Invitation to our 1st Annual Open House

We hope you can attend!

It's just a dog!

"From time to time, people tell me,"lighten up, it's just a dog', or "that's a lot of money for just just a dog." They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent every day, or the costs involved for "just a dog."  Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a dog", but i did not feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a dog" and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a dog" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.  'If you, too, think "it's just a dog" then you probably understand phrases like "just a friend", " just a sunrise", or "just a promise". "Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and the pure unbridled joy. "Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience that's makes me a better person. Because of "just a dog" I will rise early, take long walks, and look longingly to the future. So for me and the folks like me, it's not "just a dog" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of that moment. "Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and directs my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day. I hope that someday they can understand that's it's not "just a dog" but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a  human". So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog",  just smile, because they "just don't understand".

Buffy and Meeko update!

Buffy and Meeko are doing great for being wild dogs. When we first encountered these babies they were very weak and needed special attention. We were called in from the local animal control as what to do with them, they could not go to the shelters because of there temperment and condition. In the beginning there were 3, but due to their health one died that night. I received several bites from Meeko (the black one) but that didn't stop me from making sure they would be safe for days to come.

Present day they are running and playing with several of our other dogs. Buffy will come to you when called, but Meeko is still very timid and shy. We are working with Meeko as much as possible and she's responds every day with love.

Miss Piggytoo has arrived!

Well i guess we now have our first piggy...Miss Piggytoo was surrendered to us due to she's a big ,big baby and she was hard to load and unload  when going places.The sanctuary we are building will house different animals, we will be taking in farm animals from time to time,we are doing this so children can see some of the pets that are every day animals.We will be looking for small miniature animals,like donkeys,horses,goats,we will also have some chickens and turkeys. Miss Piggytoo is staying in the wildlife kennel at the present but will be moved later on into her own place complete with all that piggies need to be happy and we will be finding her a play mate too!

Yea! More stuff completed!

Today was a good day... we have almost all the paint work on the outside finished. I have sprayed 114 gallons of paint so far, if and when it quits raining I will finish in a couple days. Today a huge truck pulled up and we now have all the sheetrock for the upstairs.  Yesterday I finished the paint work in the training arena..., next we do the lighting and then I'm ready to spend some quality time with some of my pack.  I have a border collie (Jax) that will be in training, a german shepard (Anna), a white german shepard (Bubbee), and my fav (Chewie) each one will have a different job.... and several puppies that need guidance.  The pic I posted is a picture of Bubbee.  He's a great therapy dog.  Everyone that meets him loves him.

We also have our nature/riding trails almost finished.  There will be 13 camp sites throughout the trails over looking some beautiful mountain scenes (we are in the foot hills of the smoky mountains). Also under construction are 10 full hookup RV sites. The dog park (20 acres) is all fenced and the trees are manicured and it's looking good! I will have some pics next week of our progress.  Bye for now. :)

Anna our new sanctuary girl!