German Shepherd Rescue Links
Please note that the following rescues
are listed as a resource only. We do not know most of them so can't recommend
other rescues to you.
New England
German Shepherd Rescue of New
England
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Vermont
Website:
http://www.gsrne.org/
Address: P.O. Box 299, Wayland, MA 01778
Phone: (978) 443-2202 (24 hour
hotline)
Alaska
The German Shepherd Dog Rescue Group of Alaska
4933 east 6th Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska 99508
Christa Burg (907) 332-2352 christaburg@gci.net
or Julie McCann (907) 337-3486
Arizona
Southwest German Shepherd Rescue
3114 W Los Gatos, Phoenix, AZ 85027
Contact
Name: Steff
SWGSDRESCUE@aol.com (for black &
tans)
Phone: 623-516-2880
White German
Shepherd Rescue-Phoenix
2807 W Michelle Drive,
Phoenix, AZ 85053
Phone: 623-516-2880
Email:
WhiteGSDRescue@aol.com for whites
Website:
http://swgermanshepherdrescue.com/
Adoptions to Arizona. Intake from all surrounding states.
California
German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California
P.O. Box 1930, Cupertino, CA 95015-1930
Phone: 1-866-SAVE-GSD (1-866-728-3473)
Website: http://www.savegsd.org/
Email: see website for various areas
German Shepherd Rescue
Los Angeles, Orange County, Tehachapi
Website:
http://www.gsrescue.org
Address: 417 N. Moss Street, Burbank, CA 91502
Email:
gsrescue@gsrescue.org
Westside German Shepherd Rescue of Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Website:
http://www.sheprescue.org
Address: 2721 Wigtown Road, Los Angeles, CA 90064 (mail
only - there are no adoptions at this location)
Phone: 310-202-SAVE
Contact: Robin Jampol
Email:
robin@sheprescue.org
Colorado
Colorado German Shepherd Rescue
Website:
http://www.coloradogermanshepherdrescue.net
Address: Falcon, CO
Contact: Sharyn Baker
Email:
schwarzenberggsd@earthlink.net
Conneticut
Von Monte-Haus German Shepherd Rescue,
Inc
Website:
Working Dog Section
Tolland, CT 06084
Phone: 860 268 8525
Email:
k-9mom@webtv.net
Florida
South Brevard German Shepherd Rescue
Website:
http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/FL200.html
Address: 1981 Mattison Drive NE, Palm Bay, FL 32905
Phone: 321-724-8873
Contact: Elena McKnight
Email:
elena_mcknight@mindspring.com
Majestic German Shepherds
Tampa Bay German Shepherd Rescue
11904 McMullen Loop
Riverview, FL 33569
Illinois
German Shepherd Rescue, Inc.
Chicago, Skokie, and northern Illinois
Website:
http://www.gsdrescue1.org
Address: P.O. Box 5092, Skokie, IL 60077
Phone: 847/677-0561
Email:
GSRescue1@comcast.net (Rescue Coordinator)
Central Illinois German Shepherd Dog Rescue
P.O. Box 17464
Urbana, IL 61803
E-mail:
rescue@gsdhaven.org
Web site:
http://www.gsdhaven.org
German Shepherd Dog Rescue of Northern Illinois
815-405-3906 Fax 815-254-7699
PO Box 596, Plainfield, Illinois 60544
www.gsdrni.org
Indiana
German Shepherd Rescue & Adoption of Central Indiana
6189 E. 100 N.
Franklin, IN 46131
Phone: 317-736-0446 before 9 pm
Email:
bree0202@earthlink.net
http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/IN22.html
Kentucky
Dumas German Shepherd Rescue
Stambaugh, KY 41257
Contact: Anna Wells
E-mail: dumasgsdrescue@yahoo.com
Web Site:
http://www.dumas.petfinder.com
We are a small Non-Profit German Shepherd Rescue that deals with ONLY kill
shelters and works with individuals to place their dogs as needed.
