Dog Rescues by Breed A- C

Shelters/Searches
General Dog Rescues
Breed Rescues D-I
Breed Rescues J-P
Breed Rescues R-Z

Remember, most breed specific rescues take surrenders.


American Affenpinscher Rescue
Western States - abgrauppermidwest@yahoo.com

Facebook
Petfinder

Northern California Afghan Hound Rescue
Nancy, Danville, CA
nmah@comcast.net

Afghan Rescue
Lin Hullen, Santa Rosa
(707) 538-7570
(707) 851-7812

Afghan Hound Rescue of California
Susan Nejman and Nikko
Middlefield Rd.
PO Box 3508
Redwood City, CA 94064
(650) 678-9984
info@AfghanHound911.com

Airdale Terrier Club of Nor Cal
Virginia Latham Smith - (510) 215-9986
airedale@inreah.com

California Airedale Terrier Club
2541 - 41st Ave
|Sacramento, CA 94817
Connie Turner - 503) 399-9819
cturner859@aol.com
|Virginia Latham-Smith - (209) 368.3630
lathamsmith@sbcglobal.net



Laddie Boy, Airdale, First Dog to
President Warren G. Harding

Akita Rescue
(See also Sled Dog Rescue)
Carol Foti, Woodacre
(415) 488-0886, (707) 552-3825

Namaste Akita Rescue Alliance
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Petfinder

Golden Gate Akita Rescue
Robyn & Larry LaCourse
GGAC@aol.com

TikiHut Akita Rescue Ass'n. (TARA)
PO Box 355
Hayward, CA 94543-0355
Jarrett Tom (510) 537-9843
pochacco7780@yahoo.com
adopt1@sbcglobal.net

Northern California Alaskan Malamut Assn. (MUSH)
(916) 791- 1545
Sharon Frost  (916)955-5275
seoreilley@hotmail.com
Mushrescue@yahoo.com




Akita

American Brittany Rescue
Jessica Carlson, Castro Valley - (510) 549-2527
BritRescue@aol.co

National Brittany Rescue & Adoption Network
Lisa Vernon - ( 916) 296-5195
doglover95966@yahoo.com

Rhonda Carlson, Castro Valley - w (510) 549-2527
fairbank@dnai.com
Lindsay Bryson, Cupertino - (408) 771-3836
LCBryson@dog.com



Brittany

American Eskimo Dog Rescue
Kim & Dan Senke-Rocka
Fresno, CA
AEskRescue@aol.com
559-787-2459
Wayne Peters, Menlo Park
(650) 322-2246 or (650) 325-3927


American Water Spaniel
Elizabeth Pannill, DVM. (512) 357-2591
goatdoc@axiom.net

Anatolian Shepherd Rescue
Karen Sen, Korbel - (707) 668-5721

Australian Cattle Dog Rescue
(cattle dogs and shepherds)
Jennifer Andersen
jennifer@cattledogdreams.com/a>
510-352-6744, www.cattledogdreams.com



Mister - American Eskimo

Second Time Around
1-877-RESCUE-US (1-877-372-8375)
Hollie Lama
hollielama@mindspring.com
rescue@staar.org

Nor Cal Aussie Rescue
Australian Shepherds
10556 Combie Road #6200
Auburn, CA 95602
P.O. Box 191661
Sacramento, CA 95819
Kim Kuenlen, President, ( 530) 268-1600
kim@norcalaussierescue.com
Cyndi Saunders,
(916) 451-7400
Cyndi@norcalaussierescue.com

Videa Vreca-Aastrom - Vidster@ips.net
Julie Bender- info@keltoi-acds.com



Australian Cattle Dog

Adoption Option Canine Rescue
Santa Rosa, CA
addie-gandalf@mindspring
(707) 570-1567

By The Vine
Sebastopol, CA
bythevine@earthlink.net
(707) 887-1526

Herd It Through the Grapevine
Autralian Cattle Dogs, Border Collies, Kelpies
P.O. Box 9585
Santa Rosa, CA  95404

(707) 583-9583
doghouse@hittgv.org
Petfinder

Australian Terrier Rescue
Sandra Lassen - 888-586-4567
ACTerrier@
aol.com

info@australianterrierrescue.org
Facebook

Darlene Evans - (510) 490-1289
darlenevans@earthlink.net


Another take on the Australian Cattle Dog
or Blue Heeler

Basenji Rescue and Transport
brat-help@lists.basenjirescue.org
Maxine Alsop malsup@chw.edu

