In July, a woman arrived at our doors, distressed and close to tears. She had been homeless and living in her car, and she knew she could no longer care for her beloved pet of 7 years. That pet’s name is Dad, and our staff and volunteers affectionately call him “Dad the Dog."

Dad is an active, friendly, playful guy who would do best in an adult-only home without other animals so he can have all the attention to himself.

Bob joined the Kitsap Humane Society volunteer team in July of this year. Starting out, Bob joined our dog walking team along with his son, Evan. Eager to learn more about dog handling, Bob has attended every Canine Behavior class that we have offered since he started volunteering.  He has a very calm demeanor and is great with nervous or fearful dogs. This along with his can-do attitude made him a great fit for our Rescue Me Program!  

Bob is now driving transport pick-ups from the airport and riding along to assist on our drives to transport animals from Eastern Washington. Lastly, Bob enjoys helping weekly with our photo team! He assists with handling dogs as they get the photos taken to use on our website and social media promotions. KHS Transfer Coordinator Amber Livengood says Bob is “always willing to go with the flow and has such a positive outlook on things!”

Four Foot Photography is a Kitsap County photography business focused on families and pets, weddings and real estate photography. Mary Eklund lives in Port Orchard with her husband and 2 two-footed and 2 four-footed children. She has been volunteering at KHS since 2012. Her favorite part of being a volunteer is, of course, seeing so many pets find their forever homes. Mary also found she enjoys witnessing the “truly amazing core of volunteers” that walk, socialize, play with, stimulate and generally love on the animals in transition. “I went to KHS for the animals (crazy dog lady), but it has been humbling and beautiful to see the dedication of the volunteers,” Mary said.