Posted in General

Mingo was a once in a lifetime dog. We went to the farm where Mingo was born…….just to look. He separated himself from his litter mates and walked up to us. He introduced himself with little puppy barks. I do believe he had sized us up and said, “let us go home”. Mingo was smart and brave and started managing the cows in just a fe… read more

Posted in In Memoriam

When I was a very little girl, my mother had health issues that led her to hurt me emotionally and sometime physically. I would run to our workhorses for comfort. I could not have been more than 4 years old, and my head would just reach their chests. I would wrap my arms around a big horse leg and lean into the mare's chest. She would drop her so… read more

Posted in General

I believe this is a photo of my mother's cousin, Herb. There is a careful note on the back of the photo........"His little dog,Jeff, will soon be 4 years old. Jeff weighs twelve pounds." I have photo documentation of a 100 years of animal lovers. The horse,dog,pig,cow, and cat names are carefully recorded and I am left to guess who the relat… read more

Posted in Shelter Makeover

We are #7 today. That is great.....and such a short time to go. It is hard to beleive that our little community can be ahead of Austin Texas. read more

Posted in In Memoriam

Animals have been a constant thread running through my life. If you are lucky enough to gain an animal's trust and love.......Your life will be enriched beyond anything you give that animal. My memories of my animal friends are the bookmarks of my life. Story timelines are marked with "that's when we had Mingo" or "Rex was with us then". Their… read more