…….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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ASHERPARK
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.
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Peace On Earth
Homecoming
Tomorrow is the big day. Mom is coming home. When I told little Nellie, she started to cry. We all miss mom, but it’s awful hard on Nellie. When mom is gone, dad takes really good care of us. He worries that we are unhappy without mom, so he gives us extra treats. He...
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Summertime
Asherpark has lots of gates. Mom says the trick is to make sure they’re all closed when us mutts get too full of ourselves. You can see Jack, me, Pippin and Tess all waiting expectantly for our pal Freckles to get out of the car. Freckles has come to visit us a bunch of...
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Funny Little Fellow
We’ve had a lot of different guest dogs stay with us at Asherpark. When we’re not too busy learning new stuff and playing with the goats, we babysit dogs for our friends. This little guy in the picture is Huck. He’s a cranky old Dachshund. He stayed with his pal Pippin, the Corgi. Huck...
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4th of July
Everybody loves a party and the 4th of July is a big party for the United States. Mom says it’s a day when people celebrate what’s good about being an American. I’m as patriotic as the next mutt, even though my breed is named after Australia. I’m not sure how that happened, but I’m...
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Thinking Out Loud
There’s four of us mutts now at Asherpark. Me, Tess, Jack and Nellie. I think some kind of magic brought us all together. Mom paid money for me. It wasn’t a lot of money, but it helped pay for expenses at my birth home. I had everything going for me from the start. My...
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Our Merry Little Band
Life is back to normal. A new normal, that is. It’s been over a month since we added Nellie to the pack. Now it feels like she has always been with us. When you bring a new mutt into the pack it kinda messes things up. Sometimes you think it’s not gonna work, and...
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Easter
Today is Easter Sunday. I asked mom what that means. She said it is a holy day for some people. I asked her which religions honor the Easter Bunny and why there are Easter egg hunts. She said it’s too complicated to explain. Jack asked mom how come dogs don’t have religions. Mom said...
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Camp Codie
I was a mere youngster of several months when I first went to Camp Codie for puppy day care. My people worked all day and didn’t want me alone. Camp Codie was in the city in those days. Codie ruled her little universe and charmed everyone she met. Because Codie was an Australian Shepherd...
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Etiquette
People aren’t the only ones with manners. Us dogs have manners too. Manners help us get along with each other in this world. It’s s sign of respect. When people meet for the first time they usually shake hands. Dogs sniff butts. Dogs with good manners understand they sniff and get sniffed. Dogs with...
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