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Month: December 2009
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I'm going to take a "blog break" over the holidays and will resume posting the first week of January. Before I go, here's a link to a story in the Missoulian today about the ranch winning the Shelter Challenge. It was written by a reporter at the Helena Independent Record, but for some reason isn't…
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I've written before about how intrepid our blind animals are, especially the ones who were born blind and don't know anything different. Watching Widget enjoy a new snowfall first thing in the morning is always a treat, because she loves to zip around like a little snowplow. The fact that the snow is almost as…
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Yes, it's official — the ranch won the Shelter Challenge Grand Prize and will get $20,000 for the animals! This is truly one of the most humbling things that has ever happened to us. Wow — what a phenomenal Christmas present! For a small sanctuary in a remote part of Montana to win out over…
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Judy and Chuck T. from Eureka, Montana, came out to the ranch yesterday to meet Oliver and introduce him to Sadie Mae, their Dachshund. Judy is holding Oliver and Chuck is holding Sadie Mae in the photo. Judy had earlier emailed to say, "My husband and I have a long-haired Dachshund looking for a friend. …
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Our former volunteer, Katie G. from Helena, had adopted blind Willie from us back in 2007 when she moved to Twentynine Palms, California, to live with her new husband, Greg, who was in the U.S. Marine Corps. Greg was just assigned to a three-year tour in Japan, and Katie and Greg are unfortunately not allowed…
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I picked up blind Helen from the vet clinic on Thursday afternoon after several days there following her gastrointestinal hemorrhaging last Sunday, and she was happy to get back to the ranch. Our internal medicine specialist in Helena, Dr. Britt Culver, did an abdominal ultrasound as well, and like the X-rays, the scan showed no…
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Only TWO Days Left — Still No. 1 — Every Vote Counts! Please keep voting for the ranch this weekend in The Animal Rescue Site/PetFinder's Shelter Challenge. You can see how fast the rankings can change, so we really need an extra push right now to hold the No. 1 spot. The contest ends at…
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Our long-time volunteer Kate W. in Missoula, who adopted blind Luke from us a few years ago, recently emailed me this: "I just thought I'd share a funny story and let you guys know how spoiled this dog is! So I'm sitting at my desk trying to do some homework and Luke has ants in…
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It really is deep — we have more than a foot of snow "on the level," as they say, and a lot more where it's drifted — but for a 5-inch high Dachshund, it must seem really, really deep! This is our intrepid explorer Bailey, who always insists on going outside … although in wintertime…
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Alayne saw blind Austin burying his toy duck in the snow yesterday morning — after stealing it from Belvie a few minutes before. (How does a blind dog manage to steal a toy from a sighted dog?) Austin is more like a squirrel with acorns for some reason … always trying to bury his toys…
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