Rainbow Bridge

I wanted to let you all know what is going on with Buddy Jr,  who we adopted just a short year ago in Nov 2016 after losing our sweet Bailey, SHL alumni from 2008, to an inoperable “large mass on his esophagus”. I wanted to [...]

Ode to Cooper (Halloween 2017) After we got the sad news on Monday, October 30, we took Cooper out to Vallacito Lake, one of his favorite spots, where we could watch his beautiful body run (albeit slowly). A couple months ago, when I took him [...]

We said goodbye to our sweet Maddie on 9/20/17 after eight fun years together. In 2008, Maddie required TPLO knee surgery before she could be adopted. A veterinarian donated the surgery for Safe Harbor, and Maddie was rehabbed and fostered by volunteer Chris McKeon. We've [...]

We got Pearl from Safe Harbor in February 2015. From the first day we picked her up, she was a true friend to our family. Pearl loved riding in the car, chasing her ball and swimming with her yellow lab pal, Rooster. Pearl left us [...]

I adopted Jetta from SHLR in September 2003 after losing my previous 12-year-old rescue lab to cancer. Jetta was a handful at first, having come from an abusive owner and spending months in a shelter before she came to SHLR. We discovered through training that [...]

Sophie was a joy and the sweetest dog. She had the cutest expression when she was happy which was pretty much all the time. Sophie loved everyone and everything. She enjoyed Wyoming life including hiking, camping, swimming and just hanging out in the yard. When [...]

We adopted Moose (Mooser, Moose Dog) in 2008 at the age of 4 from SHLR and he was our constant companion for almost 8 1/2 years. He went everywhere, including vacation, with us. In his final trip with us, we accompanied him to the foot [...]

Brandy was our sweet girl for 15 and a half years. She was the epitome of joy and spunk, always ready for a walk, a ride, meeting new friends, eating pizza crust, chasing the ball or squirrels, and swimming at the pond. We will never [...]

Toby came to us almost on his 3rd birthday (March 2011), and he had us until August  25, 2017.  He often let us know that he had "won the Lab Lotto" when he got us. He could field-strip a tennis ball in 3 minutes flat, [...]

Recently, we had to help our beloved Lab, Rocky, (aka Rock Star, Big Boy, Rock) over the rainbow bridge. He leaves a big hole in our hearts, by far one of best-natured male dogs ever. Up until his final days he continued to hunt, walk [...]