In 2024: 98 Adoptions and 110 Intakes
In 2023: 93 Adoptions and 94 Intakes
In 2022: 82 Adoptions and 105 Intakes
In 2021: 72 Adoptions and 83 Intakes
In 2020: 63 Adoptions
In 2019: 93 Adoptions and 97 Intakes
Since 2003, Almost Home
has saved 1,818 dogs!
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Your New Best Friend Awaits!
View Available Dogs: Browse profiles and find your potential match.
Read Adoption Requirements and fill out adoption form: Read the adoption requirements. If you qualify, fill out the adoption form.
Be Patient: Our adoption team needs time to review applications and reach out for a telephone interview, and if all goes well, a home visit.
Future Matchmaking: If you apply but don't find a dog, we can review your application. When the perfect dog arrives, we'll match you!
We can't wait to help you complete your family!
Get Your 2026 AHDRO Calendar!
Pawsitively Adorable
Our adorable 2026 AHDRO calendars are here, and they're the perfect way to support our pups all year long! Filled with photos of our favorite furry friends, each calendar is just $25.00, including shipping right to your door.
Secure your copy today and help us continue our mission of finding forever homes.
Where the Tails Tell the Tales:
AHDRO 2025 Reunion
The wagging tails were endless at this year's AHDRO annual reunion! We had a fantastic time celebrating our favorite long-nosed friends—the magnificent collies and shelties—and the loving families who've given them their 'almost home' happy endings."
Urgent Call for Fosters!
Almost Home Dog Rescue of Central Ohio (AHDRO) is urgently seeking compassionate individuals to open their hearts and homes to collies and shelties in need. Our foster program is crucial to our mission, as it provides these beloved dogs with a safe and nurturing environment while they wait for their forever families. By becoming a foster, you play an integral role in their rehabilitation and socialization, helping them thrive during their transition. Every day we receive new furry friends that require care, love, and attention—your support can make a significant difference in their lives.
If you’ve ever considered making a positive impact in the life of a rescue dog, now is the perfect time to act. Fostering not only changes the lives of the animals but can also enrich your own life with companionship and joy. We invite you to fill out the Foster Form on the AHDRO website to learn more about the process and how you can help these deserving dogs find their way to happiness. Join us in our mission to save lives and provide a second chance for these wonderful pets!
Sweets for Paws: Treat Yourself & Save Lives!
Join us in supporting AHDRO by indulging in delicious treats from Good's Candies! For every order placed, 25% will be donated directly to help rescue and care for our furry friends in need. Treat yourself and make a difference—sweeten your day while saving lives!
Go to https://www.goodscandies.com/ahdro and enter AHDRO as the password.
The leaves are turning, and so are the pages of our September newsletter, featuring heartwarming rescue stories and vital ways you can support our pack of collies and shelties.
September Newsletter
Almost Home Dog Rescue is thrilled to announce it has received a $3,500 grant from the Ohio Pet Fund! This incredibly generous funding will directly support our mission by covering the costs of spaying and neutering for our beloved rescue collies and shelties. We are immensely grateful to the Ohio Pet Fund for their commitment to animal welfare, which allows us to continue providing essential care for dogs in need.
Ohio Pet Fund Grants $3,500 to AHDRO for Spay/Neuter of Collies and Shelties!
Petco Love Grant
AHDRO is overjoyed to share that we have received a generous $10,000 grant from Petco Love! This incredible gift will directly support our mission of rescuing and rehoming collies and shelties in need.
AHDRO covers medical expenses and ensures every dog is healthy, happy, and ready for their forever home. We are profoundly grateful to Petco Love for believing in our cause and helping us continue saving lives, one paw at a time. Thank you for making a difference!
PEDIGREE Foundation Grant
Almost Home Dog Rescue of Ohio is excited to share that the PEDIGREE Foundation has awarded us a $2,500 grant to help cover the expenses with the eleven puppies and dogs that were rescued from a puppy mill that were no longer of use to the breeder.
Pedigree has helped this unexpected intake of dogs with medical attention and food needed to have a fresh start and placed in loving and comfortable forever homes.
If you aren’t familiar with Pedigree Foundation, they’re a 501(c)3 formed by the makers of PEDIGREE food for dogs. Their focus is helping dogs in need find loving homes – a goal we share! You can find out more about them at pedigreefoundation.org.
We’re thrilled to receive the grant and excited about the work ahead to get every dog the loving home he or she deserves.
About Us
Almost Home Dog Rescue of Ohio is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has rescued hundreds of dogs since its inception in 2003. Donations and fees go directly to supporting the care and placement of our rescued dogs. AHDRO is a 100% volunteer organization.
AHDRO’s mission is to provide homeless collies, shelties, and mixes of both breeds a safe haven where they will receive medical care, nutrition, and love until their forever homes are found.
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