Papillons
are my heart breed. These dogs may be little in size, but they have the biggest hearts. They are the perfect combination of beauty and brains, and make the best little adventure companions. If you’re thinking of adding one of these amazing dogs to your own pack, you can certainly look into getting one from a breeder. The Papillon Club of America keeps an updated breeder directory. However, did you know that purebred dogs can also often be found in rescues? There are a handful of breed specific papillon rescues across the US!
In this post, I’m going to highlight all of the US based papillon recues that I am aware of. I’ll make sure to update this post frequently as well. If you know of any papillon rescues that I missed please comment below and let me know, so I can add them here! Disclaimer – I am not affiliated with any of these rescues. Please always remember that it’s important to vet any organization that cares for and provides pets before supporting them, yes even rescues.
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Papillon Haven Rescue
Papillon Haven Rescue is a volunteer based, nation wide papillon rescue. They rescue papillon and papillon mix dogs and place them in loving foster homes until their forever homes can be found.
Papillon Pals Rescue
Papillon Pals Rescue is based out of Jacksonville, FL. They adopt out papillons in a radius of about 250 miles outside of Jacksonville. Besides their website, you can keep up with Papillon Pals Rescue on their Facebook page.
Papillon Rescue of the North East (PRONE)
PRONE was founded in 2012. They are a volunteer based rescue based in the northern US and Canada. PRONE works with Papillons, Pomeranians, and other small breed dogs. There website, at the time of writing this, doesn’t seem to be super up to date, but PRONE does have an active Facebook page.
Papillons on RescueMe.Org
Not a rescue per se, but RescueMe.Org allows you to see a map of papillons looking for new homes in each state.
Papillons on Petfinder
Did you know that you can also search for specific breeds on Petfinder? Find papillons on Petfinder here.
Check with Your Local Rescues/Shelters too!
Even if your local rescue/shelter doesn’t have a papillon currently, it never hurts to check in with them. Many shelters will happily take down your information, and contact you if a dog that matches what you’re looking for shows up. According to the American Kennel Club, papillons were the 54th (out of 197) most popular dog breed in 2021. While they’re not the most common dog breed, they’re not exactly rare either. Sadly, papillons and papillon mixes do turn up in rescues and shelters fairly often.
Looking for more information about papillons?
- Papillon Breed Profile
- Do papillons shed?
- Do papillons make good apartment pets?
- Pros and Cons of owning a papillon
- See more papillon themed content here!
Comment below! Do you share your life with a papillon, or are you thinking of getting one? Do you know of any breed specific papillon recues that I missed?
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