We Remember

From his Final Refuge Family: Meet Riley, our first Final Refuge Foster. In the first week after his arrival, Riley told us, “Even though people say am an old...

A woman found Hansel hiding under her porch after he wandered into her yard. At the local shelter, his microchip identified him as 15 years old. The owner was...

Agnes arrived as a stray at a shelter in just terrible condition.  After a week of trying to treat, staff asked ODH to take her and we immediately took...

Kenya was a Miniature Pinscher with a European long tail and one floppy ear. Her owner was returning to England after a divorce and felt Kenya was too old to...

Little Cady came into a big shelter as so many cockers do: with many “cocker issues” neglected, she was a mess. Matted coat, ears horribly infected, “dry eye”, dental...

Handsome Augie is an Italian Greyhound. He was surrendered to a shelter at 12 years old and had a brief stay in another loving ODH home before settling into...

ASTA is toy rat terrier (or perhaps toy fox terrier) who was found stray at the age of 12-13 and brought to a shelter where she was very scared....

Dahlia is a young senior whose breed mix is a mystery.  The ears suggest some dachshund in the mix and she also seems to have some terrier ancestry.  The...

Mildred’s owner passed away, leaving her in the house for a while until a neighbor realized she was there. She came to the shelter with long matted fur, maggots...

Micah is a 13-pound Pomeranian about 8 years old, has heart disease that is just starting treatment. Depending on his response he may have many months or only a short...