The Area is an abbreviated state or province name, sometimes followed by a sub-area (for example, ``PA :NE'' is northeast Pennsylvania), and a home base in parentheses.
| Area | Name/Email | Rescue Org. | Phone | Notes |
| AB | Foster, Heather | ARPH, Aussie Rescue Canada | (780) 983-3055 | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| AK (Anchorage) |
Piaskowski, Melinda | ARPH | (907) 929-7788 | Rescue, foster home, transport throughout the state of Alaska. Available dogs |
| AK (Anchorage) |
Barclay, Teri | ARPH | (907) 345-6828 | Rep, foster |
| AK (Kenai Peninsula) |
Gaswint, Kelsey | MARS (Mini Aussie Rescue and Support) | - - - - - - - - - - - | Foster, other help (paperwork, calls, etc.) |
| AL (Mobile) |
Tomlin, Sandy | Priv | - - - - - - - - - - - | Rescue, transport |
| AR | Scott, Velleta | Private | - - - - - - - - - - - | Arkansas Herding Breed Rescue volunteer (30-Aug-10) |
| AR | Gilpin, Stacey | ARPH | (501) 562-4364 | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| AR: NW | Minar, Ed and Nagel, Diana | Priv | - - - - - - - - - - - | Assist ARPH |
| AZ (Phoenix) |
Cunico, Cyndi | Aussielads Aussie Rescue | (480) 755-3598 | Provides web page for adoption, possible foster home |
| AZ (Scottsdale) |
Poteste, Zondra | Private | (480) 882-1745 | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| BC (Vancouver Island) |
Dryburgh, Jamie | - - - - - - - - - - - | Fostering, transport, etc. | |
| BC: SW (Richmond) |
Brachman, Barry | (604) 270-9559 | Supports all Aussie rescue (see aussierescue.leepfrog.com (30-Aug-10)) | |
| CA (Bishop) |
Schade, Ted & Lisa | ICARE | (760) 872-3802 | Inyo County Animal Resources & Education, Web page, foster home, and transportation |
| CA (Sacramento) |
Brown, Schemer | NORCAL | (916) 781-4920 | Help at adoption booths, assist reps with adoptions etc. |
| CA (San Diego) |
Stockton, Jacinta | ARPH | (760) 742-3336 | Rep, foster home, transport |
| CA (San Luis Obispo) |
McNamara, Kristin | Priv | (805) 541 4375 | Covers the 831, 805, 559 area codes. Usually only does calls on weekends so unless it is urgent, hang tight. |
| CA: N (Fortuna) |
Kennedy, Sharon | ARPH, Priv | (707) 725-5307 | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| CA: S | Blackburn, Kari & Bill | ARPH, Priv | - - - - - - - - - - - | San Diego County, Foster Home |
| CA: S (Orange County) |
Hancock, Shelly | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | So. Cal. Aussie Rescue |
| CA: S (San Diego) |
Rodriguez, Susie | Priv | (619) 483-3359 | Foster home, Clairemont/Pacific Beach Area |
| FL | Jones, Amanda | ARPH | (800) 892-ASCA | Not fostering, just referrals |
| FL (St. Petersburg) |
Needham, Tracey | Florida Aussie Rescue - ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Foster home, home visits, transports |
| FL (Tampa) |
Elliott, Cindy | Priv | - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| FL: Central | Litz, Kim | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Rep and Foster Home |
| FL: N | Lynn, Joyce | Private | (850) 627-7588 | Foster home |
| FL: N | Dombrowski, Barbara | ARPH | (850) 524-4024 | Do Florida website (floridaaussierescue.com), rescue Aussies from Jacksonville to Pensacola |
| FL: NE | Jaeger, Annette M. | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | ARPH SE Regional Coordinator. Works with all rescue groups. Also SE GA. www.drdolittle.net/flaussierescue |
| FL: NW | Zwirblia, Gail | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| FL: S | Valant-Siebelts, Tina | ARPH | (561) 945-6363 | Also FINO, Little Angels, and Canine Castaways. OV: home visits, evals, ref checks, transport, and photography |
| GA | Johnson, Kim | ARPH | (912) 572-3045 | GA ARPH Rep/Foster home, eval, placement |
| GA | Johnson, Marti | Paws Pet Rescue Inc | - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| GA (Savannah) |
Splitt, Dede | ARPH | (912) 884-7459 | My favorite fosters are special needs |
| GA: N | Henck, Ed | Priv | (770) 441-7809 | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| IA | McQuillen, Jayne | Priv | - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| IA | Poduska, Cathy | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Foster home, gopher |
| ID: N | Lindsay, Mary Ann | Priv | (208) 772-2989 | Inland Northwest Rescue (30-Aug-10) |
