Winning Molly's Heart

Ken and Angee Alwine made room in their already full house to foster dogs in need. Ken moved to Portland after his service in the Navy twenty-seven years ago, met Angee and started volunteering with Meals on Wheels. He found his way to Fences For Fido (FFF)http://animalhub15.blogspot.com/, a local nonprofit that builds fences in yards so dogs can run free, unhindered by chains and leashes. FFF has unchained nearly 1600 dogs since 2009. “It was [my] first experience with an animal related group, and I loved every minute of it,” Ken says.

The Alwines happened into fostering without seeking it out. “One day around Thanksgiving a few years ago, someone called me and asked if I could take a dog overnight,” Ken says. That dog, Zoey, ended up staying with them for three months. “We decided that we loved being a foster home.”