Raise the Woof!

My name is Sara Devore. My boyfriend, Steve, and I started Raise the Woof! in March 2005. I currently walk up to 23 dogs on a regular basis. We have a few dog friends staying with us every week. I also do house visits when people are out of town and take care of cats, guinea pigs or any animal friend

My goal right now is to keep building the dog walking and dog day care business and within the next year or two buy bigger space just for the dogs. I have quite a few animal lover friends who are willing and ready to help me as needed. My long term goal is to set up my own dog rescue. I feel that there really can't be enough rescues. So many wonderful dogs aren't given the chance to have a companion. Not necessarily because there aren't good companions out there, but because there aren't enough shelters to hold all of the dogs waiting for a good home. I want to take in as many dogs as possible and give them a home where they can be free to be a dog. Get them used to being loved and socialized instead of putting them down because they have not been chosen yet. Every day I wake up with our dog Scrappy cuddling at my feet and I'm so happy. Yet it makes me so sad to think of all the dogs who want to be cuddling at their owners feet too. Scrappy was one of those dogs. A pound puppy, sitting in a cage, hoping someone with a lot of love would come pick him up. Waiting for a face to lick. He was on the list to be put down the next week. Not because he was a bad dog, just because he had been there for a while. My boyfriend went to the pound to find his companion and found Scrappy. But they told him he couldn't have him. Steve went to the pound every day and begged to take Scrappy home. Finally and thank goodness Scrappy went home with Steve. Scrappy has been our inspiration for the business and has changed our lives forever.

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