When Amy arrived home from vacation to find her German shepherd missing, she was devastated. In the search to find her beloved pet, she stumbled across other dogs who were lost and met people who were dedicated to helping those animals find their way back home or make their way to a new home. The connections she made and the frequent visits to area shelters struck a cord and opened her eyes to the great need for rescue dog care.
A few weeks later, Amy's search finally ended and she was happily reunited with her German shepherd. But she kept thinking about her travels and all of the dogs she met who still didn't have homes. So she reached out to a woman she met during her search who fostered dogs. The idea was intriguing to Amy and with the help of this woman, Amy connected with a local rescue group. Her first dog was placed in her home a short time later and she's been hooked ever since.
Every Dog Has Its Day
Dog lover doesn't even begin to describe the scope of passion that this Lake Trust member has for the four-legged creatures that cross her path. Over the past 10 years, she's welcomed somewhere between 80 and 100 dogs into her home.
She laughs and says, "I lost count a long time ago!"
In the four to eight weeks that a dog usually stays with Amy, she works with them on basic obedience.
"Our goal [as a rescue group] is to make them adoptable," Amy says of her work fostering for Echo Dogs White Shepherd Rescue and Adopt a Pup.
The effort to make her dogs adoptable includes learning as much as she can about their personalities. She passes this knowledge on to potential adopters to help them decide if a dog is a good fit for their home.
