With OVER 30 years in combined animal rescue experience, our team is incredibly well-prepared and eager to tackle the always tough, but rewarding, challenges of building a personalized rescue experience for you.
They can’t wait to help you find your new best furend and welcome you to the Petey and Furends family!
Stephanie Arrington
As the proud owner of Petey and three other rescue dogs (yes, it’s a FULL house), Stephanie started her journey into animal welfare with a deep desire to help animals in need. After completing her master’s degree in Couple and Family Therapy from the University of Maryland, College Park, Stephanie decided that the first thing she was going to do post-college was to adopt a dog, and that’s when she found Petey.
Since then, Stephanie has volunteered, been employed by, and helped to start several other rescue groups before deciding to embark on her own journey. Stephanie never backs away from a difficult case and has fostered over 150 animals, many of whom had intensive behavioral or medical needs. With all of the knowledge learned by our furends in the rescue and animal sheltering community, Stephanie aims to create an adopter, foster, and volunteer experience that is free from judgment and personalized to fit your needs.
Stephanie currently works full time as a Supervisor for a local DC non-profit and puts the customer experience at the forefront of everything she does.
If you are interested in contacting Stephanie directly, you can do so by emailing her at Stephanie@PeteyandFurends.org.
She looks forward to hearing from you and helping you find your new best furend.
Arielle Wait
Arielle has been involved in the animal welfare community for over 12 years. She began her rescue journey when she adopted her first dog, Tucker. She started fostering 6 months later... and was hooked! After several years of volunteering and fostering, she adopted her second dog, Missy, a sato from Puerto Rico, and decided it was time to get even more involved.
Missy was the catalyst for Arielle to follow her dream of a career in animal welfare. Arielle resigned from her role as a Defense Contractor and took a part-time job with a rescue, which turned into a full-time job. In the past couple of years, she moved over to the animal sheltering world and worked predominantly with neonatal kittens, puppies, and pregnant animals.
Arielle brings experience from both the rescue and the shelter world to Petey and Furends, and believes that finding the perfect fit for your family can change lives—yours… and the animal that you saved!
Arielle's current family consists of Tucker (a 13-year-old collie mix), Missy (an 8-year-old sato), Gus Gus (a 4-year-old chihuahua mix), her human daughter, Olive, and her husband, Eric.
If you’d like to contact Arielle directly, please email Arielle@PeteyandFurends.org.