My Nonprofit Reviews

I know Cathy Crockett for about 6 or 7 years. I met her through my daughter who fostered then ended up adopting one of Paws of Dale Hollow's puppies. We became friends through face book and it wasn't long before I was so impressed with her passion for helping homeless animals that I committed myself to helping her as much as I could. Unfortunately a thousand miles between the two of us limits how much we can actually help. So my wife and I are mainly involved in transporting short distances once the dogs arrive. We have also fostered for several dogs over the years. That's the hard part, giving them a temporary home for days, weeks, and sometimes months and returning the love they want to give, and one day, just like that, they move on to their forever home. They leave something behind every time though. Something that stays attached to your heart. You know you're doing the right thing, and you wish them the best life possible. But you miss them terribly. That's the hard part about fostering. And Cathy Crockett does it over and over every single week. As fosters we don't get to see the heartache from neglect and cruelty the Cathy is forced to see. It would break the average person. It would certainly get to me. I don't have the strength for that. But it's absolutely imperative that we help this fantastic group of people. They obviously don't ask for much. Lord knows if that was the case they wouldn't be doing what the do. I wish I lived closer to Paws of Dale Hollow. I wish that by doing so some of Cathy's character would run off onto me. She is the ultimate in both strength and gentleness where it really counts and I really wish I could do more. Joe B