https://www.sandrakaywrites.com/arkansas daily 0.75 2025-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/9919f7cd-5897-49e9-87fd-f0085e6d0a8c/1757611765073blob.jpg Arkansas Photos Lib Horn and her pal Liza, with my pals Sticklet and Dave, at her home October 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/4ca7c2a2-7a20-49b0-812c-584640691641/Libby+2015+%282024_09_04+17_51_24+UTC%29.JPG Arkansas Photos Last goodbye. I would never see her again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/024fab9e-df60-4598-893a-ec5798d04b99/First+ACO+uniform+Arkansas+1987.jpg Arkansas Photos The first job that made my heart sing, and the first dog I adopted, Carson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/514f0ef1-aeee-4a71-94e9-f5849ca8d640/First+date.JPG Arkansas Photos First date, Lou. Meadowcreek in Fox, AR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/4e71e600-fa88-4fe9-b696-a890a4bbc42d/Tiny+bird+1993+or+1994.jpg Arkansas Photos Tiny Bird, just days before he flew onto independence. 1995 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/e39bcece-9105-43e3-92db-d07a39c9d178/Two+dogs+one+leash+Arkansas+1986.jpg Arkansas Photos How to catch two dogs with one leash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/2dc8bec7-d2a3-405d-bb39-a571d9141741/Arkansas+shelter+1986.JPG Arkansas Photos Front entrance of original Fayetteville shelter. Replaced by Lib Horn some years later after hard work and dedication. The new facility bears her name, and deservedly so. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/9fd78f7e-0361-4ffc-92b9-a2e70a08db22/IMG_6608.jpg Arkansas Photos One of my first tasks at the first supervisor job was to "get rid of the ducks." I did not, but I did make friends with them and convinced them to disperse across town to other lakes and parks. Success. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/2b73d11f-581a-414d-a156-0fd28429e8b8/IMG_6609.jpg Arkansas Photos The van worked hard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/d2b1cf0f-021e-46bc-a802-efb0f026e768/IMG_6678.jpg Arkansas Photos Sarah the young Wood Duck, her first time really swimming in "water she couldn't see through." She confirmed that wild animals have more courage than any human being can measure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/4a3dff72-f380-4593-8cc8-50eb26845ff7/IMG_6679.jpg Arkansas Photos Baby Sarah the Wood Duck, who spent a lot of time outside in the grass, finding bugs and learning about the sky. These days would be important lessons for her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/4c92e40e-1c74-4677-8bf6-33c2709fbe92/IMG_6680.jpg Arkansas Photos Within a few days of arriving at the shelter, We knew we would have to introduce her to as many natural elements as possible. We still needed to make sure we fed her enough, but this element of raising a wild duck was just as important as food. https://www.sandrakaywrites.com/texas daily 0.75 2025-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/122df793-a276-4bf8-b29c-2837e935d01e/3.jpg Texas Photos The 3 fools, SLV, Amelia, and Dave. Besties https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/386d7a51-60cb-4c17-a994-8b9744b9d303/120832828_206408554251742_3835857611953120410_n.jpg Texas Photos Amelia, January 2013, August 2025. An immense heart for children and kittens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/62e6d1ac-e8de-463f-8c19-d624076ca6c1/465816652_10230071689989118_7149835891390507884_n.jpg Texas Photos Lou and JustDave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/d59d6ef8-d2bb-48bb-8554-559a9b10c22a/467179928_10230170808627022_9116885691014883813_n.jpg Texas Photos JustDave and Amelia, summer 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/92ae5041-ea02-42ac-aa24-c68e2499d9b7/473597003_1170737784485476_3937055400374291464_n.jpg Texas Photos Lou and Dave picking green