there is a 30 year old gelding that needs a safe place to land. we won't have room til jenny and winston leave. and there is a 16 year old deaf pom coming in tomorrow. he has been with the same family for sixteen years so he won't like it here. apparently they are moving and there is no room for him in their new home, he must be a big pom, sigh.
Carol you should not joke about buying a ranch , Mike and I would actually seriously consider being part of that. While we hardly ever have time to come out to SAINTS, we both love being there and the thought of living out in the country has always been our dream!!
so be careful what you wish for!!
I will never, never, never, never understand how people can share their home with a dog for 16 years and then abandon it.
The exception, of course, is seniors who are going into a care facility. For them (and their pets), I have the utmost compassion; so very few assisted living or long term care facilities allow pets.
Ha ha - Caroline, welcome to the club. Carol and I have talked about this dream for nearly a year, and periodically surf the real estate market looking at the fantastic properties, even multi-home properties on tons of acreage, one can get for very little money by moving north or east. Retirement can't come soon enough for me (too bad one really NEEDS a pension to live on, even if collectively we'd be mortgage free!)