I took this photo of Claude the blind Great Dane and Tyler the deaf English Pointer this morning in Widget’s House.  We had just finished feeding everyone breakfast and then turned them out again for some romping and play time before bringing them back in.  (It was 12 degrees this morning so they’re not out…

Alayne and I were eating lunch when blind Widget decided to climb up on the cot and join blind Willie the Beagle, a recent arrival, for a siesta.  The cot is right next to the dining table, so Alayne went to my office to get the camera and handed it to me.  I got out…

Alayne and I are very grateful for all the heartfelt comments about Spirit that so many people posted on the blog or emailed to us today.  This little paralyzed Yorkie touched a lot of lives.  I wanted to share with you a beautiful note that Nicci Bennett, Spirit’s new Mom, emailed us last night: We…

Spirit, our little paralyzed Yorkie who we adopted out in early January to a wonderful couple in Florida, died this weekend after a sudden deterioration in her spinal condition.  Nicci and Glenn Bennett, who flew to Montana to adopt Spirit, told us on Friday that she had begun to exhibit pain last week, along with…

The issue of People magazine that goes on sale tomorrow, Friday the 23rd, has a special section of stories called "Animal Rescue Heroes."  We’re one of five different individuals or couples (well, we’re the only couple) profiled in this feature.  The section begins on page 85, and the article on us is the last one…

The senior equine surgeon at Washington State University’s veterinary teaching hospital, Dr. Claude Ragle, called this afternoon with some great news — he performed Brynn’s surgery today and said he was "very happy" with how it went!  The operation, called a urethral extension, should fix our little blind girl’s leaky plumbing that has left urine…

This rather odd looking fellow is, yes, our boy with a fused jaw, Travis.  I took this photo a couple of weeks ago after he "escaped" again from the dog yard and went zooming around the ranch at 90 miles an hour.  I forgot I hadn’t posted it on the blog and re-discovered it tonight.…

Little Daisy gets really worked up at meal time.  She gets so excited she acts like she’s going to blow a gasket.  She also gets terribly bossy with the other dogs who are crowded around the dining table where we fix their bowls.  Daisy couldn’t get care less that she’s the smallest dog in the…

The equine surgeon at WSU, Dr. Claude Ragle, told me this evening that Brynn’s kidney values remained normal AFTER they took her off IV fluids for 24 hours.  This means she is not in renal failure, which is such a relief.  He also said Brynn is back to her normal, chipper self.  They were not…

Alayne took three of the animals to the vet today — blind Penny, old deaf Pappy and blind Turtle.  I took these photos this afternoon just before Alayne left for Helena with them. Penny has a growth on her chest, kind of a weird lump hanging loosely under her skin.  It didn’t feel like a…