Lucas has taught me not to give up on people; no matter if one or two have hurt you in the past. He has taught me not to be so hard on myself; no matter the physical or emotional obstacles; there is always a reason [...]
Morgan looks like the typical happy 1.5-year-old Chocolate Lab youngster, but his heart harbors a deadly secret. A pup who lived outside on a chain in Arkansas -- the state with the third highest incident of heartworm disease -- Morgan became the victim of this [...]
When five-month-old Kira came to us she weighed a mere 15 pounds. Lethargic, with little appetite, vomiting and chronic diarrhea, she was one struggling and sick little girl. The emergency room vet at Alameda East Veterinary Hospital immediately performed an ultrasound. It revealed she had [...]
Four-year-old Rudy was found in rural Arkansas with an infected gunshot wound to his leg. A shelter partner called us for help with this good-natured chocolate Lab, and we soon had him seen by a local vet for the wound treatment he needed. Before coming [...]
When a Lab joins us at Safe Harbor, we always welcome them back if there is a life change for an adopter that makes them unable to care for their Lab. Due to a serious family illness and with a heavy heart, eleven-year-old Charlie’s family [...]
In memory of my friend and neighbor, Mike Smith, on Father’s Day. He was a dog whisperer. -- Amy Malcolm
In Memory of my Mom's dog, Sport. Megan Christianson and Heather Barbee
In celebration of Mitch and Beth's wedding, who are Roxy's pet humans. --Mark Middlebro
The lovely Sarah Smile is the sixth(!) Safe Harbor pup to win the Lab Lottery and become a part of Sharm and Bill's family! After losing their SHLR Lab, Margie, a few months ago, this wonderful couple decided to come back for sixths, and five-year-old [...]
Sadie is now known as Ollie, and this gorgeous four-year-old black Lab girl is loving every day of her new life with Bonnie and Kathleen. Ollie's new family filled us in on her happily ever after: The Sweetest Girl on the Block Ollie (first known [...]
