All my life, I've dreamed of opening an Animal Rescue Group, for dogs, and horses who are in need of a leg up, or a second chance. Comapred to all the wonderful things that dogs and animals have given me throughout my life, this is, to some extent, my way of paying them back, not that I ever truly could. Anyways, if it was possible for me to open up a rescue, it would be most likely in about 10, to 12 years in the future. I'm hoping to attend an Agricultural High School, and major in Canine, and Equine sciences. Anyways, within the next 8-9 years, I'd like to open up a Saddlery, and sell, of course, tack, food, and riding apparel, as well as anything a barn could need. Oh, and I do ride horses, and I have been for several years now. Anyways, I'd like to open up the Saddlery, and as we save up money from that, open up the rescue, when financially possible. The place that we used to board our dog at was somebody's house, who ran a rescue from her property.
I'd love to open a rescue similar to that, meaning one that I could run, along with a network of volunteers, from my property. So, in the future, I'd like to purchase a 'horse property' in Maine, meaning a piece of property with a barn, and hopefully some outbuildings, along with an exception amount of acreage. (10+ Acres). So, I'd plan on building the rescue building within an acre of the house. By rescue building, I mean a small building, less than 1,000 square feet in which I could house several dogs. Of course, it would be heated, and maybe air conditioned. And, of course, the dogs would get plenty of exercise on the farm, as well as feed, and a warm place to sleep, until they went into a foster home, or got adopted. As for the horses, I could probably take in two, maximum, at a time, for financial reasons. I'm trying to seem reasonable with my 'dreams', I just know this is what I have to do when I'm older. At the farm, we would probably only be able to take in about 5, or 6 dogs at a time, again, for financial purposes.
So, my true questions are: (I thought it would be useful for everybody to know the circumstances.)
Do you think my 'plan', (to open up a Saddlery, and a Rescue), is reasonable? Meaning, do you think its possible? Also, I am hoping to have met 'the love of my life' by this point, which would mean an additional amount of money coming in (I'll never fall in love with a guy who can't fall in love with my animals too, and thats a promise.). Again, I understand this is no small undertaking, but nobody promised glamor when you look into the eyes of a rescue dog, your just promised love.
What would be a good name for our Rescue? (Please bare in mind, we'd specialize in canine, and equine)
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