Featured Pet - Sassy

Sassy is a cuddly, smart, black lab-mix. She is medium-sized with sleek good looks and only wants love. Her foster parents say that Sassy is very well behaved indoors, does not bark, and is completely housebroken. She obeys commands - Come - Stay - Sit - Up - Shake hands - Go potty! She loves to ride in the car. She walks great on the leash and relishes going for a run or walk. Sassy enjoys being an Alpha-Woman. She enjoys meeting other animals when out walking but is very clear about her boundaries.

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Sassy loves attention, greets people visiting at the house, and thrives on affection. She was rescued as a young pup in the summer of 2002, after being abandoned in the middle of the desert, miles from civilization. She is looking for a lifetime home that offers belly rubs and cuddling in return for her well-mannered attitude. One look into her face and you’re hooked!

You can meet Sassy at Desert Haven during our Open House every Tuesday from 9AM-4PM or any other day by appointment. Call Freddie at 505-894-2778 or send an e-mail to Eliana Aubin at aubin29@zianet.com for more information on Sassy.

A Volunteer Speaks

Contributed by ds....

We have three dogs adopted from Desert Haven. One we have had for over three years and two little sisters we adopted at different times. One over a year ago and the other just last year. Desert Haven has a great volunteer crew who all have the same interest... the well being and care for animals. Everytime we go to visit Desert Haven everything there is very clean and neat. The animals there are very well cared for by the volunteers who take very good care of the animals. Everyone who volunteers is an asset to Desert Haven. There is a lot of work involved in caring for the animals that unless you have been a volunteer there you don't realize it. But the work is well worth the feeling that you receive knowing that you have contributed to a great cause. When you are a volunteer at Desert Haven you are not treated as a volunteer, you are treated as part of a family. I know this from experience as I came to Desert Haven as a volunteer a few years ago and even now that I am not there I feel as though Desert Haven is still my family. It is a good feeling to return to Desert Haven for a visit and be welcomed with opened arms by the volunteers and by the animals there. Instead of getting a AKC pet, why not adopt a grown pet that needs your love and care just as much as a AKC pet? You won't regret it because I sure don't with the three dogs I have adopted from Desert Haven.

Thank you, ds, for all that you do for Desert Haven!

A Work Camper Writes to Us

Liane & Doug Stark sent this message to friends and family after spending time with us at Desert Haven. With their permission, we are sharing it here:

We just finished up volunteering for 2 weeks at the Desert Haven Animal Refuge in Truth or Consequences, NM. We had a lot of fun, met WONDERFUL people, did a lot of work and already miss the dogs. On our work days, we work basically from 8-10 in the morning and then again from 5-6 in the afternoon. We'd walk dogs, muck out kennels, feed dogs, capture the escape artist dogs and lend a hand in the Cat Palace or Birdland as needed. On Tuesdays, it was an all day work "party". Think I may have lost a pound or two on those days!



The Animal Refuge has 10 dogs, about 20+ cats, guinea pigs, rabbits, doves, 2 peacocks, other birds, chickens/roosters and a "partridge in a pear tree". OK, no partridge, at least not yet. Many of the residents were rescued from certain death at the animal shelter, others were dropped off and still others are there because their owners died. It's a no-kill facility, so until a home is found, all the animals are safe and loved. A couple of dogs tugged on my heartstrings, but Max reminded me that he's a spoiled, only dog. So we still have only Max.



From all the residents and friends of Desert Haven, thanks again, Liane & Doug!