Jennifer Jopling is transforming her 40-acre Littleton Ranch into Rescue Resource Ranch, a nonprofit designed to serve as a safety net for dogs falling through cracks in an overwhelmed rescue system. After twenty years operating a globally recognized breeding program, Jopling concluded her breeding operations to redirect her facility and expertise toward addressing the crisis in animal rescue. "I couldn't keep ignoring what was right in front of me," Jopling said. "Fosters trying to do the work of ten people, rescues desperate for a place to send one more dog. I had the land, the knowledge, and the space to help." The decision to close her breeding program was deeply personal, but she recognized the opportunity to use her established infrastructure to save lives.
While Rescue Resource Ranch builds toward its full mission, Littleton Ranch is offering premium dog boarding services with proceeds directly supporting the rescue operation. The boarding facility provides climate-controlled suites with outdoor access, individual exercise yards, walking paths, and a secure three-acre off-leash park. Families can book boarding at littletonranch.com, with every reservation funding the rescue mission.
Rescue Resource Ranch will operate several key programs designed to support the rescue community. The Rescue Partner Relief Program will provide emergency overflow housing when rescues and shelters hit capacity, ensuring dogs aren't turned away or left in unsafe conditions. A Foster Support Network will offer short-term boarding, emergency placements, and respite care to prevent foster burnout. The facility will also provide Medical Recovery and Isolation Care for dogs healing from surgery, illness, or neglect, offering sanitized recovery areas and professional oversight. Behavioral Rehabilitation and Training programs will help dogs with trauma or behavioral issues rebuild confidence and learn structure before adoption.
"We have everything we need to start, and endless room to grow," Jopling said. "This isn't starting from scratch. This is taking twenty years of investment, expertise, and love and redirecting it toward the dogs who need it most." The 40-acre property already contains infrastructure that can expand into additional care buildings, recovery suites, and training areas as funding allows. The transformation represents a significant shift in how rescue operations might be structured, providing a centralized hub for collaboration and support. With rescues and shelters consistently overwhelmed nationwide, the model offers potential relief for organizations and individuals working at capacity. The ranch has already welcomed its first rescue dog, Rocky, marking the beginning of the new mission and demonstrating that the work is already in motion.
