click to enlarge Lori Iribarren is crying as she hands rat-terrier mix Minnie’s leash to her new owner. “It never gets any easier,” says Iribarren, an animal-rescue director who fostered Minnie for several weeks before finding the adopter. “I wish I could keep them all.” In the animal rescue world, which seems to attract people who love animals but relate poorly to humans, Iribarren is a rare breed – a rescue director who gets along with people as well as she does with dogs. As people spend more time at home because of the pandemic and animal shelters have banned walk-ins, Iribarren has been building her following and placing scores of dogs, most of whom have adoptive homes lined up before they arrive at her house in New Hampton. She often fosters the dogs herself so she can get a sense of their personality and match them with the right family. Her skill at matching dogs with