Story #5 of 60: My Foster Fail, My Soul DogAs told by Kim Saxton, Adopter & Volunteer I am a dog walking volunteer at Anderson Humane, and one day I decided to foster a black dog who had been surrendered by her owner. She had been overlooked for adoption, which...
Story #4 of 60: Piper, Our SurvivorAs told by Nancy Hamilton, Adopter We decided to adopt another dog after losing our beloved rescue to kidney failure. When we visited Anderson Humane, we found our Piper. She was a rescue from a shelter in Oklahoma, and we were...
Story #3 of 60: Finding FridaAs told by Tara Basar, Adopter & Doggie Day Out Volunteer I had been a lifelong pet owner until 2014, when I lost four pets in the span of three years, two dogs and two cats. It was devastating and traumatic to experience so much loss...
Story #2 of 60: Love Still Had RoomAs told by Debbie Kaszniak, Adopter After losing our 12-year-old dog, Maddie, on July 3, 2025, our hearts were heavy. Because we are older, I told myself that chapter of our lives was closed and that we wouldn’t bring another dog...
Story #1 of 60: Stella’s StoryAs told by Carrie Doles, Adopter After losing our beloved Puggle, Gucci, to cancer, our hearts were broken. We knew another dog could never replace her, but when the time felt right, we also knew we wanted to open our home to another...
