Before moving to Memphis, Ranise was involved in rescue in Chicago for a little over 5 years. She started out doing events and raising money, then moved on to volunteering with handling and dog walking, and eventually became a board member for another rescue for more than 2 years. She then became a foster coordinator for ALIVE. Ranise took what she learned in Chicago and has started our very first “branch” to help reduce the extensive overpopulation problem in Memphis. Ranise shares her home with Zelda, the very first dog rescued by ALIVE Rescue Memphis, and has two other foster failures from the program in Memphis, Patty and Sprout. Ranise’s previous dog, Anita Riot, was her inspiration for getting into rescue.

Ruby Doo,
Dog Test Coordinator

Ruby Doo is an ALIVE alum! She is a lover of all things big and small and has never met a stranger. You may recognize her from the infamous Flintstones litter. She and her 3 doggy siblings help Raegan and Ranise assess potential future ALIVE pups.