Shelters

Abington
781-878-3697

Acton

Acushnet

Amesbury
Eileen Green
(978)388-1212 (police)

Andover

Aquinnah (Gay Head)

Arlington

Ashland
101 Main Street
Ashland, MA 01721
(508) 881-0122
Website

Attleborough

Avon

B

Barnstable

Bedford
Michael Leskowski
(781)275-1212

Bellingham

Belmont
John Maguranis, ACO
221 Concord Avenue, Rear
Belmont , MA 02478
(617) 484-4687
(617) 484-4087 (fax)
Website

Berkley

Beverly
Jim Lindley
(978) 921-6040

Billerica
Dee Dee
(978) 671-0909

Boston
(617) 635-1800

Bourne

Boxford
Jennifer Hensen
(978)887-8136
Helen L. Phillips
(978)887-8135 (Police pager)

Braintree

Brewster

Bridgewater
1040 Central Street
East Bridgewater, MA 02333
(508) 378-1637
Website

Brockton
The Brockton Blue Dog Shelter
www.bluedogshelter.com

Brookline

Burlington
Jerry Mills
(781) 270-1698

C

Cambridge
Mark McCabe
(617) 349-4376

Canton

Carlisle
Bob Dennison
(978) 369-1155
Website

Carver
Lea Pustejovsky
(508) 866-3444
Website
Or ~Website

Chatham

Chelmsford

Chelsea

Chilmark

Cohasset

Concord

D

Danvers
Betty Heckman
(978)777-0825
Sharon McCabe
(Board of Health)
(978)777-0001 x3029

Dartmouth
(508)998-2140

Dedham

Dennis

Dighton

Dover

Dracut
Virginia O'Neill
(978) 459-0691
Website

Dunstable

Duxbury
Eddy Ramos, ACO
828 Tremont Street
Duxbury, MA 02332
781-934-6424
Website

Standish Humane Society
PO Box 634
Duxbury, MA  02331
781-834-4663
StandishHumaneSociety.com

E

East Bridgewater
1040 Central Street
East Bridgewater, MA 02333
(508) 378-1637
Website

Eastham

Easton

Edgartown

Essex

Everett
(617) 389-3367

F

Fairhaven
Christy Dias
(508) 979-4028
Website

Fall River

Falmouth

Foxborough
John Hazeldine
27 Spring Street
Foxborough, MA 02035
(508) 543-0662
Website

Framingham
Katherine J. MacKenzie
(508)620-4870
Mailing Address:
150 Concord Street
Framingham, MA 01702
Kennel Address:
50 Western Ave.
Framingham, MA 01702

Franklin

Freetown

Friends of the Plymouth Pound
508-224-6651

G

Gay Head (Aquinnah)

Georgetown
Helen L. Phillips
(978) 887-8135 (Police pager)

Gloucester
Jody Honsa
Donna Record (Assistant)
(978)281-9746

Gosnold

Groton

Groveland
Debra Webster
(978) 469-0072

H

Halifax
Denise Horton
781-294-1470

Hamilton
Ellen White
(978)468-3723

Hanover

Hanson

Harwich

Haverhill
Richard Boynton
(978)374-2415

Hingham

Holbrook

Holliston

Hopkinton

Hull
Megan Hanrahan
Town Hall
253 Atlantic Ave.
Hull, MA 02045
(781) 925-4718
Website

Hull Seaside Animal Rescue
PO Box 787
Hull, MA   02045
877-378-1195
www.HSAR.org

I

Ipswich
Ellen White
(978)468-3723

J

K

Kingston
Debra Mueller
28 Evergreen Street
Kingston, MA 02364
(781) 585-0529
Website

L

Lakeville

Lawrence
200 Common Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
(978) 794-5856

Lexington
Kathy Fox
(781)861-2701
email

Lincoln

Littleton

Lowell
(978) 453-3594
(978) 970-3321

Lynn
Kevin Fonsworth
(781)477-7080

Lynnfield

M

Malden
Kevin Alkins
(781) 397-7141

Manchester-by-the-Sea
John Sacco
(978)526-1212

Mansfield
Jeff Collins
(508)261-7339
(Animal Shelter)
(508) 261-7300
(police dept/emergencies)
Website

Marblehead
Betsy A. Tufts
(781)631-1212 ext. 699
Website

Marion

Marshfield
Norma Haskins
156 Clay Pit Road
Marshfield, MA 02050
(781) 834-5550
Website
www.townofmarshfield.org/Public_Documents/Mar shfieldMA_AnimalCtrl/index