Fables German Shepherd Rescue
Winchester, KY 40391
Phone: (859) 745-0354
E-mail: gshepherd6@yahoo.com
Web Site:
http://www.fablesgsd.com
Stepping Stone German Shepherd Rescue
PO Box 4435
Lexington, KY 40544
Phone: (859) 233-0511
E-mail: SteppingStoneGSD@aol.com
Maryland
Mid-Atlantic German Shepherd Rescue
Maryland, South and South Central Pennsylvania, Northern
Virginia, and D.C.
Website:
http://www.magsr.org
Address: Post Office Box 5, Laurel, MD 20725-0005
Phone :( 410) 644-7763 (message only)
E-mail:
magsrmail@yahoo.com (general email)
Massachusetts
German Shepherd Rescue of New
England, Inc.
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Vermont
Website:
http://www.gsrne.org/
Address: P.O. Box 299, Wayland, MA 01778
Phone: (978) 443-2202 (24 hour
hotline)
Northstar German
Shepherd Rescue
Website:
http://www.northstargsdr.org/
Address: PO Box 291, Winchendon, MA 01475
Email:
northstargsdr@earthlink.net
Michigan
German Shepherd Rescue of MI, Inc.
Website:
www.migsd.petfinder.org
Contact: Kari Selinger
Email:
karipets@aol.com
New Jersey
Garden State German Shepherd Rescue, Inc
Website:
http://www.gsgsr.org
Address: P.O. BOX 242, Fanwood, N.J. 07023
Email:
gsrescue@gsgsr.org
Phone: 201-794-4746
Mostly Shepherds Rescue of New Jersey
Website:
www.mostlyshepherds.petfinder.com
Address: PO BOX 694, New Monmouth, NJ 07748
Phone: 732-671-3708
732 890 0899
Cell
Contact: Libby Cook
Email:
libcook@aol.com
New York
Shepherd's Hope
Serving the Greater Metropolitan New York & Long Island Area
WebsiteShepherdsHope.petfinder.com
Phone: (516) 801-3434
Email: Bluemoonblue@optonline.net
or
toomanyshepherds@aol.com
BrightStar GSD Rescue
Website:
www.brightstargsd.org
Address: 30 Wheatstone Circle, Fairport, NY 14450-1168
Phone: 585-293-0549 (Roxanne & Paul)
Phone: 716-751-9024 (Leann)
Email:
Brightstaradopt@peoplepc.com (Leann)
German Shepherd Rescue of Central New York
Website:
http://www.gsrcny.org
Address: 2254 State Route 80, Tully, NY 13159
Phone: (315) 696-6806
Email:
kizwiz@aol.com (GSRCNY Site Email)
Herding Dog Rescue
Website:
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/NY485.html
Address: P.O. Box 35, Baldwin, NY 11510
Phone: 631-924-3838
Email:
debsdogs@optonline.net
German Shepherd Rescue of Duchess County NY
Website:
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/NY189.html
Address: 136 Jameson Hill Road, Clinton Corners, NY 12514
Email:
gsrodcnyinc@yahoo.com
North Carolina
GSD Rescue and Adoptions
Website:
http://www.gsdrescue.org
Address: PO Box 19272, Raleigh, NC 27619
Phone: 919-547-4247 (voicemail checked weekly)
Email:
gsdrescue75@hotmail.com
German Shepherd Rescue
Alamance County, North Carolina
Website:
http://angelfire.com/nc/gsr/index.html
Address: P.O. Box 8, Elon College, NC 27244
Phone: 336-221-0120
Email:
LuvMyBentley@aol.com
Pennsylvania
German Shepherd Rescue of Southeast Pennsylvania
Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties
Website:
http://www.gsr-sp.com
Address: 9012 Cargill Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19115
Contact: Simone Mogul
Email:
19paws@pobox.com
Ohio
Dogs Hope
Address: Lake County, OH
Email deb@dogshope.com or
jan@dogshope.com
Website www.dogshope.com
Shepherd Haven German Shepherd Rescue
PO Box 816
Grove City, OH 43123
Email:
KKnipp@columbus.rr.com
website:
www.shepherdhaven.org
Lake Erie German Shepherd Rescue
Northern Ohio
Huron, OH 44839
419-433-8555
Email:
wolfhowl@wcnet.org
Web:
http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/OH488.html
Texas
Austin German Shepherd Rescue
Serving Austin and the Central Texas Area
http://www.austingermanshepherdrescue.org/
Email:
jazz@austingermanshepherdrescue.org
German Shepherd Dog Rescue Houston, Inc.
