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The following is a list of Basset Rescue groups in the United States. If you cannot find a contact, please simply e-mail targetmar@aol.com. Also, click here for other lists and international adoption.

Note:  If you are listed on this page and have updates, please click here. 

 

ALABAMA

Basset Hound Rescue of Alabama, Inc.
Suite 504, Two Metroplex Drive, Birmingham, AL 35209
205-871-4511, 888-879-1811
Eunice Cleeland, 205-979-2514
E-mail: ecleeland@juno.com
Website: www.bhra.org  

ALASKA

Cascadia Basset Hound Rescue
Serving WA, Northern OR, ID, AK
www.bassetrescue-wa.org
Lenore Dickinson lenored@uswest.net or 360-695-9674
Sylvie McGee - Sylvie@seanet.com or 206-433-7629

ARIZONA

Arizona Basset Hound Rescue 
P O Box 3056
Gilbert AZ 85299
www.azbassetrescue.com
602-225-7800

ARKANSAS

4 the Hounds Basset Rescue, Inc.
www.4thehounds.org
Gladys Eisenhardt, President
439 State Hwy OO, Reeds Spring, MO 65737
417-739-4905 - or
Lisa Delich, Adoption Coordinator
ldelich@portup.com
152 N. Lakeshore Dr., Wakefield, MI 49968
Home Telephone 906-224-2531 or 906-224-1299
Work telephone 906-229-5385

Floppy Dog House
Dennis & Susan Davey
Website: www.sitehounds.com/floppydoghouse/index.html
E-mail: flopydog@arkansas.net

CALIFORNIA

(Central)

Basset Rescue of Central California 
Michele Hicks - 559-897-1879
PO Box 441, Kingsburg, CA 93631
E-mail: michele@bassetcentral.org
Website: www.bassetcentral.org

(Northern)

Northern California Basset Hound Club
Rescue: Gloria Carlsen
707-765-2690
E-mail:grcarlsen@attbi.com
Website: www.ncbhc.com

(San Diego area)

San Diego Basset Hound Rescue
Jerri Caswell - 619-286-8638
PO Box 601304, San Diego CA 92160
Website: http://members.aol.com/SDBasset/frame.htm
E-mail: sdbasset@aol.com  

(Southern)

Basset Hound Rescue of So. California, Inc.
P.O. Box 32734, Long Beach, CA  90832-2734
805-524-9353
E-mail: dogs@bassethoundrescue.org
Website: www.bassethoundrescue.org
E-mail: bhrscinfo@yahoo.com
Maxine Lehman, 562 429-6920

COLORADO

High Country Basset Hound Rescue & Adoption Service, Inc.
Jeromy Humphrey, President
Phone: 720-981-9475

CONNECTICUT

New England Basset Hound Rescue, Inc.
PO Box 835
Raymond, NH 03077
Web: http://newenglandbassethoundrescue.org/
Adoption Coordinator: Karen Fortier
Email: nebr@mediaone.net
Phone: (603) 895-9766

The Colonial Basset Hound Rescue, Inc.
Phone: 508-672-6780
Web: www.colonialbhr.org
E-mail: colonialbasset@att.net
President/Secretary: Michael Arruda
Directory: Linda Fowler

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Basset Hound Rescue League, Inc.
Arlene Kahn, Director
PO Box 44201 , Fort Washington MD 20744
Phone: 301-292-3020, Fax: 301-292-1555 
Website: http://bhrl.cjb.net 
E-mail: madstudio@yahoo.com

DELAWARE

Basset Hound Rescue League, Inc.
Arlene Kahn, Director
PO Box 44201 , Fort Washington MD 20744
Phone: 301-292-3020, Fax: 301-292-1555 
Website: http://bhrl.cjb.net 
E-mail: madstudio@yahoo.com 

FLORIDA

Suncoast Basset Rescue, Inc.
Karen Young
4811 NW 17 Place, Gainesville FL 32605
(352) 371-8082
Website:  www.suncoastbassetrescue.org
E-mail: kchile@aol.com
Nancy Bresslin - 407-259-3400
Melbourne
Basset Rescue - Fort Lauderdale
Kay Robertson - 954-772-3014
1560 Northeast 43rd Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL  39334
 
Florida Basset Rescue Inc.
Contact: Sandy Coulter 941-776-5110 or FLBassetRescue@aol.com

GEORGIA

Basset Hound Rescue of Georgia, Inc.
P.O. Box 1911, Kennesaw, GA 30156-9998
770-499-1164
Website: www.bhrg.org  
E-mail: GeneralInfo@bhrg.org     