Mashpee

Mattapoisett

Maynard

Medfield
(508) 359-1128
website

Medford
John Sampson
(781) 396-5500

Medway

Melrose
Katie
(781) 662-4888

Merrimac
Madelyn Cirinna
(978)346-8321 (police)

Methuen
Janis Moore
Ad Pac Animal Instinct
(978)685-6712

Middleboro
Jessica Schiller and
William Wyatt
(508)946-2455
Website

Middleton
Betty Heckman
(978)777-0825

Millis

Milton

N

Nahant

Nantucket

Natick

Needham

New Bedford

Newbury
Carol A. Larocque
978)465-0277
Deborah Knight (Assistant)
(978)462-7443

Newburyport
Thomasine Ambrose
(978) 463-0549

Newton

Norfolk
Hilary Nolan Penlington
Norfolk Animal Control
1 Liberty Lane
Norfolk, MA 02056
(508) 528-3206 (pd line)
Norfolk ACO Web Site

North Andover

North Attleboro
Karen
(508)699-0128
Town of North Attleboro
ATTN: Animal Shelter
43 South Washington St.
N. Attleboro, MA 02760
Website

North Reading

Norton
Brian Plante
84 Hill Street
Norton, MA 02766
(508) 286-2655
Website

Norwell

Norwood

O

Oak Bluffs

Orleans

P

Peabody
Carol Foisey
(978)531-5885
Website

Pembroke
Bill Hart
781-293-5288
#1 George Finch Way
Pembroke, MA 02359
Website

Pepperell

Plainville

Plymouth
Laurie Stundis
508-273-3472
PlymouthAnimalShelter@ya hoo.com

Friends of the Plymouth Pound
508-224-6651

Plympton

Provincetown

Q

Quincy
Quincy Animal Shelter
56 Broad St.
PO Box 88
Quincy, MA   02169
617-376-1349
www.QuincyAnimalShelter.org

R

Randolph

Raynham

Reading
Andy Nichols
15 Union Street
Reading, MA 01867
(781)944-1212

Rehoboth
Jane Foster
(508) 252-5421

Revere

Rochester

Rockland
Patty Whittemore
781-871-3890

Rockport

Rowley
Ellen White
(978)468-3723

S

Salem
Don Famico
(978)744-0171 x21

Salisbury
(978) 465-3121 (police)

Sandwich
Timothy E. Houlihan, ACO
(508) 833-8004

Saugus
Harold Young
(781)231-4176

Scituate
Kim Stewart
Scituate Police Department
604 Rt. 3A
Scituate, MA 02066
(781) 545-8703
Website
or Website

Seekonk
Janet Bowden
100 Peck Street
Seekonk, MA 02771
(508) 336-6663
or (508) 336-8288
Website
or Website

Sharon
90 South Main Street
Sharon, MA 02067
(781) 784-1513
Website

Sherborn

Somerset

Somerville
Somerville Animal Control
1 Franey Rd.
Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 625-6600 ext 2190

Standish Humane Society
PO Box 634
Duxbury, MA  02331
781-834-4663
StandishHumaneSociety.com

Stoneham
Kenneth Stache
1 Lafayette St.
Wakefield, MA 01880
(781) 231-0474

Stoughton
Kristin J. Anderson - ACO/Animal Insp.
Stacy Nee - Asst. ACO
26 Rose Street
Stoughton, MA 02072
(781) 344-1294
(781) 344-4900 (Fax)
Website

Sudbury

Swampscott
Claudia Siniawski
(617)596-8871

Swansea
Lia Botelho
Paul Carvalho
68 Stevens Road
Swansea, MA 02777
(508) 679-6446
Website

T

Taunton
Manny Massa
821 W. Water Street
Taunton, MA 02780
(508) 822-1463
Website
or Website

Tewksbury
(978) 640-4395

Tisbury

Topsfield
Carol A. Larocque
(978)465-0277

Truro

Tyngsborough

U

V

W

Wakefield
Kenneth Stache
1 Lafayette St.
Wakefield, MA 01880
(781) 231-0474

Walpole

Waltham
Anne Campobasso
c/o Waltham Police Dept.
155 Lexington St.
Waltham, MA 02454
781-314-3580
Email

Wareham
Linda Rush
(508)295-1212

Watertown
Nancy Haynes, ACO
Watertown Health Department
149 Main Street
Watertown, MA 02472
(617) 972-6559
Website

