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Waitsfield, VT 05673

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Carole Moore
fortheloveofdogsvermont@gmail.com

Carole Hawley Moore

I have been passionate about animals since childhood being the neighborhood kid bringing home injured birds, rodents, turtles, and taking in stray cats and dogs . My volunteer work in Massachusetts shelters began in 1980. My passion and dedication to rescuing turned full time after spending a month in New Orleans in 2005 rescuing dogs post Hurricane Katrina. It was during that time Moore realized the dire need for animal welfare/ education / adoption especially in the South. As a trained consultant with the Humane Society I continued my volunteer work to include disaster relief in the Caribbean, fund raising and working on animal rights legislation: all of which she continues to date. I divide my time between Mass and Vermont with my husband and my personal rescue dogs.

Carole Crossman

As a youngster growing up in the Bronx, with a mother not allowing me to have a dog or cat, I hung out in a neighborhood pet store. I took home the rejects, cats, and parakeets mostly, trying to change my mother’s mind. No success. Years later in NJ, I got involved with two local shelter: Kinnelon Shelter in 1972, where I adopted my first dog, “Whisky” and later founded the Bloomingdale NJ Shelter, restoring an old abandoned sewage treatment plant. My move to Vermont in 2004 led to a more expansive and satisfying role with then Vermont Dog Rescue. I met it’s director Carole Moore at a bar over a martini at the Big Picture!! We clicked! I am an avid advocate for animals and all the great people in this group that is now known as “For the Love of Dogs Vermont”.

Anne Pfarrer

Anne’s obsession with everything dogs began on her fifth birthday when a favorite uncle gave her a puppy she was not allowed to keep. Fifteen years later she got her first dog and has never been without dogs since. Her current interests center on rescue and behavior but also include obedience and breed differences with a smattering of agility. In things non-dog, she was a middle school algebra teacher which she enjoyed and worked for a short time in marketing which she did not. She has 2 grown daughters. One has 3 dogs and 2 cats, the other 3 horses, a donkey, 2 dogs and 5 chickens. There are also 2 handsome grandsons in the picture. Her favorite quote from Carol S. Morse is, “I could never travel through this life without a dog by my side."

Dana Goss

I’ve lived with dogs all my adult life. Most of my time early on was consumed with school then job then kids and kids’ activities and extended family, all while making sure my own dogs were happy and healthy . . . until, rightly so, I found myself with a lot more time on my hands than, frankly, I was comfortable with. That’s when I decided to reach out to For the Love of Dogs Vermont. Carole, Anne, and Carole welcomed me right into the fold, even though I am a “foster failure” four times over and said I absolutely would not, under any circumstances, foster another dog that I will ultimately adopt. So, instead, I focus on the more technical aspects of rescue: our website and finding systems that help manage applications and support the countless details that come with moving adoptions from idea to reality. Mine is only a small part, but I’m so grateful for the passion I see in our founders, adoption coordinators, and fosters. They are truly the ones that make it all happen.

Suze Edwards

My husband, Bob Conrad, and I are 4 time foster failures, long time dog lovers and foster home to many rescue dogs. I have a pack of 3 plus a part time in-law fur baby and almost always have a foster dog in my care. I strongly believe that if each dog lover can do just one small thing to help alleviate the over population of dogs by choosing to adopt, foster, donate money, time or talent towards the education, modification of government policies and creating affordable and accessible spay and neutering, the crisis of too many dogs being euthanized can be eliminated and it can start right in your own community. Fostering can save a dog's life and rescue a human’s in the process. If that weren’t enough…dog owners have happier lives and live longer!

Melissa Goldberg

When my daughter decided to adopt a puppy in 2012, I began following the rescue facebook page. They were looking for fosters, so I gave it a try! Even though I failed the first time (and kept the dog!!), I still continued to foster for several years! I loved helping prepare dogs and puppies for their forever homes! Plus, fostering really does save a life! Every time a dog leaves his rescue site for a foster home, a spot opens up for another dog in need! Rescuing is important because there are so many unwanted animals that end up in terrible situations due to no fault of their own. Seeing dogs settled into their happy forever homes is what keeps me active in rescue! I love watching them blossom into loving pets! Please give fostering a shot!

Sue Andrew

My love of animals of all kinds has been with me for as long as I can remember! I began volunteering as a dog walker at Nevins Farm for the Massachusetts SPCA and fostered 95 cats and kittens over my 10 years with them. When my husband Geoff and I retired to Vermont, I needed to find a way to continue to work with animals. I found For the Love of Dogs Vermont and over a cup of coffee with Carole Crossman, my eyes were opened to the plight of so many dogs in the southern states that need homes. These dogs deserve a chance to live full lives. It is very rewarding to play my part to bring these dogs to adopters in Vermont.

Tanya Carter

I am thrilled to be part of an amazing group of people having the same goals in mind to help find furever homes for rescue puppies and dogs.

I have a deep love for all critters wild and domestic. I am a licensed Wildlife Rehabber in small mammals concentrating on cottontail rabbits. This for me is another way to help an animal in need.