Kimberly Richmond – Lucky Dog Adopter, Posh Pets Owner www.poshpetality.com
Post Date:
Monday, December 7, 2020
Many people think that humans are the ones who rescue pets, but I say it’s the other way around. I grew up in Mexico City where sadly stray animals are the “norm”. That said, I come from a long line of animal lovers and I swear animals can sense this. My pets have taught me that if you only focus on the destination (whatever that destination is), you’ll miss out on all the lessons and experiences along the way.
Julie Brooks -- Program Manager for Volunteers and Data Integrity
Post Date:
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
My family says that I always wanted to rescue and save animals. I don't really remember that. I remember the incident with the caterpillar when I was seven or eight. We were traveling somewhere in the car and I had Butch, the caterpillar, with me. Butch got away from me and I made my dad pull over. Dad had to take out the back seat to find him. Apparently, while we were pulled over on the side of the road, a police officer stopped by and asked what was going on. Again, I don't remember that.
Jillian Wiegel -- Mandy Devine Volunteer Team Lead
Post Date:
Monday, October 5, 2020
I began my journey with Lucky Dog Animal Rescue as a foster parent in March, right as quarantine started. My husband and I already had one dog, Pooks, and figured we could open our home to one more dog! We spoke with Lorenna and went through the Foster Screening process - I was so worried something would go wrong and we would not be able to give our love to another puppy! Thankfully, we passed all of the tests and it was time to try finding a pup.
Kami Fitzpatrick -- Volunteer Liaison, Foster, Adopter and More!
Post Date:
Monday, August 31, 2020
I started volunteering with Lucky Dog over a year ago. At that point in my life I was looking to do something good that made me happy. I was volunteering with another organization at the time but noticed that the volunteers were not happy, and that it was starting to rub off on me. That is when I decided to volunteer where people are happy and immediately thought of animal rescue.
My journey into fostering could not be told without first rewinding to 17 years ago when I got my first (and only) dog. I had wanted one my entire childhood, and it was during my early 20s when I was a poor dental student, in the middle of exam week, during the hardest semester of my life, that I had the bright idea that I was going to get a puppy. And so I got one.
After spending the past decade working abroad, I found the transition to being a permanent D.C. resident to be pretty bumpy. Though I loved seeing family and friends so regularly, few could relate to the reverse culture shock I was experiencing, and I hated that my new after-work default had become watching Netflix every night instead of getting out and about exploring like I did when I was living in Turkey, or Nigeria, or Thailand.
Sarah DuCray -- Volunteer Screener, Fundraiser and Foster
Post Date:
Monday, May 11, 2020
I can’t remember a time when we didn’t have rescue animals. My sister (now a veterinarian) had a lot to do with that!
I have lived all over the world and have almost always had a rescue dog. But when I met my now wife, Andi, I did not and was so happy to meet her rescue, Roxy. Roxy was around 45 pounds and 4 years old and she climbed onto my lap and got as close to me as possible and looked at Andi as if to say, yes, I like this one! (Thanks, Roxy!)
Mollie Gorney: Driver, Volunteer Liaison and Cat Foster
Post Date:
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Before I turned 30, I had a goal to find a way to regularly volunteer with dogs. I loved dogs, but I was living in an apartment where I couldn't have them, and I was looking to get my "dog fix."A few months before my 30th birthday, by chance, I was talking to a colleague that I didn't see very often, and we happened upon the subject of volunteering with dogs. He recommended that I look at volunteering with Lucky Dog since he had been doing so for a few years. I went home and applied to start volunteering that day. I started out as a driver, bringing dogs to adoption events on Sundays.
Growing up, and to this day, I feel as though I connect better with animals than I do people. At first, my love for animals was limited to dogs (and monkeys). I grew up alongside my best doggy pal Buddy, and when I stayed local for college at UMD, I was never more than 30 minutes away from him.
