Prior to his arrival at SHLR, eight-year-old Luke weighed in at 160 lbs. Now, thanks to the diligent care of his foster mom (and canine foster siblings) he is sporting a healthy 96.5 lbs.

Luke has now found his forever home with dad, Butch, and new Golden Retriever siblings, Dooley and Sarah. Butch was looking for a dog who would enjoy riding in the truck, and accompanying him into Petsmart and on other errands. Dooley and Sarah don't like riding in the car, so Luke will be in heaven as the official car dog! When he's not out driving around, Luke will spend his time lounging in the house or in his large fenced yard when Butch is away, or with Butch as his work allows. He will also enjoy daily walks around their rural neighborhood, which is inundated with bunnies.

Luke was happy to hear that he will get to go back for visits to his foster home, and can also continue swimming with his former foster siblings, Spree and Dexter, at the pool near his new home. Butch is dedicated to keeping Luke at his current ideal weight, and has already purchased several giant cans of green beans.

Lucky Luke will be a treasured member of his forever family, and the king of the car when he rides shotgun with his new dad.
 
A huge thank you to Connie for taking such great care of Luke and getting him down to his goal weight!

 Every day of every year, SHLR works tirelessly to match the right dogs with the right adoptive families. All of SHLR's heartwarming successes would not be possible without the generosity of our volunteers and contributors. We'd like to take this opportunity to extend a virtual hug and huge thank you to all of our fabulous 2010 corporate donors:
         First Data                   Oppenheimer
         IBM                            Pepsico Foundation
         Abbott Labs                Schwab
         Wells Fargo                Western Union
         Visa                           NREL
         Xcel Energy                REIT Management & Research
         CoBank

We would also like to encourage our individual donors to check with their own company's gift-matching policy. Many will match dollar for dollar and SHLR can stretch those dollars pretty far!

Thank you again!

Dick, and his yellow Lab, Ian (not in photo), moved from their large house to a Meridian facility several months ago and have settled in beautifully according to Dick, who continues to volunteer with Safe Harbor and says his favorite "job" has been as a "foster." 

 

Dick reports that Ian is a "gentle people dog, and... has stolen the hearts of almost all of the residents [at Meridian]. When we are on the patio, he gently trots out to passers-by to greet them quietly and gently. He quickly learned who was afraid of or didn't like dogs and leaves them alone. He's also very careful around people with canes, crutches or walkers... Not a day goes by when at least 1 or 2 of our residents doesn't stop me somewhere and ask "how's Ian doing?" and then spend at least a minute or two talking about how much they love having him here and asking for an update on what he's been doing. With him and my continuing work with Safe Harbor, my senior years are richly blessed." 

 

Dick, who is from Illinois, finished college, served in the Army, then worked for the Forest Service/BLM where he supervised contracts until he retired at age 49. After that he started a consulting business, again working for these government agencies.

 

His organizational and people skills as well as his "gift for gab" have carried over in his work for Safe Harbor. He was Foster Coordinator for several years and currently keeps track of the annual foster home inspections, compiles monthly foster contact reports, and gathers information on incoming Labbies.

 

Thanks, Dick, for sharing your story with the Lab Gab. You are a valued volunteer!

 

If you are interested in fostering or volunteering, visit our
Volunteer web page.

SADIE'S FIRST CHRISTMAS

After just passing Sadie's one year adoption anniversary (formerly Addie), I felt inspired to write Safe Harbor for enriching my life so much more. Sadie has been just the most wonderful girl (besides finding the occasional shoe of mine in the back yard!), and has become the perfect playmate and hiking companion for Guinness. They are like two peas from the same pod, they get along so well and always stick together on everything, they are the true epitome of a sibling bond. Sadie has brought so much love and joy into our home, Guinness and I couldn't be happier and are forever grateful to Safe Harbor and the friends that support your wonderful organization. We thank you again so much and will always do our best to help Safe Harbor continue their mission of "Rehoming Labs with Good People".

With gratitude,
Bob, Guinness, and Sadie
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SANDY SEES THE BEST IN ALL

 

Sandy, a Safe Harbor Lab Rescue with a plethora of minor health issues, has found her forever home. She walks daily around McIntosh Lake and visits Union Reservoir often for a game of retrieval, along with our chocolate lab, Belle. Watching Sandy, you'd never know she is blind. She has opened our eyes and hearts, enabling us to enjoy the simpler things in life and all Sandy asks in return, is to be loved.

-Larry and Rebecca
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TURK WELCOMES A SISTER

  

 

Hi SHLR!

 

I was just looking back and remembering when I adopted my wonderful companion Turk (formally Pal) in late 2003. We've been together almost 7 years and we've been through so much together. 

 

He has a new Dad now, Christopher who loves him dearly and has been with us for five years, and a new sister, Flora a wonderful spunky 1 1/2 year old Siberian Husky. We live in a house in Boulder with a big yard and go on trail walks daily as a family. Running, hiking, biking, swimming and playing in the park are our favorite activities.

 

I don't know how I could have lived without Turk, he's so sweet and loving and dedicated to his family. We love him dearly! I've attached some recent photos of our family - thanks again for connecting me to my forever friend!!

 

Love,

Leah