Rebecca is PPR’s President and has been volunteering with the organization since 2008. Rebecca and her husband, Kevin, rescued their first dog in 2002 and it was then that their eyes were open to the need for rescue organizations and foster homes. “I was really just ignorant when it came to shelter dogs, backyard breeders and the desperate need to be a voice f... View more »
Carson
Carson is a member of PPR’s board and has been volunteering with our team since 2017. Carson is a foster mom, a transporter, a Foster Coordinator and she’s our veterinary liaison. Carson and her husband, Oliver, are proud parents of 3 dogs of their own, Pretzels, Snacks and Molly. Carson is originally from Tennessee and she’s a big Nashville Predators fan.... View more »
Mary Beth
Mary Beth joined PPR’s board in 2019 and we’re so glad that she did! Mary Beth hit the ground running and has been such a great asset in helping PPR with fundraising and grant writing.
”I started volunteering with Poodle and Pooch Rescue in 2017 when I saw a call for foster help on the PPR Facebook site. I started my tenure with PPR as a foster mom, then ... View more »
Dawn
Dawn is a member of PPR's board and has a long history in volunteering and dog rescue. In addition to being on the board, Dawn fosters, transports, assists the bio writing team, fundraises and helps organize events.
Dawn and her husband Kevin moved to FL from OH in 2021 with their rescue pup, Bauer. "Once settled, I reached out to PPR and was immediately impre... View more »
Amy
Amy has been an advocate for animals as long as she can remember. She joined the our team in 2014 and fosters, works on the application team, and manages our rescue software system. Amy fosters some of PPR’s toughest cases, be it a medically needy hospice dog or a dog with fear or temperament issues. Amy is an expert at providing them with everything they need to ... View more »
Susan
Susan is one of our lead volunteers in The Villages. Susan is a foster mom, a foster coordinator, she assists with transports and she leads all of our events in her neck of the woods. Susan has been involved with rescue for many years and started volunteering with PPR in 2015. Susan is also a member of our permanent foster program, caring for PPR special needs d... View more »
Debra
Deb Greenleaf has been volunteering with PPR since 2010. Deb is an extraordinary foster mom and takes on some of PPR’s toughest cases – Deb and her own pack-o’-pups show each foster dog patience, love, kindness and teach them what it’s like to live life as a happy dog. Deb is also our social media guru, managing all things on PPR’s FB page, keeping our c... View more »
Mercedes
Mercedes has a long history of volunteering for causes that are important to her. She’s been on the PPR team since 2018 and currently serves as the leader of our Events Team, running a variety of events with great help from experienced events volunteers. In her tenure with PPR she’s done a little bit of everything...from transporting dogs and photographing dogs to... View more »
Teresa
Teresa has been volunteering with PPR since 2015, happily accepting many dogs into her home as a foster mom and she is also a Foster Coordinator. Teresa is a two time “foster failure” and has a Hound blend girl named Wilma and a Chihuahua boy named Theo, both from PPR.
“My favorite part of volunteering is the emotional reward when dogs are adopted and find ... View more »
Lindsay
Lindsay has been volunteering with us since 2020. She started out as a foster mom and likes to call her house a dog hotel – a quiet place where dogs can temporarily hang out and decompress while we help them find their forever families. Lindsay doesn’t have a dog of her own, but she likes hanging out with dogs, so fostering is a perfect fit for her! In addition to... View more »