Sabina A. Knight - 916-338-4737
SAC72156@saclink.csus.edu
knightsabina@hotmail.com

Margaret Hoff - (415) 453-2510

Basset Hound Club
Gloria Carlsen - (707) 765-2690
grcalrsen@ncbhc.com
Linea McPherson - (510) 770-0208
Goldy Schnitzer - (925) 829-6058



Basenji

Jeanette Turpin - (707) 575-5147
Michele Habing - (408) 974-1487

Golden Gate Basset Hound Rescue
PO Box 4958
Petaluma, CA 94955-4958
(707) 765-2690
info@ggbassetrescue.org

ggbassetrescue@hotmail.com
Gloria Carlson - (707) 765-2690, gloria@ggbassetrescue.com
Petfinder

Nor Cal Beagle Rescue
rescuelm@comcast.net - 510-770-0208
Hsu-Lien: SFOBeagleRescue@gmail.com
510-579-5850
Fremont
(510) 770-0208
rescuelm@attbi.com

Eva - 916-803-4935 - beagles@frontiernet.net

Bearded Collie Club of America
Eureka - Kathleen Pavlich
707-444-3293
kpavlich@suddenlink.net



Leah - Bassett Hound


Roddy - 3-legged Beagle I fostered

Bodega Bay - Barbara Makris
707-495-6993
barb@mcn.org

Bearded Collies & Lookalikes - BONE (Nat.)
John Wilkins - (408) 448-2060, (408) 377-5955
mclean2@ix.netcom.com
Beth Tillson - (707) 526-6064
Kathy Pavlick - (707) 444-3293

Belgian Malinois
Shelley Monson - (415) 681-5294
malnwarule@ola.com

Barbary Coast Belgian Sheepdog Club
1528 Oscar St, Richmond, CA 94804
Carole Murphy: (408) 445-2830, carolemurphy@sbcglobal.net
Margaret Grinols: (510) 798-6923, grinols2002@yahoo.com
Marion Lloyd: (650) 345-2765, tervalong@hotmail.com
Lesley Hunter: (925) 944-1182, lesleyhunter@sbcglobal.net



. . .
. . . . . . . . . All for the love of a Beagle

Lynne Narez: 805-964-8583
lnarez@cox.net Lynne Narez

Belgian Sheepdog Rescue Trust
Marion Lloyd - pnwcoordinator@bscarescue.com

Redwood Belgian Tervurens Fanciers
Sue Pokart - (510) 797-4347
rescue@rbtf.org <rescue@rbtf.org>

Kyle Smay - (707) 527-5527

Bernese Mountain Dog Rescue & Re-House Service
68 Mitchell Blvd., #115
San Rafael, CA 94903-2017
(510) 991-6476
www.bmdrescue.org/

www.bernese.org



Belgian Malinois

 

Norcal Bernese Mountain Dog Rescue
68 Mitchell Blvd ste 115 
San Rafael, CA 94903-2017

Bichon Frise Rescue
Jackie Linich - h (510) 865-7849, w (510) 635-7901
Sherry Swarts - (916) 853-2290
Sunny Arruda - (408) 972-8454




Bernese Mountain Dog


Small Paws Rescue - Bichon Frise
|Jessica Curiale, San Francisco, ( 415) 752-2730
jlcuriale@yahoo.com
Juel Bailly, San Mateo, (650) 348-8566
jbailly@finescience.com
Danna Buller, Fremont, C: (510) 857-4021
dbuller@sbcglobal.net
Elizabeth Blondefield, San Jose, (408) 373-8935
blondefield@yahoo.com
Mary V. DeNoce, Cupertino, C: (408) 396-5415
mdenoce@yahoo.com
Cathy L. Heist, Santa Rosa, C: (707)292-9054
calcat1@msn.com
Chris Corino, Vacaville, ( 707) 450-5812
cmcorino@gmail.com

Black Russian Terrier Rescue Assoc. of NorCal
Anna Carson - (925) 458-6952
tridentk9@home.com

