Cooper
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 [...]
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 [...]
We adopted Hayden as a 12 week old puppy. While he was adorable, he was also a handful! We loved every minute of his antics. Hayden loved to hike, kayak and cross-country ski with us. Any activity where he could get some exercise and spend [...]
We adopted our little black beauty named Stella on 2/28/14. She came to us literally on the day of our 16th wedding anniversary and there is never going to be another present to top it. When we first got her, she was a shy, scared, [...]
Life with our Pippa was such a blessing. She brightened our lives with her sweet disposition, her greeting of everyone she met, her love of the water, special treats, playing fetch, and laying on her “Pippa blanket” when we allowed her on the bed to cuddle. Pippa brought us [...]
We had the best time with Ranger and are very grateful to Safe Harbor for this adoption. We got Ranger when he was five and he got to learn so many things; swimming, boating, hiking on big mountain trails, going on cross-country ski trails with [...]
It’s so difficult to describe our too-short time with our beloved Labs. I adopted beautiful Zoe in 2016 from SHLR when she was five years old, and we bonded instantly. Although she was a solid 75 pounds I came to start calling her “Little Zoe”, [...]
We adopted Lola at 2-years-old in 2012. I was in fifth grade and convinced my entire class to sign a petition I made on a piece of scratch paper to tell my parents I wanted a dog. A few months later, we were matched by [...]
Beauregard (formerly known as Baxter) hiked 75 miles on the Colorado trail, paddleboarded the Colorado hiked 75 miles on the Colorado trail, paddle boarded the Colorado river, camped in the Baja,went to work and hiked three-plus miles a day.
Marley (previously Pokie/Webbie) crossed The Rainbow Bridge 1/29/24. The almost 13 years I was fortunate to have him in my life were far to short after all you wonderful folks did to give a wonderful puppy his second chance after his inclusion with a group [...]
Achilles crossed The Bridge 1/29/24. He was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma three months ago (just after we brought him home). The main issue was something completely unexpected. His walking issues were originally thought to be arthritis, but turned out to be Degenerative Myelopathy, the dog version [...]