Links to Rescues for Other Breeds

This page presents links to other breed rescues throughout our area. We do not endorse or recommend any of these rescues--we offer this page for information only.  If you find a dead link on this page or if your group wants to be added, please let us know. 

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Purebred Dog Rescues

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• Akita Rescue
• Belgian Malinois
• BREW - Beagle Rescue, Education & Welfare
• Partners in Boxer Rescue
• Ethical Bull Breed Rescue and Referral,Inc. (National)
• On the Rebound Bulldog Rescue
• Northern VA Cocker Spaniel Rescue
• Cast-Away Cockers (PA)  
• Cocker Spaniel Adoption Center
• Coast-to-Coast Dachshund Rescue
• English Springer Spaniel Rescue
• Oscar the German Shepherd Dog - GSD Rescue Assistance
• German Shorthair Pointer Rescue
• Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Rescue & Sanctuary
• Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League (covers lower NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, WV, NC)
• Greyhound Rescue
• GRREAT - Golden Retriever Rescue
• Cody's Dog House Jack Russell Rescue
• Labrador Retriever Rescue
• Lab Rescue of the LRCP, Inc.
• Atlantic Maltese Rescue
• Northcentral Maltese Rescue, Inc National Division
• United Maltese Rescue
• Norwegian Elkhound Rescue
• Pointer Rescue
• Guardian Angels Pug Rescue (PA)
• Rhodesian Ridgeback Rescue
• NoVA Rottweiler Rescue
• Samoyed Rescue of VA
• Friends of Zorro Siberian Husky Rescue
• Westie Rescue

All-Breed Rescue

• All-Breed Rescue and Referral (Gaithersburg)
• Best Dawg Rescue (Bethesda)
• Friends of Homeless Animals
• Gone to the Dogs (Virginia)
• Homeless Animal Rescue Team (Virginia)
• Lost Dog Rescue
• MetroPets Online
• Partnership for Animal Welfare
• Paws for Life (Chesapeake City)
• Peppertree Rescue  (Albany, NY area)
• Petfinder Photolisting
• Save-A-Sato (Puerto Rico Rescue)
• Small Miracles Dog and Cat Rescue (Ellicott City, MD)
• St. Mary's Animal Welfare League

Senior Dogs and Dogs with Disabilities

• Senior Dogs Project
• www.petswithdisabilities.org - An organization that rescues and places pets with disabilities. A lot of those disabilities were either the result of owner cruelty, accident, or a birth defect. Many of  those dogs would normally be put down otherwise.

Adoption advice for Senior Citizens

• Mobile Help - Pets for Seniors
• Retirement Living  - How (and why) seniors should adopt a dog

Other Rescue/Breed Links

• National Council for Aging Care
• Puppysites.com referral page
• Breederweb.com breeder directory
• Echo Dogs White Shepherd Rescue (SW)
• German Shepherds.com
• Oscar the GSD (NJ, NY, PA, MD, and VA)
• National White Shepherd List
• Coastal WGSD Rescue Referral - Focusing mostly on White GSDs in the Coastal (East) and some mid-western states