Dani

Hello! My name is Dani Tyree. I am married to Reggie and we have 3 great kids- Riley, Even & Jonas.

We also share our home with a Mastiff (Mabel) and 3 Pugs (Olive, Amelia, & Maslow) and, hopefully soon, some chickens. I am a licensed veterinary technician and currently work at Animal Emergency & Critical Care in Lynchburg- where I have been for 12 years. I started volunteering at animal clinics when I was 12 years old and just never stopped! In high school I trained and showed dogs in agility and obedience. I love all dogs but have a penchant for the particularly lazy and snuggly.

I started fostering shortly after my father passed away in 2012. I really just needed lots and lots of puppy kisses and this seemed like a good way to go about that! It wasn’t long before I was hooked! There is no feeling like matching up a puppy with it’s forever home! I am still in touch with many of the families I have adopted out to. It was a great experience for me and my kids. A few times there were some fosters that were hard to let go of, but it was all worth it. My most special foster was a Border Collie mix we called Brother.

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Brother was pretty much a feral puppy- born on a farm and humanely trapped to avoid the harsh winter. When I got him he was painfully shy. He would not make eye contact or come near me. Not a mean bone in his body- just never socialized. It took many months to help him realize that people were good and fun. My Mastiff was his role model and he loved her instantly. She showed him the ropes. Brother was adopted to a wonderful family but it was very hard to let him go. There is no one that knows a dog as well as its foster family. They have invested time and patience and truly know what the best home is for that particular dog. Fosters want their dogs to succeed and be permanent pets. They will never set them up for failure or rush into a situation. Until I was a foster, I did not truly understand this. I hope to educate people that adopting dogs via foster homes is the BEST way to go.

After a few years of fostering and kids getting older, life became a little too hectic to foster puppies and keep up with everything else. I am looking forward to being able to help CVRR in the many other areas available. Foster homes are a big part of what we do but there is a spot for everyone. As a board member I hope to put my knowledge to good use, support our foster families, implement ways to keep animals in their current homes, and promote excellent relationships with the many rescues, shelters and animal control agencies in our area.