480.664.9326 / 480.292.0049
rescue@brtrescue.org
info@brtrescue.org
Facebook

Black & Tan Coonhound
Tine Kellogg - paradisedaycare@att.net
Shelley Cafferty
cashlane@earthlink.net

Bloodhound West, Northern Div.
Pam Herranz -
(650) 455-2763
psherranz@yahoo.co
Kay/Ray Schmitt - (415) 479-7154
kaynray@msn.com

bt
Black & Tan Coonhound

Border Collie Rescue Nor Cal
bcrninc@aol.com
Ann (831) 422-8176
Smartbc@earthlink.net
Sandi Anderson - (925) 606-1355
April Quist - (925) 371-6536
Bob Diskowiski - (925) 938-7374

id4now@aol.com
smartbc@earthlink.net

North Bay Canine Rescue & Placement
Australian Cattle Dogs (aka: Queensland, Red, or Blue Heelers), Australian Shepherds, Border Collies, Australian Kelpies, McNab Shepherds
PO Box 4522
Petaluma, CA 94955-4522
hollielama@mindspring.com, (707) 795-7575
(707) 763-7736
, (707) 776-6855



Bloodhound and friend

Border Terrier Rescue
Peter Holson - (415) 290-0910 - peterhinsf@comcast.net
Marjorie Stephenson - (650) 355-6926
upsndowns2000@aol.com
Sunny Arrudo - (408) 972-8454

Rescue Coordinatr: Jo Ellen Wolf
132 Buckboard Dr., Martinez, GA 30907
(706) 814-3947,jo-wolf@outlook.com

Phil & Sharon French, Martinez - (925) 224-8040
freelancel@aol.com




Baxter, thr Border Terrier,
played by Peanut in Anchorman

Borzoi Rescue
Nancy Joeckel
925 Peninsula Way
Menlo Park, CA
(650) 324-3487
Nancy@brnc.org

Jacqueline Gregory, Somerset
P. O. Box 733
Somerset, CA 95684
keepers@directcon.net
(209) 245-6994, (530) 620-6994
rescue@nrnc.org



Borzoi, also Russian Wolf Hound

Wonder Dog Rescue
Started with Boston Terriers, but now all breeds
2926 16th St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 621-DOGS - 3647; (415) 337-8823

adoption@wonderdogrescue.org

Bostons and Boxers
Nicole LeFleur - (209) 862-2228
Nicole@round2rescue.org
Paula Westgaard - (925) 458-4242
Sally Ann Lacy -
info@round2rescue.org


Nancy Ford, Berkeley - (408) 252-0598


Boston Terrier

Bouvier de Flanders Club
Bouvier des Flandres Club of Northern California
Barry Lease & Cameron Reigel
(925) 784-2190 - cameron@cameronriegel.com

Lucy Tompkin, Palo Alto - (650) 326-3788, lltopkin@aol.com
Debra Ragan, Oakland - (510) 763-7380
Marjoleine de Waal - (408) 733-5307
Kathleen Mills - (415) 731-8666
Trina Vaught - (707) 254-8822
Allyson Warr - (916) 685-0785

Pam Green, Davis, CA - (530) 756-2997, pamgreen@pa.mother.com

du Clos de la Fouriere Bouvier Rescue
Davis, CA 95616
Pam Green - pamgreen@cal.net - (530) 756-2997



Bouvier de Flanders

Bay Area Boxer Rescue (& mixed)
Cindy Seminatore, San Jose, CA
(408) 787-0700, boxerrescue@phc.net
Kay McAleese, Nevada City - (530) 478-9540
katymac@aol.com

Norcal Boxer Rescue
Mipitas, CA
info@ncbr.org
(408) 231-8036

boxercare@yahoo.com

West Coast Boxer Rescue
Alameda, CA 94501
East Bay Boxer Club
Paula Johnson - (925) 484-4075

Briards West Rescue
Mary Lopez, Sheridan - (916) 633-4929
briards@slip.net




Smitty - Boxer

American Brittany Rescue
Martha Strizich - (925) 933-2539

Rhonda Carlson - (510) 582-2714
rhonda@americanbrittanyrescue.org

National Brussels Griffon Club
Kathy Jacobs - sheso@sbsglobal.net
Randy Kitchens -sheso@sbcglobal.net -
(916) 987-8771
Sunny Arrudo - (408) 972-8454

