Love of Labs
Making A Difference, One Lab At A Time!

An Indiana Labrador Retriever Rescue

 
       

 


    

LOLIN's Mission Statement

Love of Lab's (LOLIN, INC) mission is to reduce the euthanasia rate of Labrador Retrievers and LR mixes throughout animal shelters/animal controls of the Midwest (ESPECIALLY INDIANA). LOLIN will accomplish this goal by increasing the public's knowledge regarding the care, the adoption and the responsible ownership of these wonderful dogs. 
 
LOLIN volunteers have united to donate their love, time, energy and financial resources to save as many dogs as possible before they are killed at these shelters by gas, heartstick or lethal injection (some in the US, still actually SHOOT them with a gun). Society in general is not providing these shelter dogs with basic life supporting measures, such as necessary food, water, and shelter; let alone the needed medical attention, the very necessary sterilization or the LOVE & compassion all dogs need to thrive.
 
No dog should have to die because we as humans have failed to provide for it simply by failing to spay it's Mother!
 
The dogs that come into LOLIN’s program, receive all medical needs, are temperament tested, and sterilized immediately! We also provide these dogs with a loving foster home that helps to rehabilitate them while we locate a WONDERFUL forever home.
 
Labs CRAVE human companionship, more than food and water sometimes. It is cruel to deprive them of human contact, as they are denied at shelters, simply due to lack of funds and staff. LOLIN knows that our dogs will be an exceptional addition to all that desire a wonderful life-long canine companion.
 
LOLIN, INC. is a not-for-profit, 501(c)3, IRS deemed Public Charity and your donations are tax deductible to the full extent provided by the IRS. Love of Lab's receive our operational funds through adoption fees, donations, and various fundraisers ONLY, we do not receive any county, state, or federal funding EVER like shelters do. We depend on you, the public, for help.
 
All of our wonderful volunteers have helped us make more than 556 adoptions possible!
 
We always have a couple of Special Needs Dogs, but we also have many dogs that are NOT SN that just need a loving home, so please check them all out.    
 
Check our new Happy Tail pics below, you may know some of them.

Why would you want to keep your dog outside?

PLEASE HELP US SAVE THE LABS ....

We are working with a LARGE city shelter that has at least 20 purebred Labs that they are preparing to kill only because they are so over crowded and are getting in very many new dogs DAILY.  Some of these dogs were just deserted because the people didn't want them as they were never made 'family members' or the owners did not have the money for their spay/neuter, shots & vaccines. Some of these dogs simply got loose and ran because they were not spayed/neutered and they picked up the scent of another dog not altered. Some dogs were bigger than the family had expected.....but we all know many people think that DOGS ARE SIMPLY DISPOSABLE! The shelters have loads more purebred labs like the one below,

In order for LOLIN to help this shelter, and save these deserving dogs, we need fosters....we do the vetting and take care of all expenses, you just furnish the temporary home and love. 

WE DESPERATELY NEED FOSTERS FOR THESE DOGS BEFORE THEY DIE.... FOSTER INFO

Valentine's Day is February 14

If you're ready to kick your 'Dawg' (Non-Canine) to the curb, please consider sharing your love with one of our very real dogs this Valentine's Day. We have dogs that need fostering (short term and long term) and we have dogs that need their loving forever home. We all know that Love is the 1 most important ingredient of 'Responsible Dog Ownership' and fostering.

These Labs miss and need LOVE so very much. It is absolutely heart breaking to see them in shelters as they beg with their eyes for any attention at all! If we just glance their way, they get very excited and their tail starts wagging like you just saved their lives....but we have not....

We promise our dogs will NOT break your heart ever. You can count on them to be there for you all year long, too, not just on Valentine's Day. So, if you're tired of the dating scene and truly want to find your Soul Mate....Adopt One of LOLIN's Loving Dogs.

 
 
THE ONLY WAY TO INTRODUCE  DOGS
 

I looked at the caged animals in the shelter...the cast-offs of human society. I saw in their eyes love and hope, fear and dread, sadness and betrayal. And I was angry.

"God," I said, "this is terrible! Why don't You do something?"

