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Giving Up Monday Nights for the Love of Dogs
A lifelong dog lover takes on a number of roles at Evanston's Animal Shelter.
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When moving back to Evanston several years ago, Erin Marcus wanted a chance to spend time with dogs without having own one. Marcus found a happy medium volunteering with C.A.R.E. at the Evanston Animal Shelter.
At the time Marcus owned an insurance brokerage company that required extensive traveling—getting a dog was not a possibility. In turn, giving up her Monday nights to help orphaned dogs find homes seemed like a good way to get in some dog time. Over the years, Marcus' roles with C.A.R.E. have grown.
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"I am the Monday night Kennel Captain. I'm also an assistant in the ATV class, which is advanced training volunteer, where we teach our volunteers how to train dogs. I also am on our board and I do our PR and our advertising," Marcus said.
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The Evanston Animal Shelter is a relatively small shelter, housing roughly 15 dogs, as well as anywhere from two to three times as many cats.
For Marcus, there's a strong sense of community within the small shelter, amongst volunteers, as well as the animals.
"I don't think I could volunteer at a big facility where you just have rows and rows of dogs that you never seem to get a leg up on."
