Our Time & Funding Investment

To date, the two of us have self-funded all shelter dog adoption expenses — from the time that each pup joined our family through end of life including euthanasia, the return of our beloved dog’s individual ashes plus paw prints. Additionally, each dog has been commemorated with a carved stone that has included his/her name plus birth and death years, that we’ve incorporated into our backyard Dog Memorial. The related costs have been and continue to be significant. They include: adoption fees, all medical care, medicines (including Heartgard, Apoquel, Probiotics, Simparica, vaccinations, calming aids such as CBD oil), ER trips, surgeries, annual check-ups, nail trimming, dry and wet food, coats, pee pads, diapers, washable shorts, leashes, collars, name tags, metal water and food bowls, enrichment toys, crates, regular and orthopedic beds and cots, dog gates, blankets, stretchers, car ramps, belly supports, cleaning supplies and equipment, storage units, Wyze pet cameras, artificial dog turf and periodic training specific to unique behavioral issues. Expenses is just one part of the equation. We both invest the lion’s share of our waking hours tending to our dogs and their environmental needs: filling their bowls/feeding them, refreshing their water, taking them outdoors to eliminate, conducting their group play sessions, spending “quiet time” with them, cleaning up dog accidents, taking them to the Veterinarian, doing the dog laundry and sweeping, vacuuming and mopping the tile dog floor areas. That leaves us with small blocks of time to tend to our own personal needs, household and yard chores plus errands.

We have absolutely no regrets with the lifestyle that we have chosen. We continue to be unrelenting in our mission, and our passion to provide a loving home to shelter dogs continues to burn with an inextinguishable flame.