Sadly, in Sept 2007,
German Shepherd
Rescue of Houston made the difficult decision to discontinue rescue
operations. As a parting message they write, "After eight years and the
successful placement of 580 abandoned German Shepherds, GSDR Houston is closing
its doors. Unfortunately a lack of new volunteers and monetary donations have
made it impossible to continue our mission to save and re-home German Shepherd
dogs in the Houston area."
Please don't let this happen to the rest
of the dedicated rescues on this list. Support Breed Rescue!
Camp
Wolfgang (North TX)
Good Shepherd Rescue of
North Texas (TX)
Greater
Houston GSD Rescue (TX)
North Texas German Shepherd
Rescue (TX)
Texas GSD
Rescue Group (TX)
Virginia
Virginia German Shepherd Rescue
Virginia and the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area
Website:
www.shepherdrescue.org
Address: PO Box 126, Sterling, VA 20167
Phone: (703) 435.2840
Email:
contact@shepherdrescue.org
Wisconsin
Arf's German Shepherd Rescue of Wisconsin
Website:
http://www.arfrescue.com/
Address: P.O. Box 44 Lodi, WI 53555
Email:
gsd@arfrescue.com
Badgerland German Shepherd Rescue
Southern Wisconsin
Website:
www.bgsr.org
Address: PO Box 22, Belleville, WI 53508
Email:
gsd4me@bgsr.org
West Virginia
West Virginia German Shepherd Rescue Co-op
Website:
http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/WV58.html
Address: 131 Greentree Dr., Parkersburg , WV 26104
Phone: 740-667-3545
Email:
k9gsd@casinternet.net
Other Useful Rescue Links
Listing of GSD Rescues in the US
Website:
http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~laird/animal_rescue/breed_rescue_organizations#german
shepherd dog
Echo Dogs White German Shepherd Rescue
Most of the United States and Canada
Website:
http://www.echodogs.org/
National White German Shepherd Rescue
Website:
http://www.nationalwhitegermanshepherdrescue.org/index1.html
Contact: Denise Quartuccio
Email:
info@nationalwhitegermanshephrdrescue.org
Dutch Shepherd Rescue
Website:
http://dutchshepherdrescue.org/
Contacts vary depending on where the dog
is located. Please see the website for more info.
Military Mascots
The pets listed are owned by Service Members within the US
who are in need of foster or adoptive homes due to their deployments.
Website:
http://www.militarymascots.org/states.html
How To Adopt A Military Dog
website:
www.militaryworkingdogadoptions.com
Blue Moon
BlueMoon Meadows offers an alternative solution to the
shelter system, the streets, or
private euthanasia for people who can no longer
provide for their pets due to death or chronic medical illness.
http://www.bluemoonmeadows.org/index.html
Last Hope Safe Haven
Saving GSDs throughout the country.
http://lasthopesafehaven.com/
German Shepherd Related Links
General German Shepherd Information
How to Pick the Best Dog Food
Here's a list of links for learning about how to tell good
dog foods from bad. Some of these pages contain lists of high-quality foods and
notes about why they're good.
http://www.doberdogs.com/foodcht4.html tells you how to read those
ingredients labels and has an
extensive list of dog foods and their ingredients.
