Mastiff
  United States Neapolitan Mastiff Rescue
  Jennifer Groves, 309 Ferndale Rd, Glen Burnie, MD 21061, 410-766-8225
  jennifergroves@gmail.com, www.neorescue.net
  
  
• Newfoundland
  Newfoundland Club of America
  
  
• Norfolk and Norwich Terrier
  Norwich & Norfolk Terriers Club of America
  Susan M. Ely, (908)766-5429, New Jersey
  
  
• Norwegian Buhund
  No rescue contact.
  
  
• Norwegian Elkhound
  Norwegian Elkhound Association of America, Inc.
  
  
• Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
  NSDTRC (USA)
  Dee A. Nichols, 6570 Smiley Ferry Road Grady, AL 36036; (334) 562-3801; TollerRescue@yahoo.com
  
  
• Old English Sheepdog
  Old English Sheepdog Club of America
  Chair, Christine Bunsick-Pesche, (661) 821-0416,California
  
  
• Otterhound
  Otterhound Club of America
  
  
• Papillon
  Papillon Club of America, Inc.
  Tammy Tackett, 573-680-3210, pcarescue@papillonclub.org
  
  
• Parson Russell Terrier
  Parson Russell Terrier Association of America
  
  
• Pekingese
  Pekingese Club of America
  The Pekingese Club of America Rescue and Rehoming:
  Carol Kallman, 6466 North Bay Road, Miami Beach, Florida 33141, KSN31083@aol.com, (305) 864-0923
  
  
• Pembroke Welsh Corgi
  Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America
  Mary Day, Rescue Chairman; STLH20@earthlink.com
  
  
• Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen
  Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen Club of America
  PBGVCA Rescue Chairman; e-mail: rescue@pbgv.org
  
  Second Chance PBGV Rescue Of Minnesota
  
  
• Pharaoh Hound
  Pharoah Hound Club of America
  
  
• Plott
  No rescue contact.
  
  
• Pointer
  PointerRescue.Org, Inc. (PRO)
  (Endorsed by the American Pointer Club, Inc.)
  Nancy Mori, (609) 327-4670, New Jersey nancy.alcorn@pointerrescue.org
  
  
• Polish Lowland Sheepdog
  American Polish Lowland Sheepdog Club
  e-mail: pon-rescue@aponc.com
  
  
• Pomeranian
  American Pomeranian Club
  National Rescue Coordinator: Rescue@AmericanPomeranianClub.org
  
  A-Pomeranian Rescue
  Giving loving homes to strays and abandoned Pomeranians
  Local rescue/adoption in Medina, Ohio
  
  
• Poodle
  Poodle Club of America
  Kamilla M Mazanec, (513) 248-8679, Ohio, poodleclubofamerica@yahoo.com
  
  
• Portuguese Water Dog
  Portuguese Water Dog Club of America
  Mary Harkings, Coopersburg, PA, 610-346-9370, Rescue@pwdca.org
  
  
• Pug
  Pug Dog Club of America
  Maryanne Johnson, (320)485-2876, Minnesota
  
  Alabama Pug Rescue and Adoption, Inc.
  Pam Mayes, pugsrescued@aol.com
  
  Green Mountain Pug Rescue
  
  Michigan Pug Rescue "Pug Luv"
  
  Orlando Pug Rescue & Adoption, Inc.
  
  Pug Rescue of North Carolina, Inc.
  (336) 312-2983
  
  Pug Rescue of Santa Barbara (CA)
  
  PugSavers
  
  Southeast Pug Rescue & Adoption, Inc.
  
  Pugs 'N Pals of Southern California
  
  Prairie Pugs (KS)
  
  Delaware Valley Pug Club/Rescue
  Tom And Roberta Storer, P.O. Box 65717, Philadelphia, PA 19155; (215) 632-9980
  
  Pug Lovers Rescue
  June Larson, P.O. Box 37343, Rock Hill, SC 29732; (803) 980-7729; rescue@hushpug.com
  
  Mid-Atlantic Pug Rescue
  Serving MD, WV, VA, TN, NC, SC
  
  
• Puli
  Puli Club of America
  Melinda Peters, (323) 662-7952, email: PetersLCSW@sbcglobal.net
  
  
• Pyrenean Shepherd
  No rescue contact.
  
  
• Redbone Coonhound
  No rescue contact.
  
  
• Rhodesian Ridgeback
  Rhodesian Ridgeback Rescue, Inc.
  info@ridgebackrescue.org
  
  
• Ridgeback Rescue of the US
  CT. Contact: Laurie Martin
  
  
• Rottweiler
  American Rottweiler Club
  Gwen Chaney, ejchaneyjr@aol.com
  
  North Carolina Rottweiler Rescue
  
  Southern States Rottweiler Rescue
  
  Rotts Across Texas Rottweiler Rescue
  
  NoVa Rottweiler Rescue League, Inc.
  
  Gingers Rottie Rescue - Las Vegas Nevada
  
  Phoenix Area Rottweiler Rescue
  
  Northeast Rottweiler Rescue
  
  WeCare Rottweiler Rescue, Inc.
  
