I took this photo this afternoon of our veteran escape-artist, Travis, looking through the new six-foot high (1.8 m) "no-climb" mesh fence we just finished having installed.  (Click on photo for larger image.)  We have tried everything to contain this boy, but he is so athletic and agile that he continued to outwit us at…

I was out taking photos Saturday evening and got this shot of the entire ranch on a gorgeous June day.  I can't remember the last time I posted a panoramic view of "the spread," so here it is.  That's the new arena on the far left and Lena's Barn on the far right, tucked behind…

I got this shot on Thursday when our equine vet, Dr. Erin Taylor, came out to do the rest of the dental work on our horses and a follow-up exam on blind Hawk.  (I had posted a couple of weeks ago about Hawk's current health issues.)  Hawk has also now begun exhibiting some neurological signs…

A long-time friend of the sanctuary, Cassie B., sent us this photo yesterday of blind Bindi, who she adopted from us a couple of years ago.  (Bindi was named Nevada here at the ranch.)  Bindi is standing under her new boyfriend, Dirk, who Cassie recently adopted. Cassie had written us earlier about Dirk, saying "He…

When blind Madison arrived a couple of weeks ago, we noticed how thin she was under her thick coat that she was beginning to shed out for summer.  As the days ticked by, she seemed to be losing weight, not gaining any, despite the huge portions we were feeding her.  In fact, we were feeding…

Just about a month ago when we posted deaf Stuart's adoption on the blog.  At the time, we included a brief update from his new Dad and Mom, Dan and Cheryl W., who said that their other newly adopted Beagle, Daisy, couldn't stand to be separated from Stuart — and that bond had developed in,…

This is a variation on a theme we've written about before — small dogs curling up around a big dog and using him or her as a kind of canine heat lamp.  Alayne took this photo the other afternoon of Charlie on the left and Austin — two of our blind Beagles from Georgia —…

This is the scene at Widget's House when I let the dogs out in the morning.  From left to right, that's Samantha, Madison, Priscilla and Penny, crowding around the water bucket on the front porch.  All of them are blind, but they know exactly where they're going when they head out the door.  The cast…

This is how our new arrival, blind Madison, often greets us at the gate to Widget's House — literally jumping for joy.  You'd think for a little old lady this would be a bit too much activity, but she will jump over and over again until we come through the gate.  It may be hard…

This is one of those "accidental" shots you take but don't realize you've got a beautiful photo on your hands until you upload it to the computer.  Alayne took this photo the other evening while photographing blind Austin hiding in his hole under the pine tree.  While she was shooting, little Bailey had been scooting…