ADKINS — It’s late afternoon, and the dogs are jumping up and down, pawing at the fence, eagerly waiting for the magic words that mean it’s time for their evening walk.
Brooke Negley gives the command: “Release the hounds.” When Kassie Swindlehurst opens the door, the dogs come running, their ears, tongues and tails flying.
On this particular day, Negley, 78, has 24 dogs in her care. All are rescues of some sort, of just about every size and color…