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NewsJanuary 12, 2019

Set back on a windy dirt road out in Bollinger County, there's a long gravel driveway the leads to a red brick house and a yard full of dogs. The home of Marilyn and Michael Neville has become the site of the Bollinger County Stray Project, in Zalma, Missouri.

The original kennel building of Marilyn Neville's Bollinger County Stray Project is seen Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma. The building now serves as part of an isolation kennel and part an outdoor kennel space for other dogs.
The original kennel building of Marilyn Neville's Bollinger County Stray Project is seen Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma. The building now serves as part of an isolation kennel and part an outdoor kennel space for other dogs.
Marilyn Neville scrubs her boots down in a container of bleach before going into a quarantined pen at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville scrubs her boots down in a container of bleach before going into a quarantined pen at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville prepares to go into a quarantined pen at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville prepares to go into a quarantined pen at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville holds puppies which are quarantined at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville holds puppies which are quarantined at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville holds puppies which are quarantined at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville holds puppies which are quarantined at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville checks on her dogs who are quarantined at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville checks on her dogs who are quarantined at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville loves on Red McQuire at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville loves on Red McQuire at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
A dog perches on the back of Marilyn Neville's John Deere side-by-side vehicle Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
A dog perches on the back of Marilyn Neville's John Deere side-by-side vehicle Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville picks up a linen off of a chest freezer in her barn Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, at Bollinger County Stray Project in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville picks up a linen off of a chest freezer in her barn Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, at Bollinger County Stray Project in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville is followed by some of her rescues as she goes to open up the barn door Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, at the Bollinger County Stray Project in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville is followed by some of her rescues as she goes to open up the barn door Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, at the Bollinger County Stray Project in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville is seen backing up her John Deere side-by-side vehicle at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville is seen backing up her John Deere side-by-side vehicle at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Linens and crates fill the living room space of Marilyn and Michael Neville of the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Linens and crates fill the living room space of Marilyn and Michael Neville of the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Dogs run ahead of the John Deere side-by-side vehicle on the property of the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Dogs run ahead of the John Deere side-by-side vehicle on the property of the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville walks through a creek with her rescue pups on the property of the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville walks through a creek with her rescue pups on the property of the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Dogs wade in one of the lakes on Marilyn and Michael Neville's property of the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Dogs wade in one of the lakes on Marilyn and Michael Neville's property of the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Dogs wade in one of the lakes on Marilyn and Michael Neville's property of the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Dogs wade in one of the lakes on Marilyn and Michael Neville's property of the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville watches her rescue dogs run around the property while enjoying time on the front porch of the cabin tucked back on her property where she runs the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville watches her rescue dogs run around the property while enjoying time on the front porch of the cabin tucked back on her property where she runs the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Dogs sit on the Marilyn Neville's John Deere side-by-side vehicle Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Dogs sit on the Marilyn Neville's John Deere side-by-side vehicle Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville walks through a wooded area on her property with her rescue dogs where she operates the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville walks through a wooded area on her property with her rescue dogs where she operates the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville, left, watches her dog while on a walk on her property where she operates the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville, left, watches her dog while on a walk on her property where she operates the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Ross, a pointer-beagle mix, watches other dogs run around the property of the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Ross, a pointer-beagle mix, watches other dogs run around the property of the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Linens and leashes are seen stacked up next to the front door of the home of Marilyn and Michael Neville of the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Linens and leashes are seen stacked up next to the front door of the home of Marilyn and Michael Neville of the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
The cramped laundry room space of Marilyn and Michael Neville's home, where the Bollinger County Stray Project is based, is seen Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
The cramped laundry room space of Marilyn and Michael Neville's home, where the Bollinger County Stray Project is based, is seen Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Dogs are seen playing in their outdoor pen at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Dogs are seen playing in their outdoor pen at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville commands the dogs of her rescue to stop barking Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, at Bollinger County Stray Project in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville commands the dogs of her rescue to stop barking Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, at Bollinger County Stray Project in Zalma.
Dogs peer through a fence at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Dogs peer through a fence at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville works with Wilma Dee, a bullmastiff mix, who is a semi-feral dog at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville works with Wilma Dee, a bullmastiff mix, who is a semi-feral dog at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville kisses on Wilma Dee, a bullmastiff mix, who is a semi-feral dog at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
Marilyn Neville kisses on Wilma Dee, a bullmastiff mix, who is a semi-feral dog at the Bollinger County Stray Project Wednesday Jan. 9, 2019, in Zalma.
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Set back on a windy dirt road out in Bollinger County, there's a long gravel driveway the leads to a red brick house and a yard full of dogs. The home of Marilyn and Michael Neville has become the site of the Bollinger County Stray Project, in Zalma, Missouri.

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