IDAHO

Washington Basset Rescue
(serving Washington, Idaho, and Oregon)
Pat Benstine (Spokane, WA)
Washington Basset Hound Rescue
P.O. Box 29101
Spokane, WA 99228-0191
Phone:  (509) 466-1538
www.spokanebasset.org
E-mail:  patb@ipeg.com 

ILLINOIS

Guardian Angel Basset Rescue, Inc.
PO Box 288, Dwight, IL 60420
815-584-1044
Website: www.bassetrescue.org 
Fran Gray , President 708-758-7455
Randy Howard, Vice-President
Fran Gray, Dog Placement Coordinator, 708-758-7455, bassetgal5@aol.com 
Emmy Little, Dog Placement Coordinator, emmy@btc-skynet.net 
Angie White, Foster Home Coordinator Risenwhite@aol.com  
Larry Little, Chairman, 815-584-1044, bbroker@btc-skynet.net   

INDIANA

Guardian Angel Basset Rescue, Inc.
PO Box 288, Dwight, IL 60420
815-584-1044
Website: www.bassetrescue.org 
Fran Gray , President 708-758-7455
Randy Howard, Vice-President
Fran Gray, Dog Placement Coordinator, 708-758-7455, bassetgal5@aol.com 
Emmy Little, Dog Placement Coordinator, emmy@btc-skynet.net 
Angie White, Foster Home Coordinator Risenwhite@aol.com  
Larry Little, Chairman, 815-584-1044, bbroker@btc-skynet.net   

IOWA

Linda Rudolph
515-834-2382

KANSAS

Mid-America Basset Rescue
Kim and Bruce Dunn - 913-557-5224 
39330 West 287th Street, Paola KS 66071-4252
Website: www.mabr.org 
E-mail: kim@mabr.org  

4 the Hounds Basset Rescue, Inc.
 www.4thehounds.org
Gladys Eisenhardt, President
439 State Hwy OO, Reeds Spring, MO 65737
417-739-4905 - or
Lisa Delich, Adoption Coordinator
ldelich@portup.com
152 N. Lakeshore Dr., Wakefield, MI 49968
Home Telephone 906-224-2531 or 906-224-1299
Work telephone 906-229-5385

KENTUCKY

Bluegrass Basset Rescue, Inc.
Pat Workman, President
215 South 15th Street
Murray, KY 42071
270-753-1588
Email:  bluegrassbassetresq@yahoo.com
www.bluegrassbasset.com
 

LOUISIANA

Looziana Basset Rescue
Leslie A. Wallace
165 E. Oakridge Park, Metairie, LA 70005
(504) 835-9558
QueenB534@aol.com 

MAINE

New England Basset Hound Rescue, Inc.
PO Box 835
Raymond, NH 03077
Web: www.newenglandbassethoundrescue.org
President: Charles Fortier
Vice President: David A. Lewis
Director: Karen Fortier
Adoption Coordinator Email: bhadoption@newenglandbassethoundrescue.org
Intake Coordinator Email:
Phone: 1-877-268-6467 (Toll Free)

The Colonial Basset Hound Rescue, Inc.
Phone: 508-672-6780
Web: www.colonialbhr.org
E-mail: colonialbasset@att.net
President/Secretary: Michael Arruda
Directory: Linda Fowler

MARYLAND

Basset Hound Rescue League, Inc.
Arlene Kahn, Director
PO Box 44201 , Fort Washington MD 20744
Phone: 301-292-3020, Fax: 301-292-1555 
Website: http://bhrl.cjb.net 
E-mail: madstudio@yahoo.com

Basset Rescue of Old Dominion (BROOD)
Melinda Brown, 866-710-9476 
Web: http://brood-va.org/
E-mail: brood@brood-va.org
Lorraine Donohue, Tidewater area (Norfolk, Richmond)
804-966-9329 • Lordonohue@aol.com
Heidi Jackson, 410-719-9685 • GetaBasset@aol.com
Rodica Stoicoiu, 301-916-9165 • rodica@pipeline.com
Diane Morgan, 301-582-3462 • Dcrocodile@aol.com
Helen Seldon, 757-539-3195 • jseldon@exis.net

MASSACHUSETTS

New England Basset Hound Rescue, Inc.
PO Box 835
Raymond, NH 03077
Web: www.newenglandbassethoundrescue.org
President: Charles Fortier
Vice President: David A. Lewis
Director: Karen Fortier
Adoption Coordinator Email: bhadoption@newenglandbassethoundrescue.org
Intake Coordinator Email:
Phone: 1-877-268-6467 (Toll Free)

