Blayne Chenoweth began rescuing dogs when she was ten and continued her work with the Northern Breed Rescue Group in Philadelphia, where she trained dogs to be house pets and helped to find them adoptive homes. Since moving to California, her “rescue genes” have been in full swing.

Indy was found wandering on the streets of Temecula, California. Dakota, with her wolf-eyes, was once considered untrainable and headed to the pound, is now Blayne’s constant companion, even on long trail rides. Niko, an abandoned Norwegian Elkhound, is wonderfully sweet and has been with the family for almost 10 years. Buddy, a blue heeler, was found when Blayne and her horse Raven were riding in the mountains of Wyoming.

Harley, destined to become the mascot for Red Wolf Ranch, was found abandoned...

by Blayne and her friend Elfta Hiltzman at the Madera Fairgrounds on their way to an endurance ride. The scared, abandoned puppy looked like a little red wolf, even though he is a Golden Retriever/Chow mix. “His sweet nature and curly wagging tail made us certain that he deserved to be the symbol and mascot of Red Wolf Ranch,” says Blayne.

Birds and cats are also welcome in the Chenoweth home and on the ranch. There was Henri, a blue front Amazon; Maui, a Moluccan cockatoo; Marmalade, a fabulous orange tabby; Dylan, a black-and-white tuxedo cat who is diabetic and gets insulin twice a day; Ollie, an abandoned kitty; and Maxx, once a “wild thing”, now a well-trained Arabian.

Blayne’s first Arabian, Cairo, is retired and lives at Rocking Horse Arabians with his best friend Paloma. Mr. H, a retired sulky racer and lesson horse, is 20 and also lives at the ranch.