Luvin' Labs

Seal and  Nestle are two 10 year old Lab mixes who wandered on to a ranch in the Santa Fe area a number of years ago. Life was good until the economy wasn’t. The ranch was sold and the owner couldn’t take his 4 legged ranch hands with him and their humans are their reason for living. A sad, but too often repeated, story!

Seal, male, 65 pounds, black, (except for the  distinguished gray muzzle)

Nestle, female (Seal’s sister) 65 pounds, chocolate.(except for the distinguished gray muzzle).  She has arthritis in her left front leg so she, as is Seal, are on Glucosamine.

When ever we spend time with dogs we attempt to develop a list of pros and cons:

PROS
Walk with or without a leash
Do not bark
Do not jump
Do not dig any more than any other dog.
Do not run out of gates unless you say, “come.”
Housebroken
Get along with other dogs, kids, not sure about cats
Ride OK  in cars
Will sleep in a dog house
No food aggression

CONS
They make it hard for you to garden on your knees because they will lick your face.

Here’s a picture of the Gray Muzzle Club at the Ranch!

9/3/10 UPDATE FROM FOSTER

BEFUDDLED

“Over the years we did Lab rescue at the LODESTAR Dog Ranch we would occasionally have a great  Lab available for adoption which unexplainably seemed invisible to the adopting public.

We are now out of the day- to-day operation of the rescue and have agreed to take on two dogs as foster and here we are again!!

Folks we have had Seal and Nestle here with us since early June. That is much too long for good dogs like this to not have a home.

Yes, they are about 10 years old which means they will only live another 2 to 4 years.  Yes, they are seniors so they will be more costly, in money and emotion, than a younger dog.

BUT

How much is it worth to have 2-4 years of looking into eyes so excited to see you come in the door. Two to four years of hearing those tails thumping against what ever is near when you smile. Two to four years of  wiggly tummy rubs.

How much is 2-4 years of love worth?

If you are lonely, walking around the house talking to yourself and would like to have a reason to get up in the morning Seal and Nestle may be just what you need, I know you are just what they need.

We at the LODESTAR Dog Ranch can vouch for the goodness of each gray hair on their chinny chin chins.

For more information on Seal and Nestle please give us a call 505/362-0331.