American Brussels Griffon Alliance
Western States - abgrauppermidwest@yahoo.com

Facebook
Petfinder

American Bull Mastiffs Ass'n. Rescue Service
Susan Borg - (650) 588-2327
whiskyhill@msn.com
Connie Urbanski - (650) 697-7074
Ellen Prior - (408) 629-8293

Bull Terrier Rescue Inc.
PO Box 320253
San Francisco, CA 94132-0253
Shariuno@earthlink.net
Suz, (415) 672-7391, suz@bullyhaven.org
(415) 564-9335

Susi Ming-Strohl
susi@bullhaven.org , (415) 672-7391

contact@bullterrierrescue.org
shariuno@earthlink.net
Petfinder

Melinda Hutchins
Yoyodyne42@aol.com

Barbary Coast Bull Terrier Club
Susi Ming - (415) 672-7391
suz@bullyhaven.org
Shari Mann - (415) 564-9335
shariuno@earthlink.net
Melinda Hutchings - (916) 443-5262
yoyodyne42@earthlink.net
Gail Thomson - (831) 462-0496
soquelkiwi@sbcglobal.net

Facebook

Kevin McGown, East Bay - 1800-933-9777
Eric Ibsen - (510) 595-1851
Tina Bowen - (408) 356-8669
Bonnie Erwin - (707) 823-9085



br
Briard

but
The original party animal, Spuds MacKenzie,
Bull Terrier. She died at age 10 of kidney failure.

American Bulldog Rescue
Melisa Paden - (925) 861-0626
Mary Aikenen - (625) 851-3386

NorCal Bulldog Rescue
Woodside, CA 94062
Naomi Chaidor, Santa Rosa - (707) 321-8874
bcncrescue@pacbell.net

Pam Cardenas - (707) 429-0438
Jennifer Joseph, Redwood Valley - (707) 485-8835
jayjenjo@pacific.net

Linda Harriman - (925) 248-01363
Melisa Paden, Pleasant Hill - (925) 595-3364
MelisaPaden@aol.com
Mary Aiken - (650) 851-3386 or 5
maryrick@aol.com
Penny Bausch - (650) 592-1762

Pat Ropp
, 132 Blueberry Hill, Los Gatos, CA 95030
(408) 356-0039 / (408) 356-1762
Sharon Carr, Hillsborough - (650) 343-8465
SF45WCCF@aol.com

info@norcalbulldogrescue.org
NorCalBullResQ@aol.com
Petfinder




Georgie Girl - English Bulldog

Rescue of Cairne Terrier Club of Nor Cal
Pleasanton, CA 94588
(925) 846-9337
Ruth Brewster, San Rafael - (415) 472-3509
AMULLINS@chw.edu
Terry & Sue Broderick
rescue@ctcnc.net

Cairn Terrier Club of America
Bobbie Walker, Mill Valley - (415) 388-6708
crnbawn@concentric.net
Terry & Sue Broderick - (925) 846-9337
Barbara & John Kornylo - (916) 797-6037

Cairn Terrier Club of Central Cal.
Jerrie Wolfe - cairns@goldrush.com
Patricia Watson, Campbell - designer@ccnet.com
- (415) 472-3509



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Brussels Griffon


Canaan Dog Rescue
Sandra Sailer, Sebastopol - (707) 824-1026
sandys@ap.net
Catahoula Plus Rescue
Northern California
Facebook

Cavalier Rescue USA
Western Region

Suzy Stidham (510) 427-3639 
shazam4806@gmail.com



Toto was a Cairne Terrier

Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
Molly Hughes - cavalierrescuetrust@comcast.net
Harriet Arnst (510) 337-1070
jeff@arnst.com
Ronnie Cadam (415) 759-9813
widget@well.com

Kathie Fowler (707) 252-2525
katfowler4@aol.com
Jodi Sutton - JLSdesign@att.net
866-750-2090
rescue@backscs.com



Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Chesapeake Bay Retriever Relief (national)
Camille Druge - (408) 262-1485
benturion@netgate.net