The Colonial Basset Hound Rescue, Inc.
Phone: 508-672-6780
Web: www.colonialbhr.org
E-mail: colonialbasset@att.net
President/Secretary: Michael Arruda
Directory: Linda Fowler

MICHIGAN

Michigan Basset Rescue
PO Box 300381, Waterford, MI 48330-0381
Phone: 248-623-1698
Fax: 248-623-2553
e-mail: mibassetrescue@comcast.net

West Michigan Basset Hound Rescue
email only Gretchen Laffert
e-mail: glaffert@concentric.net

MINNESOTA

Red Wing Chapter of Basset Rescue in Minnesota
31283 210th Ave., Red Wing, MN 55066
651-385-8095
brim@lazymail.com 

MISSOURI

4 the Hounds Basset Rescue, Inc.
 www.4thehounds.org
Gladys Eisenhardt, President
439 State Hwy OO, Reeds Spring, MO 65737
417-739-4905 - or
Lisa Delich, Adoption Coordinator
ldelich@portup.com
152 N. Lakeshore Dr., Wakefield, MI 49968
Home Telephone 906-224-2531 or 906-224-1299
Work telephone 906-229-5385

Mid-America Basset Rescue
Kim and Bruce Dunn - 913-557-5224
39330 West 287th Street, Paola KS 66071-4252
Website: www.mabr.org 
E-mail: kbkdunn@micoks.net  
Stacie Raymond (Missouri), 573-687-3134, RaymondS@missouri.edu  
 

MONTANA

Basset Rescue of Montana
Leslie Ames - 406-626-4331
14600 Springhill Road, Frenchtown, MT 59834
E-mail: partnersplace@qwest.net
Website: http://bassetrescueofmt.tripod.com
 

NEBRASKA

Mid-America Basset Rescue
Kim and Bruce Dunn - 913-557-5224
39330 West 287th Street, Paola KS 66071-4252
Website: www.mabr.org 
E-mail: kbkdunn@micoks.net  
Juli Stemmermann (Nebraksa), 402-571-5964, jstemm@uswest.net 

NEW ENGLAND
(ME,MA,NH,VT,RI & CT)

New England Basset Hound Rescue, Inc.
PO Box 835
Raymond, NH 03077
Web: www.newenglandbassethoundrescue.org
President: Charles Fortier
Vice President: David A. Lewis
Director: Karen Fortier
Adoption Coordinator Email: bhadoption@newenglandbassethoundrescue.org
Intake Coordinator Email:
Phone: 1-877-268-6467 (Toll Free)

The Colonial Basset Hound Rescue, Inc.
Phone: 508-672-6780
Web: www.colonialbhr.org
E-mail: colonialbasset@att.net
President/Secretary: Michael Arruda
Directory: Linda Fowler

NEW HAMPSHIRE

New England Basset Hound Rescue, Inc.
PO Box 835
Raymond, NH 03077
Web: www.newenglandbassethoundrescue.org
President: Charles Fortier
Vice President: David A. Lewis
Director: Karen Fortier
Adoption Coordinator Email: bhadoption@newenglandbassethoundrescue.org
Intake Coordinator Email:
Phone: 1-877-268-6467 (Toll Free)

The Colonial Basset Hound Rescue, Inc.
Phone: 508-672-6780
Web: www.colonialbhr.org
E-mail: colonialbasset@att.net
President/Secretary: Michael Arruda
Directory: Linda Fowler

NEW JERSEY

Tri-State Basset Rescue, Inc.
Bob Arnold, President
1109 S. Main St, Pleasantville, NJ 08323
Sandy Gera and Bob Arnold, adoptions & surrenders, 610-388-2434
Website: www.tristatebassets.org
E-mail: adopt@tristatebassets.org  

NEW MEXICO

Basset Hound Rescue of New Mexico
Elizabeth Moorhead, Albuquerque, 505-242-2239
Fax 505-242-2239
Website: www.bassetrescuenm.org
 

NEW YORK

Tri-State Basset Rescue, Inc.
Bob Arnold, President
1109 S. Main St, Pleasantville, NJ 08323
Sandy Gera and Bob Arnold, adoptions & surrenders, 610-388-2434
Website: www.tristatebassets.org
E-mail: adopt@tristatebassets.org  

(Western)