beans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/a1c0c531-7184-4b4a-91bb-6b39036b0dc0/476279716_1187140246178563_4524450054331966973_n.jpg Texas Photos Rescue dog, cattle dog Arya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/b64b6ab2-1998-42a0-9b2e-7c5a2c75887a/1757610605844blob.jpg Texas Photos JustDave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/2f25d74a-b690-4ea0-b9c3-e4cb213aed68/1757610653690blob.jpg Texas Photos Just Dave, our last camping trip together. August 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/7fb0bbba-d160-4b61-b94c-545a4a442c8b/1757610711674blob.jpg Texas Photos With the Vallhunds at Lake Superior, summer 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/54945938-02ac-41d7-8cc3-d92ae2ea35fa/1757610752222blob.jpg Texas Photos With Dave at Madeline Island, Lake Superior summer 2021. A familiar beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/5cf89653-6e2a-46d7-81fa-da71d23b2fd9/1757610816413blob.jpg Texas Photos Sticklet, (SLV) the day she learned that catfish bait smells worse the second time around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/8157541f-da38-4d2c-bab8-caddff54c73e/1757610864836blob.jpg Texas Photos Tiny turtle rescue from the pool to the pond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/e7857043-9d8d-4425-8eec-a43ab75838ac/1757611102294blob.jpg Texas Photos Sticklet, spring 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/6b41f14f-ff94-4215-8014-2c676c6e983b/1757611185079blob.jpg Texas Photos Bastille's last kiss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/aa908874-5dbc-4e0c-8ed6-0670c7983dc1/1757611435723blob.jpg Texas Photos Dave loved Scentwork class https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/288561dc-d216-407b-8198-1b3dee4a0ac1/1757611982687blob.jpg Texas Photos Hamilton the tiger, rescued from commercial use and poor care, Texas 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/93bb6ca3-2929-4d5c-9552-16b7420e210f/1757612021213blob.jpg Texas Photos The Corgi Farm, early days. 2005 or 2006 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/f903c855-656c-4e1e-99b0-4f8f1cdae903/1757612148596blob.jpg Texas Photos The yellow doghouse where Sticklet found her joy again. October 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/5d783ba6-8e9c-4cdd-8318-cb30dc32f362/1757612099527blob.jpg Texas Photos Fletcher and Liam. "I only need one cane." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/77543894-9806-4291-b89e-18b36c1ef30d/1757612076075blob.jpg Texas Photos Fletcher and Liam, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/4e0b453c-0981-4e1e-8a44-df3204e41de4/1757612233085blob.jpg Texas Photos Joey Dodson and his mare Chic. Photo by Carrie Dodson, used with permission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/234a7a27-b327-4c21-9a38-d58b9fe4638c/1757612711025blob.jpg Texas Photos Even the wrens love a good school bus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/8ef82163-5950-4371-9a88-af7362297b76/1757612779304blob.jpg Texas Photos Cecil the Lilac Crowned Amazon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/d1ae85b3-7bde-4b38-ab4a-41d78e98948b/1757612838058blob.jpg Texas Photos Gus the best boy. December 2013 to present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/49d8746d-2efb-4d92-a60b-b733742bd534/1757612869559blob.jpg Texas Photos Gus and Archie. Pals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/5d7a2c69-a080-4b43-972c-5c3dd39607d4/1757612922889blob.jpg Texas Photos One of the two "Granny Goats" with stories all their own. She was impressive in so many ways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/1f627098-601b-4a1a-8ad9-c1e3e4331411/Baby+Dave+2012+%282024_09_04+18_24_54+UTC%29.jpg Texas Photos Baby Dave, day one https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/71ca6b05-a87e-4ea7-8e5f-00ff9c159b48/bastille-alabama.jpg Texas Photos Bastille at his best