Volunteer Pet Recovery

04/05/2025

On February 12th, VPR volunteers had trapped this sweet but shy fellow near Cleveland Ave and Lehner Rd on the city's north side. We had signs up in the area for another dog but started to get calls about this one the day before we caught him.

He was not wearing any identification nor was he microchipped. He was turned in to the Franklin County Dog Shelter in hopes that his owner would find him there.

Unfortunately he was not reclaimed and is still at the shelter looking for a new home. A link to his posting is in the comments.

03/14/2025

Volunteers with VPR were able to safely trap the young pitbull that has been roaming the Johnstown Rd / 62 / 270 area in Gahanna for the last several days.

He is not microchipped nor was he wearing any identification. He is now at Franklin County Dog Shelter in case his owner is looking for him.

Little boy found our trap a little after 3am on Friday morning so we also got to see the end of the lunar eclipse which we definitely would of otherwise slept through!

04/05 Edit: He is up for adoption at FCDS. Give this handsome man a good home. https://www.petplace.com/pet-adoption/dogs/58019150/PP18890

02/03/2025

Great time and a great cause! Grab some friends, purchase a lane and join us there if you can. ❤️

EXCITING NEWS! We were able to secure a Sponsor for our BOWLING FOR BULLIES event on Saturday so each lane will receive 1 cheese pizza & soft drinks will be available in the bar! We are SO pleased we were able to make this happen! We STILL have 8 lanes left! Tickets can be purchased on our website www.centralohiopitsavers.org. 3 hours of bowling, shoe rental, bowling ball AND pizza! How can you resist! Better yet, you'll be helping dogs when you attend! Grab your friends, family, coworkers, neighbors and come join us! Group discounts available for teams of 4, 5 & 6! Don't worry if you don't have that many, we can put you on a team with other awesome dog lovers!!! ❤️🐾❤️🐾❤️🐾

12/15/2024

Hilliard!

The stray dog that had been roaming Trinity Lakes and neighboring apartment complexes was safely trapped last night by Steve Kuklica.

It's at Franklin County Dog Shelter if the owner sees this and is looking for it. It was not microchipped and was not wearing a collar.

12/15/2024

Upper Arlington!

The black Pit that had escaped around PetCo near the intersection of Reed and Henderson was safely trapped by Steve Kuklica. Jimmy Chew had a lot of people who cared for him and spent hours every day looking for him.

Aside from a little scrape around his nose, he's in great shape. He toughed out the cold weather we had last week like a champ but everyone is so happy to know that he's warm and safe now.

11/25/2024

This sweetie is Darla and she is from Clyde, OH just outside of Sandusky.❤️ Her owners had just adopted her and she was home for only three days before she managed to find a way out of the fenced in backyard. Lucky for Darla, her owners reached out to the Sandusky County dog warden who introduced them to VPR's volunteer Bethanne Lewis Lawrence who is nearby.

Bethanne worked with the family for a week before Darla was finally trapped just north of her new home. We're so happy that Darla is home safe and that her new owners can put this behind them and focus on letting Darla decompress and settle in. Thank you Bethanne for another great recovery!

11/23/2024

Almost 30 signs going out today for lost pets. Wish us some luck!🤞🏻🤞🏻

11/11/2024

Tonight VPR was able to safely recover this very skittish pocket pittie that has been on the run in the Woodward Park area of Columbus for almost a week!

She's a rescue from the Cincy area and had been trapped before so we were a little worried that she would be tough to catch. The good news is that she had a GPS unit on her collar which was a first for us!

Yesterday, we were able to set a trap in a yard where she had been been a few times but showed absolutely no interest in it (no real surprise here). We have more than one way to catch a dog but the options get more difficult as we move through them.

Luckily today she wandered into a yard that was fenced in and we were able to shut the gate to contain her while she was sleeping in a mulch bed in the pouring rain.

She gave Steve Kuklica a run for his money as he tried to coerce her into a corner but ended up coming to the gate and letting Nichole Elizabeth put a leash on her. After fitting her with a new Harness Lead we were able to take her home to her very grateful mama. Hoping that a stable home will help this little girl come out of her shell and be able to enjoy the good life.

11/11/2024

Here's a good one from the Sandusky area. We waited until we had the reunion pictures to make a post.

VPR volunteer Bethanne Lewis Lawrence was able to trap Thor, a chihuahua mix who escaped from his dad's semi truck after a bad accident that sent his dad to the hospital. Thor's dad is okay but faces a long recovery after his injuries.

Bethanne had the support of a bunch of people in the area who kept calling her with sightings including a local elementary school! Her post about Thor in the Sandusky Lost Pets group was shared over 2K times. Finally four days after the accident, Thor found himself unable to escape from someone's fenced in yard but he was too scared to let someone put a leash on him. Bethanne set her trap and before she could even finish telling the homeowner Thor's story, he went in her trap.

That was Wednesday. Since Thor's dad is still in the hospital, his family came up from Florida on Saturday to pick him up and take him home. Of course the reunion was heartwarming and emotional.

While Thor is doing great, his family could use a little assistance while Thor's dad is recovering. Their GoFundMe link is included in the comments if you want to help.

11/02/2024

"Sneako" Neeko is safe after four days on the run! While Neeko already had this nickname, he decided to live up to it and take off from his family's home in Oak Harbor Ohio.

VPR volunteer Bethanne Lewis Lawrence was contacted and she asked local and frequent helper Cynthia Martin to assist. Cynthia had actually seen Neeko in her own security cameras.

Bethanne and Cynthia had set up a trap but then received four calls in a short period of time indicating that Neeko was currently roaming a campground actually visiting someone who was out grilling sausages! The trap was moved to the new area and Neeko found it a short time later. Neeko was able to go home to his very relieved and grateful family last night.

Look at that tail wagging in one of the reunion pictures! Another great job by Bethanne and Cynthia!

10/18/2024

This sweet stray male dog was full of energy and (and ticks) when VPR volunteer Bethanne Lewis Lawrence was able to safely trap him in Erie County.

Bethanne started to see Facebook posts about him roaming around Milan, OH last Friday night and was eventually contacted by a homeowner who had seen the dog on their security cameras. On Monday night, she set up a time to meet the homeowner to set up a trap but got there a little early and decided to park in a nearby business parking lot to burn some time. As luck would have it, someone stopped and asked her if she was okay and when she mentioned that she was in the area looking for a stray dog, the man told her that he seen the dog regularly and had been feeding it! Just like that, plans changed!

Bethanne was able to set the trap at the location the dog had been returning to for some meals and by 9:30 Tuesday morning, he was safely inside Bethanne's trap.

He was not microchipped and was taken to Erie County Dog Pound. They cleaned him up and named him Mason. Thank you Bethanne for securing Mason and getting him off the streets!