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














