Alayne got these shots Saturday evening right after we had finished with the afternoon chores.  That's blind Allie the Lab in the middle of a wrestling match with blind Austin the Beagle.  They had already gone at least one round by the time Alayne saw them and got the camera; there was a momentary pause…

This was the scene yesterday morning, about 30 minutes after we let the dogs out.  At first they run around, do their business, sniff, and wander about … then, just like clockwork on these cool fall mornings, most of them eventually head for this dog house and pile up with and on top of each…

I took this photo of blind Molly at the front door a couple of days ago.  The screen was recently peeled back by Holly, one of our two non-disabled dogs who was just a bit impatient (apparently!) about waiting for us to come and let her in.  Or maybe she knew we were just about…

I took this shot on Friday night as we were starting to put the dogs up.  That's Daisy on the left and Bailey on the right in their "boats," as we call them.  These upside-down open crates are perfect for the incontinent twins.  It makes cleaning up after them in the morning a lot easier,…

Once we got to New Hampshire, Alayne and I joked we needed to change the name of the sanctuary from Rolling Dog Ranch to Sleeping Dog Farm for a couple of reasons.  First, in New England large acreages like ours are called farms, not ranches.  Second, the dogs do a whole lot more sleeping than…

One of the funny things about the blind Poodle sisters is how they nap when they're outside: almost always joined at the hip in some fashion.  And if not the hip, then the shoulder, neck, or back.  Joined in one way or another.  I've been meaning to build a portfolio of these various positions, but…

Well, we knew someone would be lucky enough to adopt this beautiful three-legged girl, but we were thrilled beyond belief when two very special people turned out to be the ones! Remember Paul and Jennifer, who adopted blind and deaf Gabe from us back in May? Yes, they're adopting Ella, too!  They had fallen in…

I was working in my office this morning on the second floor of the "people wing" of the house when I heard a "thud!" from the living room below, and then the sound of magazines and books hitting the floor.  I hurried down the stairs and that's what I found waiting for me:  our two…

Earlier this year in March, I had a blog post about one of our volunteers, Kate — who had adopted blind Luke from us — moving in with Wendy, who had adopted blind Stoney and blind and deaf Baron from us.  Well, Kate recently sent us this photo of the three roommates at the PetFest…

This is blind Helen, doing what she does best:  sleeping with her tongue out.  I saw her lying on the floor of the "people wing" of the house the other day, and it looked like her tongue had been glued to the floor.  When Helen is sleeping, about half the time she has her tongue…