2017 Statistics
as of August 31:
Labs Taken In ... 195
Labs Placed ... 180
Spayed/Neutered ... 56
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Featured Lab
Meet Blue
Click on the photo to learn about all of our available Labs!
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Welcome New Volunteers and Fosters
New Transportation, Adoption and Event Team Volunteers
Alana Lucas
Stephanie Steele
Jean Van Camp
Jennifer Anderson
Eric Boniano
Tamara Binder
Peter Swanson
Krystal Chesnutt
New Fosters
Michelle Bucklaw
Susan and Paul Hill
Virginia Knechtel
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2018 Calendar
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Our beautiful 2018 Calendar is now available through our website!
They sold like hotcakes at LabFest, but we did save some for you so order one for yourself and some for family and friends (the Holidays are coming!).
All proceeds go to help pay for our Labs' medical bills.
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Meet and Greets
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Sunday, September 10, 2017
Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Recent Arrivals
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Chase
Orlando
Ruby
Sammi
Max
Duke
Annie
Iris
Bunny
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Dear Friends of Safe Harbor Lab Rescue,
We had a lot of wet and wild fun at our LabFest 2017 ....if you couldn't make it, there's always next year! For us Labs long-range planning is about 2 seconds; you, however, have a whole year!
Because we're such irresistible dogs, we've been invited to a fun Fall event: The Old South Pearl Street Farmers' Market Pet Adoption Fair where we will be sniffing out new friends and tennis balls, but probably not be sniffing out kale! Details to the left.
Hope to see you soon!
~The Labs
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LabFest 2017: A Great Success and Very Fun For All!
 Special thanks to everyone who came out to support us on Saturday, August 26, for LabFest 2017 -- our most attended event to date! On that beautiful sunny day we had 160 dogs and 300 people registered to spend the day (which coincided with National Dog Day) helping us raise funds for the medical expenses of our rescued Labs. Special thanks to all of our Sponsors, Volunteers, and dedicated LabFest Committee Members who helped make the event a huge success!
If you missed the fun this year, we hope to see you at LabFest 2018!
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Your Donations at Work, Miss Callie Saved
The call came in the evening. A young Lab had fallen from the bed of  a pickup truck, broken her leg and had been taken to a rural vet clinic to be euthanized. Our volunteers quickly mobilized. Guy, a member of our transport team made the 450 mile roundtrip to get Miss Callie to our veterinary partner, Alameda East Veterinary Hospital in Denver, where her injury could be evaluated by a surgical specialist. As surgery was underway, the surgeon called to advise that the damage was such that the leg could not be successfully repaired.
Miss Callie, now our little Tripod Girl, was up and about the next  morning and quickly went to work stealing everyone's heart with her sweet and gentle personality. One of those hearts stolen was Chelsea's, a vet tech, who soon became her forever mom!
Many thanks to our generous supporters like you who make it possible for us to save special needs dogs like Callie and give them a chance for a wonderful well-loved life.
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Dear Labby: Will My Family Be Able to Fix Me Up?
Dear Labby is ready to offer advice on all matters Labby from both four and two-legged folks.
Dear Labby -
Health insurance...my family talks about it all the time these days,
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Photo courtesy of Kateri Nelson - all rights reserved
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blah, blah, blah! Geesh, they could be throwing a ball or slathering things with peanut butter for me instead. But it did get me to wondering: what if I got real sick, or hurt at the dog park, or swallowed some socks (by accident, of course), would my family be able to afford to fix me up? Is there dog insurance that my family could buy to help with a big vet bill if something unexpected happened to me like my friend Lacy who got hit by a car? I'm kind of worried...
~ Buddy R.
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Dear Buddy-
Happily these days our families realize we're "family" too and they can enroll us in an insurance plan to help with unexpected big vet bills. Since we're Labs, we like to live life with abandon to the fullest!
Things happen even to the couch potatoes among us (like getting your leg stuck in the recliner) and some oldster friends need special care.
Choosing the pet insurance that's right for you takes a little research, just like for people. Since your parents have opposable thumbs, ask them to hit the keyboard to check out these two informative sites.
Stay safe and healthy, my friend!
Love, Labby
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Proud dad William didn't want his pup Rocky to miss his moment in the limelight, even though a bit of time had gone by since his 2014 adoption. It's never too late to brag about your fabulous family members, so here's Rocky's very happy new beginning story as recently told by his dad:
I don't know why it's taken me three years to send you a pic of our dog Rocky, but here he is. We adopted Rocky almost three years ago from Safe Harbor. He's turned into a really great dog. He was already crate and house trained by some wonderful foster parents when we got him. The rest was easy. He learned quickly and has never been a problem. No chewing, no accidents, no nothing. He is just the sweetest, most adorable dog ever. We love him so much. When he came to live with us he barely knew how to catch a ball. Now he's an expert ball player and an outstanding Frisbee catcher. He loves to play. Another of his favorite games is to push his toy Scooby down the stars. If you toss it up just right and he lands standing up, Rocky will push him with is nose and watch Scooby roll down the stairs. It's a hoot. And Rocky loves to go camping. We go almost all year and he just loves when I get the truck out. He can't wait to get in. Thank you so much for helping us adopt Rocky. He is a real joy.
Our thanks to William for adopting sweet Rocky and treating this lucky pup to a life full of love and fun. Adorable Rocky is pictured above, with a guest appearance by his buddy, Scooby.
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Support For Hurricane Harvey Dogs
 Our rescue partner Rescued Pets Movement (RPM) works tirelessly with BARC, the huge Houston metropolitan shelter, to save lives.They have brought hundreds of dogs to waiting Colorado rescues over the years. They are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that is now helping pets and their families displaced by Hurricane Harvey. If you would like to make a donation to assist them with their efforts, you can learn more and may do so
here.
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Our eleven-year-old Molly is a recent rescue brought to us by RPM.
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Eight-year-old Miss Eclipse is waiting in Houston to join us.
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