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Our elders, both human and canine, are often overlooked. Once revered, now forgotten, older people and dogs are often considered a burden and are left behind. Our rescue has seen a greater number of senior dogs being turned in because owners have died, or because owners can no longer afford care or are moving into a nursing home or a senior living facility.
These dogs come to us with their aches and pains, as well as sadness at being left by their people. We bring them in, have them medically evaluated and treated, and place them in one of our foster homes where they are loved and cared for until they are adopted into a family of their own.
We have designed a program that allows an adoption of a second senior dog to the same family at a reduced adoption donation. We believe the joy of loving a senior dog will attract adopters to bring another senior into their home.
 To date, we have provided three of our seniors, Autumn, Grant, and, most recently, Hope, with permanent foster care. We believe that the difficulties that these dogs endured in their lives made it unwise to place them into an adoptive home. By providing certain dogs with lifetime care, they will receive the understanding and consistency that they need to happily live out their days. Autumn and Grant have both crossed the Rainbow Bridge and Hope is settled in for good with Linda and Ernie Tuller.
Our longer range vision is to have a Sanctuary that will provide a permanent home to senior dogs that aren't adopted. This home will have full time caregivers and will provide senior humans the opportunity to spend time with our dogs.
Why adopt a senior? |
"No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich." |
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