[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ background_color=”#b7e0f1″ _builder_version=”3.0.92″ custom_padding=”54px|0px|54px|0px”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”0px||0px|” _builder_version=”3.0.92″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image – SPDR” src=”https:\/\/www.pslra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Pages-SPDR-Affiliate.png” url=”http:\/\/www.spdrdogs.org\/” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ \/][et_pb_divider color=”#00470f” show_divider=”on” divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2″ height=”1px” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ \/][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb – Rescue Contact” title=”PSLRA & SPDR Labrador Rescue Chair Person” url_new_window=”on” image=”https:\/\/www.pslra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CW-Lab-Head-Circle-e1511280112222.png” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ header_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”16″ header_text_color=”#00470f” background_color=”#ffe9a7″ border_width_all=”3px” border_color_all=”#00470f” border_style_all=”double” custom_margin=”0px|||” custom_padding=”15px|10px|10px|10px” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_module=”52698″ saved_tabs=”all” header_line_height=”1.2em”]<\/p>\n
Edith Bryan<\/strong><\/p>\n Phone:\u00a0360.438.5204<\/p>\n Email:<\/strong>\u00a0e.bryan760@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_divider color=”#00470f” show_divider=”on” divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2″ height=”1px” _builder_version=”3.0.92″ \/][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb – SPDR App” title=”SPDR Adoption Application” url_new_window=”on” image=”https:\/\/www.pslra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CW-Lab-Head-Circle-e1511280112222.png” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ header_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”16″ header_text_color=”#00470f” background_color=”#ffe9a7″ border_width_all=”3px” border_color_all=”#00470f” border_style_all=”double” custom_margin=”0px|||” custom_padding=”15px|10px|10px|10px” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_module=”52254″ saved_tabs=”all” header_level=”h5″ header_line_height=”1.2em”]<\/p>\n If you’re considering adopting a rescued Labrador Retriever, you must first complete an application through Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue.<\/p>\n For information about how to complete and submit the SPDR Adoption Application, please visit the SPDR’s website at\u00a0SPDR Adoption Application<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_divider color=”#00470f” show_divider=”on” divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2″ height=”1px” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ \/][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb – Rescue 501C” title=”Support Labrador Rescue” url_new_window=”on” image=”https:\/\/www.pslra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CW-Lab-Head-Circle-e1511280112222.png” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ header_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”16″ header_text_color=”#00470f” background_color=”#ffe9a7″ border_width_all=”3px” border_color_all=”#00470f” border_style_all=”double” custom_margin=”0px|||” custom_padding=”15px|10px|10px|10px” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_module=”52259″ saved_tabs=”all” header_level=”h5″ header_line_height=”1.2em”]<\/p>\n Please Note:\u00a0<\/strong>PSLRA is a “Not For Profit” Club, IRS 501C7.\u00a0 Donations made specifically to PSLRA are not tax deductible.<\/p>\n To donate to a tax deductible “Non Profit” organization please donate directly to Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue\u00a0www.spdrdogs.org,<\/a>\u00a0 and specify you would like the donation to go to “Labradors Retrievers”.<\/p>\n If you would like to donate to Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue please follow the link below:<\/p>\n Donate<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_divider color=”#00470f” show_divider=”on” divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2″ height=”1px” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ \/][et_pb_toggle admin_label=”Volunteer Toggle” title=”Volunteer” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ title_font=”Lato|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#00470f” background_color=”#ffe9a7″ border_width_all=”3px” border_color_all=”#00470f” border_style_all=”double” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ saved_tabs=”all” global_module=”52553″]<\/p>\n Want to help make our events a success, and join in on the fun?\u00a0 Visit our Volunteer page to see the Volunteer Opportunities PSLRA currently has available. [Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_divider color=”#00470f” show_divider=”on” divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2″ height=”1px” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ \/][et_pb_toggle admin_label=”Join PSLRA” title=”Join PSLRA” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ title_font=”Lato|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#00470f” background_color=”#ffe9a7″ border_width_all=”3px” border_color_all=”#00470f” border_style_all=”double” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_module=”51890″ saved_tabs=”all” title_line_height=”1.2em”]<\/p>\n Want to become a PSLRA Member?