Homemade applesauce, according to Milo and Rooster.

Service and Therapy Animals.

There are days in which the animals I care for the only reason I make it out of bed. Having depression and anxiety make it difficult to do even the most basic things at times but I know that I’m able to do a whole lot more each day because I have all these animals...

Rooster’s Birthday!

On Monday, October 9th, Rooster will be 13 years old (probably… maybe?) and I’ll officially be 26 (as far as I’ve been told) then. As he’s a rescue, we don’t know for sure when Rooster’s birthday is or how old he is exactly. But many estimate that he’s about 13 now...

Taking care of a llama and two sheep

Taking care of a llama and two sheep was, as weird as it sounds, something that I just fell into. My neighbor has had llamas and various other animals for decades now and I grew up with different llamas in the periphery of my life for the last two decades. Growing up,...

The Beginning.

My name is Andrea Merrill and I live in the upper left of the United States. I’ve called the Pacific Northwest my home for most of my life and I have a deep love for this place. Over the past few years, I’ve been taking care of an assortment of animals and started...