Southwest Oasis Labrador Rescue
4.1 from 56 reviews
Address 7739 E Broadway Blvd UNIT 212, Tucson, AZ 85710
Phone Number +15205540911
Description Southwest Oasis Labrador Rescue is an all-volunteer run rescue for Labradors and Labrador mixes. We rescue dogs from all over the country and place them in forever homes. We vet all of our dogs completely, including spay/neuter, all vaccinations and microchip. We also treat any health condition that is found by our vets. We are saving the world, one Lab at a time!
Website http://www.solraz.org/
Tina Nu
I can't say enough about how wonderful this organization is! We originally were looking at adopting a lab, but decided to become fosters instead, because there was such a tremendous need. I'm so glad we did. We get to love on dogs for 2-4 weeks, and ensure that they get adopted by the best possible family (given the dog and families needs). This rescue is a non-profit, and everyone that volunteers is unpaid (including transportation costs for dogs rescued from neighboring states). There is an adoption fee, but the money goes towards veterinary bills (that can be quite sizable). If a dog comes to the rescue sick, SOLR spares no expense to get them back to healthy before being adopted. If you're thinking about adopting or volunteering with labradors, you've come to the right place!
Debra Stevens
I had high hopes for adopting through this rescue but sadly, I cannot recommend them. What I’ve found is that on multiple occasions, the foster ends up adopting the dog (even though they say that’s not allowed) so the dogs you’re interested in are rarely available. When I questioned this practice, they did a second home visit and found reasons not to place with us because they stigmatized our GSD. Fortunately, we were able to find Joey from a private rehome and we couldn’t be happier!
Stephanie P
We decided in late December 2022 to put in an adoption application and the next month we found our new best friend! The virtual home visit was so easy and once approved, we got a weekly email of adoptable dogs and the contact information for their foster parents. We set up a meet & greet with “Leo” (now Maverick) and fell in love with him. He has been the most wonderful addition to our family and we still text his foster mom updates regularly. The volunteers for this rescue are such wonderful people that really strive to get the best home for each individual dog’s needs. We will adopt from them again and hope to foster someday too!
Fred Shulman
SOLR's has no follow up to ensure the match was a good fit for the dog and new owner. Our 2 experiences were: if they approve of you and you like the dog, they collect the fee and are done. We saw SOLR’s comments that they, “…take great pride in finding each dog the home best suited for that individual dog where it will succeed for the rest of its life…” In our case, only a 50% success rate. One foster very experienced one not. Other replies to dissatisfied adoptees blame the adoptees or their surroundings but in truth SOLR has to take some responsibility for the outcome. After having dogs all our lives (we are in our 60s) and adopting more than 8 dogs from rescues, we adopted 2 dogs from SOLR: Zo in 2021 and Petra in 2022. Petra was a successful match, but Zo was not. Zo after a short while (it does take a bit for a dog to be itself) demonstrated fear issues with men and at times my wife as well and began peeing on the carpet. She would shake in fear or show high anxiety for no reason. Over 2 years we worked with 4 trainers and at SOLR’s suggestion used Prozac as a last resort. We loved Zo and wanted to keep her. Only later we found out, Zo had been trained to use a doggy door. We could not put a dog door in where we lived and told the SOLR foster we couldn’t install one, but this did not change the foster’s thinking that we were good candidates. It is possible she did not understand that Zo actually needed one and that is exactly our point here. We tried working with a trainer to teach her to ring the bell at the door to go out like our other dogs, but we and the trainers were unsuccessful. Petra did learn to ring the bell. For Zo, nothing worked so after 2 years we contacted SOLR to return her per the contract and we cried. My wife and I spoke with the owner/foster of SOLR multiple times. We were distraught. We found the SOLR leader had N0 compassion (ZERO). She had little interest in listening to us, was extremely reluctant to do anything for us. Each time she recommended something such as another trainer or giving Prozac, we did it to no avail. She was focused on if we returned Zo, which she characterized as “dumping a dog” that SOLR would be burdened with finding another home for Zo, even though this is in the contract, and they should be ecstatic to find a better fit for Zo so she could be happy. After begging them to find a better home they took her back. We cried and prayed that Zo would find the right home. It was difficult to get any information about how Zo was doing. Finally, we heard through a friend that Zo was doing great with her foster, we were ecstatic! She needed a doggy door and sleeping on the sofa – two things that we could not provide. Finally, SOLR returned our call and let us know she was well. 2 weeks ago, we had to put down our ill 15-year-old rescue. She was the pack leader, and our other dog Petra (from SOLR) really missed her. Not knowing we were blacklisted, I put in an application to SOLR for another dog. Read the response: “We received your adoption application. Unfortunately, when you returned Zo, we denied your application. We will refund your application fee. “To us it seemed like retribution plain and simple. How an organization handles issues AFTER the sale is the test of how good they are. **** RESPONSE TO SOLR RESPONSE **** The only "circumstances" we discussed are the same ones I described here in helping Zo live a better life. We tried what you expected from us and it didnt work. May I say again for 2 years ! Your first words when we spoke were "So you want to dump the dog". Hard to beleive an outfit that does good can be so uncompassionate, closed minded and twist the truth. You dont know your success rate as you don't track the failures unless they go back you. After adopted you are just not interested even when an issue comes about. If you feel I missed something of those non-public circumstances. Please call me to discuss.
Bryce Anderson
We adopted our sweet senior, Symba, from SOLR. He was abandoned by his owners at the shelter just a week before Christmas in 2020 at the ripe age of 10-12 years. He was in rough shape and was Lab mix at best. Yet SOLR agreed to help him. We agreed to foster him, and from the moment he stepped foot into our house, we knew he was home. He has become a solid member of our family, and 2.5 years later, it's like he has always been with us. We are so thankful to SOLR for helping Symba even with his health conditions and the fact he was a mix (turns out he had no Lab in him)! The volunteers with SOLR dedicate so much time and energy into rescuing Labs and Lab mixes. These people are the best of the best when it comes to pouring their heart, sweat, and tears into rescue. SOLR helps over 225 dogs annually, and they're all amazing in their own ways. If you're looking to adopt a Lab, Lab mix, or even an honorary Lab like Symba, definitely check out SOLR!!
Jacki Mieler
SOLR is a tremendous organization with a huge network of volunteers all committed to saving labs and lab mixes. They have high standards for their volunteers and adopters, all in the name of making sure that dogs who have suffered don’t ever have to experience that again.
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