As a kid I spent my days building makeshift agility courses for my family dogs…boxes duct taped in a row for tunnels, and 2×4’s precariously balanced across cement blocks as […]

  I’m Susan Smith, a former teacher and mother of four. We have two dogs, a 5 year old Yorkie named Violet and a 5 month old Redbone Coonhound named […]

    Hi there! I’m Debi Martin, born and raised in Rustburg, Virginia. I work from home managing the administration of a small but mighty cycling company, and on the […]

Hi! I’m Barbara. I am a confirmed sucker for animals. My parents loved animals and passed that along to me. We always had dogs as I grew up and they […]

I’m Brandi Evans and I work as a Collections Officer at a local bank. I started volunteering in rescue about 5 years ago. I love both cats and dogs, (who […]

I started volunteering with CVRR in 2016, mostly assisting with the Central Virginia Rescue Rangers. As an educator in Lynchburg City Schools and Central Virginia Community College this seems to […]

Hello! My name is Dani Tyree. I am married to Reggie and we have 3 great kids- Riley, Even & Jonas. We also share our home with a Mastiff (Mabel) […]

My name is Joy and I have been volunteering since the summer of 2013. I started volunteering to fill community service hours required by my college for graduation. I saw […]

Hi, my name is Emily! I have one resident dog and her name is Ellie.  She is an English Mastiff and basically my child.  Yes, I am THAT dog-mom and no, […]

Andrea Cerqua (pictured with Roscoe) I’m the Vice President at the Amherst Shelter. I’ve been with the shelter for 17 years wearing a second hat as the Rescue Coordinator. I’ve […]

My name is Chelsea. I work full time and have my own place. I tend to be a homebody. I’m blunt, sarcastic, very honest and I rarely know the thing to say at the appropriate […]

  I’m Cassie. I am an insurance agent, and a youth leader at my church. I have four dogs, Loki and Jackson came from my local spca, Ava came from […]

Ever since since I could crawl and walk animals had always been my point of attention. I was constantly crawling under porches, sheds, wood piles, you name it to rescue […]

As a kid, I begged and begged and begged my parents to bring an animal friend into our family. But we never had the room, the time, or the money. […]

My name is Jenn and I am a huge animal lover! I am married and we have four furbabies in our family. I am currently going to school to become […]

Hi, my name is Katie.  At the end of 2017, I moved to Virginia with my husband, Blake, and two cats, Meesha and Theo.  I am a Payroll & Benefits […]