Athens-Clarke County Purebreed Rescue Referral

The people listed here have agreed to be contacted if dogs of their chosen breed are left with Animal Control. Owners wishing to surrender dogs of these breeds are also encouraged to contact these volunteers. Contact information last updated April 15, 2007.


The following information will be helpful when contacting rescuers: age and sex of dog; color; spayed/neutered or not; any health or behavior information; deadline for rescuing. If available, please include pictures (or a link to where pictures can be viewed).

Unless otherwise stated, all rescuers deal with purebred dogs only.



Affenpinscher
William Simpson
HomesInChatt@aol.com

American Black and Tan Coonhound
http://www.coonhoundrescue.com
MMad0929@aol.com
We take only Black and Tan Coonhounds, not the other varieties.

Basset Hound
Pat King, Intake Coordinator
(404) 463-7197l
IntakeCoordinator@bhrg.org

Beagle
Leslie Carroll
Beaglesandmore@webtv.net
Nancy Bobbitt
nmbobbitt@comcast.net
706-860-6164

Bernese Mountain Dog
Chattahoochee Valley Bernese Mountain Dog Club
http://www.cvbmdc.org/
Haley Hayes
678-414-7677
openwhlrcr@yahoo.com

Bichon Frise
Linda Pinault, Director
SE Bichon Frise Rescue
BichonBelle@aol.com
Bichon ResQ Member
http://www.bichonrescue.org
or
see Toy Breeds and Mixes

Boston Terrier

Birmingham Boston Terrier Rescue
http://www.bhambtr.org
Ron Baker
ron@termbuys.com

Boxer
Rocky's Boxer Rescue
Contact Donna
donna@rockysboxerrescue.org
(770)329-8681
or Heather
heather@rockysboxerrescue.org
(404)641-2657

Jeff Gold
Rescue@Boxertown.com
(706) 769-9696
http://www.Boxertown.com

We will take in boxers of all ages and conditions, including older, injured and sick dogs, even those requiring emergency vet care. We will also try to rehabilitate those with serious behaviour problems.

At this time we can only help with [purebred] boxers, although we may be able to post pictures of boxer mixes on our Web site.

If you know of a boxer in need in Georgia, please send the following information: photo in JPEG (.jpg) format; detailed description of the animal; contact information for yourself or shelter with the dog; animal I.D. number at shelter (if any); date animal needs to be adopted by (if at a shelter).
Also, if you'd like to become a foster home, or if you can help with transporting animals in Georgia, please contact our foster coordinator, Rebecca Morris:
(706) 485-2583 or (706) 485-0109
Foster@Boxertown.com

Brittany
Brad & Jennifer Archer
jennifer.archer@natdistco.com
(678) 560-6427
http://www.americanbrittanyrescue.org
We do not [handle mixes or crosses], but National Brittany Rescue and Adoption Network (http://www.nbran.org) does.

Brussels Griffon
William Simpson
HomesInChatt@aol.com

Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Laura Blanton
DAISY26492@aol.com
(770) 967-4099
(Purebred Cardigan Welsh Corgis only; no Pembrokes, mixes or crosses. Cardigans are the larger, long-tailed Corgis.)

Chesapeake Bay Retrievers
Chesapeake Bay Retriever Relief Rescue
(770) 684-7831
http://www.cbrrescue.org
Purebreds are our priority but given foster space we will take in mixes that demonstrate many of the Chessie characteristics.
We as most rescues are very careful of dogs with bite histories so the more information we have on an owner turn in the better. Bite circumstances and severity are crucial to our decision making!
Maureen O'Brien-Pitts (Jefferson)
(706)367-2678 (e-mail would be best as I can check that while I'm at work)
mopitts@yahoo.com
Sarah Scheel Cook
(770) 684-7831
scheelco@edwardsbaking.com

OR
Atlanta Dog Squad info@atlantadogsquad.org
http://www.atlantadogsquad.org

Chihuahua
Chibaby Rescue--Hollie Kleitz
(678) 457-2127
hollie@nyc.com
or
See Toy Breeds and Mixes

Cocker Spaniel
Cocker Spaniel Rescue of Georgia
Joanne Halvorsen (Bethlehem, GA)
(678) 963-0023

Collie
Connie Delinski, President
Collie Rescue of Metro Atlanta
(404) 633-2337
atlcollres@aol.com
http://www.collierescueatlanta.org
I take in mixes IF we have the space. Unfortunately I generally don't have any room at all. Just notify us, and if we have the space and it's a collie, we will take it in. If anyone could help with transport that would be great.

Dachshund
Dachshund Rescue of North America
http://www.drna.org
Lila Ralston
dachshunds@markandlila.com

Doberman Pinscher
Ellen Savage, kennel manager
North Metro Atlanta Doberman Pinscher Rescue
(770) 565-7974

English Bulldog
Ali Moore, BullDawg Rescue of Georgia (Watkinsville)
706-769-4090
BulldawgRescue@aol.com
English Bulldogs only (like the U.Ga. mascot!)

Flat Coated Retriever
Atlanta Dog Squad info@atlantadogsquad.org
http://www.atlantadogsquad.org

Fox Terrier
Greater Atlanta Fox Terrier Club
gaftc@tribalfox.com

German Shepherd
Ryan Hitchcock
Atlanta German Shepherd Dog Rescue
http://www.atlgsdrescue.com
atlgsdrescue@atlgsdrescue.com
(770 )247-8396
AGSDR does not take in any aggressive dogs or any dog that has growled at or bitten any person. If your dog is aggressive with other dogs we will have a hard time fostering them, as all of our foster home volunteers have dogs of their own.