and last home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/96413a05-14d4-4943-8354-78f38dd1d555/bastille-day-one.jpg Texas Photos Bastille first day at shelter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/48e2412d-c1eb-4453-8053-75ab9a7c3c6d/bastilles-brand-new-baby-arden.jpg Texas Photos Bastille's new baby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/1a6f73c0-13a7-467d-acf1-449d9dc1152f/bastilles-fb-debut-pic.jpg Texas Photos Bastille, the picture that inspired his new family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/7d1a1a76-2f1a-4299-947e-b77e0d2a960e/bastille-with-his-baby-girl.jpg Texas Photos His purpose, all along. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/b2959535-5f9f-4b8c-8de9-43b85eb5b822/blue.jpg Texas Photos JustDave, spring 2025. The last picture I would ever take of my true love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/f8a0e04f-bf82-435b-b7e9-a9556c6d1fa1/dave+2.jpg Texas Photos Dave at agility class, 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/3009ea92-432b-4518-b9ac-d7f4b72fdbbc/Dave+april+19+2023.jpg Texas Photos He always loved a car ride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/b5a0931d-81d6-467a-be88-c3d5cb88966a/Dave+CGC+Jan+21+2022+%282024_09_04+18_24_54+UTC%29.jpeg Texas Photos Our very first title ribbon, Canine Good Citizen, 2022. Dozens more came after, but the first was immense for us both. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/0d19a170-e1f7-47e5-be1f-d9a15fca2fa1/Dave+green+feet.jpg Texas Photos Leprechaun juice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/6e8713a5-a30b-4a46-8edc-475a057df352/Dave+runs.JPG Texas Photos He loved to fly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/b57d4453-5cf7-4bb1-b379-57e503942bbe/dave+wet.JPG Texas Photos He loved the dirt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/35045ca1-ff5f-48d1-b6b8-e132bde1565b/Hill+county+livestock+case+March+2009.JPG Texas Photos Joey Dodson and Jack Bruner, gathering horses and cattle for veterinary work during the 2009 Hill County livestock seizure. March, 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/e1d1f42c-c316-4383-9f91-a4946755bb25/IMG_5808.jpg Texas Photos Lake Superior with the Vallhunds, summer 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/f36d8025-be0b-4a62-9751-b8d2f683f3c8/IMG_5813.JPG Texas Photos Hamilton the tiger, safe and being cared for until transfer to an accredited sanctuary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/ec79d8ed-9129-4268-bcca-84675296d193/IMG_5871+%281%29.JPG Texas Photos Hamilton the tiger. He righteously hated humans. Safe transfer to an accredited sanctuary was accomplished within 6 weeks after his arrival at the shelter and successful court case. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/07b33ac0-b342-4a1a-b619-bf20a6b12d6b/IMG_5872+%281%29.JPG Texas Photos "Step inside." Hamilton the tiger, 2007 or 2008 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/4d03504c-4398-4c07-9e14-cd071e3d8118/IMG_9473+%282024_09_04+18_24_54+UTC%29.JPG Texas Photos Dave loved Wisconsin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/e43a8c2b-4e62-46d3-97ec-081893ecb7bc/IMG_9529+%282%29+%282024_09_04+18_24_54+UTC%29.jpg Texas Photos After his recovery from a debilitating back injury, Dave worked every day to regain strength to run again. His first running steps were on the beach at Madeline Island where I, too learned to run. