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Animal Yellow Pages: Dog Rescue

See also: National databases of adoptable animals

Please see also our list of area rescue groups, some of which specialize in mixed-breed dogs.

Purebred Rescue groups

Alaskan Malamute

 

Chesapeake Area Alaskan Malamute Rescue
Lezlie Crosswhite
tel: (301) 330-4181
email: ldccrosswhite@hotmail.com

Akita

 

ARMAC-Akita Rescue Mid-Atlantic Coast
MD/VA area
Puller Lanigan
tel: (301) 680-0788

Virginia area
Jodi Marcus
tel: (703) 730-0844
email: akidra@comcast.net

Betty Mcdade
tel: (703) 524-9163

Lisa Gray
tel: (571) 237-7335
email: lisa@schnabel.com

Australian Shepherd

 

Australian Shepherd Rescue
Maryland contact: Amy Vanderryn
email: vanderyn@erols.com

Basenji

 

BRAT (Basenji Rescue & Transport)
tel: 877-488-7328

Basenji Rescue
Iris Craven
tel: (410) 875-2449

Basset Hound

Basset Hound Rescue of Old Dominion
1762 Timberwood Blvd
Box 248
Charlottesville, VA 22911
tel: (301) 770-7170
email: brood@brood-va.org

Beagle

 

Beagle Rescue, Education and Welfare
P.O. Box 6155
Woodbridge, Virginia 22195-6155
tel: (703) 715-6370
fax: (703) 832-8697
email: beaglerescue@brewbeagles.org

Beagle Rescue of Southern Maryland, Inc.
P.O. Box 983
Waldorf, MD 20604
tel: 301-934-3616
Email: ewa@beaglemaryland.org


Bearded Collie

Bearded Collie Rescue
Betsy Cooke
beardiehom@aol.com

Mikki Saar
mikkisaar@comcast.net
tel: 410-730-4218

Bichon Frise

 

Maryland Bichon Frise Rescue
Mena Chu - Rockville
tel:(301)466-2492

SOS DOGS
Barbara Ross
tel: (856) 424-3424
email: email@sosdogs.org
Located in NJ - serves MA to VA

Border Collie

 

Carolina Border Collie Rescue
Sue Weis (VA contact)
tel: (703) 442-0445
email: whtedogs@erols.com
Boston Terrier

Boston Terrier Club of MD
Mary Hovey

tel: (703) 878-7464
email: btcmd.rescue@gmail.com

Susan Hunter
Route 1 Box 108 A
Independence, WV
tel: (304) 864-3460
email: shunter2@wvu.edu

Boxer

 

Boxer Rescue
Diane Spessard
tel: (703) 620-5566

Partners in Boxer Rescue
Janet Zillie
P.O.Box 8613
Elkridge, MD 21075
email: pbrincmd@comcast.net
tel: 443-790-8937

Bull Terrier

 

Blue Ridge Bull Terrier Club
tel: (703) 378-5373
email: c.l.yost@cox.net

Bulldog

 

On the Rebound Bulldog Rescue
P.O. Box 813
Frederick, MD 21705
email: ReboundResQ@aol.com

Cairn Terrier

 

Potomac Cairn Terrier Rescue
Virginia: lyndahammel@yahoo.com
tel: (703) 471-7769
Virginia: SharonHowse@starband.net
(540) 955-0766
Maryland: notsavage@yahoo.com
(301) 283-4474

Chihuahua

Chihuahua Rescue
Rachel Carmichael
tel: (703) 780-9162
email: mcrpatents@pressroom.com

Chow Chow

 

Chow Chow Rescue
P.O. Box 2083
Falls Church, VA 22042-2083
tel: (703) 573-0470

Cocker Spaniel

 

Cocker Spaniel Rescue of Northern Virginia
P.O. Box 361
Newington, VA 22122-0361
tel: (703) 533-2373
email: cspanielrescue1@aol.com

Cocker Spaniel Adoption Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 8150
Elkridge, Maryland 21075-8150
email: kleindog@gmail.com
tel: 410-628-6191

Collie Rescue, Inc.
PO Box 221982
Chantilly, VA
tel: 703-963-7329
email: lindaz@savecollies.org

Dachshund

 

Dachshund Rescue of North America, Inc.
Woodbridge , VA
tel: 703-609-0746
email: eeaves9@comcast.net

Dalmatian

Metro DC Dalmatians
Metropolitan Washington DC Regional Branch
509 Laurel St, Culpeper, VA
tel: (540)825-7304 or (301)434-1086
email: jackie.threatte@erols.com

Dalmatian Rescue
email: willinghearts@mailcity.com

Doberman

 

Doberman Assistance, Rescue, and Education (DARE)
Adoptions
tel: 410-663-1694
email: dareappcoord@yahoo.com

Owner give-ups, dogs in shelters
email: dobesurrender@yahoo.com

English Setter

 

English Setter Association of America
Jeanne Deeming
tel: (410) 398-1590
email: epointer@aol.com

English Springer Spaniel

Mid-Atlantic English Springer Spaniel Rescue
email: springerrescue@yahoo.com
Fox Terrier American Fox Terrier Rescue
tel: 1-800-FOX-TERR
email: webmaster@foxterrierrescue.net

German Shepherd

 

German Shepherd Rescue of Maryland
P.O. Box 111
Lanham, MD 20703-0111
tel: (301) 829-6544
email: gsrprez@aol.com

Mid-Atlantic GSD Rescue
Post Office Box 5
Laurel, MD 20725-0005
tel: (410) 644-7763
P.O. Box 422
Oakton, VA 22124
tel: (703) 503-1030
email: magsrmail@yahoo.com

Virginia German Shepherd Rescue
P.O. Box 126
Sterling, VA 20167
tel: (703) 435-2840
email: contact@shepherdrescue.org

