Shelters and rescue organizations are listed as a resource only. Windy City Dog Walkers has not screened the services providers. Please use caution when considering giving an animal to an animal rescue. Ask for references and make sure that they are a no kill shelter. If you are getting an animal from a rescue/adoption agency make sure you investigate their service practices. Long-distance/sight unseen adoptions can be risky. 
Rescues are listed in alphabetical order by breed.

A

Affenpinsher/Pug Rescue
(773) 477-0757
www.morgansdog.com

Afghan Rescue
(630) 983-5108

Airedale Rescue
(708) 839-8982

Airedale Terrier Rescue & Adoption
(847) 359-3867
www.aire-rescue.com

Midwest Akita Rescue Soc.
(773) 792-1309

Western Great Lakes Akita Rescue
(262) 251-2542
www.WGLAR.org

Illinois Alaskan Malamute Rescue Association
(847) 439-6751
www.IAMRA.org

HeartBandits Eskimo Dog Rescue
(847) 567-0129

American Water Spaniel Rescue, Inc.
(773) 631-9044
www.AWSRescue.com

American Brittany Rescue
(866) BRIT-99
www.americanbrittanyrescue.org

A.R.F. Rescue
www.arfrescue.com

AuCaDoAustralian Cattle Dog Rescue
www.cowdogrescue.com

Austrailian Shepherd Rescue Placement Helpline
(877) ARPH-779
www.aussierescue.org