Wayland

Wellesley
Sue Webb
(781)235-8460
Web Site

Wellfleet
(508)349-9860

Wenham
Carol A. Larocque
(978)465-0277

West Bridgewater

West Newbury
Madelyn Cirinna
(978)363-1100 x34

West Tisbury

Westford
Michael Harrington
(978) 692-4574
Website

Weston

Westport

Westwood

Weymouth
Althea Griffin Animal Shelter
P.O. Box 249
87 Wharf Street
E. Weymouth, MA
02189-0249
David Curtin, Director
Bryan C. Michalski, Dog Officer
(781) 337-3342
(781) 335-1212
Website

Whitman
Jennifer Quinn
Victor Bailey
(781) 447-1522
Website

Wilmington
(978) 658-5071

Winchester
Jerry Smith
(781) 729-5151

Winthrop

Woburn
Glenn Grammer
25 Harrison Ave.
Woburn, MA 01801
(781) 932-4510 x824

Wrentham
100 Stonewall Blvd.
Wrentham, MA 02093
(508) 384-0501

X

Y-Z

Yarmouth
Penny Schiller
(508)394-4422

 

 

All Breed Rescue - List of Contacts in New England

Compiled for Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc, Box 808, Hudson MA 01749.
YGRR prints an updated list once a year in their newsletter. Contact YGRR directly for
subscription and membership information.
Please note that the rescue programs on this list are not sponsored or endorsed by
YGRR. Some programs are only able to offer advice and referrals. For complete i|
nformation regarding an individual program please contact the program directly. Web
sites and Email addresses are included when available.

If you have a purebred dog you can't keep, contact the breeder. When their owners can't keep them many responsible breeders will take back or help place dogs they have bred.

If you find obsolete or incorrect information on this list please send updates to the web master. Many thanks to Susan Mudgett who originated this list for YGRR over 30 years ago!

Geographical list of all Golden Retriever Rescues: www.goldenretriever.net  or www.golden-retriever.com

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LOCAL NEW ENGLAND BREED RESCUES
The list is in alphabetical order by breed. If a link is broken, scroll down to find the breed. Local phone numbers within the six New England states are listed for each breed, with contact numbers outside of New England only if there is no known local contact.
 
CT = Connecticut
MA = Massachusetts
ME = Maine 
NH = New Hampshire
RI = Rhode Island
VT = Vermont

Misc. Groups Not Related to a Single Breed

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AFFENPINSCHER
Nancy Holmes fmkaffen@ix.netcom.com 603-487-2156 NH

AFGHAN HOUND
Afghan Hound Rescue of New England
Sandy Schab sandyschab@cox.net 860-296-5146 CT
Amy Peake Olsen 413-268-0208 MA

AIREDALE TERRIER
Airedale Club of America, Barbara Curtiss sculptaire@snet.net 860-927-3420 CT
New England Airedale Rescue www.newenglandairedalerescue.org

AKBASH DOG
Akbash Dog Assn of America, Nancy Rix 813-782-8429 Florida

AKITA
Maine Akita Rescue, www.geocities.com/maineakitarescue
Marie Finnegan akitamom2@aol.com, 207-354-6488 ME

ALASKAN MALAMUTE
Alaskan Malamute Rescue of New England www.amrone.org, info@amrone.org
Jane Palinkas Janesmals@aol.com 860-379-2155 CT
Kathy Ferragamo (Eastern MA & NH) Kathy-mpaws@prodigy.net 978-688-0294 MA
Joanne Duval (Western MA, NH, & VT) Hcmalamute@highcountrykennel.com 413-258-4089 MA
Corinne Zipps mal-adjusted@email.msn.com 207-892-9482 ME
MaryAnn Fearns 401-397-9728 RI
Alaskan Malamute Assistance League www.malamuterescue.org

AMERICAN ESKIMO
Eskies Online American Eskimo Dog Rescue www.eskiesonline.com (includes Heart Bandits chapters in eastern NY & MA)
Denise Gareau   denise@eskiesonline.com
Heart Bandits American Eskimo Dog Rescue      www.eskiesonline.com
Chuck Bruno 781-289-6202 MA

AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER
Hot Water Rescue, www.hotwaterrescue.com, savenabandonddog@aol.com (CT)
Out of the Pits, www.outofthepits.org, info@outofthepits.org, 518-766-4766 NY
Pit Bull Rescue Central www.pbrc.net

AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER
Staffordshire Terrier Club of America, Melanie Tierney aegis66@aol.com 716-234-DOGS NY

ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD
National Anatolian Shepherd Rescue Network, www.nasrn.org NASRN@nasrn.com

Ron and Jodi Arden, northeast@nasrn.com, 914-248-9662 NY
Sheila Wynne 617-361-9166 MA

