wendy nesbitt | photographs
  • home
  • work
    • studio portraits
    • pet photography >
      • horses
    • documentary + day in the life >
      • the thorson family
      • the artist was present for 100 days
      • dale roberts studio j
      • highways and horses 3
      • highways and horses 2
      • highways and horses
      • the gaudins
      • bands
    • commercial + creative content
    • curios + collections
    • advocacy + art >
      • retired sled dogs
      • victoria humane society
      • #the100dayproject
  • about
  • blog
  • retired sled dogs

gracie, simon and maggie may

2/28/2015

6 Comments

 
Picture
Mountain Man dogs: dogs who have lived their lives in the middle of nowhere with a man who, although he loves his dogs, doesn't have access to resources to spay/neuter or provide vet care.
It's easy to judge, but it's a sad reality that won't get any better by judging. Thankfully there are people who are reaching out to help. Crooked Leg Ranch, with the incomparable Willow who will go out on snowmobile to reach out to the people and help, and the Victoria Humane Society who will help find homes and provide spay/neuter services and vet care.
Some of the Mountain Man dogs have been adopted, but some dogs of these dogs who come in to care so incredibly fearful, they seem broken.
This is the case with (above l-r) Gracie, Simon and Maggie May (a.k.a. Mama). They are petrified. But slowly, they are getting used to close human presence after spending their lives living outside and building dens within the rubble that surrounded the trailer their human lived in.
They have their own basement suite and have calm music playing the background. They get up and go outside to sniff a bit and do their business and they are learning to not be afraid of other dogs. Every night they get story time.
Picture
Picture
It doesn't matter who exactly the man is who had these dogs, or where he lives, because he's not the only "Mountain Man".
This is not an isolated case.
But these three dogs are now safe and warm. Where they are sleeping is where they have chosen to curl up - the warm spots by the heater and fridge. They have been provided veterinary care. So for now we will wait.

For some people it's about what dogs can do for us, but for these folks, it's about what they can do for them.
For the full story on the Mountain Man dogs, please visit Crooked Leg Ranch's facebook post.
Picture
Picture
6 Comments

sadie

2/7/2015

0 Comments

 
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
0 Comments

    Archives

    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013

    Categories

    All
    #100dayproject
    #100daysofdiscarded
    Art Show
    Bands/music
    Books
    Dogs
    Farmlife
    Horses
    #iwasasleddog
    Nature
    People
    Places
    Portraits
    Rescue
    Retired Sled Dogs

    RSS Feed

wendynesbitt.com
facebook   |   instagram   |   twitter   |   contact

 © 2011-2019 all content copyright of the artist
  • home
  • work
    • studio portraits
    • pet photography >
      • horses
    • documentary + day in the life >
      • the thorson family
      • the artist was present for 100 days
      • dale roberts studio j
      • highways and horses 3
      • highways and horses 2
      • highways and horses
      • the gaudins
      • bands
    • commercial + creative content
    • curios + collections
    • advocacy + art >
      • retired sled dogs
      • victoria humane society
      • #the100dayproject
  • about
  • blog
  • retired sled dogs