Rainbow Bridge

Sadie was our second SHLR rescue and she was the sweetest dog we have ever had. Our first SHLR Lab was a super athletic typical American Lab but also very sweet. Sadie was always more of a couch potato so the two made for an [...]

Our handsome boy competed in rally, obedience, and agility. He was a certified therapy dog. But most of all he was our sweet companion and we treasure the many years we had him to love. Rest in peace sweet boy. We know your spirit lives [...]

In spring 2011, SHLR received a lively 6-month-old mostly black lab from a shelter in Montrose. The Karstens were a perfect match for an almost-puppy: two adults working 50% from home and one very mature 9-year-old. Our vet took one look at Brooke and told [...]

Although Lady was with me for a short time (3 months short of 2 years) there was no greater love. She fell in love immediately with me and her big sister Suzie. She was so sweet and easy going. Although she had many medical problems [...]

Breezy (B the Dog) was a wonderful companion. She was sweet, loving and truly loyal. She hailed from the Front Range to live in the mountains where she became an outdoor river dog; she loved to go rafting and camping. In the winter she went [...]

We adopted Bogey and Mulligan together on June 5th, 2011. We had to say goodbye to Bogey on October 22, 2019. He was somewhere between 11 and 12 years old. It was easily one of the hardest things we have ever been through. Bogey was [...]

Ellie quickly became the princess in the house, she loved everyone who came to the door and was just sure they were there to visit her! She kept a close eye on ‘mom’ and it was rare that I was ever far out of her [...]

When my Polly girl first came to me from Safe Harbor Lab Rescue as my foster, she had been in a shelter in Pueblo and during the night she had managed to escape somehow. In the morning, the workers found her waiting at the front [...]

I'm sending this with a very heavy heart. On April 8, we had to say goodbye to our beautiful sweet boy, Tanner. We adopted him from you about 6 years ago. In January we found out he had osteosarcoma cancer in his chest. Without going [...]

We had to bid our good friend and family member Coco goodbye in September of 2019, she was suffering from the effects of old age at close to her 15th Birthday. Coco came to us at the later age of 8 from Maxfund in Denver [...]