  
• Saint Bernard
  St. Bernard Club of America
  
  
• Saluki
  Saluki Club of America
  Mary Siegel, 701 N Birch Avenue, Sand Spring, OK 74063-7405 4salukis@cox.net
  
  Saluki Tree of Life Alliance, Inc.
  
  
• Samoyed
  Samoyed Club of America
  
  National Samoyed Rescue
  Jim Becklund, 3279 Hitching Post Rd #52, Dewitt, MI 48820; phone: (517) 669-3020; email: info@samoyedrescue.org and Jbmajmotion@verizon.net
  
  
• Schipperke
  Schipperke Club of America
  Sharon Furr, 1174 South Kaba Street, North Port, FL 34288; 941-240-6584; saf952@verizon.net
  
  
• Scottish Deerhound
  Scottish Deerhound Club of America
  Virginia Cioffletti, (608) 877-4140, Wisconsin gchrismer@aol.com
  
  
• Scottish Terrier
  Scottish Terrier Club of America
  Pat Gruda, Rescue Chairperson, Colorado, 303-697-1664, STCARescue@wispertel.net
  
  
• Sealyham Terrier
  American Sealyham Terrier Club
  Barbara Carmany 330/239-1498; carlea@myexcel.com
  
  
• Shetland Sheepdog
  American Shetland Sheepdog Association
  Dorothy Christiansen, (815)485-3726, Illinois
  
  
• Shiba Inu
  National Shiba Club of America
  Sharon Roble, kessakukennels@mindspring.com
  Jane Chapin, shibas@theramp.net
  
  
• Shih Tzu
  American Shih Tzu Club
  Phyllis Celmer (760)942-0874, California
  
  
• Siberian Husky
  Siberian Husky Club of America
  Gerry Dalakian, (908)782-2089, New Jersey Gericksibe@aol.com
  
  Siberian Husky Rescue/Referral of California
  Marilyn Lassagne,www.shrrca.com, rescue@shrrca.com
  
  Northern California Sled Dog Rescue
  
  Southern Siberian Rescue
  
  Epic Blue Acres Siberian Husky Rescue
  2011 Balmer Road, Ransomville, NY 14131; Contact: Jennifer (716) 791-3367; Epic_blue@juno.com
  
  
• Silky Terrier
  Silky Terrier Club of America, Inc.
  Sally Stevens 540-961-0309, SilkyRescue@yahoo.com
  Marge Gagliardi 760-375-4735 anahab@ridgenet.net
  
  
• Skye Terrier
  Skye Terrier Club of America
  Rebecca Jackson, 604 Caroll Avenue, Ames IA 50010, (515) 663-9567; rjackson@iastate.edu
  
  
• Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
  Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America
  
  
• Spinone Italiano
  Spinone Club of America
  
  
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier
  Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club
  Contact
  
  
• Standard Schnauzer
  Standard Schnauzer Club of America
  
  
• Sussex Spaniel
  No rescue contact.
  
  
• Swedish Vallhund
  Swedish Vallhund Club of America
  Cheryl Albert, 231-547-1139 EST
  caval@voyager.net
  
  
• Tibetan Mastiff
  American Tibetan Mastiff Association (ATMA)
  Rebecca Chambliss, San Pedro, CA; 310-832-3025; chamb@earthlink.com
  
  
• Tibetan Spaniel
  Tibetan Spaniel Club of America
  Deb Henson, 5435 Briarfield Rd., Jackson, MS 39211; 601-957-0969; debhens@bellsouth.net
  
  
• Tibetan Terrier
  Tibetan Terrier Club of America
  National Rescue Chair, Anette Ohman, 5883 Wall St Airport Dr, Joplin, MO, 64801; (417) 623-2990; Rescue@ttca-online.org
  
  
• Toy Fox Terrier
  American Toy Fox Terrier Club
  
  
• Vizsla
  Vizsla Club of America
  Kate Payne, 1030 West 24th Street, Houston, TX 77008; phone: (713) 863-8607; email: vcarescue@yahoo.com
  
  
• Weimaraner
  Weimaraner Club of America
  Rebecca Weimer,(618)236-1466,Illinois
  
  Garden State Weimaraner Club
  Marilyn Horn (908)369-4226
  Jill Makoujy (201) 226-1814
  
  
• Welsh Springer Spaniel
  Welsh Springer Spaniel Club of America
  Shannon Gandee, (304) 373-0260, heatherstone@wirefire.com, West Virginia
  
  
• Welsh Terrier
  Welsh Terrier Club of America
  Lyn Hollis, (731) 584-6530, hollishaven@aol.com
  
  
• West Highland White Terrier
  West Highland White Terrier Club of America
  
  
• Whippet
  WRAP (Whippet Rescue and Placement)
  
  
• Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
  American Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Association
  Homer Mobley, 8192 Crooked Run Road,Basye, VA 22810,540-856-8584, griffs3@shentel.net
  
  
• Yorkshire Terrier
  Yorkshire Terrier Club of America
  Barbara Meskan; YorkRescue@aol.com

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