Sarah Sits-N-Stays, Inc.

22/08/2024

This pic of our newest pack member needs no caption. Sadie. We get her every weekday ♥︎

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📸: Shealor

19/08/2024

Flashback to DumpTruck at work, doing only what he can do.



𓄁 ☦️ 🕯️

19/08/2024

An ode to Teddy’s last walk with us before he moves away 😢. Teddy has been with us for years, accompanying us on lots of trail walks, play dates, pet sitting, you name it. He’s one of our crew, and we are going to miss him and his grinch feet.

Second photo is his last report card, today by Shealor.

𖠰♥︎𖠰♥︎𖠰♥︎𖠰♥︎𖠰♥︎𖠰♥︎𖠰♥︎𖠰♥︎𖠰♥︎𖠰♥︎𖠰♥︎𖠰

18/08/2024

Going once.

Going twice.

𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰

06/08/2024

When all the greyhounds book their trail hikes on the same day 🦌 🦌 🦌

📸: Sarah G.

04/08/2024

A very special close friend and pillar of strength (pic) to someone very special to ME passed, and this tragic loss has caused immeasurable pain and hardship on those around him.

Joe has always had unwavering support of his two daughters, whom I met once when they were just very young, and they followed me around to play with all of their toys 🧸. In order to pick up the torch where he no longer can, a fund has been set up for their education, a huge priority to him. The family is dealing with ALOT, and I’ve asked the best way to help, and was told THIS FUND. If you’re able to donate and/or share this fund far and wide, it could make a real difference…

-Sarah

FUND:
https://shop.aiatt.org/products/hayden-family-memorial

31/07/2024

Jolie loves her visits with Sarah G. 🐈

27/07/2024

The original Leader of the Pack.

The One that started it all.

The One that kept others in line.

The One that taught so many dogs to be brave and shed their anxieties and fears.

I’ve been looking back at his guidance and leadership as I lived and also grew this company, and I can see clearly now that his intuition and reads on things and people were nearly, if not always, correct. There are times that I did NOT listen, and had I, I’d have made better decisions and avoided troubles. He had (haS) an accurate compass, and can sense the trustworthy people from the not, the brave from the weak, the ones to draw in from the ones to avoid. He has a big heart, and intuitively knows when to put on the kid gloves when a human or animals needs it. No one taught him that.

I’m being careful to listen to his instincts now.

DumpTruck. Dogs that could be with NOONE else could be with him. He had (has) a way that no one could really explain.

And imagine him now being able to see the fruits of his labor in heaven, all the animals and people he helped.

27/07/2024

Argos displaying his cute smile and his cute fluff on his daily outing with us

📸: Jenny

17/07/2024

DumpTruck and Rooney a few years back. His smile.

16/07/2024

“This smarticle particle was very studious today! Not really. I’m not sure 🚪🚪 knows what a book is but he looks cute anyway.“ -Rachel about Barn Door

14/07/2024

DT wrasslin’ his friend, Goofy, 2019.

I just love his ferocious voice so, so much.

13/07/2024

This was a few months before DumpTruck had the battle with a bad pneumonia (which he won), and before he got diagnosed with IBD. I love how his head is still all beefy here before the steroid side effects happened.

I loved living with him in California. He will forever be the best companion for any and all adventures. I can’t wait to explore heaven with him.

28/06/2024

Hey guys- Sarah here, updating you on the current situation with this.

I’m sorry for the lack of timely update recently. It’s much needed now, tho, because we need the rest of the money for this fund.

Dad has made great strides, amid some setbacks, and is currently at another rehab facility in Richmond where the therapists are working very hard to help him. (See new pics on GoFundMe). He can sit and stand now, and walk more steps, and his confusion is clearing, but not gone.

But insurance has cut him off…AGAIN. So that means the only way he can continue the rehab that is working is if we personally pay out of pocket for either some or all of it. It would be SUPER UNSAFE for us to take dad out of rehab and send him home like his insurance company wants us to do, and would undo the hard work he’s done to get as far as he’s come. The only plausible option is to pay his way ourselves (with help), and stay the course. He deserves to get all the way better. And we need financial help so that he can.

