Five dogs made a daring, cross country trip, this past March. Two bulldog dachshund blends, two terrier blends, and a Great Pyrenees blend all traveled from rural Tennessee to Ranch Santa Fe in search of a better life. The five orphan dogs were in the care of horse rescue in the Tennessee countryside.
While the rescue does what they can for cats and dogs, their facilities are meant for equine rescues — not canine or feline. They were keeping the five dogs in horse stables — they didn’t have anywhere else for them to live.
The horse rescue struggled to find homes for the two sets of siblings and the Great Pyrenees. They’re located in a county that only has a population of 12,000, which makes finding orphan pets homes difficult. Fortunately for the pack, the rescue has a great working relationship with Helen Woodward Animal center. They’re frequent guests at our Business of Saving Lives conferences we host and we regularly exchange information. They asked us if we would be able to take in the five orphan dogs.
Of course we said yes.
Shortly after, the bulldog/dachshund blends and the terrier siblings were boarding a plane bound for San Diego. The Great Pyrenees would pose a different logistical challenge. Because of his size, he couldn’t fly. So one of the horse rescue’s dedicated volunteers drove the fluffy boy the nearly 2000 miles from Lewis County to Rancho Santa Fe.
Once the animals arrived, the Center’s medical staff performed exams to assess their health. Every one of them showed to be healthy and ready to be adopted. The bulldog/dachshund blends were named River and Rose, the Terriers: Hamish and Jock, and Ollie the Great Pyrenees. In the first week of April, the five made their way to the adoption floor. Their stay was brief, every single one of them found their forever families within a week.
