Sponsoring a Dog
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Sponsoring a Dog

Want to change the life of a Ranch dog? By sponsoring one of our dogs, you help to pay for their food, medical care, and incidentals. And, for only $600 pesos a month, which equates to approximately $30 USD or $36 CDN, you can even sponsor a dog of your choice! Statistics show that if a dog is sponsored, they have a better chance at adoption.

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Dog of the Month
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Dog of the Month

Sweet and friendly Pokemon is definitely a gamer! He came to us with his buddy Perla. Both of them were very well cared for by a local who sadly died recently. It's clear from his demeanor that Pokemon was previously in a happy and loving situation!

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Volunteer of the Month
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Volunteer of the Month

I love working Fridays. I get to The Ranch about 9 am. Very soon after I get there, this adorable red fiat appears. Out comes this tiny woman with a huge camera! Her name is Diana Hunt. Diana is such a talented woman. I give both Diana and Manuel the list of dogs who need photos. Manuel fetches the dog, and together Dale, our chief biographer, and Diana work total magic.

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Our First Fundraiser Since Covid
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Our First Fundraiser Since Covid

On Monday, October 17, over 150 people joined us at The Garden of Dreams B&B for a catfish fry with a pulled pork sandwich option. This gorgeous garden setting lent itself to a stunning and fun-filled evening. Guests danced to the sounds of Traficantes on a beautiful outdoor dance floor.

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Fern Afraid of Life Until…
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Fern Afraid of Life Until…

One day in early August I arrived at The Ranch to find a small dog tied to the gate along with two pups. I picked up the pups and put them in my car and then started to untie the mom. Never had I seen a dog more terrified. She was too frightened to try and get away with me, instead she just froze. I took her into the casita so we could check her out and she started to shake from fear. Poor girl!

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Mazz Turns The Corner
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Mazz Turns The Corner

Several times a year, I get to fly dogs North of the border and take a few days to spend with our rescue partners. This is an unbelievable privilege because I actually get to see our beloved dogs go into loving foster homes or when I am really lucky, into the home of their adopter. I joke that it is good for my soul because watching a dog learn how to sleep in a human’s bed is about the happiest thing I have ever witnessed in my life.

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Chrissy’s Transformation
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Chrissy’s Transformation

Just when we think we’ve seen it all, something occurs that makes us realize that we have so much more to learn! That’s the case with our beautiful Chrissy.
I recently received a call from a woman to ask for help. A street dog had given birth to nine puppies in her garage. Her husband wanted them out, but babies were only two days old. She asked us to take them before he put them out on the street.

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Kevin & Paris Still Together
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Kevin & Paris Still Together

In early September Ranch pups Kevin and Paris flew to their forever family in Maine. This adoption was organized by our volunteer Elizabeth Viselle. She knew the family and that they were looking to adopt a pup. She proposed Kevin and Paris, hoping they’d pick their favorite

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Shelters Helping Shelters
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Shelters Helping Shelters

There are many stories of the shelter community helping one another. We had the opportunity to do just that recently.

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Volunteers of the Month
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Volunteers of the Month

Phil & Julie have been volunteering about a year now and it's always great to see them at The Ranch. They come all decked out with hiking shoes and gloves and they will get out all the dogs, including the big guys, to get some great exercise.

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Dog of the Month
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Dog of the Month

Our Manchas, like most Ranch dogs, has quite a story to tell. For most of our dogs, we knew little about their early lives but that's not true for Manchas. Manchas and five litter mates were found in an arroyo when they were only a few weeks old. All six of those pups were extremely traumatized and unwilling to trust.

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Max What a Good Guy
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Max What a Good Guy

As many of you know, we send dogs North of the Border to our rescue partners for adoption. To date, we have sent well over 1000 dogs in 5 years or so. We also have a great relationship with Bone Voyage. They also rescue dogs and operate the Rescue Bus here in lakeside. Fortunate for us, they send our dogs north on the bus as well.

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What Happened toTheo
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What Happened toTheo

A lot of you have been following what has been happening to our Theo. Well, there has been a lot.
To recap, he was found at our gate with one eye destroyed and the other needing cataract surgery. Thanks to a very generous donor, he was able to have the cataract surgery.

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Yodi’s Stars Finally Align
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Yodi’s Stars Finally Align

Beautiful Yodi was one of our most difficult placements. Not because she was a problem, just because the stars weren’t in alignment for her!

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Fosters Are Our Heros
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Fosters Are Our Heros

Fosters are the backbone of rescue. They are probably the most important component to our success. We have some amazing fosters doing wondrous things for us. I thought I would list a few of our current heroes.

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Volunteer of the Month
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Volunteer of the Month

Our volunteers absolutely make The Ranch a success. We have so many dedicated and amazing people doing many different tasks to help our dogs live happy lives and get adopted as fast as possible. One such person is Dale Green.

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The Bad and The Good
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The Bad and The Good

A couple of months ago, a man came with a dog, named Wendy, to The Ranch. He said that he had adopted her from us and was moving back north and wouldn’t take her with him. As the staff was talking to him, he jumped in his car and threw Wendy out and took off. Yes, this does happen occasionally and it breaks our hearts. But then there was good news.

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A Good Soul Helps
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A Good Soul Helps

The Ranch thanks the estate of Pat Fisher for her recent donation to help care for our dogs. Pat, who was a lover of dogs, was a longtime resident of Seattle.

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Inna Update
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Inna Update

Our beautiful little Inna, now named China, has been with her family on Vancouver Island for one year. She is happy and totally in love with her people.

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Dog of the Month
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Dog of the Month

Our Safari is one sweet little pup. She has really seen more than her fair share of difficulties in her 8 months on this earth. When she was only a few months old, she was abandoned at a dump. Luckily, a devoted rescuer found her and cared for her until we could take her in. At the time she was abandoned, one of her front legs was broken. Our vets attempted to let the leg heal, but it soon became obvious that additional measures needed to be taken. We made the difficult decision to amputate.

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