Breed Club and Rescue Links - Stop Online Puppy Mills

Please use this page as a reference, to do your homework.

We are providing links to breed clubs and rescues so you can do your research on the breed you are interested in. The following are links to national breed clubs of the most popular breeds.

The breed clubs usually lists the breeders that are a part of the club. They may be broken down into regions.
Please note each breed club will have a code of ethics the breeders participating in the breed club adhere to.
The link to the breed club is provided as well as any breed specific rescue that may be associated with that breed.
Each breed is listed in alphabetical order. Use the search bar if needed.

Please note, this is not a complete list of rescues. Please go to PetFinder.com to find rescues and shelters in your area.

DOG BREED	CLUB LINKS	RESCUE LINKS
Affenpinscher	https://www.affenpinscher.org/	www.affenpinscherrescue.org

Afgan Hound	https://afghanhoundclubofamerica.org/	https://ahrsc.org/
		https://afghanhoundclubofamerica.org/index.php/information/find-an-afghan/rescue

Airedale Terrier	https://airedale.org/	https://www.aire-rescue.org/
		https://www.airedalerescue.net/

Akita	https://www.akitaclub.org/	https://bigeastakitarescue.org/
		https://akitas.org/
		https://akitarescue.rescuegroups.org/
		https://www.vaakitarescue.org/
		https://www.akitarescueandrehabilitationofwisconsin.org/

Alaskan Malamute	http://alaskanmalamute.org/	http://www.iamra.org/
		http://www.moonsongmals.org/
		https://www.malamuterescue.org/

American Eskimo	http://www.naeda.org/	https://www.eskierescuers.org/

American and English Foxhound		http://www.foxhoundrescue.org/

Australian Cattle	https://www.acdca.org/	https://www.acdra.org/
		https://www.australiancattledogrescue.net/

Australian Shepard	https://www.asca.org/	https://www.aussierescue.org/
		https://www.australianshepherdsfurever.org/

Basenji	https://www.basenji.org/	https://www.basenjirescue.org/
		http://www.campbasenji.org/

Basset Hound	https://basset-bhca.org/	https://nybasset.org/
		https://www.tristatebassets.org/
		https://www.bassetrescuedfw.org/
		https://www.bassethoundrescue.org/
		https://www.ggbassetrescue.org/
		https://www.ohiobassetrescue.org/

Beagle	https://www.nationalbeagleclub.org/	https://gotbeagles.org/
		http://www.sosbeagles.org/
		https://brewbeagles.org/

Bearded Collie	https://beardedcollieclub.us/	https://beardedcollieclub.us/rescue/

Belgian Malinois	http://www.malinoisclub.com/abmc/	https://www.malinoisrescue.org/
		https://www.woofproject.org/

Bernese Mountain Dog	http://www.bmdca.org/	https://www.bfwrescue.org/
		https://www.michiganberneserescue.org/

Bichon Frise	https://bichon.org/	https://bichonrescue.org/

Black Russian Terrier	http://www.brtca.org/	http://www.brtrescue.org/BRTRescue/Welcome.html

Bloodhound	https://www.americanbloodhoundclub.org/	https://southeastbloodhoundrescue.net/
		https://www.southcentralbloodhounds.org/

Boerboel	https://americanboerboelclub.com/	http://www.giantpawsboerboelrescue.org/

Border Collie	https://www.bordercollie.org/	https://www.comebyebcrescue.org/
		https://www.mwbcr.org/about-us/
		http://www.mabcr.org/
		https://www.mokanbcrescue.org/

Borzoi	https://www.borzoiclubofamerica.org/	https://www.nbrf.org/

Boston Terrier	http://www.bostonterrierclubofamerica.org/	https://www.americanbostonterrierrescue.org/
		http://midwestbtrescue.org/
		https://www.bostonterriertn.org/
Bouvier	https://www.bouvier.org/	http://www.abrl.org/

Boxer	https://americanboxerclub.org/	https://acrossamericaboxerrescue.rescuegroups.org/
		https://www.greatlakesboxerrescue.org/

Boykin Spaniel	http://theboykinspanielclub.com/	https://www.boykinspanielrescue.org/

Brittany	http://www.theamericanbrittanyclub.org/	https://nbran.org/
		https://americanbrittanyrescue.org/

Brussels Griffon	https://abga.club/	http://www.brusselsgriffonrescue.org/
		https://www.abgra.org/

