They give senior dogs A LOVING SAFE HAVEN!

When Larry Barton's mother, Jane, shared her final wish to help special-needs and senior pups live in comfort rather than cages, the architect never dreamed it would become his life's mission

-  —Bill Holton

Larry Barton and his wife, Melanie, started Jane's Journey Home at the Heavenly Hills farm in honor of Larry's late mother who has a heart for special-needs pups

When Larry Barton flew from Wisconsin to California to visit his mom, Jane, an afternoon outing—driving from one animal shelter after another—completely altered the course of his life.

"Pay attention to the older dogs," Jane told her son, her voice growing heavy with emotion. "We can't forget about the sick ones and the ones that will never be adopted because their owners died and there was no one to take them in. They'll spend the rest of their lives in those cages. It's just not right."

Jane, a retired X-ray technician and lifelong dog lover, had recently been diagnosed with terminal bone cancer.

"You may have a year to live," doctors had predicted. Her compassion for senior dogs had always been strong, but now, facing her own mortality, it burned brighter than ever.

A heartwarming mission