Rescue
The American Bullmastiff Association Rescue Service (ABARS)
Our Mission
The mission of ABARS is to find homes for unwanted Bullmastiffs that come from shelters or are owner surrenders from people whose lifestyle or financial situation has changed.
Occasionally ABARS will get Bullmastiffs that have been abandoned at a local veterinarian’s office or from a good citizen that has found the dog and exhausted all means to locate the dog’s owner. ABARS is not a placement service for our members’ unwanted or returned dogs.We do accept owner surrenders from people who have purchased their dogs at pet shops or backyard breeders, but most of the dogs we place are of unknown origin and unknown age. ABARS will not re-home a Bullmastiff that has any history of aggression to adults or children. ABARS cannot accept for placement, dogs that are Bullmastiffs mixes – we only take dogs that are known to be Bullmastiffs or can be represented as such. The Bullmastiffs are neutered or spayed before they are adopted and receive all the vet care they need so they can be represented as being in good health.
We rarely have dogs under six months of age and the average age of the dogs we place is around two years. Anyone interested in adopting a dog must first complete and return the adoption application to the National Rescue Coordinator, Virginia Rowland. We prefer that it be done online if at all possible. Anyone adopting a dog must pay a fee which will reimburse the Rescue Service for the expenses involved in adopting the dog from the shelter and getting the necessary veterinary attention.
Please Consider Volunteering
If you can volunteer by fostering, identifying, or transporting dogs in need, please download, fill out and e-mail the Volunteer Application to Virginia Rowland at: blackslate@aol.com and volunteer. We are always looking for new volunteers to join the American Bullmastiff Association Rescue family.
Donate to ABA Rescue Dogs
Donations to the American Bullmastiff Association Rescue Service can be done by PayPal to abarescue@gmail.com or checks made out to ABARS can be mailed to PO Box 300 Templeton MA 01468.
NEW ARRIVAL!
2025 ABARS Calendar
American Bullmastiff Association Rescue Service
2025 ABA Rescue Calendars are available! This popular calendar includes a beautiful photo and heartwarming story of a different ABARS rescue dog each month. Calendars are full-color, high quality monthly calendars that are 11×17″ when opened. Calendars are $20 each, two for $35, (price includes shipping).
Current Volunteers
If you can volunteer by fostering, identifying, or transporting dogs in need, please fill out the rescue volunteer application. We are always looking for new volunteers to join the American Bullmastiff Association Rescue family.
** indicates rescue coordinator
Alabama
Michelle May
italianmichelle@gmail.com
Christina Flack
Wetumpka, AL
cflack12@yahoo.com
Arkansas
Diane Carter
Jumpersbrat1@yahoo.com
Alaska
Pat Bering
Anchorage, AK
grizak@alaska.net
Arizona
Jewlz Lane
jewlzlane@gmail.com
California
Marijane Midolo** S. CA
Trabuco Canyon, CA
mjmidolo3@gmail.com
Jeff Teskey
jeffrey.teskey@outlook.com
Brooke Smith** N. CA
bcsmith38@att.net
Colorado
Karen Durlin**
Loveland, CO
kdurlin@msn.com
Kathy McAlister
P.O. Box 549
Haydon, CO 81639
103010.3020@compuserve.com
Connecticut
Tammy Newhall**
Vernon, CT
tamnewhall@gmail.com
Florida
Melissa Bausman**
North Port, FL
linmor2@aol.com
Margo-Ann McNamara
Wesley Chapel, FL
margo.mcnamara@gmail.com
Janet Abel
Jacksonville, FL