ARGENTINE DOGO
Argentine Dogo Club of America, Robert Pruitt 978-422-7664 MA

AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG
Bull Run Australian Cattle Dog Club, www.crosswinds.net/~bullrun/rescue.htm, Sharon Knapp tempoacd@aol.com
Candace Poutre 401-397-0024 RI
ACD Rescue Assn, www.acdrescueassociation.com, Mary Melodee Mena maryanbp@aol.com 508-650-6999 MA

AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD
Northeast Aussie Rescue & Placement Helpline (ARPH) http://members.aol.com/arphinc/ 877-ARPH-779
Audrey McKay sherzooman@aol.com (CT)
Amanda Zepke azepke@wnec.edu (MA)
Deb Keach Tomes Aussie0397@aol.com (RI)

BASENJI
Basenji Companions Club, Betsy Poliglases 978-458-8108 MA
Bay State Basenji Club, Andrew Sawler blas4ever@aol.com 617-524-8003 MA

BASSET HOUND
New England Basset Hound Rescue, Inc nebhr.org
Karen Fortier karen@nebhr.org
Colonial Basset Hound Rescue, Dawna Hartman, dawna_68@msn.com, colonialbasset@att.net, 508-885-6106 MA

BEAGLE
B.O.N.E.S. (Beagles of New England States) www.bonesbeagles.org admin@bonesbeagles.org 508-473-2228 MA
BREW Mid-Atlantic, serves VA, MD, DC, WV, PA & NY.

BEARDED COLLIE
Bearded Collie Club of America
Barbara Marshall DonBarlen@aol.com 781-275-0637 MA

BEAUCERON
North American Beauceron Club, Susan Bass, rescue@beauce.org
Anne Sharpe anne@beaucerons.com 518-793-5951 NY

BELGIAN MALINOIS
American Belgian Malinois Club Rescue, Ann Lozier 978-928-4077 MA
BELGIAN SHEEPDOG (GROENENDAL)
Belgian Sheepdog Club of America Rescue www.BSDRescue.com
Audrey Tucker SecondChance@BSDRescue.com 860-667-2663 CT
Patricia Barrett 603-465-6371 NH
Marilyn Cotier 207-567-3647 ME

BELGIAN SHEPHERD DOG (LAEKENOIS, MALINOIS, TERVERUREN, & GROENENDAL)
United Belgian Shepherd Dog Assn
Susan Morlan coda@midcoast.com & Susan West classic@midcoast.com 207-832-7025 ME
Kathleen Machovec wildwindbelgians@att.net
Belgian Shepherd Rescue/Rehome list http://belgianrescuelist.ambercreek.net/index.htm

BELGIAN TERVUREN
Berkshire Belgian Terveren Club
Janina Laurin chateaublancknls@hotmail.com 203-797-9663 CT
Christine Seibert 401-539-0647 RI

BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG
Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Nashoba Valley
Anya Wittenborg rescue@bmdcnv.org toll free 877-4BMDCNV or 877-426-3268

BICHON FRISE
Sue Donovan, sdon3105@yahoo.com, 508-852-0178 MA
Gail Antetomaso, libichon@optonline.net, 516-799-6871 NY

BLOODHOUND
NorthEast Bloodhound Rescue www.bloodhounds.com/tbn/nebr.html
Betsy Copeland copelandia@aol.com 716-791-3550 NY

BORDER COLLIE
Nancy Hayes 508-478-3277 referral only MA
New England Border Collie Rescue www.NEBCR.org, 800-760-1569
Kathy Chittenden sugarbush761@aol.com CT, NY, NJ, VT
Monique moniquefisher@adelphia.net NH
Sandy piperplus@aol.com RI
Nutmeg Border Collie Rescue, Jalyn White 860-742-6349 (CT)

BORZOI
Ted Turchin W:603-964-8514, H:603-964-5804 NH

BOSTON TERRIER
Boston Terrier Tea Party, North East Rescue Support www.bostonterrierteaparty.com/rescue/rescue.htm, petpeeve@lycos.com
Ms. Roie Griego roieg@adelphia.net
Doris Baker dfraher@attbi.com
Vicki Kennedy petpeeve@mailcity.com 978-544-8332 MA
Renee Buzzell 508-867-8468, MA
Minuteman Boston Terrier Rescue, Jennifer Tripp 508-753-5074 MA
Leasa Tyrell leasa@pivot.net 207-928-2220 ME
New England Boston Terrier Rescue Referral, Alice Krawczyk 401-245-6308 RI

