Meet Our Residents | Chickens, Pigs, Goats and Dogs

MEET OUR RESIDENTS

Doogie and Rupert

Aska and Will wanted to adopt two pigs and jokingly said maybe one day they could have a pig sanctuary. Doogie and Rupert were adopted from the Best Friends Animal Society. Aska and Will only intended to have two pigs, but you now know the rest of the story.

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Stewie

At 12 weeks Stewie found his way to Aska and Will. His first two homes were well experienced animal owners but their homes did not end up being the right fit for a pig.

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Hamilton

At around 2 years old, Hamilton was found abandoned outside of Cokeville, very underweight and with signs of mistreatment. Friends of Aska’s took him in but after a month realized their home was not the right fit for a pig. He quickly adapted to his new life and it didn’t take him long to regain his weight and coat.

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Walter (aka Wally)

Walter was surrendered at around 6 months? to the Idaho Falls Animal Shelter due to being kept in a home within city limits. He showed up underweight and with barely any hair. Scroll through the pictures to see his before and after pictures.

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Percy

Percy was found in Idaho Falls with a suspected broken leg and underweight. The Idaho Falls Animal Shelter contacted Aska. Victor Valley Vet examined him and confirmed no broken bones but that he had a serious bacterial infection that caused inflammation in the joints that is extremely painful. Aska and Will gave him a daily injection for 10 days. It took a few days for him to eat food and drink water, but after treatment he improved. He was neutered after fully recovering and has since been accepted into the group! He is gentle and we are grateful for his willingness to trust after his tough start at his new home.

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Chancho

Chancho was surrendered to the Idaho Falls Animal Shelter due to being kept in a home within city limits.

Help Support Keeping Pigs in a Blanket!

Do you have some extra blankets, dog beds, or comforters (no down please unless you want to clean up the feathers)? Pigs love burrowing in blankets and even mattresses so they often need to be replaced. Although these items don’t last long, it is well worth the joy it brings them!

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We took 4 days to ourselves and went camping, played in the water, celebrated Leo turning 2 and spent quality time together as a family and with friends.

It was also Loki's first camping trip and he was fantastic.

Now that we are "official," I am constantly reminding myself to still hold good boundaries and take time to be present with my family. If we don't respond right away this is why. Thabk you all for your support and patience as we navigate this change while still maintaining a good balance between more work and family time.

Our first dog behavior workshop is this Friday from 4 to 6 pm and our next volunteer orientation is Saturday from 5:30 to 6:30 pm.

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On this day 2 years ago, I waddled through the barn yard insisting on doing chores while I was in the early stages of labor. I called my dad to wish him a happy 70th birthday but made no mention about the fact that I was in labor.

We had a planned home birth and my dad was pretty much horrified at the idea of it so I thought I would just call him after once the kid was out safe and sound so he didn't spend his whole birthday thinking we were all going to die 😉.

Thanks to @dani.meg and @whitnibrice for helping us bring Leo into this world in our kitchen. I would birth 100 more babies at home with both of you if I could.

When we told my parents I was pregnant in November 2019, we gave my dad a birthday card with a note saying we got him an early 70th present: a grandchild. Well, I like to keep my word so I delivered a grandchild to my dad on his birthday.

Happy Birthday to the two Leo's in my life. Though I wish your paths on earth could have crossed for longer, I am glad you will always share this day ❤

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Puppy in a box. It might seem like a cute picture but we do this for training and socializing puppies.

Every litter that comes though the Puppy Palace will spend their days learning new things and getting a lot of enrichment work so when they are adopted into new homes they have a solid foundation to work from with their new family. Today we did a lot of nose work with the puppies and this guy thought the cinnamon box would be fun to sit in. 😊

Puppies will be available through @animaladoptioncenterjhwy

And mark your calendars, again!

We will be holding dog behavior workshops from 4-6pm June 26, July 30, August 20 and September 24th. These workshops will address your most pressing dog behavior questions and will be an informal get together here at the property. If you have questions dm them to me ahead of time so we can make sure we answer all of your questions. rsvp if possible via email, txt, call, dm or smoke signal. These events will not include your dogs but we will have demo dogs here.

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Wow. What a weekend.

