Breed Rescue
These are links to Rescue groups are listed by dog breed in alphabetical order.
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Australian Shepherd |
Aussie Rescue of Minnesota 763-441-4377 Email: info@aussierescuemn.org Web Site: www.aussierescuemn.org |
Aussie Rescue of Minnesota, Inc. (ARM) is a non-profit adoption and referral organization dedicated to placing homeless Australian Shepherds in loving, permanent homes. All members of ARM are volunteers and receive no compensation for their efforts. They rescue Aussies solely because of love for the breed. All Aussies available for adoption have been temperament and health checked, are spayed/neutered, have been tested and/or treated for heartworms, and are current on all their shots. |
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Basset Hound |
Basset Buddies Rescue, Inc. 262-347-8823 Email: info@bbrescue.org Web Site: www.bbrescue.org |
Our Mission: To rescue, foster, and place adoptable basset hounds in loving, permanent homes. To educate the community about responsible pet ownership including health maintenance, spay/neuter, and disease prevention. Basset Buddies Rescue has been instrumental in the rescue and re-homing of more than 800 Basset Hounds throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Northern Illinois. BBR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. All donations are used expressly for the welfare of the dogs and are tax deductible. Our Responsibility: Basset Buddies Rescue incorporated in 2000, and since then has rescued and re-homed over 800 Basset Hounds. Because we are a non-profit ‘breed’ rescue we are only able to take-in Bassets or Basset mixes. We have included a link to Pet Finder is a national rescue site, that assists in the placement of all breeds of dogs. Our Rescue: We are a Basset Community made up of more than 150 Houndies helping us with the hounds. Our all-volunteer group covers primarily WI, IL, MN. The BBR nine-member Board of Directors consists of 4 people from WI, 3 from MN, and 2 from IL. |
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Bichon Frises |
Small Paws Rescue, Inc. Email: adoptionspf@smallpawsrescue.org Web Site: www.smallpawsrescue.org |
Each breed has a rescue organization for their breed. Small Paws is the largest breed rescue in the country, with over 800 volunteers and over 6000 members in 20 countries. Small Paws has rescued over 7500 Bichons in the past 11 years from across the country. We rescue Bichons from shelters, from puppy mills, and from owners who can no longer take care of them due to a variety of circumstances. (moving, having babies, going to a nursing home, health problems, or other end of life issues, etc.) |
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Border Collie |
Midwest Border Collie Rescue Email: mwbcr@mwbcr.org Web Site: www.mwbcr.org |
We, at Midwest Border Collie Rescue, are dedicated volunteers who open our hearts, lives and homes to ensure the safety of Border Collies. We strive to provide quality care and shelter for the abused, unwanted and abandoned Border Collie, evaluate them and place each into proper and permanent homes, aiming for the best possible match. We provide care and continuous training information with each Border Collie we place. It is our policy that adoptable Border Collies will not be euthanized due to lack of adoptive homes. Instead, we will keep the dog in our program as long as is necessary in order to find a suitable home. Midwest Border Collie Rescue provides educational services and advice to potential and current Border Collie owners with respect to breed characteristics, proper care, health, training, and behavioral issues. |
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Boston Terrier |
Minnesota Boston Terrier Rescue 612-254-9874 Email: info@mnbtc.com Web Site: www.mnbtc.com |
The purpose of the Minnesota Boston Terrier Club Rescue is to find permanent placements for Boston Terriers in need of homes. |
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Bullmastiff |
American Bullmastiff Association 651-334-6304 Email: bmfrescue@aol.com Web Site: www.bullmastiffrescue.com |
The American Bullmastiff Association Rescue Program has available for adoption purebred Bullmastiffs who have become homeless and in need of care for a variety of unfortunate reasons. Homeless Bullmastiffs are found in shelters, picked up as strays, surrendered by their owners or abandoned at vets or kennels. Once admitted into the ABA Rescue Program they are individually placed into foster care where they are evaluated for health and/or temperament issues, rehabilitated and eventually posted to the web site as "available for adoption". Many of our Rescued Bullmastiffs have gone on to become Therapy Dogs with the Delta Society Therapy Dog Program, obedience dogs, working towards an AKC obedience title and wonderful family companions. |
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Chihuahua |
Small Dog and Chihuahua Rescue of MN Email: smalldogsmn@petml.com Web Site: www.oocities.org/smalldogrescueofmn |
We are a rescue group that takes in surrendered dogs and dogs we rescue from impound. We are a very small group of people who foster small breed dogs in our own homes. Dogs are NEVER housed in any barns AND we do NOT have a shelter for our rescued dogs. All of our dogs are in loving home environments so we can see how they act with people, other pets and house training. Specialists in Chihuahuas and special needs dogs. |
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Collie |
Minnesota Wisconsin Collie Rescue 612-869-0480 Email: collietalk@yahoo.com Web Site: www.mwcr.org |
Minnesota Wisconsin Collie Rescue (MWCR) is a registered non-profit charitable organization made up of volunteers who are dedicated to the safety and welfare of purebred rough and smooth Collies. The purpose of MWCR is to rescue as many unwanted Collies as we possibly can. We assess their adoptability and place them into loving homes. We try to make the best possible match between dog and new family. |
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Doberman |
