Lisa Williams says  "We have 3 dogs in our family - Beau, a great pyreneese; Ava, a collie-mix and Rusty, a chihuahua.  All are rescue dogs.  I became interested in fostering when we met Beau at his foster home several years ago.  The interest became reality last year when an email asking for help was forwarded to me.  Since that time, I  have fostered over 30 puppies.  It is so much fun to see all the different puppy personalities and especially rewarding when they get adopted into their forever homes.  The puppies work on crate and house training, basic obedience and walking on a leash while in our home." 

Lori Happel says  "First and foremost – I am helping a dog/puppy find a permanent home.  I am always amazed at how loving they can be when you know that people haven’t always been good to them.  I enjoy seeing a puppy be fascinated by such simple things as a bird fly off or seeing themselves in a mirror for the first time.  It seems that every puppy I get needs to learn how to go up and down stairs.  Something so simply that we take for granted.  I enjoy meeting the new owners on adoption day and seeing their reaction to their new pet and how quickly they seem to fall in love.  I also like the challenge of working with a dog that maybe doesn’t have the best house manners and getting them started down the road to being a “good” family member.  I know that I am giving this dog a better chance of having a happy life if they have good manners.  I am lucky that I have a very good mentor in my Giant Schnauzer.  She is a good influence on my fosters.  I have had several foster dogs/puppies that I would have liked to keep if I had the resources but yet I know that they went to good homes!  There are a lot of GREAT dogs out there."