- Lee Asher travels around the US with his 10 rescue dogs and runs an eponymous foundation, The Asher House, to encourage people to consider adoption over shopping for pets.
- For about 10 months a year, they live in a converted, 37-foot-long school bus.
- Before his life on the road, Asher was a corporate trainer making six figures. He quit his job in September 2017, after which he came up with the idea to travel with his own rescue dogs and save as many more as possible.
- Here's a look inside Asher's bus, where he and his ten dogs travel and sleep. It includes a full kitchen, a bathroom, a loft bed, and a rooftop deck.
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Molly was terrified of men. Cali needed a friend. Butters was severely abused. Bo couldn't relax. Lillie had seizures. Stella was going to get euthanized. Tony was overweight. Queen was old and alone. Penny was petrified of everything, and Sammy had heartworm.
All 10 of these dogs couldn't find a suitable home — and so Lee Asher adopted all of them.
In a recent interview with Business Insider, Asher — who now travels the US in a converted school bus with all 10 dogs — said that resisting attachment is the hardest muscle to build.
"It's not about what I want. It's about what is best for the animals, and that's what makes fostering so difficult," he said. "You really have to tell yourself from the beginning, 'I'm not keeping the dog.'"
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Last month, Asher fostered Koda, a Malamute who Asher described as his dream dog.
"I wanted to keep her," he said. "She traveled with us for a while. I loved her so much."
When Asher took Koda to the vet for a check-up, the veterinarian said that Koda looked like her own dog who recently died. She said her daughter couldn't go to school because of the coronavirus pandemic and was missing her pup.
"I just knew it was a message from the universe saying give her this dog," Asher said. "This is her dog."
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So he did.
Asher has been on the road with his pack for almost three years, and he says both he and his dogs prefer it to life in his house in Tahoe, California, where they live for about two months each year.
Here is what their life looks like when they're on the road.
Business Insider is looking for more stories on what it takes to live and work in a van, a boat, and other alternative lifestyles. If you have a story, budget, or van transformation to share, get in touch with this reporter at jhadden@businessinsider.com
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