Answering the bark, US Air Force Photo

Stephanie Carrier, a volunteer, cleans cages at the Spencer Kennel and Rescue Sept. 28, 2012, in O'Fallon, Ill. Stephanie and her husband, Army Lt. Col. Christopher Carrier, Air Mobility Command Army Liaison, rescue animals on a regular basis. Since this interview, the Carriers are in the process of another adoption from Spencer kennels. The Pomeranian, used in the photo for this story, was abandoned at a truck stop in Arkansas and found by a truck driver. He was given the name Charlie, but their son Connor has since thought he should be named Jack. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)