BOUVIER DES FLANDRES
Maureen Patterson 508-358-6657 MA
Deborah Abeles 413-743-4084 MA
Kathy Trassattti 603-672-8129 NH
American Bouvier des Flandres Club, Dale Cuddy 508-948-5110 MA

BOXER
Northeastern Boxer Rescue www.BoxerRescue.com (all New England)
Jane Scott janescott@BoxerRescue.com 413-367-9292 MA
Boxer Rescue Service, Michele McArdle CTBoxers@aol.com 203-853-9595 CT
Vermont Boxer Rescue, Laura Handy Laurar@together.net
Boxer Buddies Rescue Inc, www.Boxerbuddies.org info@boxerbuddies.org 508-966-3944 MA
Second Chance Boxer Rescue, www.secondchanceboxer.com, Leann Lolar nichan@gwi.net 207-443-2461 ME

BRIARD
Judith Pratt (referral only) 603-464-5599 NH
Marsha Clamp H:508-793-2948 W:508-839-5302 MA

BRITTANY
New England Brittany Rescue www.nbran.org
Michelle Saltzman, msaltzman@nbran.org (Eastern MA) 781-275-1532 MA
Ellynn Packard, rowepack@localnet.com (Western MA)
Anne Duncan Cooley (ME NH VT) adc@sbwhlaw.com, 603-353-2139 NH
Pam Knapp, pkrk@worldpath.net (CT) 603 569-1157 NH
American Brittany Rescue, www.americanbrittanyrescue.org
Cathy Ann Kedzierski cathyannk@earthlink.net 508-634-3156 MA
Karra Folkner 207-642-8421 ME
Linda McCartney-Roy triumph826@aol.com 603-886-9278 NH
Debbie Vavrek debsterv@aol.com 203-438-0357 CT
Kathy Knappenberger kathy@knappenbergers.net 302-235-7012 RI
Fran Phillips 978-724-3325 MA
Nancy Dempsey 978-774-3502 MA
Nellie Shepherd 860-628-5658 CT

BRUSSELS GRIFFON
Vickie O'Neill vickon@aol.com (CT)

BULLDOG
Bulldog Club of America Rescue Network (BCARN, www.rescuebulldogs.org/rescueroster/rescueroster.htm
Karen Massaaro (Bulldog & English Bulldog) 860-536-1181 CT
Ruth Cave sourmug@tds.net 603-526-6774 NH
Lynn King skyking1@tds.net 603-938-5329 NH
National Bulldog Rescue, Barbara Mangini 203-281-1409 CT
Pat Garrity 508-842-8848 MA

BULLMASTIFF
American Bullmastiff Assn Rescue Service www.bullmastiff.org/rescue.htm
Virginia Rowland Blackslate@aol.com 978-939-5300 MA

BULL TERRIER
Bull Terrier Club of New England www.btwf.org/rescue/ma.htm
Christine St. Cyr 508-864-4017 MA
Norma Shepherd LILYGATOR@aol.com 401-231-3332 RI
Victoria Corse corsaire@thebullterrier.com 781-834-0875 MA

BULL TERRIER, MINIATURE - SEE MINIATURE BULL TERRIER

CAIRN TERRIER
Cairn Terrier Club of America
Susan DeWitt happicairn@optonline.net 203-846-3345 CT
Cairn Rescue USA www.cairnrescueusa.com email: info@cairnrescueusa.com
Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network (CPCRN)www.cairnrescue.com
Susan Mower smower@uvm.edu 802-872-0432 or 802-656-2646 VT

CATAHOULA LEOPARD DOG
Gretchen Zeimer Greenberg (referral only) 207-285-7300 ME

CAUCASIAN OVCHARKA (CAUCASIAN MOUNTAIN DOG)
Caucasian Ovtcharka International, Audrey Chalfen caucasus@aol.com 617-361-3289 MA

CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL
American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Rescue
CKCS Club of Northeastern New York, Michael Grady MKGBEAR@webtv.net 518-446-0263 NY

CHESAPEAKE BAY RETRIEVER
Chesapeake Bay Retriever Relief & Rescue www.cbrrescue.org
Derek Fox dfoxman@attbi.com 508-222-5708 MA
John and Joanne Getchell chessie@gis.net 781-849-1830 MA
Shannon Owen 603-666-4830 NH
Pat & Laura Perry MagAlternatives@aol.com 401-392-3680 RI
Paulette Nolan 508-457-1537 MA
Jane Peabody 207-529-4127 ME
American Chesapake Bay Retriever Club Nat'l Hotline 207-529-4511 ME

