Granddaughter Brooke Barnes participating in the AWLA walk with a borrowed Morky, Pippin, (owned by Gina White). As a cat owner, it's a little too difficult to walk felines so Brooke needed a dog to walk to help raise money for the Vola Lawson Animal Shelter.
— Patricia Zissios
Angel and her sister, Mimi, were rescued from horrific living conditions outside of Charlottesville, Va. (over 50 cats in a small, garbage-strewn home, lacking basic necessities for the animals to thrive and survive). Unfortunately, her sister was too sick and succumbed to a fatal viral disease a few months after the rescue. Luckily, Angel thrived and now shares her Alexandria home with two other cats: another rescue Himalayan (Rosie peeking out from the top of the stairs) and an AWLA shelter calico cat (Charlotte).
— Patricia Zissios
July 2017, Collin Marquis with one of the box tortoises that has been living in our yard. (We let her go right after we took this picture.)
An open mouth shot with the tortoise showing the food.
— Brian Marquis
"Chillaxing with your best friend" — Mr. Mittens and Tiger Taylor enjoying a "chill" Saturday afternoon.
— Tracy Taylor
"Tina" Edwards
— Natasha Edwards
"GoodBoy"
— Laura Mae Sudder
"CeCe and Madge" Moore
— Laura Mae Sudder
"BobbieJo"
— Laura Mae Sudder
"Squeaky" Weimar
— Laura Mae Sudder
Photo by Laura Mae Sudder
Molly and Tina Edwards are caught by "Burt" the fisherman at Hotel Indigo in Old Town Alexandria.
"Seurie" and Marty Moore. Seurie passed away about month ago. She was a great dog and friend.
— Laura Mae Sudder
"BellyCat" Weimar
— Laura Mae Sudder
"Madge" Moore
— Laura Mae Sudder
"Sherlock" Edwards
— Laura Mae Sudder
Lexi Girl, taking in the beautiful landscape in Middleburg, Va.
— Pamela Oerth Kolesnik
Lexi Girl coming back from the groomer.
— Pamela Oerth Kolesnik
This is Koda which means “friend" in Lakota Sioux. He is also named after Koda Bear in the Disney movie “Brother Bear.” Koda is an English chocolate lab 2.5 years old. He loves to walk around Old Town and stop by and visit my favorite stores and offices collecting treats. You can often find him at the farmer's market every Saturday itching to go in the fountain. He is a big supporter of our local animal shelter and donates leashes and toys.
— Geoffrey Stone
Photo by Scott Collins
Guinness sleeps off a morning of intense hiking and swimming at Mason Neck, in his
Alexandria home.
— Hal Hardaway
Photo by Carolyn Griffin
Cassie Griffin and her sheep. Griffin, who spent her first 21 years in Alexandria (Rosemont), now lives on a sheep farm in South Africa with her husband Conrad Gordon Grant.
Photo by Carolyn Griffin
Cassie Griffin’s cat and Daisy the lamb enjoy the wood stove in the kitchen.
Photo by Carolyn Griffin
Kit the dog and Daisy in the kitchen.
Fluffy and Henry, are inseparable. Where one goes, the other has to follow. They were adopted from the Animal Welfare League of Arlington.
Teaching sharing — a memory made. (A young) Will Edwards and "HC House Cat."
— Laura Mae Sudder
"Pitbull Date Night" features Kota (left) and Bella, ready for a night on the town
— Jo Echard
"You should see our Down Dog" features Bella (left) and Kota as they pose before their favorite yoga statue, yogi dog.
— Jo Echard
"Three Dog Wait" features Booda, Kota and Bella awaiting one of their owners return from a three-week trip.
— Jo Echard
"Yogis and Kota" features Jo Echard, Kota, and Jessie Hill practicing our best three legged dog.
— Jo Echard
Derby and Mommy (Alberta White) celebrating Independence Day 2017. Derby was adopted July 2013 from Caring Hearts Rescue in Springfield. Derby celebrated 7th birthday on July 4, 2017.
— Alberta White
A CAT AND HIS BFF: Eight-year-old Cinco lives in Alexandria with "parents" Susan Dawson and Max Rotermund. Cinco's very best friend is Max: Cinco loves Max! All Max has to do, in a normal tone of voice, is to call out "Here, Cinco." At that point, Cinco will stop in his tracks, no matter what he's doing, and come running to Max, tail held so very very high, so very excited that his BFF has beckoned him. It's just delightful to see.
A moment of calm before Alastair rolled over and kicked Zoe. — Craige Moore
Alastair loves his leafy greens
— Craige Moore
"The Boys"
— Linda Couture
My name is Khalfani Carr, and this is my 2-year-old pit mix pup "Carmelo." Before he was officially owned by me, I would pick him up from Woodbridge to my job at VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital where we could board our pets while we were working. His previous owner was looking for a forever home but could not find anyone willing to adopt a "Bully" breed. We had similar characteristics which made me fall in love with our bond. The first day I took him home it was as if we were meant to be partners in crime for life. Present day, our daily schedule consist of running hills, talking to classes about being in the veterinary field, also eating delicious foods together. In the photo above we were in Washington, D.C. being tourists. He could not keep his eyes off of the baseball game going on across the street.
Miss Bri Bri is a Teddy Bear hamster who is always on the move! She loves to run on her wheel but will always stop for a snack break.
Belle and Bruno, my Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. Belle is 9 years old and Bruno is just 9 months old! I was nervous to bring a puppy into our home, but hoped it would help energize Belle and make her more active in her later years. And it worked! They bonded right away and are the best of friends! They snuggle, but also roughhouse and play all the time. They are two sweet, fun and loyal companions.
—Ellen Almond
Photo by Carolyn Griffin
Langston, owned by box office manager Christopher Banks, assists at the box office at MetroStage.
Ben and Keegan Hutchison
I met Bela in January 2015, when I agreed to foster a cat for the rescue group, Pets Bring Joy. She had been rescued from a shelter in West Virginia just a short while earlier, and had an upper respiratory infection, a scratchy ear, a rash on her chin, and a bad attack of inflammatory bowel disease. Within days, I had to rush her to the vet, where I realized she was too sick to be adoptable. There was only one thing to do — adopt her myself. She does cat yoga on the sunroom couch, sprawls on my bed like a dog, chatters at the birds and squirrels from the kitchen, and greets all visitors by rubbing up against them. Bela has disproved the notion that cats can't be trained. Within weeks, she learned the command "up" to jump up on the bed for a nighttime treat, and to "sit" and wait for her meals. She also learned to groom my rabbit, Tenzing. For days after I had to put Tenzing to sleep in January, she would shadow me and sit in my lap every time I sat down. — Vineeta Anand