OR
Georgia German Shepherd Dog Rescue
http://www.gashepherd.org
gagsdrescue@bellsouth.net

Golden Retriever
Golden Retriever Rescue of Atlanta
email@grra.com
Right now we can not take mixes because we do not have fosters for them. When we have room we will take a pure lab but we take Goldens first. We do not take aggressive dogs. We will take sick goldens and labs, HWP, broke legs, hip etc. We neuter/spay, give all shots, fecal etc.

OR
Atlanta Dog Squad info@atlantadogsquad.org
http://www.atlantadogsquad.org

Great Dane
Great Dane Club of the Mid-South Inc. Rescue
http://www.gdcms.org
The Great Dane Club of the Mid-South, Inc. unfortunately voted against continuing "active" Dane Rescue early last year. They are currently doing what they call "passive" rescue.
Jennifer Carr
JenniferJcarr@aol.com
OR
rescue@gdcms.org

Greyhound
Greyt Friends, Inc.
Patti Friedman
706-692-5848
Deanna Hansen
(770) 971-8788
greytfriendsinc@hotmail.com
http://www.greytfriends.org

Jack Russell Terriers
Ally Barnes
South by Southwest Jack Russell Terrier Rescue
(404) 522-7734
JackRescue@aol.com
http://www.JackRescue.petfinder.org

Labrador Retriever
Atlanta Dog Squad info@atlantadogsquad.org
http://www.atlantadogsquad.org

Lhasa Apso
see Toy Breeds and Mixes

Maltese
See Toy Breeds and Mixes

Miniature Schnauzer
Miniature Schnauzer Rescue of NW Georgia
Paula Steele, DVM
plsteele@dalton.net
(706) 695-6831
or:
Linda Penault
(912) 596-2945
BichonBelle@aol.com
http://www.msresq.org
or
See Toy Breeds and Mixes

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Atlanta Dog Squad info@atlantadogsquad.org
http://www.atlantadogsquad.org

Pekingese
See Toy Breeds and Mixes

Pointer
http://www.pointerrescue.org
Tyler Johnson, Incoming Dog Coordinator (Oklahoma)
tyler.johnson@pointerrescue.org

Pomeranian
See Toy Breeds and Mixes

Poodle(Toy)
See Toy Breeds and Mixes

Pug
Toni Graven Pomerene
543-8141 (H) 706-338-4885 (C)
pomerene@uga.edu
or
Brenda Megel
bmegel@adelphia.net
Southeast Pug Rescue and Adoption
P.O. Box 1329
Suwanee GA 30024
http://www.rescuepug.com

Rat Terrier
See Toy Breeds and Mixes

Retriever
Atlanta Dog Squad info@atlantadogsquad.org
http://www.atlantadogsquad.org

Schipperke
See Toy Breeds and Mixes

Schnauzer
Schnauzer Rescue of the Carolinas
http://www.schnauzerrescuecarolinas.org/
SRC-schnauzers@yahoogroups.com
We rescue all breeds of Schnauzers (Mini, Standard and Giant) and cover the area north and east of Atlanta in GA.

Sealyham Terrier
Michael Sweeney
fairviewfarm@earthlink.net
Please contact me re ANY Sealys you may get or questions, etc. Sealies are quite rare around here and I want to make sure that none of them stays in an animal control or humane society any longer than possible.

Shih Tzu
Shih Tzu and Furbaby Rescue shihtzuandfurbabyrescue.com
Tzumom@aol.com
We work with Shih Tzus and all toy breeds and mixes.

Siberian Husky
Brandy Van Vorst
bvanvors@westga.edu
(770) 562-3600

Terriers (various)
See Welsh Terrier

Toy Breeds and Mixes
Shih Tzu and Furbaby Rescue shihtzuandfurbabyrescue.com
Tzumom@aol.com

Welsh Terrier
Carolyn Morris
Welsh Terrier Club of America
(404) 351-1330 (Atlanta, GA)
ckbmorris@comcast.net
WTCARES, the rescue service for WTCA
http://www.wtcares.org/
By all means, please do contact us with any rescue Welsh Terriers or any questions or problems. We are more than willing to help. We are also members of the Atlanta Terrier Club so if there are other terrier breeds with which you need help, do not hesitate to contact us.

Yorkshire Terrier
Yorkie Angels Rescue, Dublin GA
Jane Smith
478-274-9939 or cell 478-290-5742
tidbits1@bellsouth.net

OR

Yorkshire Terrier Rescue Network, Inc.
http://www.yorkshireterrierrescue.net
LaRue Thorpe
Vice President, YTRN
910-371-0585
Cell: 910-612-4224
lthorpe@ec.rr.com

OR

Praying for Paws, Inc.
Carol Kelly
289 Jonesboro Rd. suite 266
McDonough, Ga. 30253
404-202-4208
We take all dogs, mutts or purebreds but we are experts in the Yorkshire Terriers, we have been rescuing them and finding homes for them for several years now. Our local animal shelter will vouch for us. We are a 501c3 and licensed by the state of Georgia.

OR

See Toy Breeds and Mixes


Additions and corrections: If you find incorrect or outdated information on this list, or if you're a rescuer who would like to be added to the list, please contact me. (Try this one if the first one doesn't work.)

This page is maintained by Lila Ralston, Athens GA. Last update 1/23/09.