News

November 6, 2022

Our donors and supporters' generosity has gone a long way during the third quarter and has made such a difference in the lives of our CITY DOGS 

Friends spent nearly $52,000 in total during the third quarter 88% of that directly supported the dogs and programs at the kennel $36,000 of that total went to medical care for our CITY DOGS.

-51 dogs received medical care during the quarter
-46 were spayed/neutered
-10 received in-house heartworm treatment and 3 dogs received sponsored heartworm treatment through partner rescue organizations.

In addition to medical needs:

-The big red van transported 16 dogs to partner rescues traveling over 2,400 miles .
-Five dogs received sponsored training
-We purchased countless treats and long lasting chews
-We provided enrichment supplies to help make every dog’s stay at the kennel a little better.

Thank you to our wonderful supporters for helping keep Cleveland's adoptable dogs happy and healthy while they wait for their forever homes. 

October 20, 2022

Thankful Thursday!
We are incredibly thankful for our rescue partners locally and across the country.
Last month 10 city dogs traveled all the way to the east coast.  Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem, MA took in 8 dogs, and 2 dogs headed to New Hampshire SPCA. This transport freed up valuable space at the kennel and gave those 10 dogs another chance for a forever home. Just last week Bongo was adopted from NHSPCA! 

We can't forget to thank the dedicated City Dogs Cleveland volunteers who made the drive to give our city dogs another lease on life. 

These long haul transports wouldn't be possible without our amazing donors. Your support provides the funding for:
-Clifford the big red van
-gas/tolls
-health certificates for the pups

October 4,  2022

It’s official! We won FIRST PLACE in the 2022 EmbraceCLE Community Challenge sponsored by Embrace Pet Insurance! Donations totaled over $27,000, challenge prizes were $1500 & the grand prize was a wonderful $15,000! That’s over a whopping $43,000 for the dogs!
A special thanks to our supporters, adopters & volunteers who made this possible.

Congratulations to Geauga Mama Dogs and Pups & Neighborhood Pets (who placed in the top 3 positions) for a spirited competition that ended up benefiting so many animals in northeast Ohio. #fortheloveofCITYDOGSCLE #citydogscle #embraceclecommunitychallenge #embracecle 

August 9, 2022

CITY DOGS Cleveland alumni, Honey (formally known as Bunny) arrived at CACC with heartworm disease last year. After receiving her lifesaving treatment, during her recovery period, her pawrents noticed she wasn’t feeling well and was concerned she was having side effects from the treatment. They took her to the vet where Honey ended up having to spend 48 hours in intensive care because she was in fact having a severe and rare reaction to the die-off of the heartworms.
Due to this unexpected and expensive vet visit, Honey’s pawrents reached out to see if Friends could possibly provide assistance.

Friends of course said yes, and that’s because of the continued support, generosity and love from all of you!
We are elated to report that Honey got her six month check up recently and is HEARTWORM FREE, living her best life with her pawrents who simply adore her. #fortheloveofcitydogscle #citydogscle #ikickedheartwormsbutt 

April 12, 2022

Easter is fast approaching, and Friends wanted to do something extra special, for all the City Dogs Cleveland foster dogs.
With the help of the Mascot, we hopped around town delivering baskets filled with all sorts of goodies for the dogs and humans to enjoy.
Fostering saves lives and Friends is thankful to the volunteers for opening up their homes, helping the dogs to become their best self for their future forever family. 

November 4,  2021

Wondering how your generosity impacted the animals down at CACC last quarter? Here is how your donations helped support Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland’s mission in July, August, and September of 2021:

- $14,683 was spent on medical care
-$3,685 covered other program expenses such as in kennel toys for the dogs, collars, and more
-$4,242 covered administrative fees such as maintenance and insurance on Clifford the Big Red Van
-10 dogs received medical care
-1 dog received training
-Clifford the Big Red Van transported over 20 dogs to rescue partners
-Over $85,000 was brought in through donations
-Over $4,500 was brought in through merchandise sales
-Over $900 was brought in through raffles

Thank you for continuing to support Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland! Keep an eye on our page to see more updates on how your generosity helps the homeless pets of Cleveland.  