\u00a0 Visit our Membership page to learn more about PSLRA, and to submit an on-line PSLRA Membership application.<\/p>\n \u00a0[Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Rescue Heading” _builder_version=”3.17.6″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”How Rescue Works” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ custom_padding=”||0px|”]<\/p>\n PSLRA has a very active Rescue Program.\u00a0 Each year the club sets new records in the number of dogs it rescues from shelters and homes that put their dogs up for adoption.\u00a0 Annually, approximately 300 Labrador Retrievers were rescued through PSLRA efforts.<\/p>\n PSLRA works very closely with Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue (SPDR)<\/a>, a non-profit all-breed rescue organization, that seeks to place homeless purebred dogs.<\/p>\n Our rescue program has from the very beginning been affiliated with Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue. This provides PSLRA with liability insurance and many support services.\u00a0 Labradors come in to the Rescue program in two ways.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#00470f” show_divider=”on” divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2″ height=”1px” _builder_version=”3.0.92″ custom_padding=”15px||0px|” \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Rescue History” _builder_version=”3.17.6″]<\/p>\n Because of the high number of purebred Labradors in need of rescue in our area each year, and because we are affiliated with Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue, we have limited our Rescue program to the Puget Sound area.\u00a0 However, we welcome PSLRA members who live outside of the Puget Sound area to apply to the Rescue program for financial support for their individual rescue efforts.<\/p>\n Way back in 1991 a Labrador, subsequently named “Bones”, was rescued from the Kent Shelter and the PSLRA Rescue Program was born!\u00a0 Mary Jane Sarbaugh, with Jill Mahoney checking the Kent shelter for Labs in need, oversaw the rescue of as many Labs as possible that first year, fostering many of them herself.\u00a0 In those days, every Labrador rescued from the shelter was a major victory!<\/p>\n From these modest beginning, the rescue program took off in a hurry!\u00a0 At that time, few Labs were being rescued from the area shelters, even healthy, adoptable Labs were routinely euthanized.\u00a0 Once our rescue program got into full swing, that grim situation was radically altered.\u00a0 By 1994, working closely with Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue, and with the cooperation of the area shelters, 210 shelter Labs had found new homes and only 25 were euthanized.\u00a0 In 1995, 260 Labs survived their stay in a shelter, and only 12 were euthanized, all due to poor health or serious injuries.<\/p>\n Although during these, and the following years, about half of the rescued Labs went directly to new homes from the shelters. Often, with adopters that our rescue program referred to a particular dog.\u00a0 Even so, we still had a huge number of dogs in need of foster care. This put a great burden on our foster home system, with many foster homes welcoming rescued Labradors with scarcely a break.\u00a0 We were becoming overwhelmed by our own success!<\/p>\n By 1998, it became clear that the rescue program had grown beyond the abilities of one Chairperson to handle.\u00a0 We reorganized as the current Rescue Committee, to spread the work of rescue across many more hands.\u00a0 At about the same time, we started to see a welcome trend: our statistics started to show fewer shelter Labs in need of rescue, relieving some of the burden on our foster homes.<\/p>\n This trend has continued, we are happy to say, with the total number of Labs reported in the area shelters falling from 271 in 1998 to just 112 in 2003.\u00a0 We think that part of this drop is due to the public education efforts of both PSLRA and SPDR.\u00a0 There has been a corresponding annual increase in the number of owner Labradors “listed” with us through SPDR.\u00a0 We have helped many owners find new homes for their Labs in this way, keeping the dogs out of a shelter situation.<\/p>\n In recent years, most of the Labradors placed through our rescue program, in addition to owner listed dogs, have been older (7+ years).\u00a0 As well as, special needs placements, such as separation anxiety, (often seen in rescued dogs), and dogs who have come into shelters with serious injuries.<\/p>\n We are grateful to LABMED and Labrador Life Line for providing supplemental funding for those Labradors in need of emergency medical treatment, while our rescue program was getting started. Due to the astounding success of PSLRA in raising funds for rescue, in recent years we have not needed to call on these organizations for help. In fact, we’re able to provide some financial support to LABMED when their applications for assistance became overwhelming.