Shady Grove Kennels

10/01/2026

Happy National Black Dog Day!
We love all of our Labs but have to say black dogs have a special place in our hearts. Whatever color dog you have - give it some extra love today! 🐾❤️

09/17/2026

🩵FOSTERS NEEDED ASAP FOR LAB PUPPIES!🩵
Jefferson, Jamison, Jackson and Jennings are 7-month-old Lab pups who need a chance to experience life as beloved family dogs. Right now, they’re living outdoors on a patio, and we want to change that.

These sweet boys are comfortable and affectionate with the people they know, but they can be shy around new people and are still learning about the world around them. Each pup needs a separate foster home where they can experience life indoors, build confidence, learn a routine and get plenty of love and encouragement.

They don’t need perfection. They just need someone willing to give them a chance. ❤️

🏡Can you open your home to ONE of these boys?

🔗 Apply to Foster ASAP at bit.ly/PLFosters

09/11/2026

Nothing but RESPECT! 🐾🙏🐾🇺🇸

On September 11, 2001, some of the responders who answered the call walked on four legs.

In the hours and days following the attacks, specially trained dogs and their handlers arrived at Ground Zero to take on work few could imagine. The National September 11 Memorial & Museum estimates that more than 300 working dogs ultimately assisted in search, rescue, recovery or therapy efforts there.

Search-and-rescue dogs were trained to detect the scent of living people beneath wreckage. They climbed across unstable debris alongside their handlers, searching for survivors in an environment filled with dust, smoke and hazards. One of those dogs helped locate the last living person rescued from Ground Zero, 27 hours after the towers collapsed.

As the possibility of finding survivors diminished, the mission increasingly became one of recovery.

But searching the rubble wasn't the only role dogs played.

Therapy and comfort dogs were also brought to the site, offering exhausted firefighters, police officers, rescue workers and others brief moments of comfort amid unimaginable devastation. The 9/11 Memorial & Museum describes these dogs as providing moments of respite for people enduring extraordinarily long hours at the site.

Some individual stories remain especially powerful.

Nikie, a Golden Retriever working with handler Frank Shane, wore protective booties while moving through Ground Zero and respite centers. Nikie continued serving throughout the months-long recovery operation. Those worn boots are now preserved in the collection of the 9/11 Memorial Museum.

Sirius, a four-year-old Labrador Retriever partnered with Port Authority Police Officer David Lim, was at the World Trade Center when the attacks occurred. Sirius was killed that day and is remembered by the Museum as the only police dog killed in the attacks.

Twenty-five years later, the photographs remain extraordinary: dogs climbing over twisted debris beside their handlers, searching wherever they were asked to search.

They didn't understand the history unfolding around them.

They simply knew they had a job to do.

Today, we remember the dogs of 9/11 and the handlers who walked beside them.

09/05/2026

Stormy wishes all you dove hunters a happy opening day and wants you to be mindful of your loyal retrievers in this brutal weather.

Remember, if you’re hot, your dog is even hotter! Find them shade, give them plenty of water and a cool water spray when you can. And it’s baby copperhead season, so keep
an eye out for those mean little critters!

Have a fun, safe and successful season!

08/26/2026

🐾 HAPPY NATIONAL DOG DAY! 🐾
Cheers to all of our four-legged friends!

Share a recent pic of your pooch to celebrate with us…..and be sure to give them an extra treat today to thank them for all they do.😊

07/04/2026

🇺🇸 HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! 🇺🇸
Have fun, be safe - and be mindful of your four-legged friends within THEIR earshot of fireworks. Keep them safe, comfortable and secure!

05/25/2026

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all you fur baby mamas out there! Hope you get lots of love today. 🐾🐾

05/05/2026

This happens a lot unfortunately. Keep an eye on your children and your pets- teach your children the boundaries pets need.

Please be a responsible pet parent.