BRoWNY (Basset Rescue of Western NY)
Gary Penny, Interim Trustee gpenny@rochester.rr.com

NORTH CAROLINA

Carolina Basset Hound Rescue, Inc.
Website: www.cbhr.com 
PO Box 80082, Charleston, SC 29416
rescue@cbhr.com 
NC phone # 919-708-4247

OHIO

Saralyn & Doug Moore
216-633-8557

OKLAHOMA

4 the Hounds Basset Rescue, Inc.
 www.4thehounds.org
Gladys Eisenhardt, President
439 State Hwy OO, Reeds Spring, MO 65737
417-739-4905 - or
Lisa Delich, Adoption Coordinator
ldelich@portup.com
152 N. Lakeshore Dr., Wakefield, MI 49968
Home Telephone 906-224-2531 or 906-224-1299
Work telephone 906-229-5385

Mid-America Basset Rescue
Kim and Bruce Dunn - 913-557-5224
39330 West 287th Street, Paola KS 66071-4252
Website: www.mabr.org 
E-mail: kbkdunn@micoks.net 

Basset Hound Rescue of Oklahoma
Layhoma Smith - 918-371-7329
layhomasmith@aol.com

OREGON

Emerald Empire Basset Hound Fanciers Rescue
Sandi Chryssanthis - 541-451-3647
910 Central Avenue, Lebanon OR 97355
Website: www.proaxis.com/~chryssmt/home.html  
E-mail: sanlyn@proaxis.com 

Oregon Basset Hound Rescue
Renee Bender - 541-863-4557
PO Box 2109, Myrtle Creek OR 97457
E-mail: bassave@pioneer-net.com   
Gretchen Shelby - 541-830-0713
gsbasset@internetcds.com 
Website: www.mstrcs.com/basset/    

Basset Hound Club of Portland Rescue
www.teleport.com/~jed 
 Lenore Dickinson - Rescue Chairman
Phone: 360-695-9674
E-mail: lenored@uswest.net 

Washington Basset Rescue
(serving Washington, Idaho, and Oregon)
Pat Benstine (Spokane, WA)
Washington Basset Hound Rescue
P.O. Box 29101
Spokane, WA 99228-0191
Phone:  (509) 466-1538
www.spokanebasset.org
E-mail:  patb@ipeg.com 

PENNSYLVANIA

Droopy Basset Hound Rescue of Western PA
Tricia and Sean Reese - 724-752-8835
RR 3, Box 7645, Ellwood City PA 16117
E-mail: droopy@fyi.net 
Website: http://members.truepath.com/droopybassetrescue  
Kris and Jeff Reynolds - 412-487-9737
908 South Park Ave., Glenshaw, PA 15116
E-mail: jar210@home.com  

Tri-State Basset Rescue, Inc.
Bob Arnold, President
1109 S. Main St, Pleasantville, NJ 08323
Sandy Gera and Bob Arnold, adoptions & surrenders, 610-388-2434
Website: www.tristatebassets.org
E-mail: adopt@tristatebassets.org    

Basset Hound Rescue League, Inc.
Arlene Kahn, Director
PO Box 44201 , Fort Washington MD 20744
Phone: 301-292-3020, Fax: 301-292-1555 
Website: http://bhrl.cjb.net 
E-mail: madstudio@yahoo.com 

Animal Friends, (not exclusively basset rescue)
2643 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 566-2103 ldalesio@city-net.com

RHODE ISLAND

New England Basset Hound Rescue, Inc.
PO Box 835
Raymond, NH 03077
Web: www.newenglandbassethoundrescue.org
President: Charles Fortier
Vice President: David A. Lewis
Director: Karen Fortier
Adoption Coordinator Email: bhadoption@newenglandbassethoundrescue.org
Intake Coordinator Email:
Phone: 1-877-268-6467 (Toll Free)

The Colonial Basset Hound Rescue, Inc.
Phone: 508-672-6780
Web: www.colonialbhr.org
E-mail: colonialbasset@att.net
President/Secretary: Michael Arruda
Directory: Linda Fowler

SOUTH CAROLINA

Carolina Basset Hound Rescue, Inc.
Website: www.cbhr.com 
PO Box 80082, Charleston, SC 29416
rescue@cbhr.com 
SC phone # 843-766-8838

TENNESSEE

West Tennessee Basset Rescue
PO Box 335
Victoria, MS 38679
Website: http://wtbr.home.att.net/
E-mail: wtbr@att.net