\u00a0 Some of our rescue funds also went to help a Labrador Club on the East coast, when their rescue program suddenly needed to take in dozens of Labradors from a puppy mill closure.<\/p>\n PSLRA is one of the few Breed Clubs in this area who wholeheartedly supports a Rescue Program.\u00a0 We often help as a model for what CAN be done with a rescue program that is underwritten by a Breed Club.<\/p>\n Supporting our Rescue Program financially by buying raffle tickets and making donations is not the only way Club members can support our rescue efforts.\u00a0 We need every Club member to continue to educate puppy buyers about responsible pet ownership.\u00a0 Every pet puppy sold with a spay\/neuter contract helps to prevent any careless breeding of future generations.\u00a0 Club members can also help with educating the general public about responsible breeding practices.\u00a0 Please continue to take the time to explain, whenever possible, why it is not a good idea to let a pet Lab have “just one litter”.\u00a0 Or, why both male and female pet Labradors will be happier and healthier if neutered or spayed.\u00a0 Working together, we can help to see that our rescue statistics continue their healthy decline in the years to come!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=”||0px|” _builder_version=”3.0.92″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_divider color=”#00470f” show_divider=”on” divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2″ height=”1px” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.92″ custom_padding=”||0px|”]<\/p>\n \u00a0Each of our rescue Labrador Retrievers has a story, some are more challenging to tell than others.<\/p>\n Here are a few Labradors who have overcome adversity to find forever homes with loving caretakers.<\/p>\n \n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb – Helping Labs” title=”Helping a Dog In Need of Rescue” url_new_window=”on” image=”https:\/\/www.pslra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CW-Lab-Head-Circle-e1511280112222.png” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ header_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”16″ header_text_color=”#00470f” background_color=”#ffe9a7″ border_width_all=”3px” border_color_all=”#00470f” border_style_all=”double” custom_margin=”0px|||” custom_padding=”15px|10px|10px|10px” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_module=”52702″ saved_tabs=”all” header_level=”h5″ header_line_height=”1.2em” hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n We very much appreciate concern received regarding purebred Labrador Retrievers in need of rescue.<\/p>\n The best way to help is to contact our\u00a0Labrador Rescue Chair Person<\/a>\u00a0or a PSLRA Board Member<\/a>\u00a0if you hear of a Labrador Retriever that needs help.<\/p>\n By working together, truly amazing things can happen on behalf Labradors in need.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.pslra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Pages-Rescue-1-Sadie.png” align=”center” _builder_version=”3.0.92″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|” \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.92″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|”]<\/p>\n Sadie was cooped up in an apartment and had a lot of energy. She now has a home with a family who understands her zest for life!<\/p>\n \n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.pslra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Pages-Rescue-2-Lucy.png” align=”center” _builder_version=”3.0.92″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|” \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.92″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|”]<\/p>\n Lucy has found a home where she has enough space where she can run and play all day.<\/p>\n \n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.pslra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Pages-Rescue-3-Chili.png” align=”center” _builder_version=”3.0.92″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|” \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.92″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|”]<\/p>\n Chili was un-socialized and shy.\u00a0 She has found a comfortable place to come out of her shell, and has blossomed into a friendly, well loved pet.<\/p>\n \n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Edith BryanPhone:\u00a0360.438.5204Email:\u00a0e.bryan760@gmail.com If you’re considering adopting a rescued Labrador Retriever, you must first complete an application through Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue.For information about how to complete and submit the SPDR Adoption Application, please visit the SPDR’s website at\u00a0SPDR Adoption Application. 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How the PSLRA Rescue Program Works<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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The History of PSLRA Lab Rescue<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Labrador Rescue Success Stories<\/strong><\/h1>\n
Sadie<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Lucy<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Chili<\/strong><\/h4>\n