Volunteer favorites

The adoptathon this weekend was a big success, and hopefully many rescues have some space to take in dogs from the shelter now. There are many criteria that go into how rescues choose the animals they pull from the shelter, including availability of particular kinds of foster homes, the need to have a diverse pool of adoptable animals, and resources to deal with medical problems, among other factors.

Often rescue groups do not have a chance to get to know animals at the shelter until they receive a euthanasia list and head to Animal Services to pull as many as they can take at that time. The dedicated volunteers at the shelter spend a lot of time with individual animals and get to know them well. Their experiences and perspectives are an invaluable resource for rescue groups seeking to pull the right dog or cat. We'd love to provide a way for rescue groups to make use of the local knowledge of shelter volunteers. This is a win-win situation, in which rescue groups can know more about the animals they bring into their programs, on the one hand, and shelter volunteers can advocate for the animals they have come to love.

A few long-time volunteer favorites are still waiting at the shelter and will probably run out of time very soon. Please take a look at these wonderful dogs:

Parker A452566

Parker is a young adult American Bulldog mix. He is a happy, playful, easy-going boy who would make a great running partner as well as a wonderful all-around family companion.

Emily A452881

Emily is a sweet, affectionate, and playful young adult female pit bull mix. She has beautiful markings and loves to cuddle, dig in the dirt, and most of all be with people.

Nadine A452736
Nadine is a young adult female pit bull mix. She is a beautiful, mellow, well-behaved girl who likes to cuddle and to play fetch. She is friendly with other dogs and non-reactive with cats.