SmallDog Rescue is home to some of the most amazing and incredibly dedicated and generous individuals. As you will read below, they give countless hours of support and love to our animals. We would not be where we are today if it were not for them. It gives us great joy to share with you insights from our wonderful friends.
Featured Volunteers
Amanda Cohen (below) and her daughter Kayla Moore
 How long have you been a SDR volunteer?
Since March 2011
How many hours per week do you volunteer?
Approximately 4-8 hours per week – wish I could more!
What do you like most about volunteering?
Definitely spending time with the precious pups! The volunteers I have met along the way aren’t too bad either! (ha!)
What cat/dog is your favorite? Why?
It’s really hard to pick a favorite but, there have been some along the way: Polly Poker, Reba McIntyre, Winnie Words, and long time run mates Celie and Felix Leiter! Lately, I have been loving on Sweet William. He is a doll baby and I feel he gets overlooked too much.
What would you like visitors to our website to know most about SmallDog?
How very dedicated our volunteers are in caring for our rescued dogs and work to find them forever homes.
What do you do when you are not volunteering for SmallDog?
Work PRN for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta in their pediatric cancer center as a patient care specialist, attend nursing school, and take care of my husband, 4 children and 5 fur babies!
Do you have pets?
Yes – 5 dogs: Bentley (Cavalier King Charles) 9 years old
Isabelle (Chihuahua) 7 years old
Emma (Maltipoo) 6 years old
Lola – Formerly Honi/SDR Alumni (Cavalier King Charles) 6 years old
Riley (Boxer) 6 years old
Name one thing you have, one thing you do, and one thing you like.
Have: A loving, caring, supportive husband and family!
Do: Look for ways to volunteer and give back to the community
Like: Shopping, cooking, and spending time with my family.
 Kayla Moore
How long have you been a SDR volunteer?
Since March 2011
How many hours per week do you volunteer?
Approximately 4-8 hours a week
What do you like most about volunteering?
Seeing the dogs and interacting with the people that come to look at them. I also like to help Ms. Pat with puppy duty!
Which cat/dog is your favorite? Why?
There have been a lot of dogs along the way that have been favorites, such as: Sadie Scrabble, Polly Poker, Felix Leiter, and Emmy Lou. I also really like Rex – he is super cute!
What would you like visitors to our website to know most about SmallDog?
I would like for them to know how well we take care of the animals we rescue.
What do you do when you are not volunteering for SmallDog?
Shopping, eating, watching movies, and hanging out with my boyfriend, Kenny.
Do you have pets?
Yes, 5 dogs!
Bentley (Cavalier King Charles) 9 years old
Isabelle (Chihuahua) 7 years old
Emma (Maltipoo) 6 years old
Lola (Cavalier King Charles and SDR Alumni!) 6-8 years old
Riley (Boxer) 6-9 years old
Name one thing you have, one thing you do, and one thing you like.
Have: A wonderful family!
Do: Go to school, spend time with friends
Like: Spending time with my family
Chris Lynch (left) and her daughter Emily (right)
How long have you been a SDR volunteer?
Emily and I began volunteering for SDR in June of 2010….so about 1 1/2 years
How many hours per week do you volunteer?
Not sure, just volunteer when we can…sometimes adoptions, Wednesdays at the Facility, fundraisers, PR events, the making of belly bands, anything we can to help the dogs.
What do you like most about volunteering?
It’s a ton of fun, plus we get to give the dogs some speical attention, and meet other volunteers in the process.
Which cat/dog is your favorite? Why?
We have had several favorites. Puppies are always a favorite to play with and get puppy kisses, but some of the dogs that come to mind immediately are the following:
Emily’s Favorites: My current facility favorite would have to be Zen, having grown up with labs i’ve always had a love for big dogs. Her gorgeous coat and sweet nature make her the full package. But of all the dogs to come through the facility during my time as a volunteer, Gigi Jeans takes the cake as my all time favorite, she had me at the first tail wag. Her puppy prance and precious face never failed to put a smile on my face, she was quickly deemed my “little love bug”.
My other favorite former adoptables include: Kara Kareela (My “Kare Bear”), Jerry Seinfeld, Harry Reasoner, Sabrina Starfish,
Chris’ Favorites: Archie, Kara Kareela, Sabrina Starfish
What would you like visitors to our website to know most about SmallDog?
We are truly a loving organization that works to help as many dogs as we possibly can find “homes” and in the process try to give special attention to each one.
What do you do when you are not volunteering for SmallDog?
Chris - I work as a substitute teacher in preschool, play with my own dogs,
Emily- I attend Milton High school where I am a senior. I work part-time at Justice to earn money to feed my never-ending shopping cravings.
Do you have pets?
Of course! We have a large black labrador named Maggie who we got as a puppy and we have a schnoodle named Noodle who we rescured a couple of years ago.
Name one thing you have, one thing you do, and one thing you like.
Emily:
One thing I have…a ridiculous love for all animals of all sizes from Sugar Gliders to Elephants 
One thing I do…take advantage of every opportunity to do anything at least once.
One thing I love…barrel racing.
Chris:
I have a strong will and work until I get what I want to accomplish
I love to do creative things like scrapbooking and sewing
I like good friends and having fun with them!
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