Success Stories
Meet Juniper
Juniper or “Uncle June” came to us in the summer of 2018.
Juniper’s Story:
Juniper loves to spend his days grazing in the forest pasture and hanging out with his best friend Thomas. He is a bit shy, but will do just about anything for a fresh cutie orange section.
Juniper’s life didn’t start out this way. He was part of a breeding herd of Pygmy goats, and was separated from his mom at 2 months to be sold. He didn’t want to leave his mom, and tried desperately to get back to her. He tried to jump the fence and his back leg became tangled. Breaking in multiple places. He hung by his broken leg in the fence overnight and into the next day. When the breeder found him, they brought him to the vet. When they found out the cost of the surgery, nearly $700, they were struggling with putting him down.
Fortunately the vet, Adams Animal Care, called us and asked if we would like to take Juniper on. Of course we said yes. His former owner signed him over to us, and paid a portion of his surgery cost. The next morning, he went into surgery, and his back leg was amputated.
Immediately after surgery his was up and running, and hasn’t stopped since! Our friends at Juniper Spa & Yoga Studio facilitated the goat yoga classes that allowed us to raise the money to pay for his surgery. In gratitude, he was named after the studio..
Juniper will remain here in sanctuary for the rest of his life. If you would like to sponsor him, click below.
Meet Dean
Dean was a goat on the lamb, so to speak. Running wild through the streets of Omaha, brought down by tranquilizer guns and taken to the Nebraska Humane society. Dean was deemed a “mean” goat, and in combination with concerns about a health condition he has, he was slated to be euthanized.
Many frantic phone calls later, Nebraska Humane allowed me to adopt Dean. He is truly the first rescue goat here.
Of course Dean wasn’t mean, he was terrified. Afraid of people, strange sounds and cars, the quiet of our rescue began to change his heart. After two weeks of gentle talking, he allowed me to remove the balls they had taped to his horns. And then he allowed me to gently pet him, just on his neck.
Dean he is a Big Boy...over 200 pounds, and because of this the vet needed to come out and administer medication for his health issues. Now, we’re able to do this ourselves.
Two years later, he is a big smoosh ball! He loves hugs, pets of all kinds and cutie oranges. No longer afraid of people, he looks forward to greeting visitors at Shepherd’s Rest, but because of his health issues and ongoing need for treatment, he will remain here in Sanctuary for the rest of his life.
Dean’s Story:
https://www.omaha.com/sarpy/papillion/goat-on-the-lam-in-sarpy-county/article_c80cc7dd-f0f4-54c6-b2d6-aad1902a1a13.html