This is what our dining room table looked like this evening as I was preparing dinner for the dogs. The bowls you see are for the dogs who live with Alayne and me in our house or in the dog cottages next to our house. About half the dogs at the sanctuary are here with us, while the other half live at Widget’s House, our main dog building.
However, having just said "our main dog building," I wonder whether that’s really Widget’s House or OUR house. We joke that the size of our dining room table sets the limit on how many dogs we can have here.
So how do we decide who lives where? Well, we keep all the smaller dogs (like Widget, Bailey and Callie) with us, along with some of the old ones like Pappy, as well as those who need a calmer environment, like deaf and blind Spinner. (Psst…we also have a few favorites who became ‘house dogs,’ like Birdie.) Those who are sick or recovering from surgery stay with us, too. We also keep the new arrivals with us until we get a chance to know them, understand their personalities and figure out where they would fit best.
If you’re wondering what we’re feeding, it’s California Natural chicken and rice, a super-premium natural dog food from the company that makes Innova. We mix dry kibble with a couple of heaping tablespoons of the canned version, then pour some warm water into each bowl and stir to make a gravy. Yum!
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