Rachel Schardt, a stay-at-home-mom and former member of the Green County Humane Society board of directors, has made a big difference in the lives of all of her best friends. Sam, a 4-year-old German Shepherd, and 5-year-old Great Danes Stella and Athena all are rescue dogs. Schardt got Stella and Athena after the seizure of Great Danes outside of Albany where 46 dogs were being hoarded.