God was silent for a moment, and then He spoke softly. "I have done something," He replied, "I created you." ~Jim Willis 1999

 

If you're looking for a Lab to love, look for Love of Labs,

we are making a difference one Lab at a time!

 
"Blessed is the person that has earned the love of an old dog." ~ Sydney Jeanne Seward   
 
MY FAVORITE FOSTER DOGS ARE SENIORS....
 
 
Annie at 13 yrs old (RIP Sweet, Sweet Annie 10/17/08). 
 
Annie was 9 yo when she joined our family as a foster dog. We were VERY blessed to be her family for 4 FANTASTIC, WONDERFUL, LOVING years, we miss her everyday! Annie touched our hearts in a way that it's never been touched before. She was highly adoptable still at 9, but we couldn't bare to give her up, we were foster failures (& we LOVED it).  :)
 

Tray’s Poem
Written by: Leslie Whalen 2/01

One by One, they pass by my cage,
Too old, too worn, too broken, no way.
Way past his time, he can’t run and play.
Then they shake their heads slowly and go on their way.

A little old man, arthritic and sore,
It seems I am not wanted anymore.
I once had a home, I once had a bed,
A place that was warm, and where I was fed.

Now my muzzle is gray, and my eyes slowly fail.
Who wants a dog so old and so frail?
My family decided I didn’t belong,
I got in their way, my attitude was wrong.

Whatever excuse they made in their head,
Can’t justify how they left me for dead.
Now I sit in this cage, where day after day,
The younger dogs get adopted away.

When I had almost come to the end of my rope,
You saw my face, and I finally had hope.
You saw thru the grey, and the legs bent with age,
And felt I still had life beyond this cage.

You took me home, gave me food and a bed,
And shared your own pillow with my poor tired head.
We snuggle and play, and you talk to me low,
You love me so dearly, you want me to know.

I may have lived most of my life with another,
But you outshine them with a love so much stronger.
And I promise to return all the love I can give,
To you, my dear person, as long as I live.

I may be with you for a week, or for years,
We will share many smiles, you will no doubt shed tears.
And when the time comes that God deems I must leave,
I know you will cry and your heart, it will grieve.

And when I arrive at the Bridge, all brand new,
My thoughts and my heart will still be with you.
And I will brag to all who will hear,
Of the person who made my last days so dear.

Good Thoughts & Prayer Request
 
Doug and Linda F
 
Mandy G
 
Judy W (so sorry for your loss)

**UPDATE 02/07/10**
    We have 5 of these gorgeous black male puppers (& 1 black female), 6 yellows males (& 1 yellow female)...that are ready for their forever homes NOW. Of course, they are up-to-date on shots and already neutered & spayed and dewormed every 2 weeks, so these puppies are VERY healthy, very well socialized, as well (with other dogs & PEOPLE)..
     
     
     
    See Miss Daisy and Noel's Happy Tails in 'Special Needs' Dogs
     
     
    Trooper 1/23/10
    (the pictures tell his story ....)
     
     
     
    Greta (fka Precious) 2/4/10
     
     
    We believe that the shelter that had Greta, hit her in the eye with their high pressure water hose while cleaning her kennel.  She sees out of it fine, it just doesn't look real pretty, but Greta doesn't know it, so shhhhhhhhhh, don't tell her, because we think she's still GORGEOUS, fun, and vibrant! Her fur is just beautiful, very soft and thick, she is a lover of people, dogs....not so much.
     
     
    Carley 1/23/10
     
     
    Carley is about a year old. She came into the shelter with her sister, Lucy (which we also have). Carley is a very sweet girl as well as a quick learner. She is a great dog who loves to please! Carley is a lucky girl who has a new look out on life. She has been hit by a car and broke her front leg. It has healed on it's own and Carley can & DOES run and jump with the best of them. It has not hindered her spirit or her performance. Carley is up to date on her shots, housetrained and spayed.

Happy Tails

(Prior LOLIN dogs that have been already been adopted)

These will all be moved to Happy Tails soon.

MISS NOEL IN HER NEW WONDERFUL HOME & AS PART OF THE McDONALD FAMILY!