Doberman Rescue of Minnesota 651-256-2294 Email: info@doberescuemn.org Web Site: www.doberescuemn.org |
Doberman Rescue Minnesota operates as a not-for-profit organization based in the Twin Cities. We are a small group of volunteers dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing Dobermans in need, and to educating the public about the Doberman breed. Most of our available dogs come from animal shelters or as owner turn-ins. All Dobermans in our program are carefully examined by a veterinarian, spayed or neutered, fully vaccinated, heartworm tested (and given monthly heartworm preventative through the heartworm season), and are permanently identified with an AVID microchip. We also treat any existing medical conditions. While awaiting adoption, most of our Dobermans live in foster homes located in or near the Twin City area, where we evaluate their temperaments, work on basic manners and obedience, and give them lots of TLC. |
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Golden Retriever |
Retrieve A Golden of Minnesota 952-946-8070 Email: rescue@ragom.org Web Site: www.ragom.org |
The purpose of Retrieve A Golden of Minnesota, Inc., a full service rescue organization, is to, provide a high quality of life for Golden Retrievers who can no longer remain in their current environments, as possible, provide Golden Retriever rescue group functions, including thorough veterinarian examinations and treatments, cooperate with state and local authorities in the enforcement of laws related to the welfare and control of dogs, and encourage, educate and promote responsible dog ownership and good canine citizenship. |
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Great Pyrenees |
NorthStar Great Pyrenees Club 612-379-0010 Email: loven003@tc.umn.edu Web Site: northstargreatpyrs.com/NSGPR/ |
The NorthStar Great Pyrenees Club is based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, but we have members from all over Minnesota, and some from Iowa and Western Wisconsin as well. If you are a Pyr owner, a former or future Pyr owner, or want to join for any reason, email us for more information! We have many activities throughout the year, including picnics, walks, parades, therapy work, and more! |
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Greyhound |
Greyhound Pets of America - Minnesota 763-785-4000 Email: info@gpa-mn.org Web Site: www.gpa-mn.org |
We are the Minnesota chapter of Greyhound Pets of America. Greyhound Pets of America is a tax-exempt, non-profit corporation founded in 1987 for the purpose of finding homes for ex-racing greyhounds and educating the public on the suitability and availability of greyhounds as pets. All of our greyhounds go into foster homes where we can allow them to acclimate to their new lives as retired racers. We also get a better idea of their personalities so we can make the best match we can with their new family. We have found great success in matching the personalities of the greyhounds with the personalities of the new families. Greyhound Pets of America - Minnesota is committed to making sure all our greyhounds have a happy, safe and long life while in our care as well as once in their forever homes. |
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Greyhound |
Northern Lights Greyhound Adoption 769-758-9754 Web Site: www.nlga-mn.org |
We're a nonprofit group of volunteers dedicated to finding responsible homes for retired racing greyhounds and educating the public about greyhounds as pets. We have been placing these friendly, wonderful and faithful companions for over a decade. In that time, we have found homes for over 1,000 dogs. Our experienced adoption coordinators will work closely with you to help find the perfect pet. We'll help you decide if a greyhound is the right breed for you, your family and your lifestyle. |
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Husky |
Adopt a Husky 612-986-2244 Email: adoptahusky@adoptahusky.com Web Site: www.adoptahusky.com |
Adopt A Husky, Inc. is an all volunteer, 501(C)(3), non-profit organization dedicated to providing a second chance for stray, abandoned, abused, or otherwise homeless purebred Siberian Huskies by finding suitable permanent, loving adoptive homes. AAHI is headquartered near the IL/WI border in Salem WI. We do not have a shelter facility; our volunteers care for dogs that come into rescue from the Midwest and the Pacific Northwest via a network of foster homes in an area covering IL, WI, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, WA, OR, and ID. |
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Labrador Retriever |
Labrador Retriever Club of the Twin Cities Email: Wendy.McCance@so.mnscu.edu Web Site: www.lrctc.com |
The Labrador Retriever Club of the Twin Cities (LRCTC) was founded in October 1984 by nine people who shared an interest in and a love of Labrador retrievers. The main goal of the club was to promote quality breeding of purebred Labrador retrievers and to protect and advance the breed as a "dual purpose" dog. The club now has about one hundred members. Members are involved in all aspects of owning, training, and breeding Labradors. They continue to to actively support the "multipurpose" lab. The clubs members interests include showing their dogs in the conformation ring, field trials and hunt tests, obedience, tracking, search and rescue, agility and flyball, therapy dogs, and donating dogs to service groups. Most of all they enjoy and love them as hunting and home companions. |
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Pointer |
Pointer Rescue Email: adoption.coordinator@pointerrescue.org Web Site: www.pointerrescue.org |
Pointer Rescue Organization, Inc., formed in 1999, is dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of Pointers in need. This national rescue group has volunteers coast to coast and in Canada and other countries who work to identify Pointers that are no longer wanted or in danger of being killed in shelters, bring them into foster care, and find suitable "forever homes." While some dogs that come through PRO are surrendered by the owners, the overwhelming majority are abandoned on the streets or found in shelters. In foster homes, the dogs are spayed or neutered, assured that they are vaccinated and heartworm negative and are monitored to determine their behavior and personality traits in order to match them with the perfect home. |