CHIHUAHUA
Yankee Chihuahua Rescue & Adoption www.yankeechihuahuas.org
dguadagno@yahoo.com (MA)
savnpets@tds.net (NH)
mdlyons@worldnet.att.net (CT)
ololaw@aol.com (RI)
Chihuahua Club of America, Josephine De Menna 203-762-2314 CT
Beaks And Noses Rescue, www.toydogrescue.org
beaksandnoses@hotmail.com (MA)

CHINESE CRESTED
Crest-Care http://crest-care.com
Sarah Althens S616Sarah@aol.com
Robin Thorbjornson SThorb@aol.com
Gail Pasquale tlcpetcare@comcast.net MA
Julie Wells jewels@tfb.com (CT)


CHINESE SHAR PEI
North American Shar-pei Rescue www.sharpeirescue.com
Suzanne Wymann suzannewyman@yahoo.com (NH)
Jerry Doka tango3@frontiernet.net (NY)

CHINOOK
Chinooks Worldwide
Rick Skoglund 207-832-6182 ME
Connie Jones 207-775-5051 ME

CHOW CHOW
Ginny Atkinson 860-644-0668 CT

CLUMBER SPANIEL
Sue Carr dobsonm1@aol.com 908-580-1055 NJ

COCKER SPANIEL
Cocker Spaniel Rescue of New England www.csrne.org, csrnelinda@yahoo.com
Gerry Foss 603-547-3363 NH
Maine Cocker Spaniel Rescue; email; June Hill 207-727-3408 ME

COLLIE
Collie Rescue League of New England www.crlne.org, crlneinfo@aol.com Hotline 802-222-5124 VT
Collie Network, Mary Lenertz 978-456-8473 (phone/fax) MA

COONHOUND - SEE BLACK AND TAN COONHOUND

CORGI - SEE WELSH CORGI

CURLY-COATED RETRIEVER
Curly-Coated Retriever Club of America
Sheila Callahan-Young wing@tiac.net 978-281-3860 MA

COTON DE TULEAR
Laurie Spaulding 609-268-9737 NJ

DACHSHUND
Dachshund Club of America
National Rescue Coordinator: Emma Jean Stephenson emmajean52@aol.com (PA)
Jeanne Fisher 781-581-1854 MA
Coast to Coast Dachshund Rescue www.c2cdr.org
Sheri Mello, schasello1@aol.com (MA/all New England)
Dachshund Adoption and RescuE (DARE), www.daretorescue.com, info@daretorescue.com
Cilla Tyler cilla@daretorescue.com (NH)
Almost Home Dachshund Rescue Society - AHDRS www.almosthomerescue.org
Jennifer Bartok jen19082001@yahoo.com (all New England)

DALMATIAN
Dalmatian Club of America, www.thedca.org 540-349-9022 VA
Jennifer Foisy jmfoisy@aol.com 401-334-4691 RI
Willing Hearts Dal Rescue willinghearts@mailcity.com 610-948-5898 PA

DOBERMAN PINSCHER
New Hampshire Doberman Rescue League, Norma Gurinskas 207-457-1329 ME
Doberman Rescue Unlimited www.dru.org/ doberman@dru.org 978-454-9791 MA
Robin Thebodeau dobermanic@aol.com NH

DOGO ARGENTINO - SEE ARGENTINE DOGO

DOGUE DE BORDEAUX
Anna 617-776-2814 MA

ENGLISH COCKER SPANIEL
English Cocker Spaniel Club of America
Mrs Jane Doty 978-897-3883 MA
Ann Kimball 802-748-4281 VT

ENGLISH SETTER
English Setter Club of New England
Ardys McElwee 860-355-3302 CT

ENGLISH SHEPHERD
English Shepherd Club
Mary Ann Dwight (referral) 413-774-5888 MA
National English Shepherd Rescue www.uvm.edu/~jhilborn/rescue.html
Jan Hope jhilborn@zoo.uvm.edu W:802-656-0954, H:802-849-6912 VT

ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL
New England English Springer Spaniel Rescue www.essrescue.org/   essrescue@essrescue.org 877-861-7701 MA

FILA BRASILIERO
Fila Brasiliero Club of America, Ida Estep 978-772-4892 MA

FLAT COATED RETRIEVER
Jackie Capes 603-547-8607 NH

FOX HOUND - AMERICAN & ENGLISH
Foxhound Relocation & Retirement, www.foxhoundrescue.petfinder.org, Claudia Bazinet, foxhoundrescue@aol.com, 603-746-5622 NH

