About

Oh. My. Dog.
Nice to meet you.

We are Holly Kilstrom and Kara Berhow and fate slapped us together simply because the universe knew that two type A pawsonalities with a mutual love for sad-sack pups in need, were meant to join forces and change the world! We met when we both adopted dogs from the same rescue, and got drafted to be foster moms. Kara and her family spent more than 11 years fostering, and Holly has been part of the foster and rescue pack for 6 years and counting. Together, we have found homes for hundreds of dogs.

For many years we dreamt of creating a very special dog rescue to help area pups in need, and now it is a reality! Our joint experience in rehabilitating, fostering, rescuing, transporting, all the -ings that go into saving dogs, equals the perfect combination for a specialized rescue. Our hope is to help dogs that need a second, third, even a fourth chance to land in their furever homes (with a clean bill of health from the dogtor). Oh My Dog Rescue was officially established in November of 2022, taking in our first rescue in January of 2023! In our first year we rescued 200 dogs from overfull shelters, retiring breeders and owner releases. We are a foster-based rescue which means that no dogs in our care spend any time in a shelter. They learn “how to dog” in knowledgeable and loving homes.

All of this sounds great, right? Well, we can’t do it without help from our people (that’s you!) to fundraise, foster, transport, network and support this effort! Ways you can help:

We hope you agree that this work is incredibly important and we feel fortunate to have the passion to fuel the ambition it takes to help these dogs. We’d greatly appreciate any support you can offer!

Oh My Dog Rescue Named Iowa’s 2024 Award Winner of Miranda Lambert’s Mutts Across America Grant

Each year, MuttNation conducts extensive research to carefully choose the organizations that will be honored and, again this year, is recognizing some of the outstanding shelters that help seniors, special needs dogs, large dogs and pit mixes; the “Love Harder” dogs that are easy to love but hardest to get adopted. There is no application process for Mutts Across America.