Columbus Dog Connection
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Volunteer

We are a foster home based dog rescue.  If you would like to walk, groom or social dogs or clean kennels, please contact our partner agencies like:
Columbus Humane in Hilliard, The Franklin County Dog Shelter just off Morse near 71, Citizens for Humane Action in Westerville and Pets Without Parents in Clintonville. 

Become a member of the Columbus Dog Connection Foster Team

Foster Family Team 
We provide the homeless dog, pay all vet bills, provide crates, toys etc, you provide the TLC and attend adoption events. Meet the greatest volunteers, give back to dogs, save a life.  
All of our rescued dogs and puppies are placed in foster homes until they are adopted.  It allows us to learn about the dog's personality,  
strengths, and shortcomings. This enables us to better match and place the dog in a happy permanent home.

We are always in need of foster homes. Our dogs are usually in a foster home a few months at a time. The foster home is responsible for all 
aspects of caring for the foster dog.  Columbus Dog Connection pays for all veterinary fees, food, a crate if necessary and toys when we have them.  

Fostering a dog can be a rewarding experience for you and your family. If you have been considering adopting a dog, but are not ready to make that 10 to 15 year commitment, then fostering may be an attractive option for you. You will help a dog, meet some of the best people on the planet and 
get a feeling of need and fulfillment.  Imagine... the effort you make will be the difference between life and death.
Fostering isn't a commitment for life, it's a commitment to save a life.
contact Kellie  KDifrischia@gmail.com


Vaccine Clinic Volunteers
The 1st Saturday of each month our volunteers coordinate our low cost vaccine clinic.  Greeting clients, assisting vet staff, set up, clean up and several more volunteer positions.     Email Mirna for more details:     MBLovesDogs@hotmail.com
​Download Volunteer Form


Posting/Forwarding our Monthly Dogs Available Page 
Receive a 1 pg document of our dogs available for adoption.  We email you early each month and ask for you to pass this on to your co-workers, social groups etc. Contact Kellie KDifrischia@gmail.com to be added to the monthly email list.
 

Transport Team 
Are you able to transport pups/dogs from shelters in Central Ohio to other parts of the state?  Transport legs are needed weekly.  We send a note out to let people know where the transport is starting from (usually Central Ohio) and where it is going to (usually 50-100 miles from Central Ohio).  Email KDifrischia@gmail.com if you would like to be included on the email list. 

 Office/Warehouse Assistance
We always have a floor to sweep, cat dishes to clean, litter box duty, food and supply organization needs and the usual needs of a rescue/shelter atmosphere.  Please contact Kellie if you have time to donate between the 9am-4pm time frame Monday - Friday.  


For Questions Regarding:
--Schedule Spay/Neuter Appointments
--Vaccine Clinic Questions
--Surrendering Your Dog or Cat
--Help with a Dog/Cat Issue


ColumbusDogConnectionInfo@gmail.com


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For Questions Regarding:
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--Donations
--Adoptions

​Kellie   at  kdifrischia@gmail.com
 
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Columbus Dog Connection    614-471-9000 
2761 Johnstown Rd Columbus  OH   43219   (near the Columbus Airport)