Volunteer State Basset Hound Rescue
P.O. Box 290821    
Nashville, TN
URL: http://members.tripod.com/vsbhr/
Andrea at AJsBassetValley@cs.com

TEXAS

(Houston area)

Lone Star Basset Hound Rescue
Post Office Box 2250 , Sugarland, Texas 77487-2250
281-579-7424
Website: http://www.lonestarbassethound.com/ 
E-mail: 
Adoption Coordinator: Tammy Dennis, tammy@lonestarbassethound.com or adoptions@lonestarbassethound.com  
President - Debbie Glasser, president@lonestarbassethound.com

(Northern)

North Texas Basset Rescue
321 E. Woody Creek Ct.
Springtown, TX 76082
Harriet Richman President
Phone:  817-491-9250
Email:  bassetrescuedfw@yahoo.com
website:  bassetrescuedfw.com

UTAH

Basset Hound Rescue of Utah
Dick Dotson - 801-250-2553
4053 So. 7200 West, West Valley City UT 85044
Don Steward - 801-466-6100

VERMONT

New England Basset Hound Rescue, Inc.
PO Box 835
Raymond, NH 03077
Web: www.newenglandbassethoundrescue.org
President: Charles Fortier
Vice President: David A. Lewis
Director: Karen Fortier
Adoption Coordinator Email: bhadoption@newenglandbassethoundrescue.org
Intake Coordinator Email:
Phone: 1-877-268-6467 (Toll Free)

The Colonial Basset Hound Rescue, Inc.
colonialbasset@ttlc.net 
or call 508-672-6780

VIRGINIA / MARYLAND

Basset Hound Rescue League, Inc.
Arlene Kahn, Director
PO Box 44201 , Fort Washington MD 20744
Phone: 301-292-3020, Fax: 301-292-1555 
Website: http://bhrl.cjb.net 
E-mail: madstudio@yahoo.com

Basset Rescue of Old Dominion (BROOD)
Melinda Brown, 866-710-9476 
Web: www.brood-va.org/brood.html 
E-mail: brood@brood-va.org
Lorraine Donohue, Tidewater area (Norfolk, Richmond)
804-966-9329 • Lordonohue@aol.com
Heidi Jackson, 410-719-9685 • GetaBasset@aol.com
Rodica Stoicoiu, 301-916-9165 • rodica@pipeline.com
Diane Morgan, 301-582-3462 • Dcrocodile@aol.com
Helen Seldon, 757-539-3195 • jseldon@exis.net

WASHINGTON

Washington Basset Rescue
(serving Washington, Idaho, and Oregon)
Pat Benstine (Spokane, WA)
Washington Basset Hound Rescue
7220 N. Haven St.
Spokane, WA 99217
Phone: (509) 466-1538
E-mail: rescue@wabr.net

WEST VIRGINIA

Basset Hound Rescue League, Inc.
Arlene Kahn, Director
PO Box 44201 , Fort Washington MD 20744
Phone: 301-292-3020, Fax: 301-292-1555 
Website: http://bhrl.cjb.net 
E-mail: madstudio@yahoo.com

Basset Rescue of Old Dominion (BROOD)
Melinda Brown, 866-710-9476 
Web: www.brood-va.org/brood.html 
E-mail: brood@brood-va.org
Lorraine Donohue, Tidewater area (Norfolk, Richmond)
804-966-9329 • Lordonohue@aol.com
Heidi Jackson, 410-719-9685 • GetaBasset@aol.com
Rodica Stoicoiu, 301-916-9165 • rodica@pipeline.com
Diane Morgan, 301-582-3462 • Dcrocodile@aol.com
Helen Seldon, 757-539-3195 • jseldon@exis.net

WISCONSIN

Badgerland Basset Hound Club Rescue
Tom Baetz, Corresponding Secretary
2135 Granville Rd., West Bend WI 53095-9601
Phone/Fax 414-375-2522
E-mail: oldawgjb@aol.com

WYOMING

Wyoming Basset Hound Rescue
Erika Phillips
144 N. 7th, Casper WY 82604
307-234-5607
Barbara Gose, Riverton, 307-856-3654
Diane Monahan, Gillette, 307-687-7946
Jody Fay, Sheridan, 307-672-9354
A.J. Allbright, Jackson, 307-733-5829
Kathy McDonald, Cody, 307-587-4993 (work), 307-587-4794 (home)
Jane Dennings, Torrington, 307-532-3983
E-mail: basset@trib.com  
Website: http://w3.trib.com/~johnrel/