Dawn

I am a married lady who has trained and owned wild and domestic animals full time with my husband for 38 years. Our Animal Training Company company was well respected Incorporporated we established in 1989 -2022. Now semi retired, and facing the Anguish and unpredicted, ill prepared, process of placing my husband in to a care home due to Dementia caused by a stroke 8 monts prior. My overwhelming responsibilities included hospitalizing my husband of 35 years at Abbotsford hospital for 3 months, finally, being told that because of the Hallucination factor it required a special care facility indefinitly. He is now in Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock since March of 2022. Thus, the facts are clear that I won’t be seeing him at home, living with me, on a full time basis, again.
I also closed the company of a few employees, placing some magnificent animals in to special homes that absolutely broke my heart. Thank goodness for my one dog left, 4 year -old Crackerz who is well socialized with other dogs and good with everyone. He is a 28 lb. Cavallo that doesn’t shed. Anyway, aside for being on my own and the help of friends and family I have managed to survive staying in a 1 bedroom apartment for 2 years as of April. It is $1500 per month and I am needing a less expensive life if I am going to have a chance at being able to do anything other than just survive. I have traveled with my husband in our business to many wonderful places working with lots of animals for different film productions. We raised a Smart young man who is now a teacher and have 3 grandchildren. I would greatly love to meat you and find out about your life and answer more that you are interested in about me. I am social and pretty active. Lately, I have just been trying to pick up pieces and figure out what I am going to do in my third chapter… Respectfully, Dawn Michelle Dumas