12/09/2025
‼️ Call for help: Howdy Team Trooper! Jessica here. Boy, we have been making awesome moves around here, and we have a lot to celebrate! 22 dogs into new homes in the past couple of months!?! Wow!! That’s truly incredible. Thank you to each and every one of you who supports our work by volunteering, interacting on social media, sharing our stories, and donating to our efforts. Together, we’ve helped a lot of babies lately. ❤
After the insanity that was last summer, we decided that it was time to set clear capacity maximums and stick to them. For years, while we had Dad (Rick) around to work extra jobs to supplement any income needs for the dogs, we were able to remain very fluid and rise to the challenge even when we were bursting at the seams. His legacy is continuing this good work, but we need more sustainable processes so that we are ready for each month and the expenses it comes with. To that end, we’ve decided to reduce our number of dogs on the property to 40.
Yep. You read that right. 40 is the reduced number. At any given point we’ve often had more than 70 dogs around here. Rick and Connie found places for them in their boarding facility next door, inside their personal home, and in every safe nook and cranny on their acreage that could comfortably be made a good home for the safety, wellness, and happiness of the dogs. It’s been an awesome adventure!
Change comes, though, and we all want to ensure the continuity of this great place and its mission. To that end, we’ve decided to reduce our capacity so that we only have dogs who can be safely housed within Trooper’s Dream (our main Sanctuary building), and so that we can sustain operations with our typical average monthly donations (including our regular fundraisers). Longevity is the goal. 😌
We have been busy working together with a sister organization to find a few of our “less placeable” babies new homes in the northern part of the country. So we want to give a huge shout out to Dog Rescues R Us and their founder, Dolly Hinsz, for partnering with us in such a busy season! 💛
Unfortunately, there’s a trade off. We don’t collect adoption fees on the dogs we send with this group, though we do get the assurance that they are in good homes and there are fewer mouths to feed around here. As I’m sure you are aware, our adoption fees never completely cover the expenditures on any dog, but they certainly help quite a bit!
In the meantime, we have been racking up expenses for surgeries, dentals, and wellness checks to get each dog well and prepared for their new home, in addition to the regular care needed for the other pups. We have a balance of over $7000 at the clinic that we NEED to pay down, as well as two more surgeries, plus two handfuls of well visits this week. Here’s where we are asking for help… and we fully expect that 2026 will be a year of positive change around here - we will keep helping as many dogs as we can, but with a more sustainable plan for the future! 😌 We know money tends to be stretched thin around the holidays, but if you can help, here’s how:
Donations may be sent any of the following ways:
🦴PayPal: paypal.me/promisedland
🦴 Zelle: (936) 285-6191
🦴 Cash App: $PLDSTexas
🦴 Mail: PO Box 150, Shiro, TX 77876
🦴 If you’d like to make a donation directly to the vet, you may call A to Z Veterinary Clinic at (432) 520-8387. We ask that only donations of $100 or more be called in since the staff at the clinic is always so busy.
Like Connie always says, until there are none, we will continue to rescue one. 💛 - Jessica
Pictures below are of some of the dogs who have found homes, and others who are hoping to have a home to head to soon!
