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Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 1 of / 55 Caption Close Image 2 of 55 The main entry The main entry Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 3 of 55 Entry hall Entry hall Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 4 of 55 Living room Living room Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 5 of 55 Image 6 of 55 Living room Living room Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 7 of 55 Great room Great room Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 8 of 55 Kitchen Kitchen Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 9 of 55 Butler's pantry Butler's pantry Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 10 of 55 Image 11 of 55 Prep kitchen Prep kitchen Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 12 of 55 Dining room with painted walls Dining room with painted walls Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 13 of 55 Juliette balcony Juliette balcony Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 14 of 55 Aviary Aviary Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 15 of 55 Image 16 of 55 Library Library Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 17 of 55 Master bedroom Master bedroom Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 18 of 55 Master bath and dressing area: his Master bath and dressing area: his Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 19 of 55 Master bath and dressing area: hers Master bath and dressing area: hers Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 20 of 55 Image 21 of 55 Office Office Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 22 of 55 The estate grounds The estate grounds Photo: Open Homes Photography Image 23 of 55 The "car barn" houses 12 cars and a carriage house. The "car barn" houses 12 cars and a carriage house. Photo: Open Homes Photography Image 24 of 55 The in-house cinema The in-house cinema Photo: Open Homes Photography Image 25 of 55 Image 26 of 55 The in-house cinema The in-house cinema Photo: Open Homes Photography Image 27 of 55 Outdoor kitchen and entertainment pavilion Outdoor kitchen and entertainment pavilion Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 28 of 55 Gated park designed for dogs Gated park designed for dogs Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 29 of 55 Main pool and children's pool Main pool and children's pool Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 30 of 55 Image 31 of 55 Children's pool with slide Children's pool with slide Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 32 of 55 Guest house with private terrace Guest house with private terrace Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 33 of 55 Estate Estate Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 34 of 55 Wishing well Wishing well Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 35 of 55 Image 36 of 55 Birdhouse Birdhouse Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 37 of 55 Secret garden with fountain Secret garden with fountain Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 38 of 55 Gate Gate Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 39 of 55 Well room Well room Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 40 of 55 Image 41 of 55 Gate Gate Photo: Open Homes Photography Image 42 of 55 Gate Gate Photo: Open Homes Photography Image 43 of 55 Driveway Driveway Photo: Open Homes Photography Image 44 of 55 Aerial view Aerial view Photo: Hover Effect Image 45 of 55 Image 46 of 55 Aerial view Aerial view Photo: Hover Effect Image 47 of 55 Night view Night view Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 48 of 55 Night view Night view Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 49 of 55 Night view Night view Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 50 of 55 Image 51 of 55 Grounds Grounds Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 52 of 55 Detail work Detail work Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 53 of 55 75-foot suspension bridge to treehouse 75-foot suspension bridge to treehouse Photo: Thomas Grubba Image 54 of 55 Maddie, the Duffield's beloved dog Maddie, the Duffield's beloved dog Photo: Maddie\'s Fund Image 55 of 55 PeopleSoft founder to donate $39-million Alamo estate profits to his animal charity 1 / 55 Back to Gallery

It took seven years for PeopleSoft founder David Duffield and his wife Cheryl to build their dream home in Alamo. But after only three years living in the estate—which has over 20,000 square feet in the main house alone, as well as an outdoor entertainment pavilion, guest house, 12-car “car barn,” and a tree house that can only be reached via a 75-foot suspension bridge—the couple is selling and donating all proceeds to Maddie’s Fund, their family foundation that gives grants to support no-kill animal shelters across the U.S.

Since the home hit the market this week at $39 million, that’s quite a sizable donation to the foundation, which they endowed with over $300 million in 1994 and named in honor of their miniature schnauzer, who passed away in 1997 after being with the Duffields for 10 years.

The Duffields’ estate—dubbed Fieldhaven—is certainly a dog lover’s paradise. The 21.48-acre grounds are completely fenced in and feature two paw washing stations, a dog park and even a doggie spa, with a bath and grooming area as well as two dog beds. Just off the dog spa is the aviary, which was designed by an aviary expert from the San Francisco Zoo, and is soundproofed to keep the cawing sounds to a minimum.

There’s also plenty of activities for the human residents of the estate, from the 14-seat movie theater painted with murals of some of the family’s favorite movies to the “children’s plunge pool” (adjacent to the main pool and spa) with water slide to the secret garden with eight vegetable beds, garden shed and fountain.

The main home’s supersize kitchen, with separate prep kitchen and butler’s pantry, would be a great place to cook up all those homegrown veggies, perhaps on the six feet of La Cornue ranges under the hand-painted kitchen hood? Or take the meal outside to the the outdoor barbecue and “entertainment pavilion,” which has a grill, pizza oven, sinks, refrigerator and two flat screen TVs.

After spending all this time building their dream home, why would the Duffields’ leave the estate after only three years? According to their rep, they lived in Lake Tahoe before the home was built, and since their 10 children are now grown, they have decided to move back—bringing all their pets with them, but leaving the proceeds from the estate with their Alameda-based charity.

Emily Landes is a writer and editor who is obsessed with all things real estate.