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Pug |
Midwest Pug Rescue - MN Division Web Site: www.mnmidwestpugrescue.com |
Midwest Pug Rescue ~ MN Division rescues and provides a safe and loving sanctuary for abandoned, surrendered, stray and neglected pugs. Midwest Pug Rescue ~ MN Division works to raise public awareness of the plight of homeless animals through our various community events. We are an all volunteer organization for pug lovers who are dedicated to the breed with the goal of providing fairy tail endings for our curly tailed friends. The organization is funded solely through adoption fees and donations In 2009 Midwest Pug Rescue ~ MN Division helped rescue and find forever families for 113 Pugs. |
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Rottweiler |
A Rotta Love - Rottweiler and Pit Bull Rescue, Re-Homing
and Education 651-649-4451 Email: info@arottalove.org Web Site: www.arottalove.org |
A Rotta Love is a dedicated to the Rottweiler, American Pit Bull Terrier and other non-traditional breeds. We are here to rescue the unwanted & neglected Rottweilers & American Pit Bull Terriers surrendered to local animal shelters. With the help of foster homes we then evaluate the dogs and prepare them to be re-homed with a loving family. For those willing, we are here to educate them on responsible ownership and the truth about these majestic breeds. The Rottweiler & American Pit Bull Terrier have fallen victim to bad press and prejudice. A Rotta Love is here to defend and protect these wonderful breeds; we are their voice. |
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Rottweiler |
Greater Minnesota Rottweiler Rescue, Inc 763-862-7144 Email: mnrottie@yahoo.com Web Site: www.petfinder.com/shelters/MN138.html |
We will be happy to talk with you and provide pre-adoption counseling, both to help you to decide if a Rottweiler will be the best choice for you, and if so, to determine your specific needs with regard to personality, age and gender to enable us to make the best match between you and your next companion. Should you adopt a dog from us, we are available at all times to provide post-adoption support. |
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Saint Bernard |
Second Chance St. Bernard Rescue, Inc. 612-247-0946 Email: wonderdog@wonderfuldog.com Web Site: www.petfinder.com/shelters/MN62.html |
Second Chance St. Bernard Rescue, Inc. is a network of trained and experienced volunteers who take in, foster, rehabilitate, and adopt out Saint Bernards who are in need of loving, responsible homes. Dogs come to us from shelters, pounds, and owner turn-ins. We have a network of veterinarians who work with us to treat the dogs when they come into rescue and provide for their health needs while in our care. We know Saint Bernards! Our board members alone have, collectively, over 100 years of Saint Bernard experience! We welcome new volunteers. We are always in need of people with big hearts who can help transport dogs, do home checks, help with mailings, and more. |
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Schnauzer |
Twin Cities Miniature Schnauzer Club 952-925-0131 Email: pobne9@aol.com Web Site: tcmsc.com |
The Twin Cities Miniature Schnauzer Rescue is an all volunteer organization. We donate time and mileage to do home checks. We make sure dogs are up-to-date on vaccines and all health issues are taken care of. All the dogs are in Foster homes and in a family environment. We also take time to proper screening and match the right family with the needs of each individual dog. There is not a shelter to visit. For information visit the web site or contact them via email. |
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Sheltie |
Minnesota Sheltie Rescue 612-616-7477 Email: info@mnsheltierescue.org Web Site: www.mnsheltierescue.org |
To find the Best and the LAST home for unwanted and homeless shelties. MNSR does not operate a central shelter; our dogs live in foster homes, as we strive to make the dogs' transition to an adoptive family as smooth as possible. We ask that you submit an application for adoption prior to requesting an appointment to meet a sheltie. |
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Vizsla |
Twin Cities Vizsla Club Email: tcvc@yahoo.com Web Site: www.tcvc.org |
The Vizsla is an energetic, active, busy dog that needs daily exercise and does best if it has a job- hunting, obedience, agility etc. Generally they are good family pets that love to go and are very versatile. They are intended to be an indoor dog and live with the family as a family member. Frequently found lying on chairs and sofa’s. Your bed is there bed. They are also very sensitive dogs and do not do well with harsh corrections. They are Velcro dogs, they follow you all over the home- what are you doing? Can I help? No I don’t want to go out and play or run alone; I will go when you go. The rescue program is a group of volunteers who try to place the right dog with the right person. That is why we ask people to fill out an adoption form for us to follow. If you want to hunt with a dog, we do not place a gun shy dog with you. Many of the dogs have just been placed in homes that are a poor match, and others experience life style changes such as divorce, moving, family comes along and are unable to keep their dogs any longer. We do try to place dogs directly out of their current home rather than take them into foster care so they can adjust to another home. We do foster dogs that we get out of the humane society or are abandoned or owner is dying and can no longer care for the dog. Frequently rescue dogs come with issues that need some work, or else the owner would not have given them up. |
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