http://www.dogaware.com/dogfeeding.html
http://www.iei.net/%7Eebreeden/kibble.html
Great Article on Rescue Dogs that includes GSRNE
http://germanshepherds.com/articles/totherescue/
Responsible Dog Ownership
What does it mean? Where does it start? What can I do?
http://www.dogscouts.com/responsibleowners.shtml
Help With Finding Pet-Friendly Apartments
http://apartments.com/
The German Shepherd Dog Web pages
http://www.germanshepherds.com/
A Website to Help Save Dogs From Dying in Hot Cars
http://www.MyDogIsCool.com/
Tattoo Registries
Dogs and Children
Preparing Your Pet for Baby's Arrival
http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/babyarrival.htm
Pets and A New Baby
http://www.bestfriends.org/theanimals/pdfs/allpets/petsandbabies.pdf
Preparing Fido
http://preparingfido.com/index.html
A
CD of baby noises and some articles that are great for people expecting a baby
Introducing Your Pet and New Baby
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/introducing_your_pet_and_new_baby.html
The Safe Kids/Safe Dogs Project
http://www.safekidssafedogs.com/index.html
Want to know where those cute pet store puppies come from? Check
out some of these links.
Video of an Indiana Amish Puppymill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhjqBsOCiPs
Health Information
Poison Control numbers
German Shepherd Dog Health Issues
http://www.dogbiz.com/dogs-grp7/germ-shep/german-shepherd-health-issues.html
How to Pick the Best Dog Food
Here's a list of links for learning about how to tell good
dog foods from bad. Some of these pages contain lists of high-quality foods and
notes about why they're good.
http://www.doberdogs.com/foodcht4.html tells you how to read those
ingredients labels and has an
extensive list of dog foods and their ingredients.
http://www.dogaware.com/dogfeeding.html
http://www.iei.net/%7Eebreeden/kibble.html
Dog Connections: Veterinary Medicine
http://www.uncc.edu/jvanoate/k9/k9vetmed.htm
The 5-Minute Veterinary
Consult, Canine & Feline edition,
is a practitioner's textbook that is heavily used by many small
animal veterinarians on a daily basis. The book itself runs about $80-$90, but
it's available on line and at no charge.
https://app.vetconnect.com/5min/toc/000.htm
Pet First Aid class in Waltham, MA (free)
learn how to take your dogs pulse & heart rate. Learn to
bandage a wound in a hurry and what should be in your first aid kit. Be
prepared. It could save your dog's life.
http://www.vescone.com/news-events/classes.htm
Animal CPR Information
http://members.aol.com/henryhbk/acpr.html
Canine Epilepsy Web Site
http://www.canine-epilepsy.net/
Scientists Reverse Paralysis in Dogs
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041203/D86OFDEG1.html
The Pet Fund
provides
financial assistance to owners of domestic animals who need urgent
veterinary care
http://thepetfund.com/default.htm
The Pet Arthritis Center
http://www.arthritis-cats-dogs.com/article-specific.php?petid=Dogs
Less Toxic Management: Keeping Fleas Off Your Pets & Out of Your Yard
http://ourwaterourworld.org/pub/ow/Fleas101.pdf
Take This Short Quiz to Find Out What is Poisionous to Your Dog
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz19784416a7868.html
Handicapped Pets
HandicappedPets.com
Products, services, and support for elderly, disabled, and handicapped pets.
We help you care for them.
Safety Information
Which Cars Make the Best Dog Cars?
http://dogcars.com/cars/
You can find any number of Web sites that review cars for all the usual reasons,
which is why we don't spend a lot of time dwelling on horsepower, handling and
other things that make the usual lot of car reviewer hearts go pitty-pat. We're
going to figure you know all about how many cup holders a car has, and how many
pre-teen soccer stars you can fit in it. So our reviews are about ... well ...
dogs. How well does a car hold dogs and their gear? How easy it is to get crates
into the back or otherwise restrain a dog for safety? Can you get air in the
back? Do the seats fold flat? And how economic is the vehicle?