I also contacted an attorney to try to help navigate this insane insurance battle, but nothing is guaranteed.

Any amount is helpful, and sharing is appreciated. I know it’s not always feasible to help financially.

20/06/2024

1st DumpTruck tattoo. More to come, including the version for everyone who wants one. will be working on it.

𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓴 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓼𝓸 𝓶𝓾𝓬𝓱

16/06/2024

Birdie and Scooter adventures and in-home movie nights with us. Thank you for entrusting your pups with us.

📸: Sarah G.



𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰𖠰

16/06/2024

Typical DumpTruck, showing and teaching others the ropes. He did it every day- a leader and healer.
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09/06/2024

Here's a dose of DumpTruck and his magical voice, for your mental health, and an offer for your dog to join us and get their dose of socialization with their own kind, for their mental health •

09/06/2024

The man behind it all.

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09/06/2024

Linus, as captured by Jenny at his weekly midday outing.

Do you have a pup at home asking for some daytime company and activities? If you’re in one of the below areas, let’s talk, because we have some openings:

Fan, Museum District, West End up to U of R, Church Hill, Shockoe Bottom, Northside up to Bryan Park, Manchester, (Forest, Westover, and Stratford) Hills, Bon Air

📸: Jenny

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07/06/2024

My beloved best friend and me

𓄁༒♥︎𓄁༒♥︎𓄁༒♥︎𓄁༒♥︎𓄁༒♥︎𓄁༒♥︎

05/06/2024

I like how his foot always has looked when he swims. Webbed like a duck, and he’s spread his lil’ toes. 🦆

05/06/2024

Sofie (short corgi), Maeby (beagle…’nuff said), Rooney (squishy pitbull) met up for a social trail hike.

📸: Sarah G

08/05/2024

I was conflicted about asking the community for personal/familial financial help, especially on my business page, and this is the first time I've done something like this (I don't like asking others to foot our personal bills). But, given the perfect storm that has hit my family, first DumpTruck, and now dad, here we are. I caved!

Many of you know that DumpTruck was struck suddenly and unexpectedly with an aggressive form of large cell lymphoma recently, diagnosed in January, and despite all efforts to fight it (chemo, T-cell therapy, multiple blood transfusions) it took his life in less than four weeks. It feels like yesterday, and I am still in shock from it. In addition, I have the financial burden of over 20K in debt from the medical bills of fighting that disease.

The part that I did NOT yet speak about publicly is that this happened at the same time that my father, my favorite and must trusted person on the planet, and extremely bonded with DumpTruck, fell sick with multiple complex neurological diseases at the same time, including vasculitis, "parkinsonisms", and heavy metal poisoning, landing him in the hospital January 7th, up through April 17th, and now in in-patient rehab, fighting to come back from the damage done. He went from an unstoppable, hyper-intelligent, fighter of a man to completely dependent, confused, and unable to walk within weeks. The emotional toll this has taken on my family, including DumpTruck, has been huge, and this has been, without question, the hardest year of my entire life. Never knew my 40th year would look like this! Dad fought the odds against severe aspiration pneumonia in the hospital, which we were not sure he would overcome, and now he is responding to rehab and healing day by day...FINALLY.

DumpTruck spent days by his side in his hospital bed (see pics), and when DumpTruck started acting ill during this time, we all thought it was from him feeding off of dad's illness, because it's his nature to do that. He never wanted to leave dad's side when he was sick, and he would act depressed, out of empathy, to anyone in need. Turns out, tho, that it was also the first noticeable signs of his lymphoma presenting, and one day DT and I left the hospital to take him to see his vet, Evan, thinking it would be a minor thing, but instead discovered the lymphoma. I was beyond crushed and still am. So, DT never went back to the hospital and instead started his own fight, and has not seen dad again, and died within 3 weeks. One part about all this that cuts deep is that, to this day, as dad is still fighting to come back from his own disease, he does not know that DumpTruck went to heaven. As far as he's concerned, DT left the hospital one day and just hasn't come back. (I can't put that burden on dad until he's healed more cognitively. It will break his heart.)

