Reply #3: Nice, but in roughly one week you're going to need 10 more vets.

[flvegan]

Why? I don't see an intake and isolation area. Also, it's one thing to have a free range room for the dogs to live in ONCE they all know each other and have accepted you as the alpha. Unlike a doggie daycare or dog park which is neutral territory, in a couple days the dogs in this rescue are going to take this as home, and they WILL establish their own pecking order. That means there will be fights needing at the very least, stitches. Also, if the general public has any sort of access to that dog room to see if they want to adopt somebody, you risk fights every time a stranger opens that door.

We have a free range dog room at our rescue, but any new dog doesn't go in there until we know everything about him/her and do a test run with a couple of our very even tempered dogs. Even to this day, any time someone new comes over (friend, repair/delivery person, etc) the crates come out and every dog is put in one. It's a pain in the ass, but it keeps everyone from getting hurt.

I love the idea of spending your lotto winnings on a place like this. There really should be more folks like you.