“The first dog recovered completely after using the wheelchair, which gave me a lot of confidence,” said Chieh. After that, he just kept going.
“The dog came up to me before Calvin did and was licking my face,” said Stone. “They tell me I was hypothermic. I know I was pretty cold.”
“Our first deal is the fences, to get them unchained…and if we have the funds, we do want that dog to be spayed or neutered, so we will ask the owner.”
“The snow was so thick, I was exhausted. But it was so worth it,” said Hamdu Sena.
“She’s my everything. It would have been a lot worse if she wasn’t here. Everything else can be replaced.”
“The same evening, I went to the store to see how he was doing, and he started barking and growling… And I thought, he’s back and better…”
“There was a living thing in that house still,” he said. “If my dogs were in here, I’d want somebody to grab them.”
“The second I saw the picture, I was like, ‘Dang it, bring him home.’ My husband definitely has a soft spot for dogs, and thankfully — I do as well.”
“This time of year when a lot of volunteers are gone and a lot of the dogs don’t get as many walks, they just love going out there and stretching their legs.”
“All that was going through my mind is that I had to protect my dog. It was just very instinctual. My dogs are like my children.”
