Tuesday, July 28, 2009

heart sanctuary


Leann Landmesser, owner of Le’Land Heart Sanctuary, left, plays with Winnie the Pooh, a sharpay lab, Monday afternoon. Winnie the Pooh is one of about 60 dogs Landmesser has been preparing for adoption at Le'Land Heart Sanctuary, just outside of Lubbock. Winnie was found in a Lubbock landfill with a bullet in her stomach. (Photo by Geoffrey McAllister/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)

Kaidyn Steward, 6, plays with a dog along side her mother Ashlie Steward, top, Monday afternoon at Le'Land Heart Sanctuary, just outside of Lubbock. The Stewards have volunteered a few days at the sanctuary and are deciding which dog they want to adopt. (Photo by Geoffrey McAllister/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)


Ashlie Steward, center, and her children Trystan, left, 3, and Kaidyn, right, 6, play with dogs from the Le'Land Heart Sanctuary, just outside of Lubbock, Monday afternoon. The Stewards have volunteered a few days at the sanctuary and are deciding which dog they want to adopt. (Photo by Geoffrey McAllister/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)