2016 Statistics
as of December 31:
Labs Taken In ... 271
Labs Placed ... 260
Spayed/Neutered ... 87
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Featured Lab
Meet Cinder
Click on the photo to learn about all of our Available Labs!
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2017 Calendar
Thank you to everyone for making our photo contest and calendar sales a huge success! All proceeds went directly to help pay for our Labs' medical expenses.
Our photo contest for our 2018 Calendar will open
mid-February. Please watch our website for the announcement and our contest guidelines and entry form. But don't wait to start snapping! Snow pictures are always a big hit!
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Our Foster Roster
Welcome
Linda Toberer
Andrew Butler
Francie Rogers
Kara and Peter Emig
Anita and David Copley
Marilyn and Thomas Evans
Click here to join our awesome foster team.
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Thank You From the Rescued Labs
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Many thanks to Steve P. and Sandy S for filling Santa's sleigh to overflowing with gifts for our rescued Labs from our
Amazon Wish List
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To Our Volunteers and Supporters
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No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.
~Author Unknown
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Hello Friends of Safe Harbor Lab Rescue,
2017 will the fifteenth year that Safe Harbor has been rescuing Labs! 
It's amazing to think we have rescued more than 3,100 Labs over those years. So many happy Labs were "home for the holidays" thanks to you!
Our heartfelt thanks to our generous donors who supported us through Colorado Gives Day and our year-end fundraising efforts. The life of our rescued Labs will be so much better because of your kindness and generosity. These include almost four dozen senior Labs from 7 to 14 years old and many in need of medical care.
On to 2017! We know there will be challenges, but with the partnership of our wonderful volunteers and supporters we are ready. Rescuing, caring for and finding a loving forever home for each Lab is our passion!
Best wishes to you and all your critters for a happy and healthy new year!
~Jacky
President
Safe Harbor Lab Rescue
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Dear Labby: Resolve to Be a Good Dog in 2017!
Dear Labby is ready to offer advice on all matters Labby from both four and two-legged folks.
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Photo courtesy of Kateri Nelson - all rights reserved.
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Dear Labby-
Everyone in my family is talking about New Year's resolutions. Mostly it's just blah, blah, blah, but occasionally I hear words like "food" and "exercise", two of my favs. What this all about?
~Barkley
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Dear Barkley -
Every New Year's Day people nobly resolve to do things to make their life and that of others better in the coming year. But resolutions aren't just for people! Here are a couple you can go for:
1. Eat less, exercise more
We Labs tend to get pudgy and a little too comfortable on the couch in the winter. Be brave and ask your parents to measure your food. Then bring them your leash for a daily walk or their car keys for a trip to the dog park.
2. Beg less
Yes, you need to work on your dignity this year.
3. Steal less food
If you're a kitchen kleptomaniac, it's time to clean up your act.
4. Go back to school
No matter if you're 6 months or 16 years old, learning new things keeps you sharp and results in treats. It's a great way to spend time with our people and impress them with how smart we are too.
5. Make a date with the vet
We play how we're feeling close to the paw sometimes so we don't worry our Peeps. It's important to get ourselves in for a checkup once a year to make sure all is well and stays well!
6. Update your ID
Does your ID tag have all your latest contact info? Is your current address and phone number on file with the microchip company? If you get lost, you can't get home without ID! Who wants to end up in the Animal Control paddy wagon?
7. Do something new together!
Sit on the patio at Starbucks, scale a Fourteener, become a therapy dog, sign up for agility or be a friend to a Safe Harbor
foster
Lab and show them life is good!
Love, Labby
 
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Adoption Success Story: Rocky
Like most Labs, Rocky is an eternal optimist. When he found himself all alone with no plans for the holidays, no meal reservations on his calendar, and only a borrowed bunk to sleep in, this lovely young boy still held out hope that better days were right around the corner. With a little help from his friends, Rocky made his way to Safe Harbor, and things quickly started looking up. Rocky enjoyed frolicking in foster care, but when Carol and Martin came along and offered to love, cherish, and feed him forever, Rocky jumped at the offer and has never looked back. At just 2-3 years old, Rocky has a lifetime to show his new parents how happy he is that they chose him to join their family, and to perfect his already impressive snuggling skills.
Carol sent us an update on life with Rocky:
Rocky is the second dog we have adopted from Safe Harbor Lab Rescue. After our black lab, Dewey, passed about a year ago, we felt empty without a fuzzy family member in our lives. Rocky came bounding into our lives with tail wagging and lots of love to give. With his puppy-like enthusiasm, he claimed us when we met by snuggling up to us and showing us that he was ready for our new adventure! Rocky is our shadow, and prefers to be at the center of whatever is happening in the house. And, as you can see, he is more than comfortable snuggling with Marty on the sofa. His gentle, kind, playful spirit carries over to both the new people he meets, and the new friends at his favorite place- the dog park!
Rocky is very smart, and in a few short weeks has mastered many commands. He has made it known that he may be a natural at agility training. For sure, Rocky is loving life, and we are loving him.
Thank you to Rhonda and everyone at Canine Fitness and Fun for fostering Rocky!
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Volunteer Spotlight: Kathy Cochran
I have fostered for about 8 years. I found Safe Harbor after we lost our
 12-year-old yellow lab. My husband wasn't ready for another dog but I was. Our compromise was to foster for a while. We fostered three dogs before we found our current lab, Roxy.
I'm really a part time foster. I only take dogs in the summer when I'm not working. Bringing dogs into our home is great for the whole family. New energy fills the house. Roxy becomes a young dog with youthful energy to keep up with the young dogs we take care of. I love fostering puppies! We have them for such a short time, but really they are so much work that we are happy to see them adopted to their forever homes. My two teenagers pitch in also to help out (daughter, Sara, is pictured here with Roxy). We are a "one-dog" family: we love caring for our fosters and love seeing them off to their perfect families. My favorite part of volunteering with SHLR is how incredibly patient, supportive and caring the Rescue is with me and my family's needs.
Recently, Roxy and I have become a dog therapy team. We walk the halls of St. Anthony's Medical Center once a week. She has mellowed out over the years and has been my partner in crime. We have run and hiked hundreds of miles together.
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