I tout adoptions statistics for the four major animal rescue operations in Summit County as proof that here, at least, we seem to be doing something right for homeless animals.

Q: Our Zoie, a 12-year-old mixed-breed female, has lost her bladder functions at night. For the last two months, I have had to change her bedding each morning. Diapers do not stay on her.

Like many people, I have always loved animals. That sentiment didn’t prevent me from getting bitten in the face by a dog when I was about 4 years old.

Q: I am 92 years old and live in a retirement village with a 9-year-old Boston terrier that will not get into his cage when I leave the house.

For more than 30 years, Ken McCort has been considered an elite animal trainer — the trainer of last resort. He’s the man people turn to when other trainers have thrown in the towel and given up on an animal with problem behaviors.