Dusty Rose was a dappled red roan standard donkey who was brought to the DONKEY SANCTUARY OF CANADA in late summer, 2000. She was born in 1984. Her devoted companion, Dolly, another donkey, was admitted at the same time. Both had lived on a farm in Eastern Ontario for many years but, when their caretakers decided to retire to British Columbia, they could not take the donkeys with them and so they appealed to the DSC for help.
One of our volunteers wrote this special poem for Dusty:
On a warm summer day
I heard you bray
But now I pray
And wish you could stay
From the very start
You stole my heart
And I felt very privileged to care
For your long silky hair
Through only a touch
You have taught me so much
And though I'm not there
Please know that I care
In the days ahead
When by the barn I tread
I will forget all my woes
And think of you Dusty Rose