Davikas Labrador Retrievers

02/13/2025

So happy to report that the Brady Bunch has had a wonderfully successful first week! [email protected] for inquiring.

02/09/2025

02/07/2025

Dear Stanley has a story and I just learned this sweet boy passed away a few months ago. He was loved by his first family immensly but in a sudden illness the young family lost their father and navigating life with Stanley was hard for them. They contacted me and I took Stanley back and found him a second and much loved home. I knew his first family was struggling their first Christmas without their dad so I sent them all of the funds I had gotten for Stanley’s placement to help with some gifts for the little girls. Stanley has actually been a wonderful dog all his life and he is now up there in Heaven being watched over by his first dad.

Stanley was from our Juiy 4th 2013 litter of Liza and Hogan.

Together Again -
In fields of gold, where sunshine beams,
A gentle soul now rests, it seems.
With loyal heart and golden hue,
Your journey here was pure and true.

You bounded through both joy and tears,
A steadfast friend through all our years.
And though you’ve left this earthly place,
In heaven’s arms, you find your grace.

Your first master waits with open arms,
To welcome you and soothe all harms.
Together now, forevermore,
In heaven’s light, your spirits soar.

No more pain, no shadows cast,
Just endless love, your bond so vast.
In fields of gold, you’re free to roam,
With your first master, you’re finally home.

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I did this special tribute poem with a little help from AI but the words are truly meant for this situation.

02/07/2025

I did get sad news today that our fox red girl Fiona who we retired after a singleton litter (Dancer) because of complications passed away last week at 10. She leaves behind her 14 year old friend Grace also from Davikas. She is going to be very missed by her pal and family.

Ode to Our Faithful Friend

In fields of gold, you ran so free,
A loyal heart, a spirit wild,
With wagging tail and eyes of glee,
You brought us joy, our cherished child.

Through morning light and twilight’s glow,
You stood beside us, brave and true,
With gentle love, you helped us grow,
A bond unbroken, we and you.

In quiet nights, your warmth, your care,
A steadfast soul, a friend so dear,
Though now you roam the stars out there,
Your memory remains so near.

We’ll miss your bark, your playful cheer,
The way you’d greet us at the door,
But in our hearts, you’re ever here,
Our faithful friend, forevermore.

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Author Unknown

02/06/2025

A stormy Feb 6 Thursday is turning out to be an exciting day. We're cozying up by the woodstove with our first adorable pup while David delivers another. Our litter of all-yellow pups with fox red shades is arriving, and the first fox red boy is already stealing hearts with his dark coat. With my son home from school, we're working together as a team, cooking, and tending to our adult dogs.

02/03/2025

In Loving Memory of Davikas Rocking Roxy . She had a much loved and healthy 14 years. She was from the breeding of Hugo and Rosa that brought us so many lovely cherished chocolate labs. Her family will miss her so much.

A gentle soul, a loyal heart,
With wagging tail and joyful bark,
Now rests beyond where angels dwell,
A cherished friend, a bond we tell.

In every walk, in every play,
Your presence brightened up our day,
Through trails and fields, by our side,
In you, our faithful love abides.

Now stars above hold your light,
In dreams, you visit through the night,
Your spirit dances, free and kind,
In hearts, your memory enshrined.

Though paths are silent, paws are still,
Your essence, love will ever fill,
A faithful friend, in peace you lie,
Forever cherished, our sweet goodbye.

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Author unknown

02/02/2025

Uri is Dancer x Alvin. She is a little sweetheart. She will bring me back to chocolate too as her great great great grandma was our sweet chocolate girl Nala but we went chocolate, to black, then fox red yellow, then fox red yellow and now back to black that carries yellow and chocolate. So really someday she can produce all colors but my hope is to keep a chocolate from her someday. Nala lived to 15 years old. Also our now 14 year old Ryder is in this pedigree too. One thing to me more important than clearances is longevity in a dog and we only can hope for it in future generations. I can tell you there are no tests for cancer and the other things not tested for that can take a dog too early in their life but I do think there are some genetic components related to some of those things. I have a in depth history with this pedigree and longevity runs deep.

01/29/2025

Animals, like us, are living souls.
They are not things.
They are not objects.
Neither are they human.
Yet they mourn. They love.
They dance. They suffer.
They know the peaks and chasms of being...

Gary Kowalski ✨

This is a photo I believe of Happy from years ago. She retired last year and lives up North.

01/29/2025

For the north of the state….

