26/08/2025
I will be finishing up baking tomorrow, but I have been baking all weekend in hopes to get us caught up financially.
Donations always fall short during the summer hours. Sadly, before taking my new position as an on-call nurse, I was losing hours at the hospital left and right putting me behind.
Dog cookie sales also have dropped, we have only one person signed up for Barktoberfest, and very minimal sales for the pizza kits and the flower bulbs.
I’m just at a low point right now that I’m trying to get myself back up out of. The 4 Alaskan malamute puppies came in with a large financial burden due to the medical condition they were in. Not to mention their prescription food at $125/bag keeps breaking me weekly.
It’s just been one thing after another that I can’t seem to get us caught back up. I’m trying to eliminate things that could possibly lose us money such as calendar sales. There’s a good chance that we won’t do those this year.
My options if I have to, are to sell the Winnie as well as our boat, The Malagator. My parents did a wonderful job fixing our boat up, but I just haven’t had a moment to even get it out. I really wanted to, but I was baking on the days that I’m was off to keep us afloat.
I know if I sell both of them, I will never financially be in a position again to get them back. So, I’m really hoping to use those as the last resort but at least they are an option.
I’m hoping to get some hours back at the hospital in the upcoming weeks in hopes that I won’t be canceled, but I never know. I can always apply for another position as a nurse elsewhere on top of my full-time job, which I will do if I have to. If I can get myself up and running working full-time hours at the hospital on my weeks off from being on call, I can start to get us caught up more without having to keep asking you all for help. I absolutely hate that part of rescue as I wish I could do this on my own, but unfortunately, I just haven’t been able to.
There are always the people who say get rid of the dogs. Well when you say get rid of the dogs, you have to understand that a majority of them would have to be euthanized as I am their last checkpoint in life. As of now, I am full. When’s the puppies are adopted out into wonderful homes, I’m hoping that will reduce a little bit of the financial burden here. While I love them dearly, they are a lot of work when dealing with the pack that call this place Home😂.
I keep going back-and-forth, back-and-forth about offering fall training as well as dog sled rides for this upcoming season. I have no way to groom a trail and with my new nursing position, I would only be able to offer every other weekend rides. Could I make back the cost of our large insurance policy and also provide rides to make a profit for the dogs? Probably not because I have been unable to even draw in riders in the past seasons.
Shanty Creek resorts as well as Blaine resorts are not options for dogs sled rides.
Even if I could, the large fear of danger coming to the dog sled rides is always there. The fear of him or his friends coming to spread more lies putting the dogs at risk, no matter how many cameras I have, will
always be a concern. I know now that the local prosecutor will never defend the dogs because there is no money or justification for defending a dog against a human. The dog will always be wrong and it won’t be worth their time.
In the meantime, all I can do is bake dog treats, and just hope they sell.
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