Wood County Dog Shelter Photo












The Wood County Dog Shelter is a department operated under the direction of the Wood County Commissioners. Each Ohio county is required by state law to employ a Dog Warden. The Wood County Dog Shelter serves as the Dog Warden's Office and is used to shelter stray dogs.

Wood County is one of the largest counties in the state of Ohio at 617 square miles and has an average population of 125,488 citizens.

The Wood County Dog Warden and Deputies are required to patrol the county and impound any stray and unlicensed dogs as well as to enforce sections 955.01 to 955.27, 955.29 to 955.38, and 955.50 of the Ohio Revised Code.

The Dog Shelter per Ohio Revised Code is not authorized to handle cats.

The Wood County Dog Shelter receives hundreds of stray dogs and adopts them to new homes or redeems them to their owners each year. The Shelter strives to reduce the number of stray dogs throughout the county and provide homes for the hundreds of dogs brought in each year.

Shelter Statistics

2013 Dog License Sales Locations, Dates and Times


January 8, 2013 Friendly Village 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
January 15, 2013 Haskins Town Hall 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
January 15, 2013 Pemberville Town Hall 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
January 16, 2013 North Baltimore Great Scot 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
January 16, 2013 Troy Villa Club House 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
January 22, 2013 Northwood Council Chambers 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
January 23, 2013 Rossford Council Chambers 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
January 23, 2013 Perrysbug Police Division 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
January 25, 2013 Fostoria Municipal Building 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Licenses are sold at the Wood County Dog Shelter, Wood County Auditor's Office and online at https://dogtags.co.wood.oh.us year round.

For questions please call 419-354-9242.