Rosegate has Adopted a Highway... 2018

First -Adopt a Highway Cleanup - 2018 October 17

We did it and it was fun! 2 mile section. If we can do it you ALL can do it.

A great opportunity to keep our highway clean and promote Rosegate in the same time.

Second -Adopt a Highway Cleanup - 2019 May 25

Well, it was okay, in the fist hour then the weather became hot. It was not too fun, but hey, we did it! 

CANCELED ALL THE ROADSIDE CLEANUP DUE TO MY UPCOMING MAJOR FOOT SURGERY. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY MN ADOPT A HIGHWAY PROGRAM

How Can You Help...?

DONATE  We are always in need of quality pet foods, supplements and of course treats.  Needless to say that with a sanctuary for older pets there will be veterinary visits and well being concerns.
VOLUNTEER work is a growing need. From Spring to Fall there is general garden work but specifically the old property has a great need for an arborist. The old trees have sustained various damage through the years and almost no care.
GENERAL CARPENTRY OR HANDY-MAN/WOMAN assistance would be in order with repair and renovation work to the old farm house for cozy Sanctuary.
LET'S CLEAN UP MN HIGHWAY TOGETHER - Rosegate has Adopted a Highway in 2018 and we are cleaning up a two mile section twice a year. Let us know if you would like to help . If so, please Contact us.
PET SITTER  Sometimes we will need to go away for a few days and we do need reliable pet sitters.

SHOP FOR A GOOD CAUSE  Please periodically check out our Facebook Shop, eBay Shop or Etsy Shop for goodies, artwork etc... another way to donate but receive something in return and art is essential to life.
AMAZON WISH LIST Amazon Wish List, another great way to donate goods and materials.
AMAZON SMILE  has provided another way to help generate donations. You can choose our organization for your Amazon Smile to donate a percentage of your Amazon Purchase.
SIGN UP WITH OUR PARTNER CHEWY. After each new sign up Chewy will donate $20 for Rosegate.
SOCIAL MEDIA as always with social media, please keep sharing our Facebook Page , Twitter, YouTube along with 'Likes', subscribes and all the other good things to raise our visibility. If you had an experience with us and would like to share you thoughts or feelings, please submit your a Review.
NORO KUREYON YARN DONATION It seems like that my old passion is coming back. I love knitting and 2 years ago I started to knit Tommy's healing blanket. It was a yarn called Noro Kureyon Made in Japan and it was 100% wool. LOVED working with that yarn. It is self striping and has an amazing effect. It came out very pretty. He loved it a lot, kept him warm and cozy. A friend of mine infused the blanket with healing Reiki Energy. I would love to continue knitting and started an Event called: Tommy's Legacy to sell the little blankets ALL proceeds to Rosegate. Yarn Donations are Welcome!
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL We have some cute, funny and sad videos on YouTube, please subscribe to our channel to see some of the furbabies.

When one door closes another opens...

UPDATE: Ever since Rosie passed, we had our eyes on the neighbors property that has three great buildings on two acres so as to create Rosegate. We've been excited about creating something good and big for senior pets that can give home for a couple dozen dogs or so and many more cats. We saved our money, opened up some donation pages, got the 501(c)3 status and even an old friend told us that she will help us out with a big chunk of money which didn't happened either. Only the owner of that property, an old farmer who didn't seem like he cared anything about this dream. We tried to get closer by being friendly with him and see if he had any interest but he was only going to talk about farming; corn, soy and spraying said crops. Some complaining about the industry and equipment but no other topics held his considerations.

The dream was shattered in pieces. Our big dream was gone. Well, at least the big part of it.
Maybe he will never sell his property to us or he could live longer than us but there's no time to waste. So, we decided to stop dreaming and start doing. We saved money to install the fence on our own 3 acres of property. We are small and limited to the number of animals we can take in.

Not only do we have to make sure that all the animals can get along
but we also have to share our living space with them and thus, keeping our own sanity. Unfortunately we had to refuse a few potential residents due to this reason. We just can not hoard them all up in our small home.

We are still hoping that we can inspire some people around the world. If they have some property and an extra building, then that and a desire to give senior pets a forever home, is all that is required. Big or small dreams... helping those who need it is a great feelings...........

R.I.P Crosby - July 1st, 2019

This morning I woke up early, fed the cats and made my coffee. Little bit later my daughter Susan sent me a message about her senior dog Crosby AKA Chuchi or Crosbutt.

She said: "There's no more questions anymore, he's ready.
And that's coming from me who was unsure for the last several months. He keeps whine/barking, keeps falling and can't get up and whines. I've moved downstairs now. He keeps pacing around nonstop. He's more ready than he's ever been..."

Today, July 1st 2019 at 3:45pm Crosby was helped to cross the Rainbow Bridge. He was adopted by Susan when he was only 5 years old. He came with an issue, separation anxiety.
Crosby had a long happy life, especially when her Mommy bought a house with a yard. They visited us often here in the countryside and he LOVED running with Rosie and GiGi.

One year ago he started to have some health issues, with lots of water intake, his kidneys had started to deteriorate, painful joints, loss of vision/hearing and it seemed a confused constant pacing. His last day he spend with lots of peaceful time in his grassy yard waiting patiently.

He was so tired and in pain that he was not able to walk into the vet's office so Susan had to carry him.
Now he is free of pain. You will be missed Crosby. 
Rest in Peace and Run Free Handsome!