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Robi On The Road: Dedham 'Guest House' Helps Abandoned Dogs Find New Homes

BOSTON (CBS) – When you hear the term "guest house" you expect something warm and inviting.

That's exactly what Shultz's Guest House is. Except the guests are homeless dogs.

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Shultz's Guest House is set on 200 acres of private land in Dedham.

Organizers rescue homeless dogs from high kill shelters and bring them in for adoption.

Shultz's Guest House
Dogs up for adoption at Shultz's Guest House get their own private area. (WBZ-TV)

Each dog has its own heated indoor kennel with a door that leads to a private, outdoor fenced in space.

Some of the puppies were found abandoned by a hunter in the woods of Tennessee.

That hunter brought the dogs to a high kill shelter down there. That's where the folks at Shultz's stepped in.

They work with another animal rescue group in Tennessee. Once a week, those volunteers drive rescued dogs up to Maryland. That's where they meet the people from Shultz's in a Toys R Us parking lot, to make the exchange.

Shultz's Guest House
A dog up for adoption named Vinnie introduces himself to WBZ-TV photographer Natalie Bentley. (WBZ-TV)

A couple from Norwood who had suddenly lost their beloved 12-year-old dog came to Shultz's "just to look" recently, but ended up adopting a puppy that was rescued by the hunter.

Shultz once roamed these acres too. The namesake of Shultz's Guest House was a "big, loveable oaf" who greeted visitors.

He since passed away, but his legacy lives on every time a former stray walks out the front gate wagging its tail – with someone to love.

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