Chipper Chipper was born here at the sanctuary on November 11, 2001. He spent some of his happiest times sharing his days with Destiny of Speedwell. Chipper taught Destiny that there was nothing to fear from their human caretakers and even encouraged her to come closer to the fence during tours. Even in his final […]
Booboo You never got to meet BooBoo but you would have loved him too. Our hearts must reach to infinity and beyond to lose so many pieces and continue to beat. It is a hard moment in time that we walk through as each passing day the sun still shines and we laugh and we […]
Destiny When Destiny met Chipper during the first week of June in 2012 there was magic in the air. They took to each other right away. As we watched them together we saw a beautiful combination of admiration and dedication between them. Destiny was often very shy of human interaction, but Chipper taught her there […]
Today we had snow and tomorrow we are to have snow again. Keisha loved the snow so it is apropos that the gift of snow be given at her crossing. A lump appeared above Keisha’s left eye. Growing fast it became a mass almost over night. She could not open her left eye. She was […]
Winston you will be deeply missed, Almost 15 years my friend. Second in command for many years, faithful brother and pack mentor to the end. You stood your ground and when your brother Murphy joined the great hunt your cries of anguish could be heard long into the night and through many months after. I […]
Scout February 15, 2000 to March 1, 2014 I am proud to be a wolf, steadfast and true. I am proud to have stood my ground and watched over my family as they slept and as they worked and played. We have stood strong together, and as the years passed on we respected […]
To some they are just animals behind a fence. To others they are a mystery worth exploring. To us they are a nation unto themselves. They do not command respect, but I give it without question. If you could see with your heart, you would learn to live. If you could hear with your soul […]
Its fundamental really uttering a farewell. Not just by written word, language is not needed to share the meaning of loss. Ohhhhh me. I sit in silence and watch the leaves blow from the trees falling lightly and almost with out sound to the ground. They skitter along the grass and disappear in the field. I think that is […]
We are not given a map or time table. No instruction manual comes with our birth. If we are blessed with elders, family and community we will have guidance, but we must make our own way through life trusting in that future. Pain is but a hopefully small part of that journey. We say hello […]
I am sorry to say this comes late. Sometimes I just can’t find the words. A knot still forms in my throat when I force myself to dwell. It is hard to believe that our friends have passed on. The summer comes to us as if it has never left and we bid a painful […]