Bull Terrier	https://www.btca.com/	http://www.rcbtr.org/
		https://www.brbtc.org/
		http://www.bullterrierrescue.org/

Bulldog	https://bulldogclubofamerica.org/	https://www.rescuebulldogs.org/
		https://www.ilenglishbulldogrescue.org/
		http://www.nobordersbulldogrescue.org/

Cane Corso	https://www.canecorso.org/	https://mustlovecorsosrescue.org/

Corgi	http://pwcca.org/	https://www.eastcoastcorgirescue.org/
		https://corgiaid.org/wp/

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	https://www.ackcsc.org/	https://www.cavalierrescueusa.org/
		https://www.luckystarcavalierrescue.org/
		https://www.cavalierrescuetrust.org/
		http://www.cavalieralliance.org/
		http://thecavalierrescue.org/
		https://cavalierhealth.org/rescue.htm

Chihuahua	www.chihuahuaclubofamerica.org	http://chihuahua-rescue.com/midwest
		http://ilovemychi.com/chihuahua-rescues
		http://chihuahua.rescueme.org

Chesapeake Bay	https://amchessieclub.org/	https://cbrrescue.org/
		http://www.crrow.org/

Chinese Crested		http://www.barepawsrescue.org/
		http://chinesecrestedrescue.org/


Chinook	http://www.chinookclubofamerica.org/	https://chinook.org/category/rescue/

Clumber Spaniel	https://www.clumbers.org/	https://www.clumbers.org/index.php/looking-for-a-clumber/rescue-placement

Cocker Spaniel	https://www.americanspanielclub.org/	http://csrne.org/
		https://rockymountaincockerrescue.org/
		https://www.floridacocker.org/
		https://rockstarcockerrescue.com/

Collie	https://collieclubofamerica.org/	http://www.tristatecollierescue.org/
		http://www.collierescue.org/
		http://www.collierescueleague.org/
		https://www.mwcr.org/
		http://asc-f.org/content/ascf-rescue

Coonhound	http://www.abtcc.com/	http://necoonhoundrescue.org/
		http://www.houndsong.com/
		https://coonhoundrescue.com/

Curly-Coated Retriever	http://www.ccrca.org/	https://savearescue.org/breed/curly-coated-retriever/

Cairn Terrier	http://www.cairnterrier.org/	https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/il/chicago/cairn-rescue-usa-central-and-midwest-il233/

Dachshund	http://www.dachshundclubofamerica.org/	https://www.allamericandachshundrescue.org/
		https://www.drna.org/
		https://www.dakotadachshundrescue.org/

Dalmation	https://dalmatianclubofamerica.org/	http://www.whdr.org/
	https://www.thedca.org/	http://dalmatian.rescueshelter.com/Illinois

Dandie Dinmont Terrier	https://www.ddtca.org/	http://www.ddtca.org/stage1/rescue/

Doberman Pinscher	https://www.dpca.org/	https://www.dru.org/
		https://www.dpca.org/rescue/

Dogo Argentino	https://dogousa.org/	https://dcdogos.org/

Dogue de Bordeaux	https://ddbca.net/	https://ddbrescue.org/
	https://www.ddbsa.org/

Dutch Shepard	http://www.dsdca.org/	http://www.dutchshepherdrescue.org/

English Cocker Spaniel	https://englishcocker.org/	https://www.floridacocker.org/
		https://secondchancecockerrescue.org/

English Setter	https://www.esaa.com/index.html	https://esrescue.org/
		https://www.abetteresetter.org/
		http://www.swesr.org/
		https://www.oesr.org/
		https://englishsetterrescue.org/

English Springer Spaniel	https://essfta.org/	https://www.springerrescue.org/
		http://www.maessr.org/
		https://www.essrescue.org/index.html
		https://springerspanielrescue.org/

Finnish Lapphund	https://www.finnishlapphund.org/	https://www.finnishlapphund.org/rescue.php

French Bulldog	https://frenchbulldogclub.org/	https://www.frenchbulldogrescue.org/
		https://www.frenchieporvous.org/
		https://www.snortrescue.org/

German Shorthaired Pointer	http://www.gspca.org/	https://www.greatpointers.org/
		http://gspca.org/Rescue/