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/4a38dea2-7efd-4e49-93b5-08adaa2aef76/joey+creek+.JPG Texas Photos Texas or Oklahoma? Joey Dodson's cowboy heaven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/136d7cc9-7480-429f-8b92-9035f00f0f78/mud.jpg Texas Photos Even Amelia loved dirt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/68785053-7640-42f5-b3c3-95d02473e638/My+summer+tanager+2023.JPG Texas Photos Summer tanager, photo taken from my writing desk. summer 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/bf4c37ae-b412-48ad-858f-8e3e10aeaead/parker+swim.JPG Texas Photos Parker the Vallhund. Helping me learn to live with part of my heart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/01521382-96ee-4f4b-b33d-9d9412cf7d9f/pilot+point+2009+volunteer+team.jpg Texas Photos Volunteer crew celebrating together after the successful closing of the Pilot Point Arabian horse case, November 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/2a1d6578-4674-4a00-a1df-35fb3c12665c/remembering+joey.JPG Texas Photos Joey Dodson, in the 4-wheeler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/91e7edfe-ec25-4939-b2e9-c98d4c03c70f/shade.jpg Texas Photos Amelia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/c45fed1f-613d-44c8-8ab3-61a84da6a12d/248438965_440009194225009_5107618320710350747_n.jpg Texas Photos Sticklet and a good ACO from the City of Irving, TX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/faf67d6f-8080-42cf-b092-5e0a73cfc80c/Adios+amigos.JPG Texas Photos The rat invasion of 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/31966f4a-83f6-4ed2-916b-258e0c6cc192/BillTheDog+2001.jpg Texas Photos BillTheDog. 2001 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/1de43345-5122-423f-a8da-00ffd06cd7e4/cliff+and+tunis+sheep+flood+rescue.jpg Texas Photos A re-purposed ammunition container used to rescue Tunis sheep during a flood event, 2007 or 2008. Volunteer Resa (Busy Bee) was proud of her discovery and how it eventually was used to help animals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/91c706f6-3be1-486c-bb87-75defd0f26f5/Cool+Vicky+with+glasses+2010.jpg Texas Photos SLV, corgi with charisma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/9d6edda5-f715-4fa7-905d-597830bf6cd2/Detective+Steve+Shaw%2C+Sandy+handling+horses+Hill+County+livestock+seizure%2C+Texas+2009.jpg Texas Photos Detective Steve Shaw working to prepare seized horses for veterinary examination February 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/6bd89d10-52e8-4f0e-968c-d57c597893c7/Donkey+rescue+writing+coggins+papers+2010.jpg Texas Photos Donkey documentation 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/31f3fb7a-8412-436e-892c-1f42f39ceffc/Donkey+wrangler+1.JPG Texas Photos Donkey rescue 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/ee57a95c-bc69-4dbf-bbab-a8207f4ccac2/Faaris+4.jpg Texas Photos My buddy Faaris, his last year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/3de847e6-25b7-40cf-9d1b-ce3dda056fc3/fixing+fence+with+fish+joey.JPG Texas Photos Joey stretching fence to repair the gap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/bc798d85-34a5-4521-9ac2-72f059a1ab06/Houston+2005.JPG Texas Photos Houston. The one and only photo he ever allowed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/faa1cfef-53c8-40f3-aa14-77d011a53e6f/IMG_4040.JPG Texas Photos BFF Linda, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/a2d0166e-e936-4cb6-bb6e-47e2ca20b6ee/IMG_4615.jpg Texas Photos Never happier than when covered with mud https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/0a7c31b8-4247-4082-804c-4f30bcb7994a/january+2014+%282024_09_04+17_51_24+UTC%29.JPG Texas Photos SLV at the ocean, 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/c034c27f-ff8b-49b2-82e4-268c49c6f18e/Muscle+memory+spring+2025+2.jpg Texas Photos The leash that saved a thousand lives. Muscle memory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/85453021-f93c-48a4-aa21-90cd524469a5/Preacher+Man+in+pursuit+of+excellence.jpg Texas Photos Preacher Man. The voice of reason. