284 Great House Farm Lane
Chesapeake City, MD 21915
(302) 376-PAWS (phone)
(410) 275-9127 (fax)
ginny@pawsforlife.org

Paws for Life is located on PRIVATE property, and is a volunteer-run facility, so appointments MUST be made in order to meet our dogs!

Available Dogs

Important Links

The following is a partial list of resources for our area and is not an endorsement for any particular business.

Free e-book "Adopting a Shelter Dog - The First Seven Days"

Local Pet Sitting and Dog Walking

Fur Kids Pet Services

302-250-5088

Local Trainers

Wendy Young (dog behaviorist)	610-565-2559
Fur Kids Pet Services	302-250-5088
Look What I Can Do! Leslie Fisher	443-350-6820
Good Karma K-9 Training	443-566-2418

Local Vets

Atlantic Vet Ctr of Middletown	302-368-5176
Cherry Hill Cat & Dog Hospital	410-398-1331
Elk Neck Veterinary Clinic	410-287-6670
Delaware Valley VOM (Dr. South) - Chiropractic	302-998-2927
Middletown Animal Hospital	302-378-2342
*More to come!*

Local Shelters & SPCAs

Alexandria Animal Shelter	703-838-4775
Allegany County Animal Welfare Society	301-724-0446
Anne Arundel County SPCA	410-268-4388
Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care Shelter (BARCS)	410-396-4688
Baltimore Humane Society	410-833-8848
Carroll County Humane Society	301-694-1545
Cecil County SPCA	410-885-2342
Charles County Humane Society	301-645-8181
Frederick County Humane Society	301-694-1545
Harford County Animal Control	410-638-3505
Humane Society of Kent County, Md	410-778-3648
Montgomery County SPCA	301-948-4266
Prince George's County Animal Shelter	301-499-8300
Prince George's County SPCA	301-262-5625
Talbot County Humane Society	410-822-0107
Wimico Co. Human Society	410-749-7603

Other Shelters & Rescues

Adopt-a-Pet [VA]
Animal Rescue/Adoptable Pets (Maryland/DC) Page
Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Dog Adoptions
Basset Hound Rescue League of Maryland, Virginia and DC.
Cocker Spaniel Adoption Center of Maryland
Delaware SPCA	302-998-2281
Delaware Valley Doberman Pinscher Associates, Inc
Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue
ESAA English Setter Rescue
German Shepherd Rescue
Greyhound Rescue, Inc. of Elkridge, Maryland
Kent County Delaware SPCA	302-734-7029
Labrador Retriever Club of Potomac, Inc Rescue
Pointer Rescue Organization
Save-A-Pet Online provides an extensive list of breed rescue organizations.
SOS Beagle Rescue Inc

National Humane Organizations

Animal Welfare Institute (AWI)
American Humane Association - Animal Protection Division
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
The Humane Society of the United States
National Humane Education Society

Interesting Sites

USDA National Missing and Found Animal Page	There are not a lot of listings here yet, but with your support this can become a great resource.
Pet Finder	Pet Finder is a searchable database of homeless animals from a growing list of shelters in the New Jersey Area. Also allows individual listings.
National Capitol Air Canines	National Capitol Air Canines brings together novice through advanced Frisbee Dog owners in order to exchange ideas, educate one another, and socialize with others sharing a common interest.
Potomac Valley Bernese Mountain Dog Club
International Brotherhood of Cats Union	This is an international Union for the protection of cats' rights around the world.
Potomac Valley Standard Schnauzer Club	Includes the Standard Schnauzer Rescue and lost dog checklist.
rec.pets.dogs Complete FAQ List	Includes faqs on fleas, pet loss, how to select a dog, and many other useful articles.
rec.pets.cats FAQ Homepage	This is a great resource for cat owners.

Newsgroups

rec.pets	Pets, pet care, and household animals in general.
rec.pets.cats	Discussion about domestic cats.
rec.pets.dogs.activities	Dog events: showing, obedience, agility, etc.
rec.pets.dogs.behavior	Behaviors and problems: housetraining, chewing, etc.
rec.pets.dogs.breeds	Breed specific -- breed traits, finding breeders, etc.
rec.pets.dogs.health	Info about health problems & how to care for dogs.
rec.pets.dogs.info	General information and FAQs posted here. (Moderated)
rec.pets.dogs.misc	All other topics, chat, humor, etc.
rec.pets.dogs.rescue	Information about breed rescue, placing and adopting.
FAQs for the above newsgroups

Breed FAQs - Dogs

Affenpinschers	Havanese
Airedale Terrier	Siberian Huskies
Akitas	Irish Setters
American Pit Bull Terriers , Part 1/3	Jack Russell Terriers
American Pit Bull Terriers , Part 2/3	Keeshonden
American Pit Bull Terriers , Part 3/3	Kerry Blues
Australian Terrier	Klee Kai
American Water Spaniel	Komondors
Basenjis	Kuvaszok
Basset Hounds	Labrador Retrievers
Beagles	Leonbergers
Bearded Collies	Lhasa Apsos
Bernese Mountain Dogs	Alaskan Malamutes
Bloodhounds	Malinois
Border Collies	Neapolitan Mastiffs
Boston Terriers	Newfoundlands
Bulldogs	Norfolk and Norwich Terriers
Bullmastiffs	Old English Sheepdog
Cairn Terriers	Otterhounds
Cardigan Welsh Corgis	Caucasian Ovtcharkas
Caucasian Mountain Dogs	Papillons
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels	Pembroke Welsh Corgis
Chesapeake Bay Retrievers	Pharaoh Hounds
Chihuahuas	Rhodesian Ridgebacks
Chow Chow	Salukis
Collies	Samoyeds
Curly Coated Retrievers	Scottish Terriers
Dachshund Breed-FAQ	Chinese Shar-Peis
Dalmatians	Shetland Sheepdogs
English Cocker Spaniels	Shiba Inus
English Springer Spaniels	Shih Tzus
Flat-Coated Retrievers	Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Field Spaniels	Saint Bernards
French Bulldogs	Tibetan Terriers
Glen of Imaal Terriers	Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Golden Retrievers	Vizslas
Great Danes	Wetterhounen
Greyhounds	Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers
German Shepherd Dogs	Whippet
Harriers	Yorkshire Terriers

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