So...here we are...this gathering of different species...a gift to each other, a bouquet to the world!  The only problem was...we all spoke a different language.  We had to learn how to get along, how to respect each others space, and how far we can push eachother before someone gets in trouble!  (It's usually Solly!)

Dottie keeps us busy (and out of trouble) teaching us lots of tricks!  We want to put on a show to entertain the kids at the Double H Ranch.  It's gonna take a year or two just to get ready, because Donk E and Solly are still so young.  They already learned how to do the cha cha.  Soon they'll be able to dance with our friends who use wheelchairs!  And should they drop something, we'll pick it up and place it back in their hand! 

As we all worked together, we'd make Dottie laugh!  It made her feel so good that she wanted to share it with others!  So she placed an ad for "Critter Therapy for Humans".  That's how she met DJRN.com, a registered nurse who believed in the power of healing through critters!  She'd bring her grandkids and friends to visit with us and take us for walks!

Don't get me wrong...we are not a petting farm and this is not just a walk in the park. We are constantly being trained and prepared  for our role, working with the disabled, and bringing joy to the sad, the lonely,  and the gently battered folk.  We help heal their spirit through laughter.  Our home is a place to recharge your inner spirit, by connecting to ours.  

DJ talked Dottie into starting this web site so she and her Grandkids could keep track of us till they got to visit again!  Her son, Slade,  helped Dottie learn how to design and build it.  It's a work in progress!  (Dottie had no computer skills at all!) This is how "The Critter Encounter" began!

Now...here we are...one year later!  Our web site brings joy and laughter to people of all ages!  Our fans are from all over the country!   You might have gotten a card handed to you from a woman thanking you for raising such fine kids, after they held the door open for her!  Or maybe you found one of the cards she'll place somewhere hoping it brings someone some joy!  Or maybe you were sniffing her in line to get a coffee...cuz she just cleaned our poo and needed that second cup of coffee!  Ha Ha!   Maybe you were gifted our site...or stumbled upon us!  Whatever!  Enjoy your visit!  And if we made you at least crack a smile...we did our job!

So to sum it all up...our mission is to spread a little bit of joy to as many people as possible!  We're getting there!  And you can help!  Pass our site on to people you know!  They might know someone who could use a little cheering up!  And so on...and so on!  That's a good thing!