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/4d98b834-ce4a-498d-b250-d0ec98826844/Rescue+friends.JPG Texas Photos Rescue friends Sam and Shelly 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/2ba75042-ee27-4977-afcf-cbfb34b29ab2/Row+row+row+your+goat+Texas+flood+rescue+2009+or+so.JPG Texas Photos It takes a village. Rescuing sheep in a flood. Charles and Cliff, on right. Good hearts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/81229610-25df-46a4-83fe-1bc17e70b9f8/Sandy+and+niece+Lauren%2C+first+visit+to+the+Texas+farm.jpg Texas Photos Every niece met their first farm animals here. With luck they will remember one day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/032ecc7f-bbab-41ef-81ec-2530a871ec17/Utah+Native+American+Veterinary+clinic%2C+2002.jpg Texas Photos A client at a Native American veterinary wellness clinic, Utah or Wyoming, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/d774e66e-eed4-481d-948c-4192a3650ab5/Texas+horse+case+2009.jpg Texas Photos From near death to hope. A village of strong hearts can make miracles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/2f17efb3-136b-4129-8543-18224380f2e6/Volunteer+crew%2C+Texas+horse+case+2009.jpg Texas Photos Part of the volunteer team, Pilot Point, 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/5f6fb1cf-d528-453d-bc79-09311c47def7/Sam+and+Sandy+Pilot+Point+Arabian+case+2009.JPG Texas Photos We both learned so much about what it takes to keep a good team together so animals can benefit. Friends always. Samantha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/34c094f2-d3a6-4db6-af5e-27646b2a20ef/Gift+from+volunteers+2009.jpg Texas Photos A gift from the volunteers. Treasured always. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/27076d7a-2055-44fa-9c7a-7cb33eece541/Sandy+and+arabian+mare+2009.jpg Texas Photos Recovery, a picture of health after weeks of care. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/619b14cc-16dd-4025-9ab3-921b81646af2/20136_222545336855_1147564_n+%282024_09_04+18_24_54+UTC%29.jpg Texas Photos Simon, day one. We thought he would die, he sure tried. His owner lost their job, the entire family was hungry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/edd036ca-f6e3-4102-9a21-589c0cb4d10f/20136_222545396855_8218667_n+%282024_09_04+18_24_54+UTC%29.jpg Texas Photos Simon, day one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/bc3c9492-7419-4e74-9faf-4a182b56f514/20136_222545446855_4379161_n+%282024_09_04+18_24_54+UTC%29.jpg Texas Photos Simon after a week of careful feeding. His sparkle was visible again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/e9d73906-5fa0-4d05-927d-b150f1628595/20936_261825316855_1421995_n+%282024_09_04+18_24_54+UTC%29.jpg Texas Photos Simon. Same horse. Food is an amazing thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/0c600f50-ab9f-433f-ac57-75ed69460df3/1931412_57951646855_3633069_n+%282024_09_04+18_24_54+UTC%29+-+Copy.jpg Texas Photos There's no place like home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/bdb60031-cba8-4a0f-a901-a57cce011bc3/411330591_10104756356400959_6026295432689026692_n+%282024_09_04+17_51_24+UTC%29.jpg Texas Photos On the path to feeling complete again, one more step with my dogs. My pal Parker the Swedish Vallhund and I at our very first AKC National Championship show. I learned a lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/4d2131fe-9ba1-4737-aac3-cf4eb2b350d5/465651842_10229973984866551_216662594335270931_n.jpg Texas Photos Karen Deeds and JustDave as he was beginning to venture forth from his emotional challenges, learning to become my best friend and true love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/49caa195-bbb2-42fe-8d56-34b281765c14/Chip+and+his+boy+2015.JPG Texas Photos One of the best pictures a foster caregiver can receive. The dog they sent to a new home, living the best life they possibly can. Chip. 