Dogs

Great Pyrenees, b. 2014

Frosty came from a farm that was closing down because their owners were moving out of state. Frosty takes her job as a guardian very seriously and although she is now retired, she can still be seen patrolling the sanctuary borders. Frosty guards our big herd paddocks with Lorelei. Frosty is very sweet and absolutely loves attention from visitors.

Sponsored by Emmie

Italian Maremma, b. Dec 2021

Lorelei is one of our newest livestock guardians. She is named for the incredibly generous owner of Ranger’s Rescue who gifted her to us along with Trooper and Scout. Lorelei adjusted immediately to life at H&S. Like all of our dogs, she loves attention, but is often too busy working to relax for pets. Lorelei guards the big herd paddock with Frosty. Her favorite activity is getting as muddy as possible and then jumping all over you.

Sponsored by Colleen Bair, Erica Rychwalski, and Jennifer Littau

Italian Maremma, b. Dec 2021

Bridget is Lorelei’s sister as they are from the same litter. She was originally with another family but then we were blessed with the opportunity to have her join our family. She was a mischievous puppy who loves rough housing and getting as dirty as possible. Now however, she has grown into a calm sweet girl who is the least likely of the dogs to do anything mischievous! She guards the farm yard of “oldies but goodies” with Trooper.

Sponsored by Gaylle Ostrom, Kaitlin Pena, Beth DeAngelo, and Elizabeth Christensen.

Rescue Breed, b. 2014

Ivy was originally owned by a chicken farmer with the hopes of training Ivy to guard the chickens. Unfortunately, Ivy was more interested in chasing them then guarding them and her owner eventually began to neglect her, often times leaving her outside with no bedding or protection from the freezing cold. She was picked up as a stray and sent to the animal hospital where Renee worked so many times, eventually her owner refused to pick her up and Renee took Ivy home.

Ivy has a sassy personality and is now a working dog at H&S, patrolling the grounds, keeping predators at bay and the animals in line. She is easily distracted by loves so it is advised not to pet her while she is working.

Sponsored by Ellen Heier

Italian Maremma, b. 2020

Scout was gifted to us by Ranger’s Rescue, another animal sanctuary, as a thank you to H&S for helping them with the rescue of three pregnant pigs, which resulted in the birth of seventeen piglets. Scout is the most playful of the guardians and can sometimes become distracted while looking for someone to love on. He currently guards our parking lot.

Sponsored by Brianna

Trooper, like Scout, was gifted to H&S by Ranger’s Rescue. He is very playful and affectionate and works hard at guarding his herd. He and Lorelei are always working, day and night, although Trooper will always make time for quality time. He guards our farm yard of “oldies but goodies” at the front of the paddock. In the morning he’s ready to greet the first volunteers of the day.

Sponsored by Robyn Thomson, Holly Neyland, and Holly Flowers

Great Pyrenees, b. 2019

Finley was surrendered to a local animal shelter for being aggressive to other dogs. Because of that, no one was adopting him and he was in the shelter for an extremely long time. When Renee found out about him, she immediately brought him home to H&S with the intention of rehabilitating and rehoming him. The rehabilitation was successful: he no longer has a fear of other dogs (which is what was causing the aggression in the first place) and is now a giant teddy bear around dogs and people alike. Finley guards our geese and ducks.

As far as rehoming him goes, it has been decided that H&S will be Finley’s forever home where he gets to roam and play all day. Careful: If you make eye contact with him, he will roll over and demand a belly rub!

Sponsored by Cora Martin and Jill Jansen.