Yogi: The street dog that changed the world

Yogi was a real dog who came to live at Frankie and Andy's Place Senior Dog and Hospice Sanctuary after a punishing life on the streets. His story, coupled with his capacity for love and kindness with both humans and other dogs, inspired Frankie and Andy's Place to set up a pet food pantry to feed hungry and homeless dogs and cats wherever they saw a need. To date, 'Helping Hands, Healing Paws' has provided food for 30,000 pets in surrounding cities.

This is the almost-true-but-somewhat-embellished love story between a homeless man, the dog whose love saved him and the mission to feed thousands of needy pets that their love and journey inspired. 

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Inspired by our many years of work in the field of rescue and behavior, as well as boarding at Desperate DogsThe Ministry of Dog takes its name from our often expressed viewpoint that dogs are one of God's greatest gifts to mankind.......sent here to teach us how to love unconditionally, how to live, and laugh, in the moment and how to express ourselves with honesty and sincerity.  Over the years we have captured many wonderful (and sometimes downright unbelievable) moments on camera and shared many of our thoughts and experiences with our followers and friends.

The Ministry of Dog gives us an opportunity to collate all of these into one forum.  Turning these moments into keepsakes helps us continue to spread the love, humor and brilliance of dogs while raising money for the work we do...... from pro bono behavioral assistance to funding our senior shelter dogs at Frankie and Andy's Place

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Meet Penny Miller

PENNY MILLER is a British-born Canine Behavior Counsellor living in Georgia where she runs the award winning Desperate Dogs Ranch, a holistic boarding facility that specializes in the rehabilitation and management of dogs with aggression issues, social ineptitude, thunder phobia and separation anxiety using only kind, force free methods. She is the founder of Frankie and Andy's Place; the nation's premier senior dog sanctuary and hospice care facility in Northeast Georgia dedicated to providing comfort and love for cast aside senior dogs in their last months and years, where the dogs are then used to help handicapped and elderly humans in the community. She is a co-founder of 'Off the Chain', a charity that builds fences and dog houses for chained and tethered dogs in Georgia. She is the driving force behind The Ministry of Dog, an organization that helps dogs and needy individuals in the local community with free food, free equipment, help with veterinary care, re-homing and pro-bono behavioral evaluations for rescues. The Ministry of Dog publishes regular blogs and fact sheets to give free advice to dog owners on subjects such as canine lifestyle, behavior and health, as well as books on senior dog care and dog food. Penny and husband Peter have lost count of how many dogs they've adopted or fostered over the years, but say there's no feeling on earth better than the love and gratitude of a rescued dog.

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  • Our First Senior Solutions @ Frankie and Andy's Place Bad Review ....... grrrrrr

    Our First Senior Solutions @ Frankie and Andy's...

    It had to happen... after almost ten years building and running an award-winning senior dog and hospice facility, 2 years running a free pet food pantry outreach and almost 3...

    Our First Senior Solutions @ Frankie and Andy's...

    It had to happen... after almost ten years building and running an award-winning senior dog and hospice facility, 2 years running a free pet food pantry outreach and almost 3...

  • Words Fail Us ................

    Words Fail Us ................

    North Sentinel Island, located in the Andaman and Nicobar islands chain, is a place I want to discuss today in my 'Dick of the Week'. An island filled with lush...

    Words Fail Us ................

    North Sentinel Island, located in the Andaman and Nicobar islands chain, is a place I want to discuss today in my 'Dick of the Week'. An island filled with lush...

  • Atlanta Journal-Constitution Everyday Hero 2024 our very own Penny Miller !!

    Atlanta Journal-Constitution Everyday Hero 2024...

    She most definitely would not have posted this about herself so here we go as everyone at the DD Ranch is incredibly proud of this most worthy recognition …… check...

    Atlanta Journal-Constitution Everyday Hero 2024...

    She most definitely would not have posted this about herself so here we go as everyone at the DD Ranch is incredibly proud of this most worthy recognition …… check...

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