Wayne Duck
Race Dog
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Hi,
I found this place a few years back on one of my wanderings. I have wanted to take my fiance there for a while now, so planned it into a trip down to Underberg last April.
The sanctuary is just outside of Reitz in the Free State...plenty of gravel roads to get there from anywhere :thumleft: plus there are a few decent B&B's in Reitz...we stayed at Poelanies in one of their wooden cabins - website: https://www.poelanies.co.za/
Larry, the "owner/caretaker" of the wolf sanctuary started this for abandoned wolves and huskies, i.e. people who thought they'd make nice pets, etc. but since changed their minds! Here is the sanctuary's web site... https://www.huskyromi.co.za/
Larry will take you on a guided tour of all the enclosures, telling you all about the wolves / huskies - he has a name for each of the over 200 there! He'll let you into some of the enclosures so that you can get up close and personal with these wonderful animals...certainly not the "big bad wolf" perception we've all grown up with!
He looks after all these animals on donations from the local farmers (food in the form of beef and chicken) and from people like us that pop in there to visit. All he asks for is a donation after your tour of the place, really worth while.
Here are some photos, mainly of Ronelle rolling around in the dirt while the wolves sniff and timidly get closer to her! She said that she found spending this time with these amazing animals "extremely therapeutic" ;D
I found this place a few years back on one of my wanderings. I have wanted to take my fiance there for a while now, so planned it into a trip down to Underberg last April.
The sanctuary is just outside of Reitz in the Free State...plenty of gravel roads to get there from anywhere :thumleft: plus there are a few decent B&B's in Reitz...we stayed at Poelanies in one of their wooden cabins - website: https://www.poelanies.co.za/
Larry, the "owner/caretaker" of the wolf sanctuary started this for abandoned wolves and huskies, i.e. people who thought they'd make nice pets, etc. but since changed their minds! Here is the sanctuary's web site... https://www.huskyromi.co.za/
Larry will take you on a guided tour of all the enclosures, telling you all about the wolves / huskies - he has a name for each of the over 200 there! He'll let you into some of the enclosures so that you can get up close and personal with these wonderful animals...certainly not the "big bad wolf" perception we've all grown up with!
He looks after all these animals on donations from the local farmers (food in the form of beef and chicken) and from people like us that pop in there to visit. All he asks for is a donation after your tour of the place, really worth while.
Here are some photos, mainly of Ronelle rolling around in the dirt while the wolves sniff and timidly get closer to her! She said that she found spending this time with these amazing animals "extremely therapeutic" ;D