That leads to the current need. Dad needs to continue his current in-patient rehab protocol, as it is now working, but Medicare and private insurance is cutting him off due to their "allotted" number of days allowed, regardless of ALL his doctors being adamant he just needs more time there. He can be himself again and get his life back, but not if his access to the intensive in-patient rehab is cut-off.

The solution: my dad is a veteran (served in Korea), and has access to in-patient rehab at the VA medical center. However, due to the convoluted and inefficient process of the VA, accessing his benefits has become, as of now, impossible, and we cannot afford to cover the cost without assistance. 20K in the hole after DumpTruck's illness, and now medical bills piling up for dad, and now copays required to cover his rehab at the VA, is what made me decide finally to reach out for help. I promised DumpTruck on his deathbed that I would take care of dad, as he did, and this is one way I can make good on that promise, and attempt to get dad his life back.

All funds donated will go DIRECTLY to cover the following expenses only: medical expenses for dad, including rehab copays and other costs related directly to his care, medical bills from DumpTruck's fight against cancer which is prohibiting me from now helping financially with dad's medical bills, and out-of-pocket costs for outpatient rehab and in-home health for dad, once released from in-patient rehab (once safe to do so- right now he cannot walk, stand, or shower without help and MUST move to the VA to overcome those hurdles first). And my promise is that any money donated to this fund that is beyond what we need for these specific costs will go to trustworthy organizations that cover costs of others in similar situations, AND I will be very transparent about whom that is. In addition, if our financial target needed can decrease, I will end the GoFundMe before reaching our goal so that no more is donated than absolutely necessary for our medical costs, and any excess at that time will go to a trusted organization as stated.

YES it should be easier to access the benefits he earned by serving his country, but unfortunately the system isn't set up that way.

Thank you so much for reading this lengthy story, and for ANY amount given to this fund. I know very well that money is tight for many people right now!

Important: if you know my dad personally and have contact, please DO NOT MENTION to him DumpTruck’s passing. We will tell him when the time is right.

-Sarah and DumpTruck (from heaven)

I was conflicted about asking the community for personal/familial … sarah hays needs your support for Help Dad (DumpTruck's BFF) Overcome Sudden Neuro Disease

17/03/2024

DumpTruck passed. I thought this got shared to this page also, but it didn’t.

Please be patient with me with any responses to comments or messages, as this is really hard for me, and I’ll respond once I feel able to do it.

16/03/2024

I’m looking for a dog savvy person willing to shower a foster (dog) with love and care in exchange for free rent/bills by staying in my apartment at no charge.

Long story short, I am unable emotionally to be in my apartment after the passing of DumpTruck because of the association for me, and I also need someone to care for the dog I rescued, “BarnDoor”, prior to DumpTruck’s death (he reminds me TOO MUCH of DumpTruck for me to take that responsibility back on right now, and certainly not in the same space associated with caring for and trying to save DumpTruck’s life) until I can find him an adopter.

The lease is month to month; so once I find an adopter for BarnDoor, we can decide together whether you’d be moving out (in the slim chance I’d move back in) or taking over payment if you’d like to keep it. But regardless it’s free rent and bills in a furnished apartment in exchange for top notch dog care in the meantime. And I will cover all bills related to BarnDoor as well.

Apartment is in north side, and BarnDoor is a beautiful, sweet, strong, protective black pitbull, maybe age 8-10. Pics attached of him with DumpTruck in the apartment.

Clean, reliable, communicative, dog loving people only. (I’d be trusting you with all of my things and a dog who means a lot to me.)

04/12/2023

I have a HUGE but SMALL favor to ask.

Go to the 3 little dots on the side of this page, Hit “invite friends”

Select "invite all" & done

You've SUCCESSFULLY supported my Small Business for zero money and less than 30 seconds of your time.

Thank YOU for supporting small and local buiness.

(Copied) but wanted to share as this is an amazing way to help us small business owners!

Thank you!!!!

-Sarah

03/12/2023

Christmas Day is booked! 𖠰

01/12/2023

Another update…Lil’ heads up on next week!

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13/11/2023

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