ATTENTION: Rabies Surveillance Update

In 2024, USDA Wildlife Services, and the NH Public Health Lab tested rabies positive animals from Lancaster and Berlin, making these the northern most cases in NH and raising concerns about the spread of raccoon variant rabies.
To determine the extent of the northern spread of the virus the USDA will be testing furbearers in Coos County in May/June 2025.
USDA Wildlife Services is requesting your assistance in locating strange acting and found dead furbearers from Coos County. Raccoons, skunks, foxes, bobcats, and
coyotes are primary targets, but we will test any furbearer
that was strange acting or found dead.
Wildlife Services will test any deceased animal with no human or domestic animal exposure.
If you observe or come upon any wild animal acting strange or dead, please contact the Carroll Police Department at 603-846-2200. If you live outside of Twin Mountain / Bretton Woods contact your local police department or N.H. Fish and Game.

01/28/2025

See Chesney who we called John Deer (JD green boy) peaking at the cake preparation to celebrate his 12th birthday. He is from Adora and Ryder. Loved and lives with his family who sang a wonderful Happy Birthday song to him that gave me a smile first thing today. He reminds me of his daddy Ryder so much with a tail wag that moves his entire body.

01/28/2025

Bred by us (Hugo x Rosa) but living with others. Happy 14th Birthday Duncan!!! 🎊🐾🐾❤️

01/25/2025

On a bright note Nelli now 13 years old is loving her two days a week at the local to her doggie daycare. she retired from here and moved to a wonderful arrangement in Massachusetts. She was pup of the month there this month too. We loved our Nelli and so fortunate to be able to find such wonderful placements when we do retire our dogs. Many of them do go onto live more years with their second home then they actually lived with us.

01/25/2025

The news of Bruce at 11 passing due to an inoperable obstruction is met with sadness, and our thoughts are with his family as they bid him a final farewell in eternal peace. He was a boy from Moxie and Simba.

What we have once enjoyed we can never lose; all that we have loved deeply, becomes a part of us. Helen Keller

01/23/2025

With a very heavy heart I have to let you know that our precious Davikas Circle of life aka Nala had gotten her angel wings while in her retirement home on 1/21/2025. She lived an amazing life and her last hours and every moment in between were devoted to giving and receiving love. She lived an abundant and long 15 years and 3 months. If you have a puppy from Nala, Norma Jean or Dancer you have a piece of her legacy.

Solace
By Lisa Carmel Singer

From the Silence of your pain, I heard my name
and on the wings of light I have come
to see the sadness in your eyes
that cry without tears

Can you see me, I am here
I will always be near you,
to calm your shattered heart
and to make you smile at the memories

Do you feel me, perhaps a soft brush of fur
You ache to believe it’s real
but you are afraid to hope
you brush away a strand of hair
But it was I, whispering

I am only here for a moment
The silver thread gently quivers
I will leave behind my love in a dream
When you awaken and without really knowing why

Your heart will know at last
That it is all right for now
to say goodbye.

01/19/2025

Today, our beloved Riorocks Red Ryder at Davikas celebrates 14 incredible years of bringing joy and inspiration to our lives. His legacy lives on through the many dogs he's sired, spreading happiness and enthusiasm around the world, from New Zealand to Latvia. As he ages with grace, his tail still wags with abandon, reminding us to cherish every moment. I feel grateful for the blessing of sharing my life with this amazing companion, and I look forward to the possibilities the future holds.

01/19/2025

7 years of work done by the dog cuddler around here…

01/08/2025

RIP Re*****on. I know you will be forever missed. We have all loved to see your holiday celebration photos through the years too. Condolences to your family and other dog and cat friends 😔💔 🌈

My Forever Pet

There’s something missing in my home,
I feel it day and night,
I know it will take time and strength
before things feel quite right.
But just for now, I need to mourn,
My heart — it needs to mend.
Though some may say, “It’s just a pet,”
I know I’ve lost a friend.
You’ve brought such laughter to my home,
and richness to my days.
A constant friend through joy or loss
with gentle, loving ways.
Companion, friend, and confidante,
A friend I won’t forget.
You’ll live forever in my heart,
My sweet, forever pet.

— Susanne Taylor

01/08/2025

Uplifting poetry for a dog's passage is hard to find because the loss is so deep. I got notified when I was at the dog show this past weekend that Casey got her labrador angel wings.

A silent house, a vacant space,
No happy bark to greet my face.
The leash hangs limp, the bowl is still,
A heart that aches, a love to fill.
Your paws, once swift, now rest in peace,
Your playful spirit, now released.
The walks we shared, the games we played,
Echo in memories, never to fade.
Though tears may fall, my love remains,
In every whisper, your name sustains.
Across the bridge, where souls unite,
Until we meet again, my furry light.
-Author Unknown