We were letting the dogs out of the cottages for their mid-day run-around and play session, and deaf Stuart offered us his usual greeting.  (I happened to have the camera with me, which is how I got these shots.  That's Alayne's boot on the right.)  He races over to one of us, stands on his…

Alayne and I were heading out of Lena's Barn after finishing afternoon chores the other day when I saw one of our barn cats, Spark, sitting on a fencepost and contemplating the beautiful scenery in front of her.  At least that's what I'd like to think she was doing.  Alayne thinks she was more likely…

One year ago today, Briggs arrived from a rescue group in Georgia.  He was blind and wobbly, and his eyes bulged from runaway glaucoma.  They hurt so much he constantly rubbed them with his paws.  Before we could do eye surgery to relieve the pain, our vets found he also had a kidney disease ……

I got this photo yesterday of wobbly Soba and blind Helen.  It sure looks like Soba was whispering some kind of secret into Helen's ear, doesn't it? I was facing into the sun with the camera, and with the bright snow and the big black dog … well, the camera couldn't figure out how to…

Alayne and I were over at Beauty's Barn this morning when we looked across and saw blind Luna appearing to rest her head on a snowbank while she snoozed.  We stood and watched, and indeed, that's what she was doing.  Because of recent days in the 30s and nights in single-digits (this morning it was…

Lots of folks have been asking us how our latest arrival, Dexter T. Dickens, is doing.  He's great!  This little tyke has absolutely captured our hearts — he is a pure joy and delight to have in our lives.  I told one of the sanctuary's wonderful friends in Chicago this morning that Dexter is one…

Cindy got this shot of some of the dogs at Widget's House waiting for her to take them inside for dinner.  They have this uncanny sense of timing, and pretty much know when she's due to show up at that gate.  From the left is old Miss Samantha, then the Poodle sisters Priscilla and Molly,…

Bare ground is a rare and coveted thing at the ranch in February.  You can usually find it only right next to building walls that are facing south (at least until a new snowstorm fills it all in again).  I went out just now to put the dogs back up in the cottages for the…

You may remember that back in August, our beautiful three-legged cat Bunny was adopted by Karl and Tia M. from the Spokane, Washington, area.  Tia just sent us an email about Bunny this weekend with these photos. Tia wrote, "Thought I would give you an update on Bunny … she has fit into our family…

Alayne got these photos a couple of days ago of Daisy with her stylish, wind-swept look.  Since there was no wind in the house, and Stuart the deaf Beagle hadn't been cleaning her ears, I have no idea how she managed to do this.  But evidently she thought it was quite special. Here's the top-down…