Wright-Poling Pickaway County
Dog Shelter & Adoption Center
Dog Shelter
Jeremy Grant, Chief Dog Warden
- Location
- 21253 Ringgold Southern Road
Circleville, Ohio 43113 - Phone
- (740) 474-3741
- Shelter hours
- Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday and all county approved holidays: Closed
Hours subject to change. - Deputy Dog Wardens
- Preston Schumacher
Paisley Feldman
Emily Morgan
Mission
’The mission of the Office of the Pickaway County Dog Warden is for the enforcement division to equitably enforce Chapter 955 of the Ohio Revised Code to ensure that the residents of Pickaway County are protected from injury and damages caused by dogs and the shelter division to provide compassionate care for impounded dogs in the Pickaway County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center while reuniting lost dogs with their families and rehoming unclaimed adoptable dogs
Adoption Information
Our staff works hard to match dogs with loving families. Adoption fees help cover shelter care and veterinary services. Contact the shelter for current availability and adoption requirements.
Why Adopt?
- Give a Homeless Dog a Family
- Reduce Shelter Overcrowding
- Gain a Loyal Companion
- Support Your Community
“A shelter dog may only be part of your life, but to them, you are their entire life.”
Our Services
Dog Adoptions
Are you interested in adoption? Wanna fall in love with a shelter dog? Click the picture below to see what we have available.
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Lost & Found Dogs
Are you missing a dog? Did you find a dog? Complete our report on screen, then email it with a photo of the dog to dogshelter@pickawaycountyohio.gov.
Dog Licensing
Purchase a dog license online.
All dogs 3 months of age are required to be license in Ohio. A dog license is your legal form of ownership. Failure to have a license can result in a citation-Unclassified Misdemeanor offense.
A Dog license will also secure that if your dog is displaying one, will provide a ride home and your furry companion will not come to the shelter and will save you money.
Animal Control Services
We enforce chapter 955 of the Ohio Revised Code. During normal business hours we run Stray Dog calls, pick ups, Dog Bite Investigations, Livestock kills involving dogs, License Checks.
Support the Shelter
Your support helps provide food, medical care, enrichment, and second chances for dogs in need.
Ways to Help
- Adopt Available dogs — adopt a shelter dog
- Foster Email the shelter — about fostering
- Volunteer Volunteer form — volunteer application
- Donate Supplies Shelter wishlist — donate supplies from our wishlist
- Sponsor a Dog Donate a bed — sponsor a dog through Kuranda ShelterBeds