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we have dogs come to live with us until

we have dogs come to live with us until they enter their life and we make sure

they enter their life and we make sure

they enter their life and we make sure that the end of their life is full of

that the end of their life is full of

that the end of their life is full of love and caring lots of attention and

love and caring lots of attention and

love and caring lots of attention and make sure they get all the medical care

make sure they get all the medical care

make sure they get all the medical care they need do they come to us from their

they need do they come to us from their

they need do they come to us from their rescues or folks who can’t take care of

rescues or folks who can’t take care of

rescues or folks who can’t take care of them anymore

them anymore

them anymore maybe someone’s going into a nursing

maybe someone’s going into a nursing

maybe someone’s going into a nursing home or family members passed away so

home or family members passed away so

home or family members passed away so those dogs come to stay with us and

those dogs come to stay with us and

those dogs come to stay with us and there’s no longer any worries that

there’s no longer any worries that

there’s no longer any worries that they’re going to be passed along again

they’re going to be passed along again

they’re going to be passed along again this is the this is the end but it’s a

this is the this is the end but it’s a

this is the this is the end but it’s a happy end so we have Freddy Logan

happy end so we have Freddy Logan

happy end so we have Freddy Logan Jenny Monroe sugar titi stand we have

Jenny Monroe sugar titi stand we have

Jenny Monroe sugar titi stand we have dogs can’t walk on the roads we have to

dogs can’t walk on the roads we have to

dogs can’t walk on the roads we have to happy and wiki and they have little

happy and wiki and they have little

happy and wiki and they have little carts so they can go out in the yard and

carts so they can go out in the yard and

carts so they can go out in the yard and run and get some exercise that way and

run and get some exercise that way and

run and get some exercise that way and we have dogs who are incontinent dogs

we have dogs who are incontinent dogs

we have dogs who are incontinent dogs with cardiac problems respiratory

with cardiac problems respiratory

with cardiac problems respiratory ailments and so we just get them the

ailments and so we just get them the

ailments and so we just get them the best care that we possibly can from

best care that we possibly can from

best care that we possibly can from whatever specialist they need hey it was

whatever specialist they need hey it was

whatever specialist they need hey it was a good baby

a good baby

a good baby it’s pretty costly like this little guy

it’s pretty costly like this little guy

it’s pretty costly like this little guy he probably cost us about $8,000 with

he probably cost us about $8,000 with

he probably cost us about $8,000 with very severe dental surgeries and then he

very severe dental surgeries and then he

very severe dental surgeries and then he got an infection in his spine it could

got an infection in his spine it could

got an infection in his spine it could have possibly come from the infection in

have possibly come from the infection in

have possibly come from the infection in his mouth and so with the help of the

his mouth and so with the help of the

his mouth and so with the help of the short-term care that we had money in our

short-term care that we had money in our

short-term care that we had money in our bank account and then our supporters

bank account and then our supporters

bank account and then our supporters helping us you know kind of top it off

helping us you know kind of top it off

helping us you know kind of top it off so that we could pay for it

so that we could pay for it

so that we could pay for it Spencer is now recuperating and doing

Spencer is now recuperating and doing

Spencer is now recuperating and doing fine and he’s only 12 so we hope he’ll

fine and he’s only 12 so we hope he’ll

fine and he’s only 12 so we hope he’ll be with us another 8 or 10 years maybe I

usually get up about 6:00 in the morning

usually get up about 6:00 in the morning and the dogs need you right away you

and the dogs need you right away you

and the dogs need you right away you have to get them out

have to get them out

have to get them out medications get them all back out again

medications get them all back out again

medications get them all back out again then I need to go downstairs to the

then I need to go downstairs to the

then I need to go downstairs to the counter area and take care of the dogs

counter area and take care of the dogs

counter area and take care of the dogs who are visiting with us so you figure

who are visiting with us so you figure

who are visiting with us so you figure there’s 24 or 25 residents plus another

there’s 24 or 25 residents plus another

there’s 24 or 25 residents plus another 15 and they all need something so that

15 and they all need something so that

15 and they all need something so that keeps me busy and the volunteers start

keeps me busy and the volunteers start

keeps me busy and the volunteers start arriving usually around 11:00 and it was

arriving usually around 11:00 and it was

arriving usually around 11:00 and it was hard for me at first to have people

hard for me at first to have people

hard for me at first to have people coming out but now they’re like family

coming out but now they’re like family

coming out but now they’re like family and they do everything they poop scoop

and they do everything they poop scoop

and they do everything they poop scoop the yards do the gardening and have

the yards do the gardening and have

the yards do the gardening and have flowers and beautiful little Gardens

flowers and beautiful little Gardens

flowers and beautiful little Gardens everywhere they do the housekeeping copy

everywhere they do the housekeeping copy

everywhere they do the housekeeping copy the medications pass warming you name it

the medications pass warming you name it

the medications pass warming you name it they do it

they do it

they do it what nobody’s neglecting you I’m the one

what nobody’s neglecting you I’m the one

what nobody’s neglecting you I’m the one that will transport dogs to the

that will transport dogs to the

that will transport dogs to the emergency hospital or two outside in an

emergency hospital or two outside in an

emergency hospital or two outside in an emergency to the vet’s office sure never

emergency to the vet’s office sure never

emergency to the vet’s office sure never leaves the house she’s always here I

leaves the house she’s always here I

leaves the house she’s always here I might go out in a year maybe four times

might go out in a year maybe four times

might go out in a year maybe four times but it’s not two movies hour or two a

but it’s not two movies hour or two a

but it’s not two movies hour or two a restaurant I would be too nervous

restaurant I would be too nervous

restaurant I would be too nervous thinking you know this one okay without

thinking you know this one okay without

thinking you know this one okay without if I do leave it does cause something in

if I do leave it does cause something in

if I do leave it does cause something in the house or I’m gone so

the house or I’m gone so

the house or I’m gone so so I worry about that one of the duties

so I worry about that one of the duties

so I worry about that one of the duties that I like least is I am usually with

that I like least is I am usually with

that I like least is I am usually with the dogs when we say goodbye to them we

the dogs when we say goodbye to them we

the dogs when we say goodbye to them we always want to be there with the pets we

always want to be there with the pets we

always want to be there with the pets we never let them leave this world alone

never let them leave this world alone

never let them leave this world alone they’re loved until the very last moment

they’re loved until the very last moment

they’re loved until the very last moment and beyond I started putting pictures up

and beyond I started putting pictures up

and beyond I started putting pictures up as dogs passed away just kind of put

as dogs passed away just kind of put

as dogs passed away just kind of put their picture up here and of course over

their picture up here and of course over

their picture up here and of course over time their will became more and more

time their will became more and more

time their will became more and more pictures so we started calling it

pictures so we started calling it

pictures so we started calling it stairway to heaven we’ll never forget

stairway to heaven we’ll never forget

stairway to heaven we’ll never forget that we never forget them they’re always

that we never forget them they’re always

that we never forget them they’re always with us

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