abeljan13@yahoo.com
Camille Barrineau
concannonc@gmail.com
Rika Daun
rika.daun@gmail.com
Giselle Hollander
ghollister68@gmail.com
Georgia
Melissa Bausman**
linmor2@aol.com
Hawaii
Linda Fox and Debbie Blunt
DynastyBullies@aol.com
Idaho
Lora Ferguson**
lkferguson51@gmail.com
Illinois
Howard Gussis
hgussis@aol.com
Indiana
Lisa Gembala
lgembala1@gmail.com
Iowa
Christi Swenson
christiswenson@gmail.com
Stephanie Buker
buker7297@gmail.com
Kansas
Renee Aldrich
Spring Hill, KS
raldrich@KCAC.com
Vicki Allenbrand
Kansas City, KS
blackjackdogs@earthlink.net
Kentucky
Marybeth Orton
bulldoggx2@gmail.com
Louisiana
Aimee LeBoeuf**
lillmisscajuncutie@yahoo.com
Maine
Kim Clifton
Newport, ME
bullmastiffrescueme@yahoo.com
Rhobe Moulton
Wales, ME
goatsrgreat@hotmail.com
Maryland
Jen Sorrell**
jen.sorrell21@gmail.com
Scott Martindill
scott@mobileoneservices.com
Massachusetts
Virginia Rowland**
NATIONAL RESCUE COORDINATOR
P.O.Box 300
Templeton, MA 01468-0300
BLACKSLATE@aol.com
Pauline Spinney
paulinespinney@icloud.com
Michigan
Shannon Fisk
jacob.shannon.fisk@gmail.com
Minnesota
Gwen Bader-Spong
Delano, MN
gwenbullies@gmail.com
Mississippi
Missouri
Carrie Watley Mitchell
cwat31@yahoo.com
Nicole Conover**
nandmconover1234@gmail.com
Stephani Luedde
Springfield, Missouri
davenstephani@aol.com
New Hampshire
Steve Krulish & Jackie Smith
Keene, NH
stonebul@worldpath.com
Roseann Ferrante
Freemont, NH
mybellamia@comast.net
New Jersey
SK Calkins
skcalkins@yahoo.com
Donna Mora Alfasa
jd1028@bellsouth.net
New Mexico
Karen Durlin
kdurlin@msn.com
New York
Jen Brown**
jenbrownmls@gmail.com
Robert Miazga
miazga@yahoo.com
North Carolina
Kimberly Cooper Smith**
Burlington, NC
kcsmith8520@yahoo.com
Ohio
Kelly Angle
bigdogresq@live.com
Oklahoma
Deb Butkus**
debbutkus@hotmail.com
Oregon
Linda Hyke
mystiklbmf@gmail.com
Pennsylvania
Tracy Mummert
tracabull@msn.com
Lindy Whyte
tryumphe@comcast.net
SK Calkins
skcalkins@yahoo.com
Rhode Island
Deb Buono**
dbuono51@gmail.com
South Carolina
Danielle Fowlston
dkv1978@yahoo.com
Gail Lucas
valour@comcast.net
Charli DeJong
charli.dejong@gmail.com
Tennessee
Jacqueline Randolph
doglovertimes5@gmail.com
Leia Blazek
leia.peia1@yahoo.com
Texas
Laurie Mawyer
laurieabars@gmail.com
Liz Smith
mastiffpaws@yahoo.com
Melissa Walker
melissawalker991@yahoo.com
Utah
Karen Durlin
kdurlin@msn.com
Vermont
Colleen Rouhan
Swanton ,VT
rabbitrsc@aol.com
Virginia
Erin Green
fork9s@gmail.com
Washington
Shanita Duke
Snohomish, WA
taif1995@comcast.net
Kay Pedisich
Vancouver, WA
kaybullpug@gmail.com
Washington
Jen Sorrell**
jen.sorrell21@gmail.com
Wisconsin
Howard Gussis
Kenosha, WI
hgussis@aol.com
Lesley Brown
Kenosha, WI
hgussis@aol.com
Additional Rescue Forms
ABARS Release Agreement
Used by rescue volunteers when getting a dog out of a shelter, shelter official and rescue volunteer must both sign.
ABA Adoption Contract
This form must be completed and signed at the time of adoption of a dog offered through the ABARS.
Surrender Application
Complete this form if you cannot keep your Bullmastiff. Please also complete the dog profile form as well.
Dog Profile Form
If you are considering surrendering your Bullmastiff, please fill out this form and submit to ABARS.
Home Visit Report
Please complete this report form if you are a Rescue Volunteer who is making home visits.
Rescue Volunteer
We are always looking for new volunteers to join the American Bullmastiff Association Rescue family.
Foster Home Contract
Please complete this report form if you are a Rescue Volunteer who is making home visits.