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/afeb2edf-86bf-4add-b640-3fc570b644d7/DSC_0854+%282024_09_04+18_24_54+UTC%29+-+Copy+%283%29.JPG Texas Photos Learning new things is pure joy. Niece Emily and Lou's daughter Mary waiting her turn to hold the snake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/d36650f1-ac1e-45a4-9ab7-dd66fcbd95da/DSC_0865+%282024_09_04+18_24_54+UTC%29+-+Copy+%283%29.JPG Texas Photos My friend Philip, from the Arkansas shelter in the 1990's. We reconnected years later in Texas, and he is still teaching kids to love all animals, even his beloved snakes. A good man, here with my niece Emily, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/8c4ff537-a077-4d2e-b09a-637efa16ad0b/IMG_7479.JPG Texas Photos Animal welfare work is often phone calls and emails, and then some more. Communication plays a huge part in saving the lives of animals in need. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/1a80b941-54c6-41c7-9cfa-8ee520a8b065/IMG_0268.JPG Texas Photos A crippled corgi, found abandoned in a city park, gets a new shot at a new life with the help of a village, in this case a friend who flew shelter dogs to new chances via the Pilots and Paws program. I am honored to call him my friend, pilot Michael Reddick. Aiden loved to fly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/47041dc0-aed3-4ca7-a6c8-54404e5ef6df/Sandy+and+Shaw+2008+cremellos+%282024_09_04+18_24_54+UTC%29.jpg Texas Photos Detective Steve Shaw, always in the middle of getting himself nearly killed, but he survived and so did hundreds of animals in need, in the county he served. He will always be my favorite law enforcement officer. https://www.sandrakaywrites.com/home daily 1.0 2026-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/d41f620b-1343-4085-bd49-65b22cf59da3/Diary+of+a+Dogcatcher+Cover+3D.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/309dc9e4-53c2-4b78-8b8d-93e77f8e255a/slv+and+badger+sweatshirt2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/66c20536-ac72-436f-85cd-0b38c302d3dd/Diary+of+a+Dogcatcher+Cover+3D.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/3c583d62-c3d1-42b1-89de-4f9be6e0819c/blue.jpg https://www.sandrakaywrites.com/wisconsin-photos daily 0.75 2025-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/a45896bb-ad04-4e6c-85f4-a19b458be4a3/1757611361788blob.jpg Wisconsin Photos Ginger, 1970. I owe her at least a bushel of oats and apples. She paved the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/2e1ca9da-9e24-405d-bc58-3a6b3de1d4d8/1757612306621blob.jpg Wisconsin Photos On the banks of Whittlesey Creek, right in front of the giant trout's hiding hole. With brothers Chris and Dan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/81ddc8a6-09ed-4648-827e-e1980a05bf5f/1757612477473blob.jpg Wisconsin Photos Mom and I on the beach, Lake Superior, Madeline Island. 1965. 55 years later I would return with my dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/aa56fe7c-720d-4a19-a593-33b0b4f7568b/1757612601207blob.jpg Wisconsin Photos The farm in Ashland, with grandparents on the banks of the new trout pond. Photo by Aunt Ruth Grambort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/ce116c2e-0dcc-4a9c-bc12-dcb322ead838/1757611334676blob.jpg Wisconsin Photos Sandy, Steve and Kari, on Ginger, Tabby, and Midnight, the day we rode from the Leslie's farm on Highway 12 to our home on Hillside Road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/ad0aec95-8492-416f-9264-173dbd6582e7/IMG_3068.jpg Wisconsin Photos The farmhouse on Cherryville Road, Ashland Wisconsin, town of Barksdale. The tiny windows at the peak of the roof are what the bats used to access their roosts in the walls of the attic bedroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/0f321a9f-fee0-475f-a7ad-a41ff9a9b949/1757612636684blob.jpg Wisconsin Photos Grandpa on the farm with his team, Dick and Diamond, from the days when dad was still a kid living on the farm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/4f0cbfe6-7965-4260-b2db-a880ac94bcd3/IMG_3070.jpg Wisconsin Photos The creek on a late fall day, picture taken 2022 or so from the bridge on Cherryville