After a stint on the streets, one-year-old Woody knew he wasn't cut out for life on the lam. "I'm more of a soft dog bed and two squares a day kind of guy," he explains. Woody's wish list also included a couple of loving parents, [...]
The guy with the chocolate whiskers is Boone, who was just five months old when he teamed up with his new dad, Bill. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so Boone (an aspiring model and a man for all seasons) wanted to [...]
When the lovely Ms. Luna met Susan and Scott, she immediately knew she wanted to adopt them and fill their home with Lab love, Lab hair, and a zillion tennis balls, from now until forever. At four years old, Luna is always ready to learn [...]
Four-year-old Luna had a hunch she was getting the very best family when she met her new dads, Patrick and Joe, and canine big brother, Otis. She knew everything was going to be okay when she realized they understood she needed time to decompress and [...]
I adopted Avery from Safe Harbor Lab Rescue in February 2017. When I lived in Pine. Colorado I volunteered with Avery at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver in their Paws for a Cause pet visitation program. In 2018 I moved to Fruita, Colorado and got [...]
Rocco came into our lives at 5 years of age as a crazy, goofy boy full of energy. He always thought he was still a puppy. We believe he had always been an only dog as he wasn't sure what to do when his adopted [...]
Malie was a beautiful yellow Lab with amber eyes. She was sweet, gentle and quickly learned her place in our pack. Unfortunately, she found herself at the bottom of the pecking order but did not let that stop her from edging her way in to [...]
Six-year-old Koda knew he had found his people as soon as he met Claire and John. He is now living out his doggie dreams with his new parents and lets them know every day how happy he is to be home. Claire and John sent [...]
Lucky lived up to his name when Betsy and Dave chose this oh-so-handsome hunk of a Lab to join their family. Lucky has made himself right at home, and as the self-appointed official greeting committee he takes pride in always answering the door carrying a [...]
Cooper was our fourth SHLR dog and the one we loved the longest. We typically adopt senior labs to give them the best golden years possible. But, Coop was an exception. He had us at "Hello" and never let us go. We were honored to [...]