When I, Aska, envisioned this place aka my home eventually becoming an animal sanctuary/rescue I was never really sure it would happen. I printed off the IRS application in the spring of 2013 and it sat on my office board for 8 years. I was always too busy, too tired, unsure, busy with my other real job that actually pays for these animals etc etc etc.

Fast forward to this weekend when we held our first volunteer orientation and over 20 of you showed up. You showed up with your kids, your friends and your families and we could not be more grateful to welcome you to our home to build a greater community of support for the animals here and in our area.

We will be holding monthly dog behavior workshops, monthly volunteer orientation and more so stay tuned.

All of this is made possible through donations and this year we are participating in Tin Cup where donations are matched. Click on the link in our bio to make a donation through the Community Foundation of Teton Valley @cftetonvalley.

There are too many people to thank individually but thank you to everyone who has been a part of this crazy journey to get here. And the biggest thank you to our board of directors, Kara, Jaclyn and Sandy who help make this dream bigger than me and can help carry this into the future. I am forever grateful you.

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Our first puppy palace guests have arrived! This building will house puppies and dogs for the @animaladoptioncenterjhwy until they are deemed old enough/healthy enough/ settled enough to go into individual foster or adoptive homes. We are so excited about this partnership with the AAC!

Animal rescue isn't a 9 to 5 job that we leave at home. These animals live at my home so they can be cared for around the clock as needed. Thankfully the sunsets from the palace are pretty beautiful so even "working" at 9 pm doesn't seem too bad.

If you are interested in volunteering with the puppies you must attend an orientation at Aska's Animals. Our first one is tomorrow at 10 am and we ask that you register and let us know you are coming ahead of time. link in bio to register.

#askasanimals #puppiesofinstagram #adoptadog #fosterpuppy #animalsanctuary #animalrescue

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Leo sometimes takes a morning nap. I went out to do some chores alone in the peace and quiet (except for the 5 crowing roosters 🤦‍♀️).

Summer living is easy for all the animals here. The goats are resting in the sunshine, a hen is sitting on eggs that will hatch soon, Wally was enjoying some time in the shade under the trees and chichi and mama cat were spotted napping together.

We feel so fortunate to be able to provide a safe, peaceful and calm space for all of these animals to live in. We started this nonprofit so we can increase our capacity and provide more community resources so all animals can be safe and loved.

Today kicks off the 8 week Tin Cup giving period where donors' gifts are partially matched by the @cftetonvalley Challender Fund.

To donate, visit cftetonvalley.org, click donate now on the top right, select event Tin Cup, Field of Interest: Animals and we are right at the top.

We are so excited to be a part of our first Tin Cup this year! Thank you to everyone at The Community Foundation of Teton Valley who work so hard to make this giving period and event day possible.

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In February when we were getting storm cycle after storm cycle of snow, it was hard to believe that this pasture becomes bright green and the sun shines in the blue sky. Summer is almost here and we cherish every moment when there is no snow on the ground.

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If only there was a real pot of gold at the bottom of that rainbow. We would help all the dogs with behavior problems and help them get into happy homes.

As we develop our programming to help animals in need, we will be raising funds for general operations through @cftetonvalley 's Tin Cup starting June 1st. More details to come!

In addition we are aiming to raise $10,000 to provide progressive, positive, science based training methods for foster dogs as well as to members of our community that are in need of additional training resources.

Please visit our website today to make a donation so we can start providing this much needed resource to dogs in need. www.askasanimals.org

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📞 Calling all interested volunteers!

📆Our first volunteer orientation will be on Saturday, June 5th at 10 am.

🗒Please fill out a volunteer application (link in bio) and indicate that you will be joining us for the orientation.

⏰ will last approximately 1 hour.

👶All children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an parent or guardian who is willing to participate in activities with your child.

🙏Please remember that all of this still takes place at our home and we are an entirely volunteer run organization just getting started. We will try to hold an orientation every month or two depending on interest. All volunteers must attend an orientation prior to volunteering.

🐕‍🦺🐈🐴🐷🐐🐓🐔👋We are looking forward to you joining us and the animals.

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Aska’s Animals

(646) 258-2512 / info@askasanimals.org