Road. Just past the bend to the right would have been the walk bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/dcafcb5c-5c11-4f74-b19e-c42fd3a2a9b2/IMG_3071.jpg Wisconsin Photos Whittlesey Creek, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/f8a53a6f-7423-4d91-b71e-6f9f3811ff86/IMG_3072.jpg Wisconsin Photos The farm house, side angle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/64898451-36bc-40a6-8288-936ad689072e/IMG_4647.PNG Wisconsin Photos Grandma on the farm, "Adele," with her last granddaughter, Jessica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/c52a2b85-96a9-4000-bdf6-4ae7049265e4/IMG_5514.jpg Wisconsin Photos The farm, summer 2024 apx https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/ae9ec82d-df52-4c65-862f-8a509d68cd36/IMG_5515.jpg Wisconsin Photos Summer 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/00b3d128-b6a2-4552-807c-5849b3cf83f1/IMG_5517.jpg Wisconsin Photos Whittlesey, summer 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/3c116e8a-ff7d-4435-9a0b-1d5420a1ad2a/IMG_5847.jpg Wisconsin Photos The farm, summer 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/dc61ca53-21f0-479a-aa2e-77f121ae660b/Circus+World+Museum%2C+Baraboo+WI.+I+caught+a+wandering+goat..jpg Wisconsin Photos Circus World Museum, Baraboo WI. I found a lost goat. 1966 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/a206dcc0-ac85-43b7-994f-5ed0cb714ecc/473602913_1170746934484561_3605803937393140169_n.jpg Wisconsin Photos Dad and his cat, Maxx. Winter 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/a05840bd-c771-41a2-8156-348ce2bea824/College+years%2C+1985.jpg Wisconsin Photos New friends. Summer 1985 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/5d5410f4-205a-47be-8c8b-a65ce38188cf/First+horse+Christmas+%601965.jpg Wisconsin Photos My first horse. Christmas 1964 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/49ff737c-f238-4587-b041-0a77b39857ef/Friends+1985.jpg Wisconsin Photos Joy! Friends like me. Summer 1985. Katie and Mel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/2610943a-64d5-4d3a-ab05-31ddbc224900/Ginger%2C+first+horse+show+1970.jpg Wisconsin Photos Ginger. Our first horse show. 1970 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/53c6717a-13df-4349-a4e2-a10274685b13/Grandma+and+Grandpa+on+the+farm%2C+summer+1975.jpg Wisconsin Photos Grandma and Grandpa on the farm. Summer 1974 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/b843d3e9-e770-45d2-935b-1f0d0a8b48bf/Grandma+on+the+Farm.jpg Wisconsin Photos Grandma and her last granddaughter, Jessica. 1975 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/27a337c8-6712-4376-b77d-2823ce891e61/Grandpa+in+town+and+his+hunting+dog.jpg Wisconsin Photos Grandpa in town and his hunting dog. 1940-era pic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/6f9746b1-7d6c-40d6-bde9-7ef4af8d1956/IMG_5688.jpg Wisconsin Photos The Sty, Eau Claire WI summer 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/26ad4f4d-30a6-4de7-b3fe-555b7de229cb/Madeline+Island+backwater+June+2025.jpg Wisconsin Photos Madeline Island backwater. Summer 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/ac47c7f4-876b-4e36-9e9c-3c99d12d91e2/Mom+and+Adele.jpg Wisconsin Photos Mom and Grandma on the farm, Adele. Late summer 1990, a few months before we lost mom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/935eb564-df14-42f7-bd76-fc27789ac9dc/Mom+and+I%2C+Sedona+AZ%2C+1998.jpg Wisconsin Photos Mom and I, Sedona AZ. Christmas 1989 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/36993900-aeb2-4e54-ab5a-a3b971fb0cb5/Qualifying+for+US+Nationals%2C+1977.jpg Wisconsin Photos Qualifying for the US Arabian Nationals, July 1977, Duluth MN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/70912a48-d4b4-42a5-856d-fe6dbd69b2a4/School+bus+driver%2C+1985.jpg Wisconsin Photos School bus driver, fall 1983 