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.
I asked Finn what he wanted for Christmas. He told me he wanted me to help him with BarkingProse. He’s right to ask me. I haven’t been doing my share. So here goes. This Bark is for my buddy Finn. It’s funny how Finn found his voice at a young age. He barks from...
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…….and good will towards all. From our pack to yours, on this and every day, we wish you quiet joy, raucous good times, and a silly mutt to love.
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Funny how looks can be deceiving. Here’s a picture of Journey looking like a beauty queen, but actually she’s waiting for her turn at the nose work class Journey sees the world through her nose. Sure she uses here eyes but she could still hunt even if she couldn’t see. After Ash died Journey...
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Me and Finn promised Mom we would get BarkingProse going again. So I started looking through some of the earlier barks and I found one that Ash wrote before he got sick. I’m not sure why he never published it, but it was just sitting in the box of draft barks waiting for him...
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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 promised Ash that I would do my part to keep BarkingProse running. I’d rather be out messing with the alpacas, but a promise is a promise. The hardest thing for me is to pick a topic. Maybe it’s my age but I’m kinda all over the place. One day I want to post a...
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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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Excuse me if I look a little disheveled. I was busy playing in the dirt when Ash told me to come post my first Bark. I know Ash needs help running BarkingProse and I really do want to do my share, but it’s hard to get started. Ash told me to think about something...
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Everyone says I have a pretty face. I guess so. I have dark brown eyes that betray my feelings. My cream color makes me stand out in a crowd. Beauty is as beauty does. How a mutt looks doesn’t matter as much as what a mutt does. Mom says my spirit is pure. I’m...
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I hate to rain on Asher’s parade, but the addition of Journey to our pack is quite unfortunate. It’s true she’s cute as a bug and looks so much like Asher that all I see is two blue blurs racing around after each other. But for heaven’s sake. I spent my first two years...
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