Chihuahua Rescue Norcal
Jorianao@attbi.com

Robin Harris, Alameda - (650) 576-2739
Alison Smith, Mt. View - (650) 208-6652
Carolen C., Cupertino - (408) 472-0237
Jessica Stutz, Santa Cruz - 81-227-9167
Rain Jordan, Aptos - (831) 661-5626
Elaine Taylor, Santa Rosa - (707) 537-9691
Haley Pallas, Clear Lake - (707) 295-2228

Chihuahua Club of Norcal
Toni Robinson - tonisf@aol.com



Chessy, mostly Chesapeake

Chihuahua Club of America
Debbie Franklin - (209) 917-0064
toyvillechise@aol.com

ChiChi Club of Northern California
Toni Robinson - ToniSF@aol.com
Renee Harris - (707) 887-0190

Power of Chi
Oakland
info@powerofchi.org

A Leg Up Rescue
PO Box 166
Windsor, CA 95492
(415) 392-1510
Jennifer Bird - (707) 799-1922
Sue Dowell - (408) 847-8665


Paws and Claws Rescue
San Carlos, CA
(650) 465-9669

Chinese Crested Rescue

National Chinese Crested Rescue



So many people buy movie star dogs because
they're so cute on screen, then dump them!

Chinese Shar-Pei Rescue
Brenda Williams, Redding - (916) 275-3698
Chow WelfareChows Plus
Cheryl Douglass crazy4chows@sbcglobal.net
Karl Cobler karl@chowsplus.org
Sacramento - Grass Valley, CA
(530) 277-0476 voice
(530) 852-7779 fax

Clumber Spaniel Club of Am.
Anne Winchester - (408) 269-2083
AWINGSTR@aol.com
Carol Sweeny - (650) 493-3995
Syndi Schuknecht-Sweeny - (650) 961-4238
ClumberGal@earthlink.net

Clumber Spaniel Rescue & Placement
1-800-589-9566



Chow


NorCal Cocker Rescue
Sacramento, CA 95825
Petfinder

Cocker Spaniel Club
California Cockers

Vera Sell
110 Yellowood Place
Pittsburg, CA 94565

All Fur Love (mostly Cockers and smalls)
Patricia
allfurlove@yahoo.com

B.A.A.R.K. Cocker Spaniel Rescue
Bay Area Animal Rescue Klub
Hercules
(510) 245-2033

Camp Cocker Rescue
South San Francisco, CA 94080
CampCockerInformation@gmail.com

Petfinder

Cocker Connection (mostly seniors)
Sunnyvale, CA
CockerConnection@yahoo.com



Rex - American Cocker Spaniel

Cocker Pals Rescue (national)
Karen M. Roffee (local)
kmraffee@home.com
Second Chance Cocker Rescue
Facebook
East Bay, Sacramento, Modesto
Elizabeth Mazzetti
elizabeth.mazzetti@cox.net
805-687-4674
Shelter Cocker Rescue - NorCal
San Jose - Santa Clara, CA
adoptcockers@aol.com
Rough Coated Collie Rescue
Joanne Hawkins - (916) 383-5977
rickietoo@aol.com
NorCal Collie Rescue
Andrea Moss - (650) 851-9227 andrea@calcollierescue.org

Billie Reiydelle - (510) 234-0005
billie.reiydelle@gmail.com
Jean Roberts and Andrea Moss - (650) 851-9227
info@calcollierescue.org

info@calcollierescue.org
(650) 851-9227 - Davis



The one, the only...

For Paws Corgi Rescue (national)

Cardigan Welsh Corgi Club (national)
Delores Russell - (707) 466-5087
devoncardi@aol.com
Carol Barlick - (408) 252-3259
Gordon Ervin - (408) 263-4883

Golden Gate Pembroke Welsh Corgi Fanciers Care Committee
Hotline - (408) 792-0508
Carol Barlick ( 252-3359
Joan Jensen - (415) 474-4498
Valerie Byrne, Castro Valley - (510) 582-9585
kazcor@aol.com
Marty Downing - (925) 685-3685
jgrcorgis@aol.com
Kay Hammel - (707) 792-2859
Joan Gibson Reid - (916) 689-1661
Sally Howe - (408) 378-7346, howabout@welshcorgi.com




Queen Elizabeth &
one of her five Corgis

Curly-Coated Retriever Club of Am.
Kim Kiernan - (707) 664-1708
fairwayret@aol.com
Iris Andre - (916) 791-9640
tizcurly@aol.com

 

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