FOX TERRIER - SMOOTH OR WIREHAIR
American Fox Terrier Club Rescue
Winnie Stout whstout@earthlink.net, wstout@rockyhill.org 800-FOX-TERR, 800-369-8377 (RI)
Jean Derench 978-683-8361 MA
Holly Peterson 978-663-8093 MA

FOX TERRIER, TOY - see TOY FOX TERRIER

FRENCH BULLDOG

FRENCH BULLDOG RESCUE NETWORK http://www.frenchbulldogrescue.org/index.htm
Charlotte Creeley cccpups@aol.com 508-588-7968 MA
James Dalton fabelhaft@msn.com 860-651-5087 CT
Cson Johnson dastardlydeed@yahoo.com 207-373-0512 ME

GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG
German Shepherd Rescue of New England www.gsrne.org email:info@gsrne.org Hotline 978-443-2202 MA
Love of a Shepherd Rescue, Christina Camire, 8am to 8pm ONLY 860-464-7336 CT

GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER
GSP Rescue New England (CT, RI, MA, NH, ME, VT) http://gsprescue-ma.petfinder.org
Michelle Burgess gsprescuema@comcast.net
German Shorthaired Pointer Rescue, www.gsprescue.org/contact.html
Katahdin German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Greater Portland, www.katahdingsp.org/rescue.htm

GERMAN WIREHAIR POINTER
German Wirehair Pointer Club of America, Linda Strathman 978-249-8360 MA

GOLDEN RETRIEVER
Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue (New England only) www.ygrr.org Hotline 978-568-9700 MA
Golden Retriever Rescue of Maine www.grrom.org, email: rescue@grrom.org
Jon or Kathy Chase (8:30am-5:30pm) 207-549-7426 ME

GORDON SETTER
Tartan Gordon Setter Club
Wendy Abelman tartanrescue@hotmail.com 781-784-8806 MA
Phyllis Lundy 860-429-0717 CT
Maureen McLatchy 603-878-3155 NH
Ellen Jones H:207-737-2892 W:207-582-3580 ME

GREAT DANE
Michelle Popka 508-476-3957 MA
Great Dane Club of America
Dianne Powers powersd@adelphia.net MA

GREAT PYRENEES
Pyrenees Fanciers of the Northeast
Catherine Oldham 802-423-5406 VT
Great Pyranese Rescue League, Jodi Chiquoine, 413-243-9850 MA; Evelyn Naglie 603-924-7472 VT

GREATER SWISS MOUNTAIN DOG
Jean Bridge 860-872-0353 CT
Sheila Oates 860-345-2588 CT
Nancy Anderson bigdog@cape.com 617-629-4608 MA
Virginia O'Rorke VOrorke@aol.com 413-458-4074 MA

GREYHOUND
Greyhound Friends 508-435-5969 MA
Greyhound Adoption Service 978-462-7973 MA
Greyhound Pets of America
800-366-1472 Northeast area
Millie Merritt 617-472-4055 MA
Kathy Morrill 508-947-3654 MA
HUSKY - SEE SIBERIAN HUSKY

IBIZAN HOUND
Ibizan Hound Club of the US, John O'Malley Jomal82164@aol.com 806-746-5521 TX

IRISH SETTER
Irish Setter Rescue & Adoption Network
Katie Ochs DUNCANOCHS@aol.com 860-349-1967 CT
Paula Peckol PPECKOL@science.smith.edu 413-529-9542 MA
Claire Marx cmarx29707@aol.com 207-892-3118 ME
Kate Seymour 203-775-9260 CT
Lynn Hayes 802-254-4236 VT
Gina Lyn Hayes heartnsoul7299@hotmail.com, 508-693-7299 MA
Irish Setter Club of New England Nancy Conner, nconner@oit.umass.edu 413-367-2182 (evenings/weekends) MA
Irish Setter Club of America, Deanna Cuchiaro irishrescue1@aol.com 732-805-2157 NJ

IRISH TERRIER
Irish terrier Club of America, Elisabeth Devlin 401-568-0130 RI

IRISH WATER SPANIEL
Irish Water Spaniel Club of America
Carolyn Lathrop clathrop@mindspring.com 301-724-9162 MD

IRISH WOLFHOUND
Irish Wolfhound Assn of New England www.iwane.org
Pat Reilley falcon86e@earthlink.net 978-342-2765 MA
Andrea Dormady OLUGH@aol.com 781-582-1044 MA

ITALIAN GREYHOUND
Leasa Garvin 207-928-2220 ME
Italian Greyhound Club of America, www.italiangreyhound.org/rescue.html
Mary Frankio greyhnd4u@aol.com 781-878-5674 MA
Ann Bodkhe abodkhe@earthlink.net 413-625-9455 MA
Laura Thompson EquusIGs@optonline.net 203-882-8548 CT

