Dusty Trails

Dusty Trails In honor of one of God's greatest gifts "Dusty Trails Under The Big Sky" December 2001 - February 2015 RIP baby boy and know that others are cared for.

Dusty Trails is a senior Labrador Retriever Sanctuary located on 7.5 acres of land in a rural area just outside of Panama City, Florida. We rescue senior and special needs Labrador Retrievers and give them a forever home that is safe and loving. The dogs come to us under many different circumstances. Some were surrendered by owners who can no longer care for them while others were abandoned or pic

ked up as strays in local shelters. We don't know their stories, but some are scared, confused, in poor health, desperate for a new home, and/or advanced in age so we know their chances of adoption are slim. We are dedicated to giving these seniors a home in which to live out the rest of their lives knowing there is someone to love and care for them. They get proper medical care and nutrition as well as lots of stimulation and activities with daily walks, play time, training, and lots of pets. This is a forever home in their final days, weeks, months or years. We want to make them feel like a part of our family and like they have a purpose again. They are true companions and we want them to know they were loved!

OMG - Moose must be Sonny's brother
07/09/2025

OMG - Moose must be Sonny's brother

Moose spent an embarrassingly long time today following around a teeeeeeny, tiiiiiiny frog at the soccer fields. Let’s call him Fred.

To be fair, Moose was gentle and (in his mind) gave Fred plenty of space. Fred, however, did not share that sentiment. After several awkward minutes of being stalked by a living loaf of bread, Fred snapped—and jumped directly into Moose’s face.

Now, you may be laughing at the image of a speck-of-dirt sized frog attempting to attack a 90 pound German Shepherd, because just WHAT did he think that would accomplish?! It'd be equivalent to someone flicking a pea at you from 10 feet away.

Well, maybe if I didn't own the Temu version of a German Shepherd (as far as typical character traits go)- this would be the case.

Instead, it caused Moose to yelp (yes, he yelped) and jump 5 feet backwards. Not only that, he then also refused to go back onto the concrete area for the remainder of the time we were there.

And while I can’t technically confirm this, I’m convinced that Fred the frog didn’t just leap at him—he hurled deeply personal insults mid-air. The kind that cut.
The kind that make you reevaluate your life choices.

Now, some might say “Moose can’t possibly understand frog.”
To that I say: Clearly you don’t know Moose. Apparently, neither do I.

He sacrificed all potential brainpower to become fluent in Frog, which explains why he has zero grasp of practical knowledge like “don’t eat bees” or “doorways have dimensions.”

A tragic tale of misallocated resources.
A scholar in frog dialect, a disaster in literally every other category.

Please wish him healing.

Physically? He’s fine.
Emotionally? Ruined.

*I was lucky enough to capture the exact moment the assault occured, and we will be pressing charges*

I just posted this in a c**n hound FB group looking for ideas but thought I would throw it out there to you guys too.  I...
06/29/2025

I just posted this in a c**n hound FB group looking for ideas but thought I would throw it out there to you guys too. I am out of ideas. I am pretty sure that if we don't get this under control one of us is going to have a heart attack.

"Hi Everyone - I am looking for some ideas, advice, suggestions, anything...

I run a rescue for senior Labradors - well it used to be Labs anyway... in 2018 we had a Cat 5 hurricane that left dogs of all breeds homeless so we lifted the "Labrador" part. We have taken in 4 senior hounds since then. Two rode Hurricane Michael out in the middle of the eye. One was terrified of everything to the point that until recently he was not adoptable. He is not the problem. The other one can feel a storm coming three days in advance, long before we even know about it, and he will hurt himself trying to get away. We have tried CBD and our vets have tried everything in their arsenal to keep him calm.

We can handle the anxiety and fear but he tries to escape when he knows a storm is coming. He climbs fences. He wears a tracker collar and it has allowed us to find him on a couple of occasions. We have tried electrifying the fence but all of our rescues live as a pack and we are afraid of what that will do to the other old dogs here if they come in contact with it. I have attached the black flexible drain pipe to the top of the entire fence but now he has learned to climb over that. I put saddle bags with dive weights on him which worked for a while until he built up enough muscle to climb the fence with those on. He has an extra strong kennel that will contain him but we can not leave him in there 24/7. We have a building that we have turned into a "doggie apartment". It has a doggie door that leads to an outside kennel area with a concrete floor. We plan to put a lid on the kennel so that would more than likely contain him. However, I have seen him attempt to climb a 6 foot kennel, he fell backwards and landed on the floor. I am not sure that putting him in a building separate from the house and the other dogs would be good during storms anyway???

This dog gets so scared that he hurts himself. He actually ripped a tooth out trying to climb a fence once. That was an emergency vet visit that required emergency surgery and he actually died on the table. They revived him, thankfully... I am totally out of ideas. He is the sweetest dog ever but gets absolutely crazy during the spring when the storms come more frequently. It's like he stacks and doesn't have time to release between storms.

We try to do the best we can for these old guys. They have things that most of them have never had before, they live inside, eat good food, get awesome medical care…. I am so afraid that he is going to go over the fence one day and just disappear and that is not what we are about… Does anyone have any ideas that we have not thought of?

