Asherpark is a sacred place where puppies grow up happy, wounded dogs regain their joy, and the people who care for them are reminded daily that love has no limitations.
Named for Asher, a very special Australian Shepherd, Asherpark has been home to many dogs – some chosen at birth, others rescued from abuse and neglect.
Asher
With Asher nervous dogs became calm, serious dogs playful, and wounded dogs learned how to trust again.
Ash died too young. His body betrayed him but his spirit stayed strong. As he took his last breath Ash licked everyone good-bye and stepped bravely into the great beyond.
With Ash as our inspiration we continue his work through BarkingProse – so all dogs can have their say.
Journey is a happy little mutt. She’s not even two years old and she already knows lots of commands. She has great house manners and everybody loves her. But Journey is still a puppy and like any puppy her mouth is always busy. She has a nose like a bloodhound and finds the tiniest...
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I turned eleven on February 7th. I’m officially a ‘senior’ dog, though nobody has bothered to tell me what that means. I’ve had some sports injuries and I can’t jump like I used to, but I can still outrun Journey when we race down the driveway. Mom says she and I are now at...
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Time is a tricky thing. It brings you the future but it also takes away the present. I’m just a mutt, but I know that time doesn’t heal all wounds. Some things can’t be fixed. Some losses are forever. It’s been five months since Shiloh left us. I miss that little girl every day....
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Sometimes I get to thinking too much and it makes my head hurt. When Tess was with me I’d play some bump and run with her and forget about what made me sad. Now I’m sad because Tess isn’t with me anymore. I’m so grateful I have Journey. She can’t replace Tess but she...
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I can hardly believe little Journey is one year old today. It was only a few months ago she was a tiny pup with teeth like needles. Now she’s all grown up and auditioning to be a therapy dog. I can’t wait to see what Journey learns next. Since mom started training us mutts, I’ve had...
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She was my one true love. Nobody can ever replace Tess in my heart. I loved everything about her: the good, the bad, and the silly. We were joined at the hip and heart. We did everything together except run off to the ravine. Despite all her flaws, Tess never dug under the fence...
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I just read Journey’s first Bark. Wow! I knew that little mutt was special, but she never told me about meeting Tess on the rainbow bridge. I’m having a hard time putting it all together. It’s like part of Tess came back in Journey’s body, but I can’t figure out what that means. It kinda...
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Did you ever want something so bad you couldn’t even talk about it? Just thinking about it made your heart ache? Since Mama and Shiloh showed up three years ago all I ever wanted was for us to get along as a pack. When you’re a pack you move together, you think the same...
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You can rest assured it wasn’t my idea to go to dog school. I was willing to ride along when Journey went to puppy class but that’s as close to school as I wanted to get. While Journey struggled through her classes, I’d sleep in the car. Afterwards me and mom would take a...
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It’s hard to know where to begin. Me and mom have been so busy teaching Journey and taking care of Shiloh, we haven’t had time to write. Maybe that’s not the whole truth. We were busy, yes, but mostly we were living in the moment and not taking the time to think about our...
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