Labrador Rescuers

Labrador Rescuers (LR) shares in the philosophy that senior dogs have a positive impact on quality of life and can teach us a great deal about patience, responsibility, respect, loyalty and unconditional love. Every senior dog deserves to live his or her golden years, months, weeks, days or hours surrounded by love, security and peace. Dogs are not a disposable commodity. They depend on humans to care for them through all stages of their lives. No old dog should die alone and afraid.

LR is finding that more and more senior dogs need help. Senior dogs are dumped at shelters, owners turn in senior dogs because of old age and/or medical problems, and senior dogs find themselves as strays and wind up in shelters where they are unclaimed. While young, healthy dogs have a good chance of adoption, seniors often languish, with little or no interest from the general public.

The shelters with whom LR works know LR volunteers have a very big heart for seniors. LR regularly takes in seniors that other rescues pass by because of age and/or medical issues. For seniors with treatable medical issues, LR provides the veterinary and other care required to restore them to health. They are lovingly cared for in foster homes until they are adopted out to approved forever homes. Seniors with insurmountable medical problems are welcomed into LR's Lifeboat Labs program.

When dogs come to Labrador Rescuers (LR) with insurmountable medical problems, they are placed on Lifeboat Lab status and lovingly cared for in permanent foster homes. Each Lifeboat Lab's needs, including medical and dental care, are provided for during the remainder of his or her life. LR does not want any dog to spend his or her final days, weeks or months on a cold shelter floor.