About

A Dog for Life is a labor of love that started
as a way to help keep dogs out of shelters
and to improve the animal/human bond which has
grown into an incredible business that helps
people realize their dream of owning their
"perfect" dog.

We've had Laboradors in our house for many
years as well as owning the current
Chihuahua, Leon. And in our travels
around the dog world,we've encountered
many other dog breeds that
continue to bring smiles to our faces.



Leon, our Chihuahua is black and tan and was
purchased from a pet store in Leon, Mexico. 
He has bad knees, probably resulting from
bad breeding practices, and has turned
prematurely gray. He is a registered Therapy
Dog and is a retired Flyball contestant. 
He is our baby and we love him very much.



Trixie is our older female yellow
Labrador Retriever.  We adopted her
when she was only 14 months old. 
She was 70 pounds and ALL puppy! 
That exuberant nature is probably
why she went through THREE homes
before finding us. 
She is a perfect hunting dog in
which she shows off her excellent breeding lines beautifully.



Max was purchased from a breeder of Pointer Labs in
Colorado.
He comes from a LONG line of hunting dogs and we have high
hopes that he will fall in the foot steps of Trixie
as our next excellent hunting dog!  Right now, he's just
an 80 pound puppy who follows Trixie around.  Typical Lab! 
He requires tons of exercise and lots of boundaries,
but We love him, anyway!

Besides living amongst our dogs, I also volunteer weekly with my
therapy Chihuahua, Leon, at several facilities around my town.
We focus mainly on children, since Leon is partial to our younger
generation.  We help grieving children who have lost one parent or
both to divorce or some other circumstance, we also visit teenagers
who stay at a behavioral health facility for several months at a time.  

In addition, I also foster dogs for the Chihuahua and Small Dog Rescue of Colorado.
We get our little dogs from various places and situations including high kill shelters where
they would have been put down otherwise.  Many have not been socialized or house trained
properly, and it's our job to help them come out of their shells and learn how to live
in a home.  It's not an easy job, being a foster parent, but the
rewards far out weight the difficulties.