Chris is one of Homeward Pet’s many volunteers who help make sure that our animals are warm, fed and safe. Chris is a retired mail carrier for the Postal Service who had always enjoyed the “Pet of the Week” column in the Woodinville Weekly and knew that once retired, she would like to do volunteer work at Homeward Pet, helping the cats and dogs.

The first day on the job for Chris was an adventure! She was one of only two volunteers working the morning shift in the dog room. The kennels were full of excited dogs and many had not made it through the night without having an “accident”. Chris said she may have quit right then, but realized that these poor animals would be left with only one stressed-out volunteer to care for them - Chris was needed. She stuck it out, and since then she has seen the situation steadily improve thanks to great staffing and more good volunteers. Chris would like to give a shout-out to the volunteers on her shifts for being such a great help to her along the way and for their unwavering dedication to the dogs.

Chris has also taken up a reception shift and has enjoyed this as it gives her the opportunity to see the adoption process first hand. The best part for her, and all of us, is getting to see the dogs and cats go home.

Thank you, Chris! For giving over two years of your love and hard work to the Homeward Pet dogs.