Habitat for Dogmanity 5 - July 27, 2007  Adams County Van Donation & Supply Drive
 
  Habitat for Dogmanity 4 - July 22, 2006  Elevated Dog Beds for Rural OH Shelters

  Habitat for Dogmanity 3 - June 3, 2006      Meigs County Shelter Makerover

  Habitat for Dogmanity 2 - November 3, 2002  Mikes Dog Cabin, Prefab Dog Houses

sitting - Shannon, Mike, Mike, Kellie  
standing - Ron, Amy, Christine, Kim, Jeremy, Bill, Pam, Jennifer, Brenda
 

The Volunteers for Dogmanity 

Amy Andres
Bill Barcus
Bert and Jennifer of Porstmouth
Brenda Barcus
Melanie Berical
Tim Berical
Ron Blake
Mirna Bowman
Christine Brasel
Pam Dickey
Mike Hailey
Mike Hasson
Peg Kaplan
Shannon McKnight
Linda Orenchuk
Jeremy Smedley
Lisa & Rod Strode
Kim Trackler

Kim, Mike and Jeremy setting posts.

Finishing touches to the last run.

Spring 2002

How our day went...                                                 

Volunteers with Columbus Dog Connection created their own version of Habitat for Humanity with our version of "Habitat for Dogmanity"    

Twelve members of Columbus Dog Connection drove to the southern tip of Ohio to assist Mike Hailey of Mike's Dog Cabin in constructing runs and dog houses for his rescue. It was an amazing day.  We were able to fully complete 6 new dog runs that were sized about 33 x 70 feet.  Each run had a new gate and several dog houses. 

Those who went to Mike’s met on the south side of Columbus at 6am and Ron Blake led us expertly right to Mike’s.  Ron knew a short cut that took us way off the beaten path and saved us half an hour on the road. 

We started unloading materials at 8:30 and, working through showers on and off all day, had finished the job at 5:30.  The Delta Dog house projects didn’t go exactly as planned….but our house building crew of Shannon McKnight, Pam Dickey, Amy Andres and Christine Brasel turned obstacles into challenges and …we may have a new “CDC” version of the Delta Dog Houses.  Thanks to Linda Orenchuk for providing the tarps for the Delta Dog Houses and Lisa and Rod Strode for the donation of  2 pre-built dog houses. 

The fence crew, led by Mike Hasson, Jeremy Smedley and Bill Barcus did such a great job of getting the posts driven and the fencing in place.  Kim Trackler and Brenda Barcus worked right behind the fence crew applying the clips that secured the fence.  

Ron Blake was responsible for getting all the gates in place and in working order.  Many thanks to Tim Berical who assisted us greatly by hauling tools, food and crates to Mike’s.  We joked on the way down that Tim was our “border collie” as Tim brought up the rear of our caravan and anytime we switched lanes…"hearded" Jeremy (who was hauling the trailer with all the equipment) into the proper lane.  Thanks for keeping us together Tim!  

Thanks also to Bert and Jennifer from the Portsmouth Browns Backers.  Bert and Jen helped with fencing and clipping.  Thanks too to Gary Wells of Speer Mechanical for making and donating 2 fence post drivers.  We had several of the drivers and it was convenient to have them scattered about the large area we were in.  

Many thanks to  Peg Kaplan for donating the funds to cover the fence project.  I believe we ended up with 8 extra fence posts and some fencing…..  Thanks Peg….this fencing provided  much space to many many pooches.  And thanks to Rick Kaplan of Pepsi for the donation of Pepsi and water. It was hot and all the drinks came in handy throughout the day.  

Thanks to Lowe's of Dublin, for working with us on the pricing.  Mark Bockey and Joe Jackson of Lowe's were fantastic.  Thanks to Rem, Carl and Roger at Action Rental for lending us building supplies for the weekend.  And thanks to Jeremy for lending his trailer to get everything down to Mike's. 

Thanks also to the food committee who provided lunch…Melanie Berical, Mirna Bowman, Kim Trackler and Brenda Barcus.  We were able to snack throughout the day on all the goodies.  We did make the evening news in Huntington WV.  Thanks again to Peg for sending press releases for us. 

The reward for everyone involved in this project came at the end of day when Shannon released the first pooch into the new enclosure.  It was a sight to behold…..this medium sized boy wasn’t sure at first what he should do….all this grass…and this huge area to run in……it didn’t take him long to run around without a care in the world….he was rubbing his back on the ground and wiggling ….you should have seen the smile on his face….it was priceless.  Thanks to all of you who made that moment happen. 

I am overwhelmed with pride for what we accomplished for the homeless dogs of  Mike’s Dog Cabin.

Thanks to all of you for giving to the dogs,         

Kellie

Columbus Dog Connection

Wiggles (far left) was especially thankful to be closer to the gang.

Lots of new things to smell.

Not a posed picture

The Doggie-Do-Gooders

One happy boy!

Shannon, Pam, Amy & Christine...
the house building crew

All six runs.

Mike and Pam digging post holes

Happy Campers

Our expert gate builder, Ron.

Kellie and Peg with Hope and Drake 
and the fence supplies

Amy and Pam halfway through a Delta Doghouse

Jeremy and Bill pounding posts

Lunchtime...notice the fancy tablesetting

Kim supervising the fence building

Mike and Brenda setting the lines

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