| IL | Nebesky, Joan | Priv | (815) 455-2316 | Willing to help as time permits |
| IL | Sears, Catherine | ARPH, ARRF | - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| IL | Peterson, Stephanie | (309) 241-4468 | country_blond@hotmail.com | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| IL: N | Johnson, Shelly | ARPH | (815) 899-7545 | Pick up dogs or supplies, phone calls, transportation |
| IL: S | Edwards, Kay | Aussie Rescue of St. Louis | (636) 458-7515 | Also MO |
| IN | Cramer, Melissa | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Rescue Rep for Indiana |
| IN | Ton, Wynne | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Indiana Rescue Rep (30-Aug-10) |
| IN (Midwest) |
Vervaet, Georganne | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Rescue Rep for IN and assist in KY also (30-Aug-10) |
| KS: S | Kunc, Kelly | Priv | (316) 488-2344 or (316) 685-1523 before 5pm | Temporary foster home |
| KY | Strunk, Deena | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | ARPH volunteer |
| KY (Symsonia) |
Anderson, Diana "Bunny" | (270) 527-8195 | Foster home | |
| KY: W | Pritchett, Anne & Herb | ARPH | (270) 831-2246, (270) 832-8362, (812) 431-8876 | Also southwest IN. Foster, transport, evaluate dogs and adopters |
| LA | Hargus, Lynn | Private | (318) 547-0223 | Foster home, transport |
| MA (Cape Cod) |
Scott, Liz | Priv | - - - - - - - - - - - | Also New England. |
| MD | Bragg, Lynda | Priv | - - - - - - - - - - - | Also PA, NJ. Possible foster, rescue, any help I can be. |
| MD | Vanderryn, Amy | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Also WV (30-Aug-10) |
| MD (Cumberland) |
Novotnik, Shirley | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Also SHARE (Siberian Husky Aussie Rescue Efforts) |
| ME: (Eastern Central) |
Bryant, Lisa | ARPH and NEBCR | (207) 897-4689 | Transport, home and shelter checks, evaluations, short-term foster home |
| MI | Gullet, Michelle | Priv | (248) 545-2966 | Rescue assistance, possible foster home |
| MI | Janks, Tom | Private | (906) 474-7042 | Foster home |
| MI (Lake Odessa) |
Rosenstengel, Meghan | ARPH | (616) 374-8066 | ARPH |
| MI: N | Armstrong, Peggy | Priv | - - - - - - - - - - - | Shelter checks, transportation, temporary foster home, etc. |
| MN | Andersen, Nancy | ARM | (763) 441-4377 | (30-Aug-10) |
| MN | Block, Suzanne | Priv | - - - - - - - - - - - | Twin Cities area |
| MO (St. Louis) |
Kadel, Lisa | Support Dogs -- TOUCH Therapy Program | (314) 966-2021 | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| MO (St. Louis) |
Cooney, Frances | ARPH | (636) 677-2250 | Foster home (mostly special needs Aussies) |
| MT | Loeser, Jackie | Priv | (406) 686-4948 | Started a non-profit rescue, specializing in deaf dogs. I am a trainer and do basic obedience training with all my foster dogs. |
| MT (Victor) |
Muir, Joni Kay | Priv | (406) 642-6333 | Transport, behaviour & training problems, limited fostering |
| NC | Kelley, Laura | Priv | - - - - - - - - - - - | foster home, transportation |
| NC | Klein, Kristie | Priv | - - - - - - - - - - - | Rescue rep, foster home, transportation (30-Aug-10) |
| NC | English, Kathleen | ARPH | (910) 297-0290 | Transport, Fostering, Etc. |
| NC (Charlotte) |
Gibson, Kemper | NS4AR | - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| NC (Greensboro/Guilford County) |
York, Christine | (336) 407-4999 | Transporting, screening potential adopters, including home visits | |
| NE: SE | Schatz, Marie | ARPH | (402) 932-2760 | Will do evaluations, transport |
| NH | Hicks, Annette | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Rescue rep and foster home |
| NH | Wood, Steve | Priv | (603) 267-6861 | Transport, Foster, Evaluations |
| NH: Seacoast | Lange, Lisa | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Also ME. Foster parent |
| NJ (Howell) |
O'Sullivan, Caterina | adopt-a-pet | (732) 938-3199 | Foster, donations, transportation |
| NJ: Central | Moniz, Kristi | ARPH | (908) 754-4003 | Transport and foster |
| NJ: Central | MacDonald, Martha | ARPH | (609) 397-4112 | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| NM | Monti, Kim | Priv | - - - - - - - - - - - | All aspects of Aussie rescue |
| NM (Otero County) |
Catlin, Seth | - - - - - - - - - - - | High Lonesome Stockdog Rescue | |
| NV (Las Vegas) |
