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           Get to Know the Just Fer Paws Kennels Family

Here at Just Fer Paws Kennels, our staff members are passionate about your pet’s well-being and work hard to create an environment that is a home away from home for your furry friend. Please take a minute or two to learn about the human and animal family who work hard to make our place so much fun for your animal companions.
Charlie Evans

            Charlie Evans

Charlie became the owner of Just Fer Paws Kennels in July 2013. He was trained by Dawn (the original owner) before she departed for Hawaii with "The Comedy Canines." Between his attention to detail and his love for the dogs, he has what it takes to make this place great! Charlie does the running of the original kennel building with the large dogs, along with all the maintenance and landscaping of the property.

Charlie lives on the property with his husband, Jon Evans. Charlie takes running a kennel seriously and always comes up with new ideas for a safer and more pet-friendly environment.
Jon Evans

Jon Evans

Jon is our office person at Just Fer Paws Kennels. Jon also takes care of the newer kennel working with the cats and smaller dogs. He was originally trained at Norfolk County Agricultural High School in Walpole, Massachusetts, graduating in 1986 with his major in Associated Animal Science (horses and small animals).

Jon arrived to help Charlie in October 2013. In the late 1980's and early 1990's Jon worked for approximately seven and one-half years at Holiday Kennels in Brockton, MA, where he learned to hone his skills in the everyday running of a dog and cat boarding facility.

Kelly

Charlie and Jon rescued Kelly from the Sevier County Humane Society on January 6, 2015. After the passing of Sunshine, there was an emptiness in the cottage. Charlie and Jon thought this little Chihuahua mix was just what they needed to fill the empty space in their hearts.
Kelly is a wonderful addition to the family. She is the property alarm system and she is sometimes called Killer Kelly due to her need of meeting every new customer while being extremely mouthy about it.

Darla

Charlie and Jon were interested in finding a dog that would interact well with the visiting clients and be more energetic than Jake. In February of 2014, they went to Pets Without Parents in Sevierville, where they found this adorable Red Bone Coonhound and knew that she would be the right fit for the family.

Darla interacts well with many situations and temperaments of dogs but when the play gets to be to much, Darla becomes the fun Police and tries to shut everyone down by barking at them. Darla has slowed down these days and has become more of a couch potato, she can usually be found lounging on a dog bed in the large dog park.

Barney

On May 16, 2015, Charlie and Jon found this beautiful 1-year-old Labrador / Hound Mix at the Sevier County Humane Society.

Barney interacts well with a lot of our visiting fur babies. He does not like saying good-bye to his friends, though, and he gets loud and obnoxious about his friends leaving. He enjoys his new family, but he does have some issues with food aggression and always needing to be first for everything. For anyone visiting the big yard for a tour when Barney is present you will be jumped on, be fore warned, we can't seem to break him of this habit.

Buster

This little guy was a stray that was wondering around the Glades Road area. He was brought to Pets Without Parents in Sevierville where they and the local social media tried their best to find his owners. When his time was up and no one came forward to get this little guy it was decided that Buster would come and live here with us at Just Fer Paws Kennels, so he can have the life he deserves. On January 11, 2018 Buster became Jon and Charlies' 6th dog filling in for the loss of our beloved Jake who just recently left us on Christmas night 2017. This is one precious little boy and a wonderful friend to his sisters and brothers.
Mohican Rico Rae (Rae-Rae)
Rae-Rae joined our family August 22. 2017. She came to us through the Greyhound Rescue Foundation of Tennessee. Rae is a beautiful brindle Greyhound and she used to race out of Mobile Alabama.  Rae is as beautiful as she is quiet. All of her sisters and brothers seem to like her. This beautiful Greyhound has brought a lot of love and happiness to both Jon and Charlie.Unfortunately Rae-Rea suffers from pancreatitis and is on a special diet so she is quite thin but otherwise she is healthy.

Little Charley

Charley came to us the beginning of August 2016. We were asked by a local if we could possibly take him in because she couldn't handle him along with her other large dogs.

Being that we love Dachshunds anyway, we couldn't resist bringing this handsome Dachshund into our home. Charley has fallen in love with his brothers and sisters and gives them all many kisses so they know.
Misty
This Little girl came to us through The Friends Animal Shelter in Newport TN. September 2018. She was a sick little girl with an upper respiratory cold. She is a wonderful kennel kitty and sounds like a dove when she purrs. It turns out that Misty has quite the apatite and is a little hefty.

Jackson (Jack)

This little guy was adopted February 6, 2023 from the Sevier Animal Care Clinic in Sevierville. Jack is estimated to be a small dog. He was adopted at an approximated 4 months old so Jon will finally have his puppy and go through all of the training steps as Jack learns to grow into his new family. Jack is short for Jackson.

Jorge 

This adorable little boy came to us from Orlando Florida. Jon's grandniece Rain asked if we would take him and Jon said no but Charlie said yes so Misty got herself a brother in November 2018. This little guy is so cuddly. He also loves people and dogs.

Bellatrix (Bella)

This big pretty girl came to us December 20, 2023 at 6 months old. Bella is a mix of German Shepherd/ Great Pyrenees and will probably end up around 100 pounds when fully grown. At this point Bella is doing well blending in with her 9 other siblings with little Jack being her favorite. We probably didn't need another large dog but our home seemed extremely empty after the passing of Earl.
Quirky Blitzer

This beautiful girl arrived here on March 30, 2019. We adopted her through the Greyhound Retirement Foundation of Tennessee. Quirky is everything her name stands for, she adores Charlie and likes Jon a lot, but she is not at all similar to her sister Rae-Rae in any way. Quirky does not have an out going personality and is a little timid but is a loved new member of the Evans clan and fits in awesome.
Major
Major came to us November 5, 2019 from Connecticut. Major is currently 14 years old and he's a Beagle Mix.
Major is not a fan of new people and does not interact well with high energy dogs. He does however interact well enough with his new siblings and he is good around cats.
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