The Oldies Need Us!

They Need You!

Help Them Take Back the Little Red Barn.

What price do you put on a senior dogs life?

While those of us who have loved and lost a senior know their lives are priceless, I’m asking for $100. $100 for us to reimagine the Little Red Barn and turn it back into a safe haven for old souls.

Imagine a place where old dogs, sick dogs, abused dogs, abandoned dogs and unwanted dogs all came together, to rest, to live, to play and snuggle. Where meals come morning and night, classical music is always playing and love overflows. The only choice they have to make is which couch or dog bed to lay on and which visitor to pick to smother with kisses. Just a place for dogs to be. To wait in the comforts of a home until they can find a family of their own who won't throw them away when they are old or sick or even dying. To know they are loved for who they are, at this moment and then to love us in return regardless of their past. To be the model of forgiveness and in return teach us to be better, kinder humans and to always know that even if in a small way we can always make a difference. This is the place we strive to be. This is our mission. This is our little red barn. A home for so many souls others discarded and we can't imagine living without.

Would you give a $100 to provide direct shelter to save senior dogs' life?

This is our roots. This is how we started, and the only way we can get back to saving the oldies and giving the most broken, neglect souls a true sanctuary is to have a place to help our young animals.

Due to the ever-increasing demand of homeless animals of all ages, our senior sanctuary has turn into a full-blown rescue and we are in desperate need of space. We have never put a restriction on age, because how can you say a 6-year-old dog doesn’t deserve a second chance because we will only save dogs 8 years or older. This is how our senior sanctuary evolved. While it’s filled with love, we need a different space that better serves the young dogs so we can preserve the sanctuary for our precious oldies.

We found a property in Kansas City, Missouri that is a perfect place for our younger animals to live until we find them a home. This would allow the Little Red Barn to be the sanctuary and community that it once was.

"Patience is not sitting and waiting. It is foreseeing.

It is looking at the thorn and seeing a rose.

Looking at the night and seeing the day."

"We may not have known this path we were on, but we trust God is leading us and will follow."

Property details here

Fun facts about the new property:

It was originally built to be an event space.

There is no HOA.

It is approved zoning for an animal shelter.

The flood zone is by the creek not the buildings.

The zoning is approved already for an animal shelter, which means no Cranky Bit Lane Neighbors to delay use or cost insane legal fees. By purchasing this facility, we would move our young dogs to KCMO where we will set up “suite-like” kennels and promote them to be fostered or adopted

The only way we can do this is for all of my friends, family and supporters to help. I am asking for just $100 for this “Imagine a Place” campaign that will give the Little Red Barn back to the oldies. You might say that isn’t enough and could never make a different... well it can!

Let’s break this down. We can reach our goal to purchase this property if 12,000 people donate $100 dollars. If you can't donate $100, that''s OK too. Every single dollar counts.

Share, donate, and then ask a friend to share and donate. Anything is truly possible. We prove that every single day, and we have PROVEN that miracles happen every moment. But we could never do this without having the courage to not only believe, but also ASK.

I know we have hard core oldie lovers out there. I’m one of them. We want more than anything to give our Little Red Barn back to the oldies, but we have to find a way to help our young friends first.

Take a look at our photos of the old days. Let’s make those the current days as well, and let's change the way shelters should be run. Let's make KCMO the standard for ALL animal care and turn this incredible property into an amazing shelter.