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Rosie's Story - Inspiration for Rosegate

It was not until I had reached a mature age that I experienced the amazing and pure love a dog can give. I suspect this unconditional form of love will never be extended to me again unless a dog offers it.
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This dog, named Rosie, was an unexpected gift into my life. We had little warning of how important she would become to us. My new husband and I, had moved to a new location on the big Island of Hawai'i and he had taken on a new client with two separate properties to maintain. Upon working at this clients up mountain cabin, he discovered an older dog there that was not the clients. Upon inquiring it was discovered that a sad and sordid tale of abuse and neglect was this poor aging dogs history. As a puppy the original owners of this cabin had the beginnings of a wonderful life. An off grid log cabin with diversified land, on a mountain side of the big Island of Hawai'i, with youth, love and a young daughter. They had gardens and chickens and decided a dog would compliment their lives. So Rosie the chubby puppy was founded by the wayside in a cardboard box. 

It seems that the mother and daughter loved her and their time together was joyous. Then a darkness crept in. For whatever reasons the husband became troubled. Anger and then abuse followed him home. 

Rosie was fearful of loud noises, work style boots, sticks or rod like objects, certain curse words and the smell of alcohol. These became seared into her emotional psyche and all the attempts at love and care could not erase that abuse. When these people and their life imploded, Rosie was abandoned on the property, alone, confused and broken.

  The client my husband contracted with was renting this cabin and as amazing as it sounds, poor Rosie came with it as part of the property. He had several dogs of his own already and a stern, paramilitary approach to training dogs that was not going to work or help Rosie to heal. She was now to be neglected and pushed to the bottom of the other dogs order and had to fend for herself with little spirit to achieve.

  As my husband went about his work on the property, he and Rosie started to bond. This communion came home with him in tales of their days together. I could tell it was right to take Rosie in with us. For her and us and the balance of life. I kept this decision to myself as I pondered the impact it would mean to all concerned. The day came to meet her. She greeted me with a strange but joyful rolling dance in the dust and howls of happiness to be the object of attention.

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I loved her and waited only a day to ask of my husband would he like to bring her home?

I knew he had always had dogs growing up. I already knew he would like to take in Rosie but 'dog-napping' was another concern so our final step was to inquire of the client.

​​He was more than happy to say yes and one day the truck pulled into our driveway, the tailgate opened and out of the dark came a shy and scared Rosie. I called her name and she was so happy. She was given a bath, dinner bowls, a pile of toys and her own bed. It all awaited her arrival. She was more pleased to be rolling in beds and lounging without care. She had become loved and awoken to her new life with an unbounded spirit. This spirit of hers grew inside her and us and she became a chubby old dog with a real family. We gave her the ending of life story she deserved and parents tell their children about in fairy tales.

  At the age of fourteen, our poor old Rosie passed on. Years of fear and physical abuse, sleeping on a soggy piece of foam outside in the high mountain air had set arthritis and joint problems deep and though she gave us all her love, time took her physical being and freed her soul and spirit to the eternal.

  “Quod tu es, eqo fui, quod ego sum, tu eris." (What you are, I once was. What I am, you will become.)

Thank you for support Rosegate Retirement Home for Dogs and Cats

Our Vision

Dogs and Cats of all sorts and sizes lounge around in contentment on comfy couches,

chairs or loving laps. They have us to comfort them from bad dreams in the middle of the night. Read stories to them on drab winters days, massage sore muscles and maybe even sneak a doggie/kitty treat when no one is looking. My husband says he will not spoil them but who else would open the snack cupboard. We have gone to the dogs around here and that will be by design and plan.

This is a special plan for special friends.

   Life often takes turns we did not see coming and when, as care providers, we fail our furry friends, who will take them in? Older dogs/cats have less time and more health issues, which can be concerning to prospective adoption leaving them with few choices.

Rosegate Retirement Home for Dogs and Cats lets seniors be spoiled.

They deserve that luxury in the older years of their lives. We will be their final family and provide what circumstances they could not control has taken from them.

   Many have asked why a home for senior dogs/cats?

At first they laugh or wonder why an old dog or cat would even need a new home.

Dog/Cat owners who love and respect their pets either for hunting, herding or family companion would ever think of giving up their pets. Then I walk them down the dark road

where a parent goes into a nursing home or dies. No one can take the dog/cat in due to their own conditions, be it housing or lifestyle or the considerable problems they think the old, blind, incontinent or epileptic dog/cat will bring unto them they look for a friend to help but the same problems come to mind for each asked. Worse, some people just decide to close their hearts and say it is too much work or worry so they decide to either place the dog/cat in a pound or into the great void. The people I explained this to quickly understand the need for homes like this and wonder why there are not more.

  The task is an immense one but when a dream becomes a vision it must be followed with

wide eyes in wonder. Why could it not become a reality? We have most of the basics available to us and the rest will come with faith and footsteps one after the other.

  We already own some acres with our home upon them and hard work has never been

unknown to us. While knowledge can be sought and learned, we welcome any advice and

education offered.  Anyone who considers helping in some small way with a donation of

any size or kind would further the cause and it is vital to the success of Rosegate..

Another blessing is our friend and neighbor is a kind man and has several buildings on a few more acres adjacent to us and he may just be persuaded to help us achieve  Phase One. Purchasing what will be Rosegate.

  Three outbuildings of various sizes that with proper renovations would afford the 

infrastructure needed to provide the dogs or residents as we think of them, with all that would be necessary.

 

The main building is large enough to create personal and communal space for a couple

dozen dogs/cats and even a generous loft for visiting staff and volunteers to stay overnight. Kitchen space for meal and medicine preparation would be installed as well as a bathing and grooming room. An office could also be fitted in for business needs.

  The second building is smaller but still of considerable dimensions and would be dedicated to a clinic setting for visiting veterinarians and healers. New arrivals would have a quiet environment to be exanimated and there health concerns determined.  They can be bathed and groomed  for their integration into the family. There would also be kennel room for the sick or injured for their safety while healing. Finally, there is a third smaller building to renovate for a laundry and food storage facility.  

  We hope to build a team to care for all needs including animal communicators, traditional and classical veterinarian doctors and healers as well as friends who have fun time and activities. With a gentle lake only down the road summer days wading in the waters seems like a good idea for all involved. Bring the water wings for the little ones and sunblock for the old noses!

Welcome to Rosegate Retirement Home for Dogs and Cats

Mission Statement:
Rosegate Retirement Home for Dogs and Cats is committed to providing safety, security and comfort to senior pets. After a life of service and love we provide neglected and abandoned dogs and cats a retirement community with dignity and compassion for the rest of their lives. 

Welcome to Rosegate!

       Rosegate Retirement Home for Dogs and Cats is a project that we would love to achieve and currently have started with passion. The county and surrounding region we live in have no shelters or facilities, and only a handful of caring people with foster homes. It is a rural environment with many farmers and hunters who value and love their dogs/cats however sometimes circumstances arise that leave older dogs/cats without hope. Older dogs/cats present challenges and are rarely adopted into new families

without concerns. These animals should not have limited opportunities and deserve

more than being unwanted.
 
Our intentions are to establish Rosegate and provide these senior dogs and cats a home for life. We have started raising funds to acquire and convert some old farm buildings adjacent to our property into the proper facilities required. 
 

               In the meantime we educate ourselves about founding a tax free, charitable non-profit corporation and bring together a team of people, not only to accomplish this dream but also to do so in perpetually.

  Some say all dogs/cats go to heaven but before they make that journey they can rest with us at Rosegate and relive the love that fate may have taken away.  ​​

  

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