 

If you want to see one of your LOLIN adopted dogs here, please send an updated picture to lolin@comcast.net

LIVE BAIT DOG TRAINING IN INDIANA

 
LIVE BAIT
DOG TRAINING IN INDIANA

ETHICALLY INDEFENSIBLE

ECOLOGICALLY RECKLESS

COUNTER TO SOUND SCIENTIFIC WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Current loopholes in Indiana ’s wildlife regulations allow the capture and killing of coyotes and red foxes by dogs in the wild. Moreover, no rule or law exists prohibiting the trapping and selling of coyotes and foxes in state or across state lines to “penning” facilities where these wild canines are then used to “train” hunting dogs in “running pens.” Operators of the running pens often charge a fee for individuals to “train” their hunting dogs on the captive coyotes and foxes. Penned wild canids are often killed by being torn apart by the dog pack. Other States are moving away from such barbaric activities such as the use of “running pens”.
As a society we have decided that dog and cock fighting are ethically indefensible and we have banned these practices nationwide. Setting dogs onto wild animals has no place in a civilized society.

Does Indiana want to be known worldwide as supporting and facilitating such cruel ‘sports’?

PLEASE TAKE ACTION TODAY TO HELP STOP THE BARBARISM!

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED AHEAD OF A CRUCIAL MEETING OF THE INDIANA NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION ON MARCH 16 2010. A DECISION WILL BE MADE ON TWO CITIZEN’S PETITIONS. ONE IS TO DISALLOW RUNNING PENS IN INDIANA AND THE OTHER IS TO STOP THE KILLING OF FOXES AND COYOTES BY DOGS.

PLEASE CONTACT THE NRC OFFICIALS LISTED BELOW AND THE GOVERNOR OF INDIANA IN SUPPORT OF BOTH PETITIONS.

Your comment must include your address.

· Email Jennifer Kane jkane@nrc.in.gov

· Email Sandra Jensen sjensen@nrc.in.gov

· Email or call Governor Mitch Daniels mdaniels@gov.in.gov telephone 1-317-232-4567

You may also write the Governor at:

Office of Governor Mitch Daniels
200 W. Washington St #206
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2731

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Information courtesy of:
CeAnn Lambert
Indiana Coyote Rescue Center
www.coyoterescue.org

SPONSORING A WONDERFUL LAB

If you would like to help some of these wonderful Labbies, but cannot adopt or foster at this time, please  consider 'Sponsoring' one of our dogs? You can still make a difference in a Lab's life! Sponsoring allows us to pull more of these Special Needs dogs and the Heartworm positive dogs, too. We treat them for Heartworms which is expensive because it also includes X-rays and blood work before the actual treatments begin.)

Sponsoring is a wonderful project for a single person, couple or for an entire family that wants to 'give back' some of their good fortune and happiness to our poor Labs! Remember, we are a 501(c)3 and your donation is tax deductible!

We are making a difference one Lab at a time! (and you can, too)

SPONSOR A LAB OR DONATE HERE

"Dogs are our link to paradise.

They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent.

To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden,

where doing nothing was not boring-- it was peace." - Milan Kundera -

"Just a Dog"

From time to time, people tell me," lighten up, it's just a dog," or," that's a lot of money for just a dog."
They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a dog."
Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a dog."

Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a dog," but I did not once feel slighted.
Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a dog," and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a dog" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.

If you, too, think it's "just a dog," then you will probably understand phrases like "just a friend", "just a sunrise," or "just a promise." 

"Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy. "Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person.
Because of "just a dog" I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future.

So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment. "Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.

I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a dog" but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a person." So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog" just smile, because they "just don't understand." 

~author unknown 

 

Why does LOLIN charge an adoption fee?

