Our Mission

Geauga Mama Dogs and Pups is a private, independent, non-profit (501c3) group focused on the

care and rescue of pregnant dogs, mom dogs with litters, and puppies under six months old. Our

rescues come from all over Ohio and the surrounding states. We provide a comfortable safe

environment for pregnant dogs to give birth and for mom dogs to care for their puppies. Our goal is

to give each Mama dog and each puppy that comes into our care the nutrition, medical support, and

love needed to become a healthy happy family pet.

What We Do

Our program is entirely volunteer based, including the board members and director. We have no

staff and no physical shelter. What we do have is over 120 dedicated volunteers who make our

program work. A team of dedicated volunteer drivers bring needy dogs and pups to us on a weekly

basis. We have volunteers who are equipped to care for pregnant moms and litters; we have

volunteers who are experts in bottle-feeding orphaned puppies; and we have a large core of

volunteer fosters who take pups into their homes, typically in pairs, to give them the love and care

they need to become healthy and adoptable. Our partner animal protective leagues provide spay

and neuter services to ensure that there will be no more unwanted pregnancies. Last year, working

with our adoption partners, we were able to give over 1600 dogs and pups a chance at their best life.

Through no fault of their own, many pregnant female dogs are living in the most destitute of

situations. They are living on the street as strays trying to survive, or abandoned by irresponsible

owners, breeding and repeatedly raising puppies without proper medical care or adequate food.

This often results in the spread of diseases and extensive suffering for both the moms and the

puppies. Some have had no human contact and others have been treated with the utmost cruelty in

their short lives. Dog pounds and shelters are simply not equipped to provide mom dogs with the

care they need, nor are they safe places for young puppies before they have been vaccinated to

protect them from common diseases. We collaborate with a wide range of facilities, other rescue

groups, county dog wardens, animal control officers, private citizens and animal protective leagues

to fill this need. All the mom dogs and puppies who come to us need extensive medical and

nutritional support. They also need socialization and love to learn how to be part of a human family.

Without the kind of care that we provide, these animals often end up abandoned or euthanized.

As a private non-profit organization, Geauga Mama Dogs and Pups does not receive any

government funding. Our expenses, including food and supplements, medication and vaccinations,

equipment and supplies and veterinary care, are partially funded by the generous donations of our

supporters and friends. Remaining funds and contributions often come from our dedicated

volunteers and board. Without these donations we would not be able to save as many animals as we

do.