This is something I don't think we've shown before … the hallway between the people wing (at the far end) and dog wing. That's blind Madison and blind Helen lying on the tile floor. On sunny days when the dog wing gets a bit warm from the solarium, the dogs will wander down the hallway and snooze here because the floor is nice and cool.
The interesting thing, as you'll notice right away, is the long row of closets on the left … seven, in fact! This house was unoccupied for the past 18 years or so (long story), but word has it that the family which once lived here had lots of kids — and every child was given his or her own closet, and that's where all their stuff went.
Alayne and I joke that with seven Dachshunds at the sanctuary, there's one closet per Dachshund. While we aren't stashing Dachshunds in them, those closets have been perfect for storing all the various supplies we need and keeping them handy. There's also a full basement and a big attic, so storage is one thing we have plenty of here.
Still, it's funny to see the reaction when people come through the front door for the first time and see all those closets down the entire length of the hallway.
As Alayne was taking these photos, Fuzzy meandered on through — he's doing great, by the way:
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Still 2nd place as of Tuesday — hanging on!
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