Melissa Armstrong has been independently rescuing dogs for over fifteen years, and from 2013 to 2015 she fostered and trained thirty homeless dogs for a local nonprofit. She has an MFA in creative nonfiction and fiction from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, and writes about her experiences on her blog, The Farnival. She lives with her husband and four rescue dogs in rural Tennessee. She’s pictured here with Adriana (photo by Mason Armstrong).