German Pinscher	https://germanpinscher.org/	https://germanpinscher.org/rescue/

German Shepherd	https://www.gsdca.org/	https://www.gsdrescue.org/
		https://gsrne.org/
		https://magsr.org/

Golden Retriever	https://www.grca.org/	https://www.grrow.org/
		https://www.asgoodasgold.org/
		https://www.dvgrr.org/
		https://www.gr-rescue.org/
		https://www.soonergoldenrescue.org/

Great Dane	https://gdca.org/	http://rmgreatdane.org/
		https://www.gentlegiantsgdr.org/
		http://www.magdrl.org/

Greyhound	https://www.greyhoundclubofamericainc.org/	https://www.greyhoundclubofamericainc.org/rescue-gcoa/
		https://www.midwestgreyhound.org/

Havanese	https://www.havanese.org/	https://www.havanese.org/rescue
		https://www.havaheartrescue.org/

Hovawart	http://www.hovawartclub.org/	http://www.hovawartclub.org/rescue-1.html

Icelandic Sheepdog		https://nationalicelandicsheepdogrescuealliance.org/

Irish Setter	https://irishsetterclub.org/	https://irishsetterclub.org/rescue/rescue-information/
		http://www.saveoursetters.org/

Irish Terrier	http://itca.info/	http://www.irishterrierrescuenetwork.org/

Irish Water Spaniel	https://www.iwsca.org/	https://www.iwsca.org/rescueadoption.htm

Irish Wolfhound	https://www.iwclubofamerica.org/home	https://www.iwclubofamerica.org/rescue
		https://www.iwfoundation.org/rescue

Italian Greyhound	http://italiangreyhound.org/	http://italiangreyhound.org/index.php/igca-rescue-services/italian-greyhound-rescue/

Japanese Chin	https://japanesechinclub.org/	https://www.japanesechinrescue.org/
		http://www.luvachinrescue.org/

Kai Ken	https://kaiclub.org/	https://kaiclub.org/rescue/

Keeshond	https://www.keeshond.org/	http://keeshondrescue.org/web/
		http://www.foreverkees.org/

Komondor	https://komondorclubofamerica.org/	https://komondorclubofamerica.org/rescue/

Kuvasz	https://kuvaszclubofamerica.org/	https://kuvaszrescuefoundation.org/

Labrador Retriever	https://thelabradorclub.com/	https://www.chicagolandlabrescue.org/
		https://mlrr.org/
		https://www.lab-rescue.org/
		https://www.labadoption.org/
		https://thelabradorclub.com/breeders-rescue-groups/rescue-organizations/find-a-rescue-group/

Lakeland Terrier	https://lakelandterrierclubofamerica.org/	https://lakelandterrierclubofamerica.org/rescue/
		https://savearescue.org/breed/lakeland-terrier/

Leonberger	https://www.leonbergerclubofamerica.com/	https://lrpals.org/

Lhasa Apso	https://www.lhasaapso.org/	https://lhasahappyhomes.org/

Lowchen	https://www.thelowchenclubofamerica.org/	https://savearescue.org/breed/lowchen-the-lion-dog/

Maltese	https://www.americanmaltese.org/	https://www.americanmalteserescue.org/

Mastiff	https://mastiff.org/	https://www.greatplainsmastiffrescue.org/
		https://www.mastiffstomutts.org/
		https://mastiff.org/rescue/

Miniature Schnauzer	https://www.amsc.us/	http://www.msrnorthwest.org/
		https://www.schnauzerrescueofthecarolinas.org/
		https://www.amsc.us/rescue/

Neapolitan Mastiff	https://www.neapolitan.org/	https://www.mastinorescue.org/

Newfoundland	https://www.ncanewfs.org/	https://www.ncarescue.org/index.html

Norfolk Terrier	https://norfolkterrier.org/	https://savearescue.org/breed/norfolk-terrier/

Norwegian Buhund	http://www.buhund.org/	http://www.norwegianbuhund.us/buhunds/buhundrescue.html
		https://buhund.org/rescue

Norwegian Elkhound	https://neaa.net/	https://www.elkhoundrescue.org/
		https://neaa.net/elkhound-rescue/

Norwich Terrier	https://norwichterrierclub.org/	https://norwichterrierclub.org/find-a-norwich/ntca-rescue-committee-2/

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever		https://nsdtrc-usa.org/about/rescue/
		https://www.novascotiaspca.ca/
		http://www.toller-rescue.org/

