The Quellas began building the future home for Bob's House after losing their dog, Bob.
About Bob's House
Our story begins with Bob.
Since 2010, Bob's House has matched senior and special-needs dogs with adoptive homes, permanent homes, and gentle end-of-life care. The same services begin extending to senior and special-needs cats in 2026.
Helping dogs since 2010. Welcoming cats in 2026.
Bob's House remains focused on homelike care, medical follow-through, permanent residency, and dignified end-of-life support instead of a shelter-first model.
The founders
Travis, Amy and Ellie Quella
After losing their beloved dog, Bob, Travis and Amy Quella turned grief into a promise. They built Bob's House to give senior and special-needs animals a true home instead of another kennel experience, and they began extending that same support to senior and special-needs cats in 2026.
What started as a promise to Bob became a home where pets can move toward adoption, permanent residency, or end-of-life care without losing the comfort of daily routines and trusted people.
Listen to Travis and Amy tell their story.
Timeline
How the house took shape.
Bob's House opened south of Eau Claire as a homelike foster and adoption center built around comfort instead of kennel stress.
The same standard of care expands to senior and special-needs cats without changing the house-first mission.
Day-to-day care
Heather helps keep the house calm, medically steady, and truly homelike.
Heather has been with Bob's House since 2014. She brings years of veterinary technician experience and a deep compassion for senior and special-needs pets who need meticulous follow-through.
Facility Manager / Medical Coordinator
Heather Muller
Board leadership
The officers and board members helping guide Bob's House.
Board President
Scott Marek
Vice President
Christena O'Brien
Board Secretary
Katie Spangberg
Treasurer
Deb Chilson
Board Member
Laura Dye
Board Member
Bridget Coit
Board Member
Chrystal Mills
Board Member
Chelsea Vorce
What Bob's House does
Homelike care that can end in adoption, permanent residency, or a gentle goodbye.
Since 2010, Bob's House has helped senior and special-needs pets find adoptive homes, permanent homes, and gentle end-of-life care. The next chapter expands that same promise to senior and special-needs cats in 2026.
Adoption placements
Helping senior and special-needs pets move from uncertainty into real homes.
Permanent residency
Providing a permanent home to pets whose medical or behavioral needs make adoption unlikely.
End-of-life care
Making the last chapter gentle, dignified, and full of love when a pet is terminally ill or very old.
Cats in 2026
Extending the same standard of care to senior and special-needs cats as the mission grows.
Your questions. Our answers.
Put the biggest answers in front of the people asking them most.
Private surrender questions, appointments, and adoption-process questions should be easy to find before someone has to call.
FAQ
How is Bob's House different from a shelter?
Bob's House offers a cage-free, homelike environment where senior and special-needs pets can relax, play, and receive personal attention instead of living in small kennels.
FAQ
Can I surrender my pet to Bob's House?
No. Bob's House fosters pets for area shelters and rescues and dogs rescued from puppy mills that need extra support for senior and special-needs cases. We don't take private surrenders.
FAQ
How is Bob's House funded?
Bob's House operates on bequests, donations, fundraisers, and grant awards. It does not receive funding from the shelters or rescues it supports.
FAQ
Why are visits by appointment?
Because the pets live in a cage-free, homelike setting, appointments help the team introduce visitors in a calm way without stressing the animals.
FAQ
How do I adopt a pet from Bob's House?
Start with the adoption application. All meet and greets are scheduled only after an approved application has been reviewed by the Bob's House team.
Voices and legacy
The people and pets who show what this work means in real life.
Supporter stories
Supporter story
Ellen Stephenson
Bob's House will always have my support. After meeting Travis and touring the facility, I ended up bringing one little girl home to join our family. Bob's House gives senior animals the medical care, socialization, and love they need, and I would absolutely adopt a senior dog again.
Supporter story
Lee Heike
Bob's House is a place that caters to those who are hurting and have no one to speak for them. Beyond that, dedication to care is top-notch.
Supporter story
Laura Dye
Bob's House employees and volunteers give senior dogs a soft place to land when their worlds are turned upside down so late in life. Medical care is provided, end-of-life care is available when needed, and wonderful families are found for many of these precious seniors. The only way any of this works is through donations, time, money, and supplies.
Supporter story
Debbie + Dan Market
We believed in Bob's House from the beginning, and we are proud to support its next chapter as the mission grows to include cats. Our family has helped through fundraisers, board service, hands-on work, and financial gifts because older animals still deserve a safe place to land, steady care, and a real home.
Legacy stories
Legacy story
Rusty
Estimated to be at least 10, Rusty arrived at Bob's House in April 2015 and entered Dying with Dignity because of advanced age and multiple medical issues. With arthritis medication, a play yard, belly rubs, and staff who stayed with him through the night, Rusty passed away peacefully and pain free in August 2015.
Legacy story
Felix
Felix, a 10-year-old Pomeranian, arrived in 2013 after surviving a puppy mill. He began as a deeply traumatized little dog with stress-induced seizures, but learned to trust staff and volunteers, gained confidence through gentle routines and plenty of cuddles, and came to know what love and home felt like before he passed in 2018.
Legacy story
Harold
Harold arrived in April 2019 and quickly became part of Amy Peck's family after a foster placement. Blind but adventurous, he gave comfort as much as he received it, and his story shows how powerful a late-life placement can be for both the dog and the person welcoming him home.
Contact info
One clear place for the public basics.
Since 2010, Bob's House has helped senior and special-needs pets find adoptive homes, permanent homes, and gentle end-of-life care. The next chapter expands that same promise to senior and special-needs cats in 2026.
Mailing address
P.O. Box 15, Eau Claire, WI 54702
(715) 878-4505
info@bobshousefordogs.org
bobshouselaura@gmail.com
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