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Meet Wilber - July's Dog of the Month
ADOPTION PENDING
Wilber is a smart sprite one year old black lab mix. He has big brown soulful eyes, a splash of white on his chest and quirky little floppy ears. Wilber is an experienced pet but unfortunately Wilber's last family couldn't keep up with his active lifestyle. He is like any young pup who just needs his daily dose of play. Wilber would make an excellent running companion as he is always game for a good run. A versatile young guy he has acclimated quite quickly to his foster home and made fast friends with the resident canine. Wilber is already house trained, knows his basic commands "sit", "lay", and "speak". At times he will cut to the chase and give you the "Wilber three in one special" performing all three simultaneously. Wilber has the normal energy of any one year old pup but then after being exercised he settles in nicely on his doggy pillow. If your looking for a young sweet dog to take you out running and/or just hang by your side, then ask for Wilber!!!
Wilber was originally adopted from Boulder Valley Humane by a local family who decided that they don't have enough time to give Wilber the exercise that he needs to stay out of trouble.
Check out more information about Wilber and our other Labs for Adoption under Adopting
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Meet Koda
We would like to introduce everyone to Koda! If you are familiar with RMLR, you might recognize his face.
He is a very large dog, about 100 lbs and very strong. We think he maybe a Labrador Rottweiler mix. Koda has been adopted out twice, and returned twice for aggression issues with other dogs. Due to his size, strength and aggression issues we have not been able to adopt him out. We have paid for him to be in training and are paying for him to be in a pet kennel since we do not have any foster available to work with him.
He is a beautiful healthy dog that has lived with children of various ages (one family had 6 children) and he has never shown any aggression to people or children. He seems protective of his humans. He has also lived with other dogs and done fine with them. He is just picky with his dog friends.
We are a small volunteer run rescue and have very limited resources and funds. We have spent a lot of money on Koda, between working with a trainer and paying to board him. We do not have the means to work with him in order to safely adopt him out. He is a beautiful dog that we believe can be adoptable. He is just in need of a very STRONG leader, a lot of training and maybe even some dog-socialization rehabilitation.
We are looking for possibly a trainer, another rescue with more resources or a sanctuary that might be able to help Koda. Or donations for us to be able to continue to help him as best we can. We're trying our hardest - but our resources just seem to be running out!
    
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Our Mission:
We are dedicated to finding and saving neglected and unwanted labs and lab mixes from rural areas, as well as local areas, and find them wonderful, loving homes to thrive in. We also strive to teach the general public to spay and neuter their pets to help control the pet overpopulation problem.
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Please don't breed or buy while shelter pets die!
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Everyday 10,000 humans are born in the U.S. and each day 70,000 puppies and kittens are also born. As long as these birth rates exist, there will never be enough homes for all the animals. As a result, millions of healthy, loving cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies face early deaths as a form of animal control. Others are left to fend for themselves against automobiles, the elements, other animals, and cruel humans. You can help just by spaying and neutering your pets, don't ever buy from a pet store, as almost every one of them uses some form of a puppy mill, and remind people to adopt from a shelter or a rescue. Thank you!
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One great thing about adopting a rescue dog is the sense of community that is developed through the rescuing of these sweet animals! There are transport coordinators that love to see happy pictures of the pup they pulled out of a dismal shelter on their last day - and foster parents that like to keep up to date with puppies they've fostered as they grow up! So we encourage you and your new pup to send us updates about your newest addition and we'll post them on our SUCCESS STORIES page!
The world wide-web provides us with these fantastic tools to keep in touch and grow as a Rocky Mountain Lab Rescue Forever Family! So use the following tools to keep up to date with events happening with RMLR and send us updates in return!
   
Click any of the links to join our groups and keep in touch with us!
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The Animal Rescue Site is awarding $100,000 in grants to eligible Petfinder.com member rescue organizations. The grand prize is a $20,000 grant and there are many more prizes ranging from $1,000 for weekly winners up to $5,000 for the runner-up. There will be a winner in every state as well as other grants! Being a smaller rescue with not as many 'fans' every vote counts!
The Petfinder.com rescue organizations with the most votes will win. You can click to help animals at www.theanimalrescuesite.com, and then vote for your favorite participating Petfinder.com shelter. Clicking and voting are free, with no registration required. You can vote once every day during the Challenge, which starts on April 13th, 2009.
Visit www.theanimalrescuesite.com to learn more. It's free, and only takes a moment of your time. Thank you!
Please vote for Rocky Mountain Lab Rescue in Broomfield, CO. One vote a day and it takes just a minute of your time. Click here to vote:
Thank you and please spread the word.
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Join the Rocky Mountain Lab Rescue, the official non-profit sponsor, of Denver's Skirt Chaser 5K
SATURDAY AUGUST 29th in DENVER, CO
Who will cross the finish line first? Skirt or SkirtChaser? The first three to cross the line, regardless of gender, get sweet shades from Native Eyewear PLUS some pretty prize money!
Catch Me Wave
The women's start kicks-off the event at 5pm.
SkirtChaser Wave
Three minutes later, the men will chase 'em down!
Block Party
The Party starts at the finish line! Enjoy FREE Oskar Blues beer, happy-hour food, live music, dating game entertainment and a one-of-a-kind fashion show - down to the skivvies! Post-party follows into the night...
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Video of the Month: Beat the Heat!
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These are all successful adoptions from RMLR! These pups are with forever families!
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Dogs in Our Lives
We aren't house-proud. If we were we wouldn't abide the scratches on the doorframe, the holes in the screen, the darkened shine of worn spots on the chair. We would wince at the mottled carpet and fret at hair clinging to our clothes.
We don't. If anything, we lovers of a dog are a tolerant lot, finding greater value in the unabashed affection of our friend than immaculate sofas. Shoes can be replaced, but loyal labradors are timeless.
Without our dogs our houses are cold receptacles for things. Dogs make a fire warmer with their curled presence. They wake us, greet us, protect us, and ultimately carve a place in our hearts and our history. Our reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short-lives of our dogs.
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