ITALIAN SPINONE
Spinone Club of America, James Channon 804-333-0309 VA

JACK RUSSELL TERRIER
Parson Russell Terrier Assn of America www.prtaa.org/rescue.html
Sue Porter dlporter01@snet.net 860-526-3918 CT
Jack Russell Terrier Club of America, www.terrier.com/rescue/
Michael Beach michaelbeach@peoplepc.com (CT)
Tammy Davis tamster@pumpkinbrook.com (MA/RI)
Jennifer Carr hnsjrtri@netzero.net 401-737-1041 RI
Cson Johnson dastardlydeed@yahoo.com 207-373-0512 ME
Jane McClay GrittyK9@aol.com 207-742-7934 ME

JAPANESE CHIN (JAPANESE SPANIEL)
Annette Melinger 732-583-3887 NJ

KEESHOND
Mary Ellen Grace 508-222-3300 MA

KERRY BLUE TERRIER
Kerry Blue Terrier Foundation, www.kerryblues.org, 800-532-2890
Peggy Turner, peggyturner@verizon.net, 978-582-6594 MA
Beth Tarnoski, etarnoski@aol.com, 610-670-0845 PA
US Kerry Blue Terrier Club, Lynn Duckett, uskbtcrescue@bellsouth.net, 828-628-2647 or 828-215-2133 (cell) NC

KING CHARLES SPANIEL - SEE CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL, ENGLISH TOY SPANIEL

KOMANDOR
Claudia Moody 607-565-9555 NY

KUVASZ
Mary Brownell brownll@sover.net 802-442-8693, FAX 802-447-0623 VT

LABRADOR RETRIEVER
Labrador Retriever Rescue www.labrescue.com/ Hotline 978-356-2982 MA
Pioneer Valley Labrador Retriever Club
Laura Lafreniere (W Massachusetts & N Central Connecticut) 800-820-2930
Cathy Liflund 860-354-9098 CT
Gail Ford 203-426-6535 CT
Laura Cook 413-568-8764 MA
LRC of Central Connecticut, Julie Starkweather 203-426-0770 CT
Labrador Retriever Club of Hudson Valley Lab Rescue www.kiscolabs.hispeed.com/rescue.html 203-426-6535 CT
NorthEast All Retriever Rescue www.nearr.com email: nearr@nearr.com Hotline 617-824-4278 MA

LAKELAND TERRIER
United States Lakeland Terrier Club Rescue, clubs.akc.org/usltc/rescue.htm, Tracie Evrige 617-441-0324

LEONBERGER

Martha Kalina info@Mainely-dogs.com 207-832-5227 ME

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MISCELLANEOUS GROUPS NOT RELATED TO A SINGLE BREED

COONHOUND breeds, all varieties
Maine Coonhound Rescue www.coonhoundrescue.org/, Leslie leslie@coonhoundrescue.org 207-288-2079 ME

RARE BREED MASTIFFS - Dogo Argentino, Cane Corso, Neopolitans, Dogue de Bordeaux, Presas
Hot Water Rescue, www.hotwaterrescue.com, Barbie Perry, SaveNabandondDog@aol.com, CT

RETRIEVERS, all retriever breeds and mixes
NorthEast All-Retriever Rescue (NEARR) www.nearr.com, email: nearr@nearr.com Hotline 617-824-4278 MA

SIGHTHOUNDS (Afghan Hound, Basenji, Borzoi, Greyhound, Ibizan Hound, Irish Wolfhound, Pharoah Hound, Saluki, Scottish Deerhound, Whippet)
Linda Garwacki 413-566-3847 MA


TOYS

Sandy Rinder (all Toy breeds and other dogs under 10 pounds, especially Maltese & Poodles) 212-475-8479 NY

Toy Dog Rescue, http://www.geocities.com/furbaby_s/Toydogrescue.html

Ellen Schloss furbaby_s@yahoo.com MA

toydog@gis.net (NH/VT)

ellen@toydogrescue.org (CT/RI)

MALTESE AND OTHER TOYS Carolyn Roche 508-823-2183 MA

RARE BREEDS, Referral and research only: Anne Sharpe Aanne@beaucerons.com 518-793-5951 NY

RESCUES / REHOMES WITH AGILITY POTENTIAL http://groups.yahoo.com/group/agilitydogplacement

"GOLDEN-TEMPERED" DOGS of any breed or mix
Peppertree Rescue www.peppertree.org 518-435-7425 Albany NY



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