Yaussy, Naomi | Priv | (702) 434-6410 | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| NY | Tschantre, Diana | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Rep for Western NY |
| NY (Albany) |
Benoit, Michelle & Chip Rosien | ARPH | (518) 672-9142 | Rescue rep |
| NY (Hudson Valley) |
Sturgess, Keith | ARPH | (845) 446-5053 | Foster home, home visits, Aussie CUR |
| NY: Central | Gibbons, Colleen | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Foster, transport |
| NY: N | Luciano, Cheryl | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Upstate NY, VT. WASCUNY member, will transport |
| NY: S | Dwyer, Pat | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Rep for lower NY, transportation (30-Aug-10) |
| NY: W | Smith, Karen | ARPH | (607) 527-8336 | Temporary foster home, transport |
| OH | Niblock, Jan | ARPH | (440) 937-5930 | Transport |
| OH (Cincinnati) |
Stocker, Charlene & David | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Eval, foster, some local transport, home visits. Also private. Also N. Kentucky. |
| OH (Columbus) |
Maxwell, Rachael | ARPH, MARS | - - - - - - - - - - - | Evaluations, fostering, some transport |
| OH (Dayton) |
Hughes, Joann | ARPH | (937) 572-3436 | Certified Pet Dog Trainer; can help with behavior evaluations for shelter dogs, behavior modification and training |
| OH (Portsmouth) |
McGraw, Kara | Priv | - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| OH: NW | Bishop, Candy | ARPH | (419) 426-3011 | Transport and foster home |
| OK | Hahn, Sonja | Oklahoma Aussie Rescue, Private, ARPH | (918) 366-6909 | www.okaussies.org |
| OK | Barton, Kathy | Priv | (580) 252-4358 | Will transport through Oklahoma |
| ON (Bowmanville) |
Wright, Nicole | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | ARPH Rep for central/eastern Ontario |
| ON (Gananoque) |
Kirkby, Jody | Private | (613) 382-0202 | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| ON (Niagara region) |
Karras, Niki | ARPH | (905) 892-4946 | Rep |
| ON (Ottawa) |
Wilson, Ginnette | ARPH | (613) 862-1260 | Ottawa area Rep |
| ON (Ottawa) |
Waschinski, Doris | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Rep for the Ottawa area |
| ON (Ottawa) |
Paul, Kilby | Priv | (613) 748-5352 | Willing to foster, transport, etc. |
| ON (Ottawa) |
Henry, Cheryl | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Foster home, transport |
| ON (Toronto) |
Mclaren, Jeff | Private | (905) 822-9584 | We work for Air Canada and are willing to pick-up a dog in need from just about any location. |
| OR | Kruse, Kathy | Priv | (541) 576-2348 | Assists ARPH |
| OR (Polk County) |
Campbell, John | ARPH | (503) 623-4526 | Foster home |
| OR: C | Yates, Zamna | Priv | (541) 536-8142 | Rescues dogs and horses |
| OR: NW (The Dalles) |
Hines, Hilary & Erylon | ARPH | (541) 296-8993 | Rescue Reps, foster home, transportation (30-Aug-10) |
| PA | Oliver, Diana | ARPH, Priv | - - - - - - - - - - - | Also southern tier of NY. Will assist any legitimate rescue effort in her area. |
| PA | Handte, Micki | ARPH | (724) 652-4443 | Also OH and upper WV |
| PA (Bucks/Montco) |
Kirschner, Debb | NS4AR | (215) 822-8840 | Incoming dogs, fundraising events |
| PA (Harrisburg) |
Cardin, Nikki | ARPH | (717) 790-9566 | Will check shelters, transport, etc. |
| PA: E | Marks, Kay | ARPH, Priv | (570) 470-4560 | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| PA: NE | Heaps, Sharon | Priv | (610) 889-9808 | Transportation, photo scanning for rescues |
| PA: NW | Kunkle, Patti | ARPH | (814) 782-6226 | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| PA: Reading | Glaes, Kathleen | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Foster, OV, web site maintenance |
| PA: SE | Taylor, Heather | ARPH | (717) 484-0663 | Foster, home/dog evaluations, transportation |
| PA: SE | Rose, Leslie | ARPH | (215) 234-0576 | Foster home |
| PA: SE | Ryan, Ann | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Rescue rep |
| PA: SE | Aigeldinger, Nancy | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | OV (home checks, dog evaluations) |
| PA: SE (Harrisburg/Allentown) |
George, Denise | Priv | H:(610) 944-0059 W:(610) 944-7034 |
Assist ARPH, transportation, possible foster home |
