Tommie was found as a kitten on the side of the road in Franklin County in August 2001. As a tiny kitten, he immediately bonded to Scoubie, the super big cat. When Scoubie died recently, we paired him with Fergie and they instantly became friends. We added Casey as he was getting pick
Sylvester was one of the cats from the super cat highway in Troy. He was captured in a cat trap as were Zoe and Zorro. He is the only one of the three who never really acclimated to life on the inside. Still, he gets a little closer each day to being a little more domesticated. Sadly,
Pirate was named because she has one eye. She did not like other cats or dogs and probably lost her eye in a dispute with one or the other. She came from another rescue and we thought we were a temporary foster. Apparently, there were numerous miscommunications and in the end, she sta
Ellie was found at the Hawk Point Elevator. The other cats were not allowing her to get near the food and guys at the Elevator were worried about her. She arrived emaciated and currently has the physique of a bowling ball. Ellie has litter box issues and is not for adoption. Ellie die
Andrew was named Andrew because he spent two days in the field behind Andrews Academy LSL before we picked him up. Imagine the lack of survival skills an all-white three-legged cat would have if left on his own. We called around to the vets in the area looking for someone who had lost
Hercules is not adoptable because he is very possessive of his space and aggressively defends his yard and room. However, he is fine meeting new people if they are in the room prior to him entering. Because of this behavior, we have deemed him unadoptable. He also has a history of ing
Ginger was a totally feral dog who loved her friends Nacho and BJ. She was very fearful of any interaction with humans. She was not a biter, just horribly frightened. She was a shepherd mix. She entered rescue heartworm positive and , lucky for her, found by a veterinarian in outstate
Spots didn’t walk, he swaggered and was been a problem child since he was born. He died when he was 12 from cancer. He is the son of Meg, a dog who arrived pregnant and quickly blessed us with 10 puppies. Spots came out of the womb wanting to dominate dogs and people. He did so in his
Danny, a nine year old lab mix, was one of our successful invisible fence dogs and thrived as a house dog. In the kennel, he was overstimulated and paced constantly. We brought him to the house to calm him down. Danny clearly had lingering puppyhood issues. He was fearful of being tou
Lydia had languished at the humane society for more than a year at age 9. She was part of a hoarder bust and had skin issues from being outside in the sun most of her life. Still, she was sweet but no one was interested in her. She was being treated for skin infections but she was dep
Asha came to us from another rescue group more than 12 years ago with her litter of puppies. Unbeknownst to us, she was coming directly from city animal control with an unusual strain of kennel cough, which spread like wildfire through the kennel and to the house. All the puppies were
Bear is an Australian shepherd that we rescued from St. Charles Humane Services many years ago. He was a former stray. He is the last of a long line of Aussies that have lived at Dogwood Farm Sanctuary. In fact, until recently, we have had more than one and up to four. Bear is best fr