We adopted Sampson (Sam) or should I say he adopted us. Our lives were forever changed by his love, sense of adventure and unconditional love. We lost Sam to cancer two weeks ago after 10 wonderful years. He was the perfect dog for our very [...]
Truman was our last "kid" and he was the best Lab we could ever hope for. We are a military family and move every 2-3 years, and everywhere we went Truman quickly became the most popular dog in the neighborhood. We arrived here in the [...]
Charlie passed away on Christmas day 2017. My Charlie girl was a true love. She rode in the back seat of my car all the way to LA and back when we tried to live in LA. It didn't work out there, so we came [...]
Over the years we have met many wonderful caring rescuers, fosters, volunteers, adopters, veterinarians, donors and supporters who have played a key role in enriching the lives of the Labs we rescue. We would like to share a recent remarkable story about one of these [...]
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 [...]
