Life & Work with Tim Moseley of Gilbert

Today we’d like to introduce you to Tim Moseley.

Hi Tim, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
My wife Tana Fellenz was a flight attendant at the time and is a cowgirl who has always had a big heart for all animals especially dogs. Twelve years ago we bought a 1.1 acres horse property in Gilbert. We had three personal rescue dogs and several horses at the time. Since we had the space Tana decided she would like to start fostering dogs. We started working with different rescues and would foster several dogs sometimes. Three years ago Tana was ready to retire from the airlines and we wanted to pursue dog rescue full time, so I had a twelve hundred square feet, 5 pen rescue center built on our property. The building has indoor/outdoor pens is fully air conditioned and has a large meet and greet/training room. We are a 501c nonprofit.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
It has definitely not been smooth sailing. Being new and small we didn’t have the following to get a consistent volunteer or foster base, steady donations, or most importantly exposure for our wonderful adoptable dogs. That is the one thing there is never a shortage of, is dogs that need their forever homes. Even with the hundreds of rescues in the valley, all the shelters are at capacity and there are still more dogs out there that we can’t save.

As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
We are a 501c nonprofit shelter based dog rescue, meaning that we have our own kennel facility to house our dogs. Most of the dogs are initially housed in the kennel facility so they can be evaluated and we can determine how sociable they are. After they decompress we introduce them to the foster pack that live in the main house and if that goes well they get to stay in the house and learn how to be someone’s best friend again. In our three years of operations we have found forever homes for over one hundred dogs.

Can you talk to us a bit about the role of luck?
I don’t think luck is a factor in the rescue business. It is lots of work caring for between 6 to 8 dogs daily., and getting them the exposure to potential adopters.

Pricing:

• Puppies are normally between $400 and $600.
• Adult dogs $250 to $350 normally.

Contact Info:

• Website: Moseleysmuttoasis.org
• Facebook: Moseleys Mutt Oasis