How We Ended Up Here

My background was originally in completely different fields — gastronomy, alternative protein industry, sustainability, NGOs, and wildlife conservation. Although working directly with dogs came later, over time, this place slowly became the center of my life.

The more time I spent around rescue dogs, the more I became interested in behavior. Not obedience, not “perfect dogs,” but emotional regulation, social dynamics, fear, confidence, structure, and what animals actually need in order to become stable.

The government shelters in Turkey are built around confinement and survival.
And honestly, that system does not work long-term — not for the dogs nor for humans.

Dogs are social, intelligent, working animals.
They need movement, stimulation, routines, boundaries, purpose, and space to decompress.

So what I’m trying to build here is something closer to that.

The dogs here live in open spaces, form social groups, patrol the land, create routines, argue, play, rest, and learn. Some adapt quickly, some take months. Every single one has a different personality, history, and way of coping with the world.

It’s demanding, messy, inconsistent, and constantly changing.
But I think that’s part of why it works.

The Farmhouse is still evolving.
Part shelter, part behavioral rehab space, part ongoing experiment.

Long-term, my goal is to create a system that can sustain itself through community, education, merch, services, and people who genuinely want to support the work consistently — not just emotionally react to it for a moment online.

At the end of the day, this place is built around one simple idea:

A dog should be allowed to be a dog first.