I just found a woman, not
too far away, who breeds and
rescues. Hear good things about her.

Who?
Her name's Leri Hanson ("just call me 'Pitbull Leri'"), and she's near
us in southern California. Drat! She has an interesting website for
her kennel, but I can't find it at the moment.
Something you wrote has influenced my opinion of her. She breeds, but
is to be forgiven because she's very active in breed rescue.