Story #37: The dog who started it all Told by Breda Marshall, Adopter Our First Family Dog In the mid 1990s, when I was in high school, my parents adopted a black cocker spaniel named Seamus. He was our very first family dog, and from the moment he came home, he...
Story #36: The Day Norman Found Me As told by Chris Beebe, Senior Director of Community Engagement An Unexpected Welcome I walked back into my office one day expecting the usual routine. Emails to answer. Volunteers to connect with. Instead, I stopped in my tracks....
Story #35: The Gift of Ten Years As told by Bill and Liz Kling, Adopters Merry, Forever Our Girl We first met Merry at an adoption event in Elmhurst. She was so small, so adorable, and so full of sweetness that we could not imagine leaving without her. From that...
Story #34: The Power of Going Slow As told by Katarina Lenertz, Behavior and Training Specialist at Anderson Humane The Dog Who Stayed With Me I met Milton while working with him in the shelter, and something about him stayed with me. He was a senior Chihuahua with a...
Story #33: Brooks, Winnie, and the Gift of Second Chances As told by Rebecca O’Brien, Foster & Adopter A Hesitant Start My sister introduced me to Anderson Humane when I was ready to open my home to a foster dog. I applied for two dogs, but I only brought one...
Story #32: Duffy, Our Adventure Buddy As told by Gary and Melissa Porter, Adopters & Donors A Friendship That Lasted a Lifetime Long before online adoption sites existed, we discovered Duffy in the newspaper. He was “Pet of the Week” at Anderson Humane, listed as...