Old English Sheepdog	https://www.oldenglishsheepdogclubofamerica.org/	https://oesrescue.com/
		https://www.neoesr.org/
		http://www.oldenglishsheepdogclubofamerica.org/Rescue/
		https://www.tarheeloesrescue.org/index.html

Otterhound	https://www.otterhound.org/	https://otterhound.org/Otterhound_Rescue.html

Papillon	https://papillonclub.org/	https://www.pap911rescue.org/
		https://www.paphaven.org/

Pekinese	http://www.pncmidwest.org/available_dogs.htm	http://www.pncmidwest.org/available_dogs.htm

Pharaoh Hound	http://www.ph-club.org/	http://www.ph-club.org/phca-rescue/

Pointer	http://www.americanpointerclub.org/	http://www.pointerrescue.org/main.html

Polish Lowland Sheepdog	http://www.aponc.org/	http://www.aponc.org/rescue%20&%20adoption.htm
		https://savearescue.org/breed/polish-lowland-sheepdog/

Pomeranian	http://www.americanpomeranianclub.org/	http://www.americanpomeranianclub.org/rescue_contacts.htm

Poodle	https://poodleclubofamerica.org/	http://www.poodleclubofamericarescuefoundationinc.org/contact-information-for-poodle-rescue-groups.html

Rat Terrier	https://ratterrierclubofamerica.org/	https://newrattitude.org/
		https://ratterrierclubofamerica.org/rescue

Rhodesian Ridgeback	https://rrcus.org/	https://www.ridgebackrescue.org/
		https://www.ridgebackrescue.org/

Rottweiler	https://www.amrottclub.org/	http://www.recycledrotts.org/wp/
		https://www.adoptarott.org/
		http://www.rottrescue.org/

Russell Terrier (Jack)	http://www.theartc.org/	http://www.jacksgalore.org/links/
		http://jackrussell.rescueme.org/Illinois

Saint Bernard	https://saintbernardclub.org/	http://www.saintrescue.org/
		https://cosaintrescue.org/

Saluki	https://salukiclub.org/index.html	http://www.stola.org/

Samoyed	https://www.samoyedclubofamerica.org/	https://www.samoyedrescue.org/
		http://www.nisasamoyedrescue.org/index.html
		https://www.samoyed.org/samrescue.html
		https://www.samoyedclubofamerica.org/the-samoyed/choosing-a-dog/rescue-groups/

	https://www.schipperkeclub-usa.org/	https://schipperkerescue.net/index.html
Schipperke		http://www.midwestschipperkerescue.org/
		https://www.schipperkeclub-usa.org/rescue-referral/

Scottish Terrier	https://stca.biz/	http://scottiesoutheast.org/
		https://www.sheltie-rescue.org/

Shetland Sheepdog	https://www.americanshetlandsheepdogassociation.org/	https://www.lissr.net/
		https://www.nvsr.org/index.html

	https://www.shibas.org/	https://www.shibarescue.org/
Shiba Inu		https://dcsir.org/
		http://nationalshibarescue.org/
		http://www.shibas.org/rescue.html

Shih Tzu	https://www.shihtzu.org/	http://www.shihtzurescue.org/
		https://stfbr.org/
		http://www.nbstr.org/

Siberian Husky	http://www.shca.org/	http://www.siberianrescue.com/
		http://www.huskyrescue.org/
		https://www.ravenshuskyhavenandrescue.org/

Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier	http://www.scwtca.org/	http://www.scwtca.org/rescue/index.htm

Tibetan Spaniel	https://www.tsca.ws/	https://tstrust.org/rescue/

Vizsla	https://www.vcaweb.org/	https://vizslarescuehaven.org/
		https://www.coloradovizsla.org/
		https://midwestvizslarescue.org/index.html

West Highland White Terrier	https://www.westieclubamerica.com/	http://nawestierescue.org/
		https://www.westieclubamerica.com/rescue/index.html

Whippet	https://www.americanwhippetclub.net/	https://whippet-rescue.org/

Wire Fox Terrier	https://www.aftc.org/	http://wirefoxrescuemidwest.com/

Yorkshire Terrier	http://www.theyorkshireterrierclubofamerica.org/	https://www.saveayorkierescue.org/
		https://unitedyorkierescue.org/
		http://www.theyorkshireterrierclubofamerica.org/aboutYorkies-Rescue