B

Basenji Rescue
(847) 695-1497

Guardian Angel Basset Rescue
(815) 584-2768
www.bassetrescue.org

Basset Buddies Rescue, Inc.
(847) 382-5593
www.BBRescue.org

BREW Midwest Beagle Rescue
(614) 340-7296
www.brewbeagles.org

Bearded Collie Rescue
(847) 537-7684

Belgian Sheepdog Rescue
(815) 836-0155

Belgian Tervuren
(630) 257-5535

Bernese Mountain Dog Rescue
www.BMDCNI.org

Bichon Rescue
(847) 758-0161

Small Paws Rescue (Bichon Frise)
www.smallpawsrescue.org

Illinois Birddog Rescue
(630) 694-1359
www.illinoisbirddogrescue.org

Big Hearts, Little Packages
(773) 625-2371
www.bichonrescue.org

Midwest Bloodhound Rescue, Inc
(630) 308-7348
www.midwestbloodhoundrescue.com

Border Collie Rescue
(630) 406-1555

MidAmerica Border Collie Rescue
www.midamericaBCrescue.com

Wisconsin Border Collie Rescue
(608) 584-4553
www.WIbordercollierescue.com

Midwest Boston Terrier Rescue
www.midwestBTrescue.org

Boxer Rebound Inc
(815) 728-0030
www.boxerrebound.com

Briard Rescue
(630) 257-5535

American Brittany Rescue
(866) BRIT-911
www.americanbrittanyrescue.org

National Brittany Rescue & Adoption Network
www.nbran.org

Bull Terrier Rescue
(847) 658-2295

Chicagoland Bully Breed Rescue
(312) 409-4577

Northern Illinois Bulldog League, Inc
www.NIBL.org

C

Cairn Terrier Rescue
(815) 459-4144

Greater Chicago Cavalier Rescue
(630) 553-2810
www.gccavalierrescue.org

Chesapeake Bay Retriever Rescue
(417) 825-8042
www.CBRRescue.org

Chihuahua, Chin, Schipperke Rescue
(708) 448-2010

Chihuahua Rescue and Transport
www.chihuahua-rescue.org

Chow-Chow Club
(608) 756-2008

Chow-Chow Rescue
(815) 744-9215

Clumber Spaniel Rescue
(630) 739-5614

English Cocker Spaniel Club
(708) 423-0756

Illinois Cocker Rescue
www.ILcockerrescue.org

Central Midwest Collie Rescue
(630) 305-3140
www.collierescue.net

Crest-Care Chinese Crested Breed Rescue
(708) 687-5911
www.crest-care.net

Collie Rescue of Greater IL
(630) 415-1206
www.collierescue.org

Lakeshore Pembroke Welsh Corgi Rescue
(815) 598-9113

D

Dalmation Rescue of Illinois
(815) 758-3955
www.dalrescueillinois.net

Dal-Savers Dalmatian Rescue
(847) 604-3257
www.dalrescue.net

Hattrick Dalmations - Vernon Hills
(847) 816-9245

Almost Home Dachshund Rescue Society
www.almosthomerescue.org

Dachsund Rescue of North America
www.DRNA.org

MidWest Dachshund Rescue, Inc
(847) 465 8732
www.MWDR.org

IL Doberman Rescue
(847) 277-1082
www.ILdoberescue.com

Lean on Me Doberman Rescue
(815) 773-4441
www.leanonmedoberescue.com

E

Chicago English Bulldog Rescue
(312) 282-6422
www.ebullymatch.com

English Springer Rescue America
(219) 365-1491
www.springerrescue.org

Midwest English Springer Spaniel
(312) 642-1279

F

Fox Terrier Rescue
(847) 577-9163

French Bulldog Rescue League
(847) 926-9920

G

Badgerland German Shepherd Rescue
www.bgsr.org

Chicagoland German Shepherd Rescue
(773) 326-0652
www.gsdr.org

German Shepherd Dog Rescue of Northern IL
www.GSDRNI.org

German Shepherd Rescue, Inc
(847) 677-0561
www.gsdrescue1.org

German Shepherd Rescue Alliance of WI (GSRAW)
www.GSRAW.org

German Shorthair Pointer Rescue
(773) 883-1322

As Good As Gold, Golden Retriever Rescue of Northern IL
(630) 588-0115
www.asgoodasgold.org

Gordon Setter Rescue
(815) 758-0243

Great Dane Rescue
(815) 634-4137

Great Pyrenees Rescue
(847) 668-7297
www.pyr-rescue.org

Dairyland Greyhound Adopt.
(800) 233-3357

Greyhound Pet Connection
(815) 568-8403

Greyhounds Only, Inc.
(847) 731-2511
www.greyhoundsonly.com

Greyhound Protection League
(800) 446-8637

Midwest Greyhound Adoption
(630) 466-4022
www.midwestgreyhound.org

REGAP (Retired Greyhounds as Pets)
(815) 538-3647

ROMP (Greyhounds)

USA Defenders of Greyhounds
(312) 409-1250
www.USADog.org

H

Havanese Rescue
(414) 688-3773

RobDar’s HoundSong Rescue
(219) 844-4602

Adopt-A-Husky
(262) 909-2244
www.adoptahusky.com

Free Spirit Siberian Rescue
(815) 245-2972
www.huskyrescue.org

I

Western Irish Setter Club Rescue & Adoption Program
(815) 475-7143
www.westernirishsetterclub.org

Irish Terrier Club Rescue
(630) 420-2271

Great Lakes Irish Wolfhound
(630) 830-8157

Lifeline Italian Greyhound Rescue, Inc
(715) 285-5909
www.italiangreyhoundrescue.org

Illinois Italian Greyhound Rescue (IGCA)
(815) 609-1798
www.windycityIGs.com

Italian Greyhound Rescue
(414) 559-0445
www.midwestIGrescue.com

J

Japanese Chin Care and Rescue Effort (JCCARE)
(815) 753-9670
www.japanesechinrescue.org

