Join DogTime.com editor Leslie Smith as she travels the Road to Rescue , the special series profiling animal shelters around the country and the dedicated humans who run them. It’s a chance to read accounts of successful animal rescues and hear interviews with the people behind the remarkable stories. So buckle your seat belt and prepare for a moving adventure like no other.

Leia and I attended the IAATP ice cream social fundraiser in preparation for their 7th annual adoption event on October…