Our Recent Stories
60 Stories in 60 Days: A Family’s First Yes
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...
60 Stories in 60 Days: When Love Walked Into My Office
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...
60 Stories in 60 Days: When Love Asks for More
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...
60 Stories in 60 Days: When Trust Takes Root
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...
60 Stories in 60 Days: The Dogs Who Healed Our Hearts
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...
60 Stories in 60 Days: First Love, Lifelong Memories
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...
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