Lori Happel says  "First and foremost – I am helping a dog/puppy find a permanent home.  I am always amazed at how loving they can be when you know that people haven’t always been good to them.  I enjoy seeing a puppy be fascinated by such simple things as a bird fly off or seeing themselves in a mirror for the first time.  It seems that every puppy I get needs to learn how to go up and down stairs.  Something so simply that we take for granted.  I enjoy meeting the new owners on adoption day and seeing their reaction to their new pet and how quickly they seem to fall in love.  I also like the challenge of working with a dog that maybe doesn’t have the best house manners and getting them started down the road to being a “good” family member.  I know that I am giving this dog a better chance of having a happy life if they have good manners.  I am lucky that I have a very good mentor in my Giant Schnauzer.  She is a good influence on my fosters.  I have had several foster dogs/puppies that I would have liked to keep if I had the resources but yet I know that they went to good homes!  There are a lot of GREAT dogs out there."