This is Yankee, I have no idea how this sweet face could put us through so much..."

INCREDIBLY HEARTBREAKING:THIS is why I rescue seniors - they deserve to grow old!!!!  We are not supposed to take lives ...
04/30/2025

INCREDIBLY HEARTBREAKING:

THIS is why I rescue seniors - they deserve to grow old!!!! We are not supposed to take lives - human or otherwise - living creatures... We have not figured out how to create that life in the beauty and fullness that God has, so we do not have the right to take it. Euthanasia of animals is a tool that humans created to desensitize us to death and it is working. I will never let an animal suffer in pain that can not be controlled - I have and will continue to make that horrible decision when I have to. Every time I do, I beg God to forgive me and pray that he knows what is in my heart. That being said - we have been conditioned to believe that it is our responsibility to take the life of an animal just because they are unwanted, old, or have some kind of an illness. Our only responsibility is to take care of them, just like God said. Somehow, it has gotten all twisted - the meaning of "mercy" has become killing instead of taking care of. If we killed every person based on what is allowed and accepted with animals, there would be no one left. God has put this in my heart and he has given me Dusty Trials to spread the word and I will continue to do so as long as He wants me to.

Happy Monday morning....Another April 15th behind me...  I spent a long weekend catching up on the important things in l...
04/21/2025

Happy Monday morning....

Another April 15th behind me... I spent a long weekend catching up on the important things in life.

Laundry, cleaning, naps, and the most important, puppy love....

The harsh reality of being Pitbull ~ No more lonely cold nights or hearing that I'm badNo more growling belly from the m...
01/11/2025

The harsh reality of being Pitbull ~
No more lonely cold nights or hearing that I'm bad
No more growling belly from the meals I never had.
No more scorching sunshine with a water bowl that's dry.
No more complaining neighbors about the noise when I cry.
No more hearing "shut up", "get down" or "get out of here"!
No more feeling disliked, only peace is in the air.
Euthanasia is a blessing, though some still can't see why I was ever born If I weren't meant to be.
My last day of living was the best I ever had.
Someone held me very close, I could see she was very sad.
I kissed the lady's face, and she hugged me as she cried.
I wagged my tail to thank her, then I closed my eyes and died. 🐾💔
Please stop breeding 💔🙏
Foster/donate/adopt

The harsh reality of being Pitbull ~

No more lonely cold nights or hearing that I'm bad

No more growling belly from the meals I never had.

No more scorching sunshine with a water bowl that's dry.

No more complaining neighbors about the noise when I cry.

No more hearing "shut up", "get down" or "get out of here"!

No more feeling disliked, only peace is in the air.

Euthanasia is a blessing, though some still can't see why I was ever born If I weren't meant to be.

My last day of living was the best I ever had.

Someone held me very close, I could see she was very sad.

I kissed the lady's face, and she hugged me as she cried.

I wagged my tail to thank her, then I closed my eyes and died. 🐾💔

Please stop breeding 💔🙏

Foster/donate/adopt

12/14/2024
10/24/2024

And THIS is what Heaven will be like

Good Morning Guys As most of you know, Dusty Trails rescues and cares for senior dogs that have found themselves alone a...
08/16/2024

Good Morning Guys

As most of you know, Dusty Trails rescues and cares for senior dogs that have found themselves alone and are usually in need of immediate medical care. We know that all rescues are struggling right now. We are trying very hard to cover the day-to-day cost of food and supplies ourselves.

Due to the nature of what we do our vet bills are our largest expense. They are far above what we can do on our own. Our Care Credit card has been a Godsend. It allows us to charge unforeseen veterinary costs and gives us 12 months interest-free to raise the funds to pay the expense. We have some large payments coming up and one is due in a few days. We owe $662.08 by August 23rd or we will incur another $372.00 in interest. PLEASE consider helping us meet our obligations this month so we can avoid adding even more to our existing debt.

I have placed a screenshot in the comments of our account status

If you click on Ms Chicken below she will take you to a link that allows you to donate through our Square account which will insure that we receive the funds as quickly as possible.

https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLW88TKZ2107Y/checkout/GFQ6KMLQ4Y6DEBD2IPF3YHGY?fbclid=IwY2xjawEsFmVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHeBkFkEzy7pBGObqX4PBW-RDrNTg23kFtqf_FEjmA5B9ElCmRyWR-kyx8A_aem_KDOHvKWz5jZsla8Ci00sIQ

Thank you for your support!

Awesome news... Peaches saw Dr Bo Tuesday.  Her bloodwork came back perfect - she is HW negative AND he is pretty sure t...
07/11/2024

Awesome news... Peaches saw Dr Bo Tuesday. Her bloodwork came back perfect - she is HW negative AND he is pretty sure that she is not 11. He said that she is around 7 or 8 if that, she may even be younger. She weighed in at 103 which is about 30 pounds overweight but we can work on that. She does have a big growth on her back end. it looks like a fatty tumor so he is not too concerned but she is scheduled for surgery on the 31st to have it removed and tested. As soon as that is done and she is healed this awesome young lady will be ready to go to her new forever family.

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