German Shorthaired Pointer

Mason Dixon German Shorthaired Pointer Club Rescue
Brunswick, MD
tel: (301) 834-7535

Golden Retriever

 

Golden Retriever Rescue, Rescue and Education (GRREAT)
P.O. Box 3069
Falls Church, VA 22043
tel: (703) 620-6593
Contact Information

Great Dane

 

Mid Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League
Debra Rahl
P.O. Box 4392
Baltimore, MD 21223
email: debra.rahl@verizon.net
tel: (410)945-5454
MAGDRL is a 501 (c)(3) non profit organization

Greyhound

 

A Greyhound's Wish
P.O. Box 603
Hanover, MD 21076
tel: (410) 519-7300

Greyhound Rescue
Bob & Debbie Russell
tel: (703) 759-9010/(301) 977-3694

Greyhound Rescue
John & Denise Davis
Elkridge, MD 21227
tel: (410) 796-2803
email: ghr@adopt-a-greyhound.org
Judychopp@aol.com

The Greyhound Project, Inc.

Greyhound Welfare, Inc.
P.O. Box 5273
Takoma Park, MD 20913
tel/fax: (301) 949-0615
email: adopt@greyhoundwelfare.org

Labrador Retriever

 

Labrador Retriever Rescue
P.O. Box 307
Clinton, MD 20735
tel: (301) 868-3524
email: labgab@lrr.org

Lhasa Apso Rescue

Lhasa Apso Rescue
Mereddith Morris, National Rescue Coordinator
P.O. Box 83298
Gaithersburg, MD 20883-3298
tel: (301) 990-9729
email: meredithwm@aol.com

Maltese

United Maltese Rescue
Email: cbrite@erols.com

Atlantic Maltese Rescue
Email: jmb.415@worldnet.att.net

SOS DOGS
Barbara Ross
tel: (856) 424-3424
email: email@sosdogs.org
Located in NJ - serves MA to VA

Neapolitan Mastiff

USNMC Rescue
email: jenngroves8@cs.com
tel: 410-766-8225
6423 Bricktown Circle
Glen Burnie, MD

Mastiff Rescue
Ellicott City
Jan Carr
tel: (410) 461-9228

Miniature Pinscher

Internet Miniature Pinscher Service, Inc (IMPS)

Norwegian Elkhound

Norwegian Elkhound Rescue
email: PatJarvis@aol.com

Pit Bull

 

Bully Lovers Inc.
Gina Taei
Frederick, MD
email: gina@bullylovers.com
Specialize in: APBT, Am Staff, Staffies, American Bulldogs, English Bulldogs, Bull Terriers

Misunderstood Pit Bull Rescue
P.O. Box 7802
Charlottesville, VA
tel: 804.222.4478
email: misunderstood_rescue@yahoo.com

Pointer

 

Pointer Rescue

Pug

 

Pug Rescue
P.O. Box 1287
Springfield, VA 22151
tel: (703) 256-5363

Rhodesian Ridgeback

 

Rhodesian Ridgeback
Regional Coordinator: Katie Orsi
korsi@ridgebackrescue.org

Maryland Coordinator: Susan Sarubin
ssarubin@ridgebackrescue.org



Rottweiler

 

Roxie's Fund (Rottweilers and mixed breeds)
Contact: Cindy Vernasco
tel: (301) 962-7509
email: for.roxiesfund@verizon.net

Saint Bernard

 

Saint Bernard Rescue Foundation, Inc.
119 Arrowhead Trail
Hedgesville, WV 25427
tel: (304) 258-5833 (MD/WV)
email: starssts@earthlink.net

Saluki STOLA-Saluki Tree of Life Alliance
email: stola@gazehound.com, fehrman1@earthlink.net

Samoyed

 

Mid-Atlantic Samoyed Rescue
Huntington, MD tel: (410) 535-9451
email: bumpstiks@chesapeake.net
Potomac, MD tel: (301) 299-8728
email: samrescue@hotmail.com
Edgewater, MD tel: (410) 898-0636
email: eisbearsamoyeds@juno.com
Schipperke Colonial Schipperke Club Lifeboat Committee
tel: (540) 635-6157
fax: (540) 635-5372
email: Midwatch@rmaonline.net
Schnauzer

Schnauzer Rescue (Miniature) of the Mid-Atlantic
tel: 301 776-7370
P.O. Box 5034 Laurel, MD 20725
Email: info@schnauzerrescue.net

Potomac Valley Standard Schnauzer Club
tel: 301-989-1828
email: gail@mdsg.umd.edu

Scottish Terrier

 

The Scottish Terrier Club of Greater Wash. D.C.
tel: (301) 421-9182
fax: (301) 421-9485
2110 Ednor Road, Silver Spring, MD 20905
email: jlishia@americassports.com

Shar-Pei

 

Shar-Pei Rescue
P.O. Box 452
Portsmouth, VA 23705
tel: (757)-399-7831

Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie)

 

Siberian Husky

 

Pet Harbor Rescue
tel: (703) 583-HSKY
email: info@petharbor.org

West Highland Terrier (Westie)

 

Westie Rescue USA
P.O. Box 342
Dunn Loring, VA 22027
tel: (703) 671-1039 24 hour info line
fax: (703) 207-9272
email: info@westierescue.com

Westie Rescue, Inc.
P.O. Box 187
Spencerville, MD
tel: (540) 554-2963
email: info@helpwesties.org

SOS DOGS
Barbara Ross
tel: (856) 424-3424
email: email@sosdogs.org
Located in NJ - serves MA to VA

Yorkshire Terrier (Yorkie)
SOS DOGS
Barbara Ross
tel: (856) 424-3424
email: email@sosdogs.org
Located in NJ - serves MA to VA

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