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Welcome
to
our Rescue page.
We have been involved
in rescue for about 15 years, fostering and
rehoming over 400 dogs through our home.
We have taken in owner
surrenders as well as shelter dogs that they
have had difficulty placing.
Over the years we have
also whelp several litters for the SPCA in our
puppy room to give
the new babies a good
head start before being adopted out through the
shelter.
Meet Ricci
Ricci has come to us from Scarborough
where her current owner is no longer
able to keep her in their new home. She is 7 years old and is up
to date on
all of her vaccines. Ricci was purchased from a pet store 7
years ago
for $2000.00. Pet store dogs are mostly from puppy mills
and often are under age, under socialized
and there is no genetic history to help alieviate any health problems.
If Ricci had come from a breeder who is concerned about the lives they
produce there would be no need for rescue. There would be
no need for shelters
either because when an animal cannot stay in its current home the
breeder would happily take it back.
This girl serves as a reminder that it is so important to know where
your puppy comes from.
Ricci will be acessed her at Bralex and once we understand her
personality we will
find a suitable home. To inquire about adopting Ricci you can
reach us by email at
bralexlabradors@gmail.com
 
 
Seamus
has a new home!!!
Seamus was adopted out to a wonderful couple with a poodle and a pug to
play with.
We are so greatful for people like Julie and Piere that are so willing
to adopt a
dog with a physical handycap. We know he will be very loved and
cared for and that is what its all about.
9 month old Seamus
Daphne has a new home!
Daphne went to her new home on June 7.
Elizabeth fell in love with her and is use to having a girl with
allergies.
We know Elizabeth will be able to care for this special girl
in all the right ways. Daphne will be sharing the couch with
Maggie
the older black lab in the house.
2 & 1/2 year old Daphne
While we are trying to
cut back on the number of rescues through our
home we will
always have a place for
those that need our care. As we try and
take
a step back from rescue
for a while we still actively promote and
support Lab Rescue Ontario.
Labrador
Retriever RESCUE
My
Heart Belongs to a Rescued Dog
The moment I first saw
you,
So lonely and so lean -
I wondered to myself
that
day What sadness you had seen.
As soon as we
connected,
It's almost like you knew -
That I would love you
always
Through the good and bad times too.
Now you share your
life with
me We rarely are apart -
A precious friendship
rescued On the day I lost my heart.
Placed
a Dog
Today...
I'll
never
bring
about world peace.
I won't single handily save the rain forest. I'm not a brain
surgeon,
and I'll never transplant an organ to save a life. I don't have
the
ear of a powerful politician or world power. I can't end world
hunger
. I'm not looked up to by millions around the world. Very
few people even know my name. I'll never win the Nobel
Prize.
There are a lot of things that I'll never do or become.
But
today, I
placed a dog!
It was a
small,
scared, bundle of
flesh and bones that was dropped off in a shelter by unfeeling people
that
didn't care what happened to it but yet who were responsible for it
even
having existence in the first place.
I found
it a home.
It now
has
contentment and an abundance
of love. A warm place to sleep and plenty to eat. Two
little
boys have a warm fuzzy new friend who will give them unquestioning
devotion
and teach them about responsibility and love.
A wife
and mother
has a new spirit
to nurture and care for.
A husband
and
a father has
a companion to sit at his feet at the end of a hard day of work and
help
him relax and enjoy life. And a sense of security, that when he
is
gone all day at work, that there is a protector and a guardian in his
home
to keep watch over his family.
No, I'm
not a
Rocket Scientist.
BUT TODAY, I MADE
A DIFFERENCE!!
I PLACED A DOG!
-Author
Unknown
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contact labrador rescue
at
Lab-Rescue
Ontario
If
you don't rescue... don't breed.
The
Rescuers Quilt
As
I arrived at the Bridge, I faced
all the
animals that had gone there before me.
Before each of us go to the Bridge, we live our lives like the squares
of a quilt, mirrored in the eyes of the animals awaiting us. An animal
Angel sits before each of us sewing our quilt squares together in a
tapestry that is our life. But as my animal Angel took each piece of
cloth off the pile, I noticed how ragged and empty each of my squares
was.
They were filled with giant holes. Each square was labeled with a part
of my life as a rescuer that had been difficult, the challenges I was
faced with in my quest to save lives and the times I had been tempted
to take the easy way out and avoid the controversy rather than speak
for the animals that could not speak for themselves.
I saw hardships that I had endured for the sake of the animals, which
were the largest holes of all. I glanced around me. Nobody else had
such squares. Other than a tiny hole here and there, the other
tapestries were filled with rich color and the bright hues of worldly
fortune. I gazed upon my own life and was disheartened. My animal Angel
was sewing the ragged pieces of cloth together, threadbare and empty,
like binding air.
Finally, the time
came when each
life was to be displayed, held up to
the light, the scrutiny of truth. The others rose, each in turn,
holding up their tapestries. So filled their lives had been with the
riches of the Earth. My animal Angel looked upon me, and nodded for me
to rise. My gaze dropped to the ground in shame. I hadn't had all the
earthly fortunes. I had love in my life, and laughter and the sweet
kisses of the precious animals that Honored my life with their
presence. But there had also been the trials of illness, and death, and
false accusations that took me from their world, as I knew it. I had to
start over many times. I often struggled with the temptation to quit,
only to somehow muster the strength to pick up and begin again. I spent
many nights crying and praying that somehow the strength would come to
go on, asking for help and guidance as I tried to help the Helpless. I
had often been held up to ridicule, which I endured painfully, each
time enduring it for the sake of the animals who looked at me with
trust and love in their eyes.
And now, I had to face the truth. My life was what it was, and I had to
accept it for what it was. I rose and slowly lifted the combined
Squares of my life to the light. An awe-filled gasp filled the air. I
gazed around at the animals gathered there, who stared at me with wide
eyes. Then, I looked upon the tapestry before me.
Light flooded the many holes, creating an image of an animal that had
depended on me. All the animals at the Bridge stood before me, with
warmth and love in their eyes. They said, "Every time you gave over
your life to help us, it gave us life. Each point of light in your life
is when you stepped aside and let us shine through, until there was
more of us than there was of you."
May all our quilts be threadbare and worn, allowing the animals to
shine through. ~unknown
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