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Poodle Rescues in Maryland – Adopt a Poodle Today

🐩 Poodle Rescues in Maryland

The Poodle Club of America Rescue Foundation directs Maryland inquiries to Mid-Atlantic Poodle Rescue. Maryland residents can also consider Somerset, which requires personal pickup in North Potomac or Gaithersburg.

Poodle adoption options for Maryland

Mid-Atlantic Poodle Rescue

📍 Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia network

A foster-based network serving Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia that places Poodles of all varieties and Poodle mixes.

Before you apply: Request an adoption application through the official site. MAPR reviews the application, checks references, and asks all household members and resident dogs to attend the meet-and-greet.

Contact: 410-963-0079 · cindy@maprescue.org

Read the official adoption process →

Visit Mid-Atlantic Poodle Rescue’s official website

Somerset Cottage Poodle Rescue

📍 Northern Virginia foster homes; pickup in Maryland

A foster-based rescue whose dogs live in private homes in Northern Virginia.

Before you apply: Out-of-state applications are accepted, but an approved adopter must personally pick up the dog in North Potomac/Gaithersburg, Maryland; the rescue does not transport dogs. Applications are for a specific dog and are not kept on file. The rescue does not adopt to families with children under 10; reconfirm the current rule before applying.

Contact: Use the contact and application links on the official site.

Read the official adoption process →

Visit Somerset Cottage Poodle Rescue’s official website

For additional regional routes, use the Poodle rescue directory and confirm each rescue’s current service area.