October 1, 2021 

BARKING NEWS FROM KAVON!
Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland won 1st place in the EmbraceCLE Community Challenge Small but Mighty tier thanks to your support! Because of your donations, we raised $21,056 plus the $12,500 first prize and a $1,000 bonus totaling....$34,556!
THANK YOU!

Some fun facts about our generous supporters that shows it really does take a city to enrich, improve, and advocate for the lives of Cleveland's homeless dogs:
-Number of donations received = 316
-Number of unique donors contributing = 256
-Average amount per donation = $66.63
-Average amount per unique donor = $82.25
-Donations were received from 14 different states and Canada
-Donor furthest away – Oregon (with California a very close second)

Thank you, Kavon, one of the current longest adoptable pups at Cleveland Animal Care and Control for sharing the news! Thank you, Embrace Pet Insurance for giving us this opportunity and helping Northeast Ohio organizations raise money and awareness for their important causes. Congratulations to the other winners! Through combined efforts, over $125k was raised for our community. 

July 26,  2021

 THANK YOU, DONORS, RUNNERS, AND SUPPORTERS!

CITY DOGS Runners raised almost $17,000! Thanks to everyone who supported the CITY DOGS Runners Burning River fundraiser! Congratulations to the team of 26 runners who collectively made it through a grueling 450 miles bringing awareness to City Dogs Cleveland and the Friends of City Dogs Cleveland mission. These funds will support Friends' mission to provide animals taken in by Cleveland Animal Care and Control with medical care and enrichment during their time at the kennel. Congratulations runners! You earned your medals and we are grateful for all you do for the dogs.  

July 15, 2021 

 This quarter was a busy one for Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland with fun filled events and fundraising. Here is how your donations helped to support the Friends’ mission in our second quarter of 2021:

-$11,479 was spent on medical care for the dogs
-8 dogs were treated for heartworm
-9 dogs received medical treatment
-1 dog received training support -$8,024 provided additional support to the CITY DOGS program like collars, leashes, and KONGS
-Clifford the big red van traveled 960 miles to transfer pups to rescue partners
-$44,091 was brought in through donations and fundraising efforts
-$3,579 was brought in through merchandise sales

Thank you for supporting Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland! Keep an eye on our page to see more updates on how your generosity helps the homeless pets of Cleveland

June 14, 2021

 What a race! Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland 5k planning committee would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who made yesterday’s second annual event a success.

We are so excited to share some stats from the event.

-529 total participants
-Ruff-ly 350 in-person participants on race day
-50 volunteers who made the magic happen

And finally, our grand total! 

Over $36,000 total raised thanks to the collective efforts of our generous sponsors, wonderful participants, and outstanding fundraisers and donors! We are absolutely humbled and cannot wait to see what the future holds for this annual event!

Thank you sponsors: Embrace Pet Insurance, Firehouse Yoga, DEAFinitely Awesome - The Adventures of Acorn, Dog + Bone, Cold Nose Companions Dog Training, Robyn White Photography, Stay, Paws in the Land LLC, Greg Murray Photography, JLS Home Interiors, and Watson Power.

Thank you in-kind donors: Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization, Vertical Runner Brecksville, Posture & Poise, BioBag, Milk-Bone, Dewey's Pizza - Lakewood, Forest City Brewery, Jukebox, The Finnish Long Drink, Rick Roth, Mikey Nelson, and Pickles’ Pickles.

 March 15, 2021 

March was a busy month for Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland. Here is how your donations helped to support the Friends’ mission in March 2021: 

-$5,328 was spent on medical care for the dogs
-1 dog was treated for heartworm
-5 dog received medical treatment
-1 dog received training support
-8 dogs received health certificates for transfer
-$800 provided martingale collars to adoptable dogs
-$65 provided 2 healing hearts packs for adoptable heartworm positive dogs
-$256 provided enrichment staff with dog handling training

-Clifford the big red van traveled 270 miles to transfer pups to rescue partners

-Nearly $8,000 was brought in through donations and merchandise sales

Thank you for supporting Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland! Keep an eye on our page to see more updates on how your generosity helps the homeless pets of Cleveland.

