Resources for pet owners and adopters

The following links are provided for your convenience. Companions in Waiting is not affiliated with these groups and their inclusion here should not be considered an endorsement.

Local Rescue/Adoption Organizations

• San Francisco SPCA
• Peninsula Catworks
• Home At Last Rescue
• Small Dog Rescue
• The Senior Dogs Project
• Muttville (senior dog rescue)
• Second Chance/Hopalong Rescue
• North Bay Canine Rescue
• Palo Alto Animal Services
• Furry Friends Rescue
• Peninsula Humane Society
• Nike Animal Rescue Foundation
• Humane Society of Santa Clara Valley
• Peace of Mind Dog Rescue (senior dog rescue, Pacific Grove)
• WKODIT (What Kind of Dog Is That)
• Cat Town (Oakland)
• Fat Cat Rescue

Breed Rescue Resources

• Akitas
• Australian Cattle Dogs
• Basset Hounds
• Beagles
• Boxers
• Doberman Pinschers
• English Springer Spaniels
• German Shepherds
  • German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California
  • German Shepherd Rescue of Sacramento Valley
• Golden Retrievers
  • NorCal Golden Retriever Rescue
  • Homeward Bound Golden Retrievers
• Great Danes
• Great Pyrenees
• Greyhounds
  • Greyhound Friends for Life
  • Golden State Greyhound Adoption
• Irish Setters
• Labrador Retrievers
• Pit Bulls & AM Staffs
  • Bad Rap: Bay Area Doglovers Responsible About Pitbulls
  • NorCal American Pit Bull Terrier Rescue
• Rhodesian Ridgebacks
  • Rhodesian Ridgeback Rescue of Northern California
  • BARRC Rescue
• Rottweilers
• Rottweilers at RescueMe.org
• Rotts of Friends (Woodland, CA)
• Saint Bernards
• Sled Dogs: Huskies, Eskimos & Alaskan Malamutes
  • Northern California Sled Dog Rescue
  • American Eskimo Dogs
  • Samoyeds
• Terriers
  • West Highland Terriers
• Vizslas
• Weimaraners