Why did Luke Barton leave the Asher House? While this topic is one that lingers from last year, many are still wondering why, and today, we’re poised to clear the smoke to give you the most accurate answer that we managed to find out there.
The Asher House became notorious because they went all over the place, rescuing dogs and offering them for adoption, and among the crew for that project were Lee Asher and Luke Barton. Still, Luke’s departure from the project is a big question that lingers around. Why did he go?
The project was doing well, so much so that it grew from a small thing to a YouTube channel with a significant follower base, all the way to getting picked up for segments on Animal Planet for “My Pack Life”.
From RV To Pet Sanctuary To Corporate Powerhouse
The Asher House kicked off as a project to rescue animals and got a lot of traction with social media presence, community engagement, and the charisma of its participants. Based in Oregon and traveling across the United States, the duo composed of Barton and Asher grew in popularity. Even Ellen DeGeneres featured them on her daytime show, and that boosted them even further, gaining national fame.
Asher and Barton gained that notoriety not only for driving that RV with the mission of rescuing dogs from shelters but also for giving out tips to the local communities on how to take care of their pets, encouraging people to adopt a dog instead of buying one and learning how to have an animal companion.
As the show grew in popularity and notoriety, got traction and eventually got the attention and contract from one of Discovery’s filial networks like Animal Planet, Lee Asher was more in the forefront of the camera, and Luke, who had a lot of appearances in the videos that made The Asher House and the animal rescue project what it became —sort of— took a back seat and wasn’t featured on camera as much as their animal rescue project got picked up by Discovery Networks on Animal Planet.
The brand grew and grew, and eventually, it was purchased by Cannabis Strategic Ventures, a marijuana company that focuses on acquiring consumer products made out of cannabis and picked up on The Asher House’s Pet CBD brand, a line of pet food laced with CBD so the doggos can have a buzz while their owners light up a bowl and both get to chill.
Lee Asher Quit His Day Job And Focused On The Asher House
Lee Asher quit his normal 9 to 5 job to assume fully the compromise of that RV dog rescue tour, and Luke Barton focused on setting the stage by working the camera. And while Luke Barton and Lee Asher remain good friends, Luke felt it was time for him to move on to other projects.
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Why Did Luke Leave The Asher House?
Luke remains an animal lover, a pet enthusiast, and a good cameraman and photographer, but he reached a point in his life where he feels that he must do other things. Still, his friendship with Lee remains. There are no ego battles; there’s no drama, there’s no paycheck due, or some grudge.
Sometimes, people are involved in a noble project for a certain amount of time, work on it for a while, and then decide to move on to other things while remaining sympathetic and agreeing with the causes they pursue.
Are Lee and Luke A Couple?
Asher and Barton are a tight friendship; they’ve toured across the USA on their RV and managed to rescue over 500 dogs. Lee Asher and Luke Barton aren’t a couple, as many out there think; they’re just good friends. In fact, Lee Asher was at the moment romantically involved with Ana Rubiolo.
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