Training Links
Dumb Friends League Pet Behavior Tips
http://www.ddfl.org/tips.htm
St. Hubert's Library with articles by Pia Silvani
http://www.sthuberts.org/petpouri/articles/libindex.asp
The Myth of the Four Month Meltdown
http://www.nwk9.com/article_meltdown.htm
The Dog Agility Page
http://www.dogpatch.org/agility/
General All Around Good Reference for Training Info
http://www.greatpets.com/
Dr. P's Dog Training Library
http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/dog/library.htm
The Marin Humane Society - Behavior & Training Notebook
http://www.marinhumanesociety.org/bt_notebook.html
What To Do About Puppy Chewing
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/our_pets_for_life_program/dog_behavior_tip_sheets/puppy_chewing.html
General Information
Pet Loss
What Can You Do If Your Pet Receives Negligent Veterinary Care?
The vast majority of veterinary care in New England is good. When
your dog is in physical trouble, a great emergency or regular veterinarian can
competently and kindly help you and your dog in what can seem like miraculous
ways. However, this is not always the case, as was seen in the tragic story of
Eli.
http://www.gsrne.org/Eli_Memorial.htm
How to Find Lost Dogs
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Loge/4844/lost.html
The Missing Pet Network
http://www.missingpet.net/
Cremation Urns
http://www.petcremationserviceslv.com/urns&cremtn.htm
Ashes In Stone
Mix your pets ashes in this concrete GSD urn or get a
traditional urn shaped like a GSD
http://www.ashesinstone.com/cart_d15.html
Pet Sympathy Cards
http://members.fortunecity.com/sandtracker/plcards.html
Bereavement Group (free of charge) in Waltham, MA
http://www.vescone.com/news-events/classes.htm
GSD History
Evolution of the German Shepherd in 30 Generations
http://www.aniwa.com/renvoie.asp?type=1&id=101809&cid=103053&com=1&animal=0&lang=2&session
GSD-Siegers (#1 dog in the world according to FCI world standards) 1899-on
http://www.sensuroitu.net/GSD/history.htm
An Absolutely Incredible Database. This particular page shows Siegers
(male) and Siegerians (female).
http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/siegershow_winners.html
GSD Types/Shows
Around The World Of The German Shepherd
Thousands
of fans follow the National Breed Championship on the five continents. Here is a
selection of the best adult males, which distinguished themselves in 2001 by
winning the highly-coveted title of Club Champion, and what’s more, very often
under the judgment of German breed specialists.
http://www.aniwa.com/en/chien/Grand_Public/document/101809/71351/index.htm
Dog Food
The Dog Food Comparison Charts
This is one of the most comprehensive websites for
comparing dog foods. It starts with an article on understanding dog food labels and then lists
most
of the dog foods available today. Must read!
http://www.doberdogs.com/menu.html
Get the Facts: What's Really In Dog Food
http://www.api4animals.org/facts?p=359&more=1
All Natural Diet for Dogs by Ed Frawley
http://www.leerburg.com/diet.htm
Other Links
War Dogs
http://www.war-dogs.com/
Maine Warden Service K-9 Unit
Warden Ron Dunham and
K-9 Grace, the Service's first "rescue" dog donated by the German Shepherd
Rescue of New England, joined the Unit in 2001. Grace, a female German Shepherd,
is a true "workaholic" and a good choice even though she was a little old (three
years) when starting training. (NOTE: GSRNE also placed Dutchess, a Dutch
Shepherd, with the Maine Warden Service in 2005.
http://www.state.me.us/ifw/aboutus/wardenservice/k-9/
Shelter Alliance and Resources for Animals with
Handicaps, Inc.
http://sarahandicaps.org/links.html
The Facts About Chaining or Tethering Dogs
http://www.hsus.org/animal_abuse_and_neglect/tethering_dogs.html
Do You Chain Your Dog?
