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Katies Pet Closet is a private company
that makes each piece of clothing by hand
with love. All the profits from the clothing
is used to take care of rescued animals.
Owner Dottie Childers doesn't rescue just
any dog, she rescues dogs that shelters
and societies would otherwise reject. Her
furry babies have multiple health
problems and come to live the rest of their
lives out with her.
Dottie's rescue is "Pets Are Forever
Rescue".
Dottie started making clothing for her own
rescue animals than began to sell them to
friends and customers. It has served as a
means for her to provide quality
healthcare, shelter and a home to many
animals otherwise forgotten.

"Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do
with it is your gift back to God."

I am an Animal Rescuer
My job is to assist God's creatures
I was born with the need to fulfill their needs
I take in new family members without plan, thought
or selection
I have bought dog food with my last dime
I have patted a mangy head with a bare hand
I have hugged someone vicious and afraid
I have fallen in love a thousand times
and I have cried into the fur of a lifeless body
I have Animal Friends and friends who have animal
friends
I don't often use the word "pet"
I notice those lost at the road side
And my heart aches
I will hand raise a field mouse
And make friends with a vulture
I know of no creature unworthy of my time
I want to live forever if there aren't animals in
Heaven
But I believe there are
Why would God make something so perfect and
leave it behind
We may be master of the animals,
But the animals have mastered themselves
Something people still haven't learned
War and Abuse makes me hurt for the world
But a rescue that makes the news gives me hope
for mankind
We are a quiet but determined army
And making a difference every day
There is nothing more necessary than warming an
orphan
nothing more rewarding than saving a life
No higher recognition than watching them thrive
There is no greater joy than seeing a baby play
who only days ago, was too weak to eat
I am an Animal Rescuer
My work is never done,
My home is never quiet
My wallet is always empty
But my heart is always full
In the game of life, we have already won

I may not get to Heaven with earthly
riches,
But I know I will get to heaven with the
riches of love from rescued animals.
Author: Dottie Childers

In This House

Here in this house...
I will never know the loneliness I hear in the barks of the other dogs 'out there'.
I can sleep soundly on my soft, clean bed, assured that when I wake my world will
not have changed.
I will never know hunger, or the fear of not knowing if or when I'll eat again.
I will not shiver in the cold, or grow weary from the heat.
I will feel the sun's warmth, and the rain's coolness, and be allowed to smell all that
can reach my nose.
My fur will shine, and never be dirty or matted.

Here in this house...
There will be an effort to communicate with me on my level.
I will be talked to in a caring, pleasant way and, even if I don't understand, I can
enjoy the warmth of the words.
I will be given a name so that I may know who I am among others.
My name will be used in joy, and I will love the sound of it!

Here in this house...
I will never be a substitute for anything I am not.
I will never be used to improve peoples' images of themselves. I was not created
nor brought here for financial gain. Nor will I ever be bred for such.
I will be loved because I am who I am, not someone's idea of who I should be.
I will never suffer for someone's anger, impatience, or stupidity.
I will be taught all the things I need to know to be loved by all.
If I do not learn my lessons well, they will look to my teacher for blame and never
me.

Here in this house...
I can trust arms that hold, hands that touch...
knowing that, no matter what they do, they do it for the good of me.
If I am ill, I will be doctored.
If scared, I will be calmed.
If sad, I will be cheered.
No matter what I look like, I will be considered beautiful and known to be of value.
Not only will I know this in my heart, but I will be told this everyday of my life here in
this house.
I will never be simply discarded because I am too old, too ill, too unruly, or not cute
enough.
My life is a responsibility, and not an afterthought.
I will learn that humans can almost, sometimes, be as kind and as fair as dogs.

Here in this house...
I will belong.
I will be home.
But most of all...........I will be loved!