The January issue of Dog Fancy has a wonderful article on dog sanctuaries and features the ranch along with two others -- ARF House in Texas and Best Friends in Utah. The January issue began arriving in mailboxes for subscribers the week before last, but is now finally out on newsstands. The article is titled, "All Dogs Welcome: Inside Sanctuaries That Give Dogs Hope."
When I first saw this issue at our vet clinic and opened it up, my initial reaction was that the article turned out to be only about the ranch -- all the photos on the first two pages were ours! This is what those pages look like:
Clockwise from upper left, that's us with Patti, then Penny, Emmy Lou rolling, Widget (of course!) and Dusty.
Here's the next set of pages, with Soba and Noodle, Creighton, and us with Daisy on the opposite page (the smaller inset photos in the middle are from ARF House):
And finally, the third set of pages, with Spinner, Briggs rolling, another ARF House dog, Kenai with the ball, Briggs again, and on the facing page, an ARF House dog at the top and Emmy Lou again at the bottom:
Apparently, Best Friends never sent them any photos to use with the article.
(If you click on the images they will open in a larger, pop-up window. You may have to close the window before opening the next one.)
We were delighted to see Dog Fancy do a story on sanctuaries, and especially to give our disabled animals such prominent coverage. The quote under the photo of Soba and Noodle is from my interview with the writer, and it says:
"We don't think of these animals as disabled ... they do all the things that healthy animals will do, and there's not one of them that gets up not wanting a happy day. They love every day they get."
My sister just wore her RDR tee-shirt on vacation in Washington and was approached by three people who commented on the shirt and how she knew about RDR! I bought her the shirt last year for xmas - she said she had no idea that there were SO MANY people out there who appreciate what you guys do.
Posted by: Lisa | December 05, 2008 at 06:21 PM
Yay! You SOooooooo deserve any/all accolades and the photos are great. Hope many new good things will come with folks keying in on "How you can help". I'm going to have to find a copy!
Posted by: Margaret | December 04, 2008 at 12:53 PM
This is great. I am so excited to go out and pick up a copy of this magazine!!! I can't wait to see pictures of the RDR animals in print. Yay!
Posted by: Carisa J | December 04, 2008 at 12:42 PM
CONGRATULATIONS! This is just awesome. I love the positive attention this brings to animals in need and how they deserve a chance at life. I'm always so in awe of your ranch and everyone who takes care of animals.
Barbara, a.k.a Frankie, the Walk 'N Roll Dogs Mom
www.joyfulpaws.com
Posted by: Barbara | December 04, 2008 at 09:13 AM
Congrats. I'll have to pick up a copy. Glad to see rescue organizaions getting more exposure.
Posted by: Lynda | December 04, 2008 at 08:33 AM
I'm so excited. Great pictures! Everyone of them is precious! Since I am owned by a cat I will have to go out & sneak a copy of Dog Fancy into the house! I'll disguise it by putting a copy of Cat Fancy over it. No, just kidding! Erin loves RDR because he knows you all are the best & many cats are also enjoying the love & comfort you give to all your animals! I am thrilled you have received this recognition & I hope it tugs at some purse strings & gets donations coming your way!!!
Posted by: Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin | December 04, 2008 at 01:06 AM
Congratulations!!
Rolling Dog Ranch is in great company with Arf and Best Friends.
You and your team deserve the recognition, as do the folks at the other 2 organizations who also give from their hearts to animals in need.
Evelyn
Posted by: Evelyn | December 04, 2008 at 12:49 AM
I'm soooooooooo thrilled and excited that RDR got such great pictures and coverage in a magazine that goes out to so many dog lovers--great way to end and start the year!!!!! Hip Hip Hooray, Yippee and Merry Christmas!
Posted by: Shirley * James * Portland, OR | December 04, 2008 at 12:16 AM
I received my copy of "Dog Fancy" in the mail last week -- and was so pleased to see the Ranch featured so prominently. The photos you provided were great! So glad to see you getting some much deserved good press.
Posted by: Donna | December 03, 2008 at 11:02 PM
What wonderful news! Hopefully this will help generate some more donations and public recognition for Rolling Dog Ranch.
Your photos are always incredible - why wouldn't they want to plaster their pages with your beautiful dogs.
Posted by: Julie | December 03, 2008 at 08:17 PM
Congrats on the great coverage & exposure! That's all good! It's wonderful to have so many pics of the RDR residents on the pages! Yes, it does look like the article is mainly about the RDR! KUDOS! The more people that know about the RDR, the better the chances of getting donations.
Big warm hugs to all,
ginger, Tobias & Tlingit
Posted by: ginger | December 03, 2008 at 04:51 PM