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Rescue Information

Many folks may think dogs that end up in rescue are in some way inferior.  Most are dogs that were simply the wrong choice for a family. Basenjis are not for everyone, and despite their appeal, the demands of owning this active, intelligent hound can be daunting to a first time basenji owner. 



Want to help Basenji Rescue?
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Mismatches are one of the top reasons basenjis wind up in rescue situations.  Many families did not really consider the time & effort required to raise a lively basenji puppy. Other situations may arise that necessitates placement of their basenji with a new family. Rescue helps find new homes for these basenjis.

The following are BCOA volunteers who are willing to be contacted to provide local assistance to basenjis in need of adoption. Sometimes, this will involve referring and/or screening potential adopters, locating foster homes, and getting appropriate medical care for basenjis in crisis situations. Keep in mind that email occasionally goes down or people go out of town. If you do not get an answer in a reasonable amount of time, contact one of the committee members listed below, and we will try to contact that person or refer you to the nearest alternate.


  Disclaimer: Contacts on this page are volunteers; the BCOA does not guarantee basenjis listed or referred and/or the services provided by these volunteers. Please read BCOA's Rescue Policy
 

Click on a name to contact via email
 

Rescue Committee

Shawn Smith, Chair

(920) 723-3338

 

 

 

Alabama

Mike Swan

(423) 238-5036

Alaska

Dana MacDonald

(503) 556-2658

 

Sharron Hurlbut

(360) 697-2445

Arizona

Michelle Voyek

(623) 444-2760

Arkansas

Jacque Holdaway

(405) 370-0864

 

Tonya Ahrens

(417) 926-6183

California

Ann Calhoun

(805) 528-5465

 

Susan Culver Suhr

(310) 886-5051

 

Karen Jones

(661) 269-2364

Colorado

Peggy Shifflet

(303) 455-8216

 

Rick Christensen

(303) 919-9689

Delaware

Judy Stahl

(717) 873-8889

Florida

Kristen Marshall

(352) 208-1590

 

Joan Bradley

(407) 977-8391

 

Margaret O’Reilly

(850) 932-2558

 

Joe Carlson & Paul Ketz 

(954) 815-2143

Georgia

Mike Swan

(423) 238-5036

Hawaii

John Gaidos

(808) 395-4626

Idaho

Joyce Hughes

(208) 233-9323 / (208) 241-7773

Illinois

Peggy Pick

(618) 346-1870

Indiana

Pamela Carter

(219) 322-4926

Kansas

Eva Allen

(816) 444-9321

 

Vickie Jacobs

(785) 379-5430

Kentucky

Cathleen Combs

(859) 428-1423

Lousiana

Jacque Holdaway

(405) 370-0864

Maine

Roberta Kosek

(603) 890-2430

Maryland

Iris Craven

(410) 875-2449

 

Judy Stahl

(717) 873-8889

Massachusetts

Roberta Kosek

(603) 890-2430

Michigan

Sharron Schmidgall

(248) 628-0942

 

Karen Butler

(517) 851-8299

 

Lynn Arrand

(519) 735-2568

Minnesota

Carrie Jones

(507) 876-9987

 

Linda Raines

(763) 792-1885

 

Sally Wuornos

(763) 689-4247

 

Diana McCarty

(763) 682-4699

Missippi

Debbi Johnson

(901) 753-8144

Missouri

Eva Allen

(816) 444-9321

 

Vickie Jacobs

(785) 379-5430

 

Tonya Ahrens

(417) 926-6183

Montana

Barb Kunze

(406) 245-7385

Nebraska

Eva Allen

(816) 444-9321

Nevada

Michelle Voyek

(623) 444-2760

New Hampshire

Roberta Kosek

(603) 890-2430

New Jersey

Barbara Narehood

 

 

Rose Carter

(856) 327-2696

New Mexico

Peggy Shifflet

(303) 455-8216

New York

Chris Danker

(518) 439-2992

 

Chey Miller

(315) 597-2106

North Carolina

Russella S. Bowen

(803) 408-3111

 

Kathe Romeo

(518) 852-3252 / (919) 435-8731

Ohio

Cathleen Combs

(859) 428-1423

 

Tracy Leonard, DVM

(937) 426-0966 / (937) 426-2871

Oklahoma

Jacque Holdaway

(405) 370-0864

 

Tonya Ahrens

(417) 926-6183

Oregon

Kathy Britton

(503) 396-2959

 

Dana MacDonald

(503) 556-2658

Pennsylvania

Judy Stahl

(717) 873-8889

South Carolina

Russella S. Bowen

(803) 408-3111

Tennessee

Debbi Johnson

(901) 753-8144

 

Mike Swan

(423) 238-5036

Texas

Cheryl Silver

(512) 454-7219

 

Arlene Robbins

(972) 494-3642

 

Denise Vertrees

(512) 504-3992 / (502) 664-2950

 

Cynthia Castro

(361) 877-4392

Utah

Jeanie Shipley

(801) 278-3374

Virginia

Iris Craven

(410) 875-2449

Washington

Sharron Hurlbut

(360) 697-2445

 

Dana MacDonald

(503) 556-2658

 

Sandra Anderson

(360) 366-4057

Wisconsin

Shawn Smith

(920) 723-3338

 

Doris Herber

(920) 336-2611

Wyoming

Peggy Shifflet

(303) 455-8216

 

 

 

CANADA

 

 

British Columbia

Sharron Hurlbut 

(360) 697-2445

 

Sandra Anderson

(360) 366-4057

Ontario

Lynn Arrand

(519) 735-2568

 

Carol McGrogan

(519) 472-3644


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