  • Our adoption fee includes the charge that the shelters charge us to physically pull a dog from their facility, EVEN IF
    • THAT SHELTER Was JUST GOING TO EUTHANIZE THAT DOG! We just paid over $100 'pull fee' on 1 dog. 
  • We pay for a Heartworm test before the alteration to insure the dog is healthy enough for spay/neuter.
  • If our dogs test positive for Heartworms, we must pay for Heartworm treatment ASAP.  We also have to pay for chest X-rays and a complete blood panel to see how sick the dog really is. Very expensive, ask your own Vet, they usually charge $600 - $1,000.
  • LOLIN provides the Heartworm negative dogs with Interceptor, a monthly Heartworm preventive medication.
  • Some dogs we pull require a Capstar to eliminate flea infestations immediately. 
  • Some dogs require a complete dental (cleaning and  pulling bad teeth,  which is done surgically)
  • Our dogs receive Frontline Plus to keep fleas away.
  • Often we de-worm the dogs with Drontal at the cost of $22 per pill (most Labs require at least 2). 
  •  We provide the dogs with Bordatella nasal to keep the dogs safe from   some forms of Kennel Cough. However, that is only effective with certain types of Kennel Cough. There are many more types of Kennel Cough that are not covered at all with any Bordatella vaccine.  Dogs that become sick and have received a Bordatella, may be less sick than dogs without the Bordatella. We've just had a couple of cases of KC that have mutated and require up to 3 different types of antibiotics but still some cases go into pneumonia.
  • Many dogs that come from shelters will have diarrhea. We take their fecal samples into the vet's office for a microscopic exam to detect parasites &/or certain diseases. The Vet may want us to schedule an appointment (NEVER cheap) & we must purchase appropriate medications as well for Coccidia, Giardia, etc. 
  • All of these medical precautions and shots are given before we even spay/neuter them, which is also very expensive (especially for over 534 dogs that we have adopted out thus far). Sterilization is the ONLY way to prevent pet overpopulation! 
  • We also furnish dog beds, crates, stainless steel food & water bowls, leashes and collars (these collars alone cost $20 just to have 'LOLIN' and our phone number embroidered on them). 

Most Shelters and Animal Controls receive Federal, State, County &/or City Tax Funding,

 WE RECEIVE NO Federal, State, County &/or City FUNDING EVER!

Of course we know you won't have the LOLIN collar, but if you should have any other dog items that you are not using and want to donate to us, please contact us ASAP! 

Naturally, we also have emergencies, 1 dog ALONE cost us over $3,000 and 1 litter of 7 pups cost us $5,000 when they developed  Parvo on a holiday weekend, even though 1 still died. (RIP Pink)

These are just a few of our costs to get a dog ready for adoption. Had we priced each pup that contracted Parvo at our own actual COST, the adoption fee would have been $795 per pup ( not including spay/neuter & shots).

We are a non-profit, 501(c)3 public charity that goes into 'the never ending financial black hole' with most of our dogs. The dollars from the owner surrender dogs are immediately put into another dog whose only chance at life is LOLIN! 

We have been told that our site is 'sad'.........we cannot apologize because the truth hurts. The only thing dogs do is to continue to DIE, it really is that simple. We feel the need to show people what is TRULY happening today, even if it isn't easy to see or read. If you are one of the more 'sensitive' people, please stop here, you probably are not strong enough to help these poor dogs anyway.  Just remember though, ignoring it does NOT make it go away.

The 4 woman (and yes it is LEGAL to put their names here since they received collection letters from us & KNOW they owe us) that did not pay for their dogs and are still REFUSING to pay (even though they love and cherish their dogs) need to consider this. Those 4 adoption fees that you decided for whatever reason that LOLIN did NOT need, would have been enough money for us to treat yet another Heartworm positive Lab or even 2............with your refusal to be honest and to pay for your dog, 2 MORE shelter dogs with Heartworms had to die because we did not have the money to treat it!

If this means we are petty and vindictive, then so be it.  We do NOT take a dog's life for granted EVER. 

'IF NOT YOU, THEN WHO?

IF NOT NOW, THEN WHEN?'

 "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for GOOD (WOMEN &) MEN  to do nothing."

 
'LABBY T'
We are very proudly offering the 'Labby T', a hand made guitar (like this, sans the Ash) which is being made by one of our fantastic volunteers and donated to us.  (Pictures to follow soon...check back often.  Just imagine this guitar with gorgeous Labs covering it ..
 
 
We may be offering it on eBay, but we will let you know here.

