{"id":44320,"date":"2021-10-09T23:29:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T05:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/obes-angels-to-the-rescue-with-new-thrift-store\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:18:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:18:40","slug":"obes-angels-to-the-rescue-with-new-thrift-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/obes-angels-to-the-rescue-with-new-thrift-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Obe\u2019s Angels to the rescue with new thrift store"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Meet
Meet Pixie and Pearl \u2014 two playful pups up for adoption. They were present at the soft opening of Obe's Angels Thrift Store Saturday<\/span>Kala Parkinson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nikki Rosenbaugh finds local dogs in need of rescue \u2013 and in turn, she finds herself.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore rescue, I really didn\u2019t know what my purpose is,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She founded Obe\u2019s Angels Rescue<\/a> four years ago, an endeavor she has run out of her home in Dolores \u2014 until now.<\/p>\n

\"Nikki
Nikki Rosenbaugh poses with Obe\u2019s Angels logo T-shirts.<\/span>Kala Parkinson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"One
One room of the store features clothes.<\/span>Kala Parkinson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"There
There are clothes for dogs, too.<\/span>Kala Parkinson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The second year of the operation, Rosenbaugh began holding yard sales to back the rescue mission, in addition to funding from Facebook. Now, she has a brick-and-mortar thrift store at 317 E. Main St. in Cortez filled with items she\u2019s collected over the years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a little scary, but it needed to be done to sustain the growth and help the animals,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The store opened its doors Saturday, with an official grand opening to come.<\/p>\n

Obe\u2019s Angels provides all the dog food, crates and other items rescued dogs need, Rosenbaugh said. She has built a network of local fosters that house the dogs short-term before they find forever homes. She rescues them locally, as well as from San Antonio, Texas, where she rescues pets scheduled to be euthanized.<\/p>\n

The rescue\u2019s name honors a black lab of Rosenbaugh\u2019s who has since passed \u2013 Obe. She has pit bulls of her own, and is particularly passionate about saving dogs of that breed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a goal and a passion and I\u2019m going to make it happen no matter what,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Her job went remote due to the pandemic, and that enabled her to take her non-profit to the next level.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s hoping to grow her network of fosters, as well as work with Southwest Open School to give items to students in exchange for volunteer time.<\/p>\n

She also launched a furniture refurbishing effort \u2014 the Painting for Pups Project \u2014 through which she will spotlight pieces painted and restored by herself and volunteers for sale in the store.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying any avenue I can to get as much as I can for these animals,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The store is open Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

\"Painted
Painted items from Jennifer Langley, who will volunteer at the location on Fridays, line shelves in the store.<\/span>Kala Parkinson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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