I walked into the dog room late yesterday morning and saw this pair of "golden oldies" sleeping side by side.  That's blind Madison on the left and blind Cedar on the right.  We don't know their exact ages — we rarely do in this business — but we think both are at least 12 or…

Here are the next two we are listing for adoption on PetFinder — our adorable Poodle sisters, Molly and Priscilla.  (Alayne, though she is adorable too, is not included in the adoption package.)  We are going to adopt them out together because of how bonded they are with each other.  Plus, their antics playing and…

This is something we haven't done before, and I don't know why — but from now on when we post any of our animals on PetFinder for adoption, we're also going to post them on the blog so our long-time readers will know they're available for adoption.  The blog has helped "arrange" many wonderful adoptions…

Alayne took these photos on Friday when she saw blind Widget heading up the ramp to claim the chair Dexter was sleeping in.  As we've posted before, Widget has perfected the power of "looming," in which she hovers over the dog who is occupying the space she wants.  As she looms over them, she also…

Ever since Alayne and I started this special place over 10 years ago, we have been concerned about what we feed our disabled dogs and cats.  We learned early on how to read the ingredient labels and how to distinguish low-quality food from the high-quality brands — and the only way to do that is…

Paul and Jenny M., who adopted blind-and-deaf Gabe from us last May and then three-legged Ella from us in September, just sent us these photos in an email whose subject line read, "An educational outing for Gabe and La Bella Ella." Paul wrote, "My youngest son Aidan [that's him in the photo above with Gabe]…

I realized it had been quite a while since we had an update on this adorably cute little boy, so I took that photo after lunch today for this post.  I added the ear-flip for an extra dose of cute.  Wally, or Fuzzy as he is known to his fans, or Mr. McDuff as he…

We've always noticed how well deaf dogs sleep — right through the noise of daily activities, doors closing, people walking by, even thunderstorms.  It's not as if the ability to sleep so soundly compensates in any way for the disability, but still, there are plenty of times we wish we could sleep that soundly.  But…

The photographer Melissa McDaniel is having a promotional sale this week on her two photo books, Deaf Dogs and Rescued in America.  30% of her sales from phone orders will go to the ranch to benefit our disabled animals, while 30% of her online orders will go to the PetFinder Foundation.  So if you'd like…

Thank you to everyone for your condolences and kind thoughts on the loss of our dear little Briggs.  Alayne and I really appreciate the wonderful support!  Following on the heels of that sad news, I figured it was a good time for some happy news … so how about an update on Snuggles, our one-eyed…