Dexter was in one of his "needy" moods yesterday (hey, anyone know a Dachshund who isn't needy?), and this translated into him taking every opportunity to snuggle next to blind Goldie — who was in one of her favorite spots, the laundry basket bed in the living room.  Dexter loves the laundry basket as much…

Here's another set of pre-snow photos that Alayne took recently, these of wobbly Soba playing with a kong.  Soba was born with cerebellar hypoplasia, which makes her wobble and "dance" when she walks.  With this condition, the more an animal like Soba tries to concentrate on a fine motor skill-type task, i.e., trying to pick…

I thought you'd enjoy seeing these photos of Suzi in her new home with Marcia.  Beckie, Marcia's daughter, sent the photos to me and said, "Suzi is the sweetest girl, we all love her to pieces!"  In the one above, that's Marcia with Suzi and two of her Labs.   In an email to me…

Alayne got these shots a couple of weeks ago and they've been in the queue for a while, so I figured I'd better post 'em before I forget!  She saw blind Lucy squeezed in tight between blind Austin and Libby one morning in the dog yard (click on photo for larger image).  When Lucy heard…

We never how the day is going to go until we get up and count noses — and there are a lot of noses to count.  Alayne and I were putting all the dogs outside first thing Tuesday morning when we found one nose wasn't doing so well.  Blind Brody spends the night in a…

This is able-bodied Holly, who recently began helping us with the dishwashing chores by doing the "pre-wash" on the dog dishes.  Holly slips into the dog room, picks up the dishes still in crates with her mouth, brings them out, sets them down, and then methodically licks them clean.  This is not to be confused…

Alayne got these shots a few days ago of Holly, one of our two non-disabled dogs, rolling in the front yard on a beautiful sunny fall morning.  Holly thought she might fit in better at the Rolling Dog Ranch if she perfected the art of rolling in pure happiness.  I don't think we've told Holly's…

Another amazing happy ending! In response to our October email newsletter, I received an email from Marcia S., a long-time supporter of the sanctuary who lives in Connecticut.  She wrote, "I am so excited that you have moved closer to us and I would love to adopt a handicapped or blind dog, particularly a Cocker…

Alayne and I were taking photos of Snuggles last weekend, just before she left for Colorado, for use in our spring 2011 print newsletter (hey, you have to plan ahead in this business!).  After taking a lot of shots for a potential cover photo, Miss Snuggles was growing tired of the modeling thing and beginning…

Here's the sweet girl who arrived early on Sunday morning in the same transport that Snuggles left on … one Cocker in, one Cocker out!  This is Suzi, who came from a small foster-based rescue group in Michigan called Happy Homes Rescue.  Anne R., who runs the group, emailed me a few weeks ago to…