K

Keeshond Fanciers
(708) 795-5110

Keeshond Great Lakes Rescue
(847) 948-7815

Keeshond Rescue-Turbo Kees
(630) 980-7696
www.turbokees.com

L

Central IN Lab Rescue & Adoption
(630) 415-1973
www.CILRA.org

Fortunate Lab Rescue, Inc
(224) 595-4704
www.fortunatelabrescue.org

Great Lakes Lab Rescue
(219) 365-9476

Labrador Education & Rescue
(847) 289-PETS
www.labadoption.org

Midwest Labrador Retriever Rescue
(847) 604-3254
www.midwestlabrescue.org

Leonbergers in Need Rescue
www.leosinneedrescue.org

American Lhasa Apso Club Rescue IL/MO
www.lhasaapsorescue.org

M

Great Lakes Mastiff Rescue
www.LMR.org

Chicago Miniature Schnauzer Rescue
(847) 926-9920

Maltese Rescue
(262) 633-9371

Mastiff Club of America Midwest Rescue
(414) 540-4091

Midwest Rescue of IL Inc. Pit Bull Rescue
(847) 604-1545
www.midwestrescueabull.org

Internet Miniature Pinscher Service (IMPS)
(847) 612-4513
www.minpinrescue.org

N

North Central Newfoundland Club
(608) 437-4553

O

Old English Sheepdog Club
(847) 446-7381

P

Pet Jamboree
(260) 486-3555
www.petjamboree.com

Pit Bull Rescue Central
www.PBRC.net

Great Lakes Pug Club Rescue
(773) 519-5381

Northern Illinois Pug Rescue & Adoption
www.pugrescue.org

R

Rhodesian Ridgeback Rescue
(630) 424-8289
www.ridgebackrescue.org

Recycled Rotts
(630) 551-0729
www.recycledrotts.org

True Hearts of Rottweiler Rescue
(847) 302-6051
www.THORR.org

S

Illinois Saint Bernard Rescue
(708) 599-0708
www.saintrescue.org

Illinois Shorthair Rescue
www.ilshorthairrescue.com

Saluki Rescue Central
(618) 826-2224

Northern Illinois Samoyed Rescue
(847) 255-4815
www.NISAsamoyedrescue.org

Chicago’s Scottie Rescue
(815) 568-8872

Rescue A Shar-Pei
(312) 848-5527
www.rescueasharpei.com

Midwest Schipperke Rescue
(248) 644-7876

Central Illinois Sheltie Rescue
www.illinoissheltierescue.com

Secondhand Shelties
(630) 628-8322

Sheltie Rescue of North IL
(708) 579-3583

Wisconsin Sheltie Rescue
(920) 439-1849

Midwest Shiba Inu Rescue (MSIR)
(630) 225-5046
www.shibarescue.org

Chicagoland Shih Tzu Club
(773) 625-8415

Fuzzy Pawz Shih Tzu Rescue of WI
(920) 412-0702

New Beginning Shih Tzu and Friends Rescue
www.NBSTR.org

Shih Tzu Rescue (S.T.R.A.E.S.)
(708) 645-0730

T-Z

Tibetan Terrier Club of America
www.TTCA-online.org

Vizsla Club of America Rescue
(630) 858-6949

Arnstadt Weimaraners
(773) 631-8272

West Highland White Terrier Rescue of N IL
(630) 627-5764
www.westieclub.org

Western Irish Setter Rescue
(847) 475-7143

Whippet Rescue
(815) 756-6460

White Shepherd Rescue
(219) 374-8911

Echo Dogs White Sheperd Rescue
(605) 537-4564
www.whitesheperdrescue.org

Wire Fox Terrier Rescue Midwest
(815) 485-8266
www.wirefoxrescuemidwest.com

Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Breed Rescue
(989) 362-5963
www.AWPGA.com

Yorkshire Terrier National Rescue
(847) 670-1444
www.yorkshireterrierrescue.com

Indiana Petite Paws Rescue Angels, Inc
(Yorkshire Terriers)
www.petitepaws.org
866-325-PAWS

        If you are the webmaster of a rescue/shelter service listed above and would like to activate the link to your website or add your information to our list, please email us at: mail@windycitydogwalkers.com

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