05/11/2025
Sanctuary build update!
The last several months have been all about working on moving permanently to our sanctuary property and making improvements to the current buildings on the land. The main dog house needed drywall repair, flooring repair & replacement, paint, epoxy, baseboards, and some other minor repairs here and there. The supplies to do this cost $2100, and labor was $0 as we did this ourselves. We also purchased and installed a dog wash station for our laundry area which cost $1835. This has been one of the most useful purchases to date as our dogs use it several times a day!
Now that we are fully moved onto the property, we are updating our plan to reflect our most urgent needs. All the building phases are still applicable, but we plan to tackle them as follows:
✅ PHASE 1: Acquire land
PHASE 2 (IN PROGRESS): Play Yards: We are lucky enough to currently have 25,000 sq ft of fenced in play areas just for our dogs! What we are desperately in need of is artificial grass so our paralyzed dogs can safely spend time out of their wheels outside. It will also serve as an additional space for physical therapy.
While we do plan to eventually have several turfed areas, we are going to start with 2000 sq ft and go from there. Our friends at Top Tier Turf are willing to with us to provide a discount so we can get this done! The total cost for our first portion of artificial grass is $15,000. This includes all the prep work like grading, infill, etc. Once we raise the first $7000, we will be able to order the turf and get on the schedule for it to be installed!
PHASE 3 (IN PROGRESS): Utilities
➡️ Clearing Land + Digging Trenches: $0
➡️ Solar power: We are grateful to have received a generous donation of 30 solar panels, so our new budget for installing solar is $10,000.
Phase 4: Rehabilitation Center ♿️
Thank you for helping provide a true sanctuary space for our very deserving dogs! 🩵 To see the full build plan, please visit our GoFundMe.