Working 25 hours a Day
By Jay Stoeckl, Oct. 25, 2024
Well, it is me again. Jay. You know the one.
Jennifer is feeling better today, but we think she had been burning her candles too long at both ends. I offered to take on her letter for one more day while she rests up.
Oh, and this is the quincentennial letter! Did I say that right? Jennifer’s 500th email to you who have been with us from the start! R.O. Jennifer!
She and I were talking about the philosophy of what we are doing. Not long ago, someone in Jennifer’s family made a comment about how well we must be doing monetarily.
When we heard that, Jenn and I had a fit of laughter.
Buuuuutt… those of you who have visited Dire Wolf Project Headquarters know that there is no truth to us living an affluent life.
In fact… it’s a tremendous amount of work! I once told my friend, Dale, that we work 25 hours a day. He reminded me that a day only has 24 hours, and “how can you work 25?”
I replied, “We get up an hour early!”
Now it is not my intention to get you feeling badly for us. NO.
It has more to do with the fact that breeding dogs is NOT a way to get rich. That is not what motivates us to work seven days a week, 365 days a year.
THIS IS OUR MISSION.
Jennifer and I are on a mission giving us the opportunity to better your lives with the best companions a person could ever hope to find on Planet Earth. And if you think about it, is the world not a better place without our furry companions?
So, today, while Jenn attends to her recovery, I’m taking Monza Fastback from the Muscle Car Litter to a couple meeting me at the border with Canada.
We have twenty-two puppies we are feeding and cuddling with each day. Thirteen adults require people time as well and we attend to them during the feeding hour.
And there is a huge puppy trip to prepare for.
We are farmers in a way. It is as simple as that. But what we grow and harvest is not a sustenance for hunger.
Life can be hard. Our dogs remedy our lonesomeness.
They fill the emptiness.
They remind us what unconditional love looks like.
They show us how all humans living in the world could treat each other.
As the saying goes,
Wag more, bark less.
That is what we are all about.
So, once again…
The DireWolf Express heads out on the next puppy delivery October 31st.
Only 7 more days!
And we think that there may be only one ticket available on a first come, first served basis.
We close the ticket counter for the DireWolf Express on October 28th at midnight EASTERN.
No other tickets will be sold after this deadline.
Let me know right away if you would like to be considered for an American Dirus puppy for sale,
OFF THE WAITING LIST!
Click the link below to see all of the currently available puppies:
https://direwolfdogs.com/dogs-for-sale/puppies/
Reminders:
- Puppies are now on a first come, first served basis.
- You MUST be pre-approved for a puppy before being considered.
Apply here: https://direwolfproject.com/puppy-application/
Jennifer Stoeckl is the co-founder of the Dire Wolf Project, founder of the DireWolf Guardians American Dirus Dog Training Program, and owner/operator of DireWolf Dogs of Vallecito. She lives in the beautiful inland northwest among the Ponderosa pine forests with her pack of American Dirus dogs.