Valley Canine Donations

You gotten to know my rescues; now here's my story...

After becoming so severely chronically ill that I was 95% bedridden for 5 years, I could no longer teach high school and am permanently disabled. As I now begin to gain strength and stand upright more and more, my energy (and income) is still severely limited. But my passion is for animals with an affinity for dogs, and so what little I have to offer is spent on rescuing them here on my 10-acre farm for about a year now. I have spent countless hours of blood, sweat, tears, and money on building the few kennel suites I have and then working with the many dogs who needed them most. My cousin (also chronically ill & disabled) has come down from Oregon to help, and I couldn't do it without him.

As an aspiring behaviorist, my specialty is working with the traumatized, at-risk, reactive, and those deemed too "difficult" for other rescues. If my time and energy is limited, then this is also where I can do the most good. Although I have been studying, observing, analyzing, and working with dogs for decades, my dream is to go back to school (first online) to earn my stripes as a behavioral specialist and then attend Bergin University to earn a second master's degree in canine studies... banking on scholarships.

In the meantime, I am also doing what I can to work on the documentation required to set up my 501c3 so that I may start applying for grants. Until then EVERYTHING I do is OUT OF POCKET. Which is quite difficult with no salary and living only on disability. But the costs of veterinary care rack up quickly.

Unfortunately, I have NO TIME to work on the business side of things since I keep getting more and more dogs in need funneled my way... I decline many, but how can I say no to all of them? So yes, all of my very limited energy is spent working with dogs, kennels, and rehoming efforts instead of on business paperwork, as my debt only grows deeper and my hope more slim and health, well... it is what it is.

Please help me do the MOST good for MANY YEARS TO COME by supporting my goals of attaining my 501c3, my licenses, and my degree..... by UNDERSTANDING if I can't take in all the dogs you bring to my attention. I am only one person (if that) and am already overloaded with dogs in need.

Taking them in is easy. Working with them for months on end and then trying to find good homes for them all sometimes seems impossible... But by then everyone else has forgotten about them.