| PA: Southcentral | Coursey, Marta | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| PA:E | Rademaekers, Cindy | ARPH | (610) 398-2094 | Foster home |
| QC (Montreal) |
Ryan, Deb | - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - | |
| RI | Clark, Cheryl | Australian Shepherd Club of New England | - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| SC | McCann, Robin | ARPH | (803) 644-1265 | SC rep for ARPH. Transport, evaluate, temp foster |
| SC | Koenighshof Branham, Andrea | ARPH | (803) 749-8515 | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| SC | Kotraba, Susan | Private | (803) 684-2389 | Also NC |
| SD | Hicks, Laura | ARPH | (605)&455-2580 | Rep and Foster Home. Glad to work with anyone involved in rescue. |
| SD | Zens, Lisa | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Foster, find homes for unwanted Aussies |
| TN: E | Foster, Janet | Alifechoice Rescue | (865) 470-2184 | Foster home, behavior modification, will work with all Aussie rescues, will help owners resolve problems |
| TX | Hitt, Patti | STAR | - - - - - - - - - - - | Adoption Coordinator |
| TX (Austin) |
Ziegler, Sharon | Priv | - - - - - - - - - - - | Can't foster, but can help with obedience training or other services |
| TX (Austin) |
Britton, Lara | Priv | (512) 459-6199 | Supports all Aussie rescue |
| TX (San Antonio) |
Buentello, Susan | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| TX: Central | Newton, Sarah | Private | (325) 642-9896 | Foster home |
| TX: S (Houston) |
Muck, Kristi | STAR | - - - - - - - - - - - | www.staraussierescue.org |
| UT | Zobell, Melissa | ARPH | (801) 226-4321 | Also does private rescue for Aussies, some mixes, and Border Collies |
| VA | Zukas, Jo | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Home evaluations, rescue evaluations, foster, transport, train |
| VA (Richmond) |
Marques, Barbara | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Transport, evaluations, very short term foster care |
| VA (Richmond) |
Zoller, Mary | ARPH, MARS (Mini Aussie Rescue and Support) | (804) 358-6280 | Fostering, volunteering |
| VA: (Richmond) |
Lay, Gayle | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | VA ARPH Rep (30-Aug-10) |
| VA: SE (Tidewater) |
Hall, Chevy | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | VA Rep, foster home, transports, private Aussie/mix rescues |
| VT | Force, Michelle & Jesse Suter | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Reps |
| WA | Farnham, Dorene | ARPH | (425) 334-3375 | - - - - - - - - - - - |
| WA | Burke, Nancy | Private | - - - - - - - - - - - | Also with Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue, maintains the Aussie Rescue in the Northwest website |
| WA | Bartram, Julie | ARPH | - - - - - - - - - - - | Rep, foster |
| WA (Mukilteo) |
Schofield, Sharon | Priv | - - - - - - - - - - - | Foster, groom |
| WA: E | Ruttan, Vickie | Priv | (509) 656-2565 | Rescue volunteer |
| WA: N | King, Penny | Priv | (360) 225-8747 | Also Vancouver, WA. Advice on training, selecting puppies/breeders, etc. Also Belgian rescue. |
| WA: W | Reuther, Megan | ARPH | (425) 299-0809 | Rep, foster |
| WI (Appleton) |
Kobierecki, Jackie | ARPH | (920) 739-8626 | Volunteer for eastern and northern WI; education, evaluations, transport and foster home |
| WI (Delafield) |
Schultz, Pat | ARPH | (262) 646-7012 | Foster home |
| WI (Madison) |
Molitor, Stephanie | Private | (608) 592-3014 | Foster |
| WI (Milwaukee) |
Meiller, Kristin | Private | (414) 483-4767 | Foster, transport, special needs dogs (deaf or blind) |
| WI: NE | Kuehl, Amy | Private | (920) 982-0955 | Foster home with Aussie on site, large training area |
| WI: S | Yocum, Jackie | ARPH | (608) 625-2174 | Rescuing Aussies and assisting adopters in Southern WI and Northwest IL. Will be glad to help you find your forever Aussie friend. |
| WI: SE | Ehlers, Rhonda | NS4AR | - - - - - - - - - - - | Transport, references, home visits, short term foster male only (30-Aug-10) |
| WV (Martinsburg) |
Rote, Tom | ARPH | (304) 279-2453 | Kennel checks, CUR, transport legs, etc. |
This directory is by no means complete. If you find that any contact information is incorrect, please contact me and I will correct it or remove the listing.
To find a rescue organization or volunteer near you, please consult the Australian Shepherd Rescue Page for a list of Aussie Rescue links.