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/dog_care/do_you_chain_your_dog.html
Dogs Deserve Better
http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/
Do you know of a dog that lives it's life on a chain or pen? This nonprofit organization is dedicated to freeing the chained dog and
bringing our 'best friend' into the home and family.
Maine Friends of Animals
http://www.mfoa.net/news/companion_animals/dogs_chained_for_life_campaign_4.html
One of the most frequent requests MFOA hears from our members is
about doing something about what we call “dogs chained for life.” Time and again
we get calls about dogs continuously being left outside in inhumane conditions.
In our view it is arguably the most pervasive form of animal cruelty that we
presently have in the state, especially given Maine winters.
Death by the Pound
http://www.mysanantonio.com/salife/pets/stories/MYSA111404.1A.poundmainbar.543d8efc.html
Graphic story of euthanasia in the San Antonia Pound. Includes
address if you are moved to write to help these animals.
Reasons NOT to Give Your Dog "Free To A Good Home"
http://www.animalaidsw.org/free.html
The Animal Rescue Site
Click on the link to help fund food for animals
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3&link=ctg_ars_home_from_bcs_home_sitenav
Born To Die Pets
Documentary videos of the pet overpopulation problem.
Caution, may include graphic images.
http://www.borntodiepets.com/html/shelter_video_wm.htm
Animal Abuse
Animal Abuse Crime Database
http://www.pet-abuse.com/
NHSPCA Cruelty Investigations
http://www.nhspca.org/community-services/agent.html
MSPCA-Angell, Boston, MA
To report suspected animal cruelty please call: (617) 522-6008 or (800) 628-5808
Massachusetts Animal Coalition
http://www.massanimalcoalition.org/
Animal Rescue League of Boston:
Boston Center mgasbarro@arlboston.org
617-426-9170
Brewster Center brewster@arlboston.org
508-255-1030
Dedham Center dedham@arlboston.org
781-326-0729
Animal Welfare Program, Maine Department of Agriculture
To report neglect
and abuse in the State of Maine use the following email:
animal.welfare@maine.gov
Prisoners of Greed
http://www.prisonersofgreed.org/
Our experience tells us that the best way to shut down the mills is by telling the public the truth about the mills. If the public learns that puppies in pet stores come from puppy mills, they won't buy them and the mills will close.
American Humane Education Society
350 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130-4803
(617) 522-7400
Dog Scandal Pushes New Fur Labeling Bill
http://www.hsus.org/furfree/news/fur_labeling_bill_introduced.html
The Coalition for Animal Justice is dedicated to fighting cruelty
against species traditionally classified as companion animals.
http://www.animal-justice.org/index.html
Maine State Animal Control Officers are listed on the Animal Welfare Dept website
http://www.maine.gov/agriculture/aw/ACOs.shtml
Just For Fun!
Dog House Puzzle for the Kids
Just put the puzzle together.
Then, wait a few seconds for the dog to come out!
This is cute!
http://www.riversongs.com/Flas/today.swf
Dog Parks Throughout the USA
http://www.dogpark.com/prkusa.html
Get Your Pets Name Analyzed Using Acrophonology
http://miva.zodiacal.com/acropet.mv
1040-Dog US Individual Canine Income Tax Form 200
http://www.dogware.com/1040-DOG.htm
I Love Dogs
Magic 8-Ball (for animal questions)
http://www.i-love-dogs.com/games/8ball/
Dog Age Converter
http://www.france-property-and-information.com/dog-years-to-human-years-age.htm
Fun Dog Site
http://www.idodogtricks.com/index_flash.html
TYPE IN a command and see what happens... Sit, roll
over, down, stand, sing, dance, jump, shake, fetch, play dead, etc.
Dog Quotes
10 Rules of
Dog Ownership and other fun quotes
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