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/205f13b0-4981-44b7-8e7c-c570a76cddda/Sunny+getting+all+the+flavor.jpg Wisconsin Photos Sunny savoring the flavor of his soda, 1979 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/77bd0364-d874-4db5-b336-e0a9b4e62196/Sunny+having+a+cold+soda+1979.jpg Wisconsin Photos Sunny having a cold drink, his favorite. Summer 1979 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/f454fd61-1ff0-4613-9f68-303784d0e2fb/The+lake+in+mid+winter.jpg Wisconsin Photos Lake Superior's Chequamegon Bay, on the Ore Dock piers, Ashland. Early spring 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/f9ffbfdb-fc9d-450b-be06-c57b66121542/The+lake+was+always+part+of+our+life.jpg Wisconsin Photos The lake will always be part of our whole family. 1963 with oldest brother Dave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/4c042909-4bbc-4cf9-bf15-90ca6ed8b2de/The+trout+pond+with+brother+Chris%2C+Ashland+farm+1973.jpg Wisconsin Photos Fishing on the dock at the trout pond on the Ashland farm with brother Chris. Summer 1974 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/7899cf5e-2fab-43f4-ad95-76f00f5a1772/Visiting+a+relative%2C+Two+Rivers%2C+WI.+Her+dog+was+quickly+claimed+by+me.jpg Wisconsin Photos Mrs. Hippert and her dog. 1963 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/62fdfccb-50f6-4913-ac09-c5235a6bf206/Walkbridge+over+Whittlesey+at+the+farm+Ashland+WI.JPG Wisconsin Photos Whittlesey Creek walk bridge, just steps from the back screen door of the porch. 1990's era pic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/9ac6d46c-c425-4562-a313-9694c9f4024c/Whittlesey+Creek+2020+1.jpg Wisconsin Photos Whittlesey creek without the walk bridge. 2022 pic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/3ed9a3d0-c43b-4455-883d-5cc39f179811/With+Sunny%2C+High+School+Graduation+photo+1977.jpg Wisconsin Photos High School graduation photo, 1978. I had to order more wallet size pics, everyone wanted the horse picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/d518821e-9a05-41a7-b4e9-c12bfe247d8e/Young+Kay+and+her+first+horse+Smoky.jpg Wisconsin Photos Mom and Smoky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/ca32caea-5ac5-4e91-8a4f-8384cfa8e5af/ashland+barn+before+demolition+ruth+grambort+photo.jpg Wisconsin Photos The Ashland, WI barn, before demolition. It was sold to a home builder who took the salvageable timbers and boards and used them in their new home on Madeline Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/cbe687f1-975c-43ed-a4c4-ace40b56474b/milk+can+water+cooler+ashland+farm+ruth+grambort+photo.jpg Wisconsin Photos The water cooler where milk cans would sit, waiting for pick up. We would come here to collect the cream from the top of the milk cans, for coffee and cooking and butter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/20dc0515-f460-4c19-8a98-a8273fe0f5f4/driveway+rock+falls+farm.jpg Wisconsin Photos Driveway entrance to the Rock Falls farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/5bb8247f-302f-41a3-8989-1fbe145eb28a/riding+arena+2+rock+falls.jpg Wisconsin Photos The riding arena where Sunny displayed his very worst, then his very best skills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/3abcd176-43ca-4a9d-bd4a-92f0c8a2e706/Sandy+and+Sunny+1980+%282024_09_04+18_24_54+UTC%29.jpg Wisconsin Photos 1979/1980 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/ee7012b0-a9da-47bd-89d3-f221751cc35e/rock+falls+barn.jpg Wisconsin Photos The barn that ignited my dreams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/0d4cef4f-fdf5-4c81-9638-7a25680bf0f2/sunny+and+cat+1974+%282024_09_04+18_24_54+UTC%29.jpg Wisconsin Photos Sunny and his favorite cat, Muffin. 1975 or so https://www.sandrakaywrites.com/contact-sandra daily 0.75 2025-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c2da059f18e66f36ba89ad/000df095-b002-4480-b487-46ca016a1b2d/1757610752222blob.jpg