Here is one of the small groups of potbellied housed together at this sanctuary. They really like to dump their food bowls over when they eat! Sometimes they will try to dump the bowl again and again after it has already been dumped and succeed in only bopping their foreheads with the bowl’s edge. They are really humorous creatures, it’s like they put on a little show for you!


Here is one of our volunteers coaxing Cookie girl. Isn’t she a cutie pie!


Here is another volunteer feeding a piggie a piece of apple through the fence. We learned early on not to go into the pens when feeding apples --- the pigs go into a bit of a frenzy and the big hogs in a frenzy is quite intimidating! Nah, it’s just kind of scary to have them rush at you but only results in sloppy nose kisses that leave piggy drool all over your pants. They’re big animals but without a mean bone in their body!


Here is one of the horses. Both horses had terrible mats and burrs in their manes and tails. It made me sick to my stomach to see them like that. The woman who runs the place asked us if any of us had experience grooming horses or sheep and I really wished I did! No one in our group did but she promised us she will be contacting the volunteer who usually does grooming very soon. It must be so heavy for the animals to carry around all that extra weight! It reminded me of something you would see on Animal Precinct or something.


Here is one of our volunteers giving the horse a chin rub!


Here is the same horse and his pasture mate, a shyer pony (?) munching on some carrots I brought. It kind of looks like a cigar the way it’s hanging out of his mouth!


Next are some pictures of the doggies inside the sanctuary manager’s house! These two are her own dogs but she also had some fosters (which you can see when I develop my pictures & scan them!)

Here is her sweet old shepherd mix. He reminds of a bit of our very own Duke! He had the most laid back personality and I was just in love with this big guy! Here he is getting some belly rubs!


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And last but not least is the adorable disabled Chi…this is the only dog I’ve ever seen that is missing *both* FRONT legs! His original guardian was a druggie and took poor care of the Chi. At one point they were in a car accident together and supposedly this is how he lost his two front legs. The owner also complained that the dog was incontinent and thus could not be potty trained. I suspect he was just too high to ever realize when the pup needed to be let out! But now he’s in a much better situation and gets around on some wheels outfitted just for him or lounges in his little laundry basket as seen here. He was very calm and sweet.


OK, that’s all I have for now but I hope to put up the photos I took sometime within the next few weeks!