Rescue

We are a group of rescue volunteers located in areas throughout the U.S. that assists owners who no longer are able to care for their Irish Wolfhound. We also provide an adoption policy that assures your Irish Wolfhound will find a loving, permanent, and safe home.

The primary mission of the Irish Wolfhound Club of America Rescue Committee is to support the dedicated individuals and organizations, listed in the National Rescue Directory, who rescue Irish Wolfhounds in need of a permanent home.

All rescue volunteers use rescue documentation, premise and reference check adoptive homes, and spay/neuter if the hound is age and health appropriate. Many have a list of pre-approved and often Irish Wolfhound-experienced homes waiting to adopt.

Additionally, the IWCA has agreed to provide reciprocal cooperation with the UK Irish Wolfhound Club, through our IWCA Rescue Chair, in assessing homes for breeders who are contemplating shipping their puppies from overseas.

If you are considering adopting a rescued Irish Wolfhound, our volunteers will be happy to discuss availability and explain how their rescue program works.

Please help us protect the breed by keeping rehoming ads off the internet and social media.

For assistance, please contact a state rescue volunteer (listed below) or the National Rescue Chair.

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National Rescue Directory

If you have any questions or corrections pertaining to this directory, please call or email the Rescue Committee Chair.

The following individuals are listed in this directory as Irish Wolfhound rescue volunteers by the national directory coordinators. The Irish Wolfhound Club of America, Inc. does not guarantee, nor can be held liable for, their services.

United States

Alabama

Kathy Boyd
919-800-7939
Irish Wolfhound Association of the Carolinas

Alaska

Beth Bergh
(907) 854-3085

Arizona

Joan Bender
602-402-8312
Desert Irish Wolfhound Association

Arkansas

Donna Yeldell
903-490-8052

California

Lynne Rosebrock
209-617-6463
Northern California Irish Wolfhound Club

Colorado

Sarah Shorey-Wickholm
303-260-9395
Rocky Mountain Irish Wolfhound Association

Connecticut

Andrea Dormady
781-582-1044
Irish Wolfhound Association of New England

Delaware

Susan Montgomery
410-446-3138
Potomac Valley Irish Wolfhound Club

Florida

Kathy Boyd
919-800-7939
Irish Wolfhound Association of the Carolinas

Georgia

Kathy Boyd
919-800-7939
Irish Wolfhound Association of the Carolinas

Hawaii

Sue Tank
541-647-7402
Irish Wolfhound Club of Willamette Valley FB group

Idaho

Sarah Shorey-Wickholm
303-260-9395
Rocky Mountain Irish Wolfhound Association

Illinois

Robert Greene
 815-735-4455
Great Lakes Irish Wolfhound Association

Indiana

Robert Greene
 815-735-4455
Great Lakes Irish Wolfhound Association

Iowa

A.I. (Nina) Gottsch
402-715-5254 

Kansas

Kerri McIntyre Murphy
620-229-8348, cell 316-651-7059

Kentucky

Kris Lynch
 615-967-1312

Louisiana

Ann Sury
214-533-9234
South Central Irish Wolfhound Club

Maine

Andrea Dormady
781-582-1044
Irish Wolfhound Association of New England

Maryland

Susan Montgomery
410-446-3138
Potomac Valley Irish Wolfhound Club

Massachusetts

Andrea Dormady
781-582-1044
Irish Wolfhound Association of New England

Michigan

William Drescher
517-481-5594

Minnesota

Lynn Simon
 952-412-6710
Northstar Irish Wolfhound Club

Mississippi

Kathy Boyd
919-800-7939
Irish Wolfhound Association of the Carolinas

Missouri

Robert Greene
 815-735-4455
Great Lakes Irish Wolfhound Association

Montana

Sarah Shorey-Wickholm
303-260-9395
Rocky Mountain Irish Wolfhound Association

Nebraska

A.I. (Nina) Gottsch
402-715-5254 

Nevada

Wendy Jepson
530-545-9083

New Hampshire

Andrea Dormady
781-582-1044
Irish Wolfhound Association of New England

New Jersey

Eileen B. Flanagan
908-310-8436
Irish Wolfhound Association of the Garden State

New Mexico

Sarah Shorey-Wickholm
303-260-9395
Rocky Mountain Irish Wolfhound Association

New York

Robyn Wilkins
Irish Wolfhound Association of Lake Erie

North Carolina

Kathy Boyd
919-800-7939
Irish Wolfhound Association of the Carolinas

North Dakota

Lynn Simon
 952-412-6710
Northstar Irish Wolfhound Club

Ohio

Frances Abrams
937-371-3609

Oklahoma

Donna Yeldell
903-490-8052

Oregon

Nadean Murray
541-815-1124
Irish Wolfhound Club of Willamette Valley FB group

Pennsylvania

Angie Bixler
717-350-5117
Irish Wolfhound Association of Delaware Valley

Rhode Island

Andrea Dormady
781-582-1044
Irish Wolfhound Association of New England

South Carolina

Kathy Boyd
919-800-7939
Irish Wolfhound Association of the Carolinas

South Dakota

A.I. (Nina) Gottsch
402-715-5254 

Tennessee

Kris Lynch
615-967-1312

Texas

Ann Sury
214-533-9234
South Central Irish Wolfhound Club

Utah

Sarah Shorey-Wickholm
303-260-9395
Rocky Mountain Irish Wolfhound Association

Vermont

Andrea Dormady
781-582-1044
Irish Wolfhound Association of New England

Virginia

Kathy Boyd
919-800-7939
Irish Wolfhound Association of the Carolinas

Washington

Nadean Murray
541-815-1124
Irish Wolfhound Club of Willamette Valley FB group

Washington, D.C.

Susan Montgomery
410-446-3138
Potomac Valley Irish Wolfhound Club

West Virginia

Kathy Boyd
919-800-7939
Irish Wolfhound Association of the Carolinas

Wisconsin

Mary Ann Russell
262-968-3421

Wyoming

Sarah Shorey-Wickholm
303-260-9395
Rocky Mountain Irish Wolfhound Association

Canada

Irish Wolfhound Club of Canada
IWCC Secretary Guylaine Gagnon, 514-622-3281