Labby T Features and Specifications

Doug’s Mods U.S.A. uses the finest materials and parts for its custom built solid body guitars. Our necks and bodies are U.S. made by the B. Hefner Co. of Whittier, California. We use parts and hardware from Fender, Gotoh, and Kluson, and pickups from Fender, Lollar, and Seymour Duncan.

Our bodies are primed, color-shot, and clear-coated with nitrocellulose lacquers and hand-rubbed to a warm gloss finish. Our necks are given either a tinted or clear gloss nitro finish, then hand-rubbed to match the finish on the body. We use only medium-light gauge Thomastik-Infeld Blues Sliders on our tele-style guitars (in our experience the best strings for rich tele tone and overall durability). Each guitar is set up and adjusted to Fender factory specs, and can be adjusted for the player at no charge for the first six (6) months of ownership. 

Custom built for Love of Labs of Indiana (LOLIN), the Labby T is a faithful recreation of a mid-1950’s Fender Telecaster, with a few modern touches.  Along with the lab collage applied to the front and back of the body, it sports a Fender no-load tone control to brighten the tone of the pickups when rolled on full, and a Fender 4-way switch, which provides a fourth, meatier tone.

Doug’s Mods U.S.A. is pleased to provide this one-of-a-kind guitar to LOLIN to help raise funds and save the lives of Labrador Retrievers. 

                Features:

·          Hand applied Labrador Retriever “patchwork” collage.

·          “Thin skin” hand rubbed nitrocellulose lacquer finish.

·          Genuine Fender and Fender licensed parts; OEM on most electronic components.

·          Heavy gold plated hardware.

·          Fender 4-way switch for one additional tone.

·          Fender no-load tone control.

·          TUSQ head nut.

·          Abalone fret board inlays.

·          Fender Original Vintage tuners.

·          Thomastik-Infeld .010 Blues Sliders strings (extra set included).

·          Strap, Guitar Research hard shell case, and Fender Vintage Voltage cable included.

·          NO CHARGE set up and adjustments for first six (6) months.

Specifications:

·          2 piece vintage spec alder body.

·          1 piece vintage spec maple neck, neck heel truss rod adjustment.

·          1.625” width at nut.

·          7.25” radius fingerboard with abalone inlays and 6105 frets.

·          Vintage C shape neck profile (.800” at 1st fret to .960” at 12th fret).

·          Natural nitrocellulose gloss lacquer finish on neck.

·          Nitrocellulose undercoat, custom color, and gloss finish on body.

·          Fender Original Vintage Telecaster bridge pickup.

·          Seymour Duncan Production Floor Custom neck pickup.

·          Cloth covered wiring.

·          Serial Number: DM09LT-1. 

For more information contact Doug’s Mods U.S.A. via e-mail: dougsmodsusa@hotmail.com.

Thanks so much to Doug and Linda F!!!          

 

 

"Two things are infinite - the Universe and human stupidity;

and I'm not sure about the Universe."

- Albert Einstein

        as of 1/1/07

Board of Directors

Linda Sebring Acup ~ Founder & President

Autumn C ~ Vice President & FR Mgr.

Mandy G ~ Board Member & Foster Mgr.

Coordinators

Deanna B ~ Adoption Coordinators

John V ~ Programmer

Cara  L ~ Volunteer Coordinator

Karen F ~ TI Coordinator

Kris W ~ Home Visit Coordinator

Kathy H ~ Shelter & Intake Liaison

Terri M & Lola E ~ FR/Events Coordinator

Kathy H & Susan T~ Transport Coordinators

Jennifer K ~ N. IN Coordinator

Mandy G & Donna B ~ Foster Coordinators

Doug F ~ Asst. Foster Coordinator

Jennifer C ~ Puppy Wrangler & HV Coordinator

Jill M ~ Vaccine Coordinator

Karen S ~ S. IN Coordinator

Jean M ~ OS Coordinator

Love of Labs

LOLIN, INC.

If you're looking for a Lab to love, look for Love of Labs, we are making a difference one Lab at a time!

a 501(c)3 Public Charity Organization

PO Box 237, Noblesville, IN 46061-0237 fax 1-801-640-7688
Snail mail or email only ~ LOLIN

Please don't breed or buy, while shelter animals die.