March 8, 2021

Big shout out to 

Greg Murray Photography for raffling off this fantastic glamour shot of our very own CITY DOG Suzy benefiting Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland! We appreciate your continued support and generosity towards our mission. The pups at the kennel give you their biggest wiggle butt thank you! 

Congratulations to Brianne for winning the raffle and thank you to everyone who participated! 

January 21, 2021

Since May 2019 Cleveland Animal Care and Control (CACC) has treated and adopted over 35 heartworm positive dogs. To help keep the dogs calm during their recovery period, Friends is sending home a Healing Hearts Pack with each heartworm positive dog adopted from CACC. Each pack is filled with enrichment goodies to keep them busy during their critical rest and recovery period. Our supporters can now make a donation towards a Healing Hearts Pack here or on our website. In addition to goodies, we include tips for keeping dogs calm. These can also be found on our website at: https://friendsofcitydogscleveland.com/heart-worm-treatment
The heartworm positive dogs hold a special place at Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland. We’re proud to be part of each dog’s story. 

December 31, 2020

As 2020 comes to a close, Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland would like to extend a big tail waggin’, zoomie runnin’, barkin’ THANK YOU to all those who supported our mission this year! As part of our thanks, we want to offer some highlights of the year. More detailed information will be shared once the year is finalized. 2020 has been a wonderful year for Friends’, all thanks to supporters like YOU!
Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland was established in April of this year. Friends’ took over supplementing the needs of Cleveland Animal Care and Control in June. Since June, we have accomplished so much thanks to the generosity of the community and our supporters including:
-Received over $121,000 in donations (WOOF!)
-Over $45,000 supported the medical needs of hundreds of dogs at CACC
-Clifford the Big Red Van traveled over 3,500 miles transporting more than 30 dogs to partner rescue and more than 20 dogs for spay/neuter surgery
-3 pieces of agility equipment was provided to the kennel
-15 dogs received life saving Heartworm treatment through rescues partners
-Over 100 dogs were spayed or neutered Friends’ is looking forward to what 2021 will bring, we know BIG things are ahead for the dogs at CACC. 

December 6, 2020

Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland had a big month of supporting the pups down at City Dogs Cleveland/Cleveland Animal Care & Control. Here is how your donations helped to support the Friends’ mission in November 2020:
-$13,642.77 was spent on medical care for the dogs (85% of spending this month went to medical care)

-$5,500 helped spay/neuter 39 dogs
-1 dog was treated for heartworm
-$1,200 provided vet care for 3 foster dogs

-$1,500 provided necessary medications

-$1,300 provided flea and tick preventatives to dogs in the kennel

-7% of spending was on other program expenses including 55 martingale collars and 50 clip leads

-Clifford the Big Red Van traveled 500 miles to transport 9 dogs to rescue partners
-Over $8,700 was brought in through donations, merchandise sales, and fundraising

Thank you for supporting Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland! Keep an eye on our page to see more updates on how your generosity helps the homeless pets of Cleveland. 

December 2, 2020

#GivingTuesday strives to build a world in which the catalytic power of generosity is at the heart of the society we build together, unlocking dignity, opportunity, and equity around the globe and Cleveland! Friends of CITY DOGS supporters unleashed generosity yesterday by contributing to our mission with a collective effort that raised $5,000 through online and Facebook donations. What can $5,000 do? For example, $5,000 can save the lives of 10 dogs by allowing us to purchase 10 heartworm-saving treatments! THANK YOU to everyone that donated and to those that created their own social media fundraisers. We are grateful for your partnership and your continued assistance to provide the dogs at Cleveland Animal Care and Control with enrichment, medical care, and support of the CITY DOGS adoption and volunteer programs.