10/29/2026
🐾❤️ That’s a Wrap on Our 2026 APL Season! ❤️🐾
Seven months, 14 visits, nine unforgettable dogs, and more muddy paws, wagging tails, and slobbery kisses than we could ever count! 🥹❤️
As we wrap up our second season volunteering with the Ashtabula County Animal Protective League, we wanted to share a little of what we’ve been up to and celebrate something that’s become very special to us.
From April through October, here’s what we accomplished:
🐾 14 volunteer visits, helping keep all three outdoor play areas clean and ready for the dogs to enjoy!
💪 Roughly 21 hours of combined hands-on labor, donated by the two of us!
❤️ Approximately $1,050 in donated professional cleanup services, not including our additional time, travel, supplies, or everything that went into sharing the dogs’ stories!
📸 9 incredible dogs we had the privilege of getting to know and advocate for! Ali, Rylee, Chet, Trouble, Veronica, Tipsy, Bruce Lee, Atlas, and Cheerio! ❤️
And here’s the part that makes every bit of it worthwhile…
At least 7 of those 9 dogs have reportedly found their FOREVER HOMES! 🥹❤️ We’re still checking on the other two, and you better believe we’re rooting for them!
And as proud as we are of everything we accomplished this season, some of our favorite moments can’t be measured in hours or dollars. ❤️
It’s walking into the shelter and seeing those excited faces. It’s spending time with dogs who just want somebody to play with, somebody to love on them, or somebody to notice them. It’s getting to know their personalities, taking pictures, sharing their stories, and hoping that somewhere out there, the right person sees what we see.
And when we hear that one of them has been adopted? There’s just nothing quite like that feeling.
We know we can’t take credit for those adoptions, nor would we ever want to. But knowing we may have played even a small part in helping one of these dogs find a family? That’s worth more to us than any dollar amount.
And we couldn’t celebrate this season without celebrating YOU! 🫶
To everyone who followed along, shared one of our features, left a kind comment, or helped get these dogs’ faces in front of more people, thank you. Seriously. You helped us give these nine dogs a voice beyond the shelter walls, and that means the world to us.
When we started Koby’s Cleanup, we weren’t just trying to build a business that paid the bills. We wanted to build something we could be proud of. Something that gave us the opportunity to do some good along the way.
We’re just two people with a little local business, a love for animals, and a belief that even small efforts can make a difference.
And looking back on these past seven months, we’re pretty darn proud of what we were able to give. ❤️
To Ali, Rylee, Chet, Trouble, Veronica, Tipsy, Bruce Lee, Atlas, and Cheerio… thank you for the memories, the laughs, the kisses, and for reminding us why we do this.
Here’s to the seven happy endings we’ve heard about, the two we’re still hoping for, and every deserving dog still waiting for someone to call their own. 🐾🏡❤️
With lots of love,
Justin & Gina
Koby’s Cleanup 🐶💩