Cactus Rose Labradors

01/01/2026

Getting Moon’s puppies out in the natural light so I can really get a good idea of their shade so far! These little ones are growing quickly 🧡

12/30/2025

This is a huge reason we are so picky about visits! Parvo is devastating, and as a breeder, you have to be so careful to protect your puppies. Anytime you get upset at a breeder for declining a visit, remember that it likely isn’t out of secrecy. It is to keep the best interest of their puppies as the priority. Selling a puppy to one family that demands a visit isn’t worth having an entire litter wiped out by parvo 💔

The four little survivors. Their mom Stellaluna and cousin Quill also survived. These guys look a little rough, but their coats will come back. Their prognosis is excellent now, with only Sweethearts (first puppy on the left) having possible future implications owing to needing some super heavy duty antibiotics which can affect growth. They are now 14 weeks old, so charmingly gawky. I’m grateful for the work of the vets and staff at Vogel Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Hospital, the only non-corporate animal specialty hospital in NH. The cost of saving them, all six, was $62,283.91. Plus my own vets, specialty supplies, special vaccines, care for the younger babies, and so forth. So the original estimate was a bit optimistic. Except for Gecko and El Paso (AKA Beto) whose treatment was a little over 2k each. Sweethearts was over 20k. So a bit of a range. I didn’t get the last of the invoices until today. I’m going to try to find a job to help pay off the remaining bill. I’ve knocked it down by about a third, with help from those who chipped in. That doesn’t include the GoFundMe, though. I have to figure out how that works still. Mostly what I do is care for everyone and disinfect over and over and over again. My property may not be safe for puppies again for years. If I could, I would bulldoze it and move away.

12/29/2025

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from a few of the Cactus Rose crew 🎄🎁❤️🐾💚

And no AI needed for these either 😉

📸: Ginger, Johnny, Tuff, Struts, Struts again, Mango, Tipsy, Flick, and Moon

12/25/2025

Goodbye little one. We will always love you 🖤

12/24/2025

This little reindeer is getting ready for tonight!

12/23/2025

Brb while I BAWL! We will miss her so so much. Today is the beginning of forever little one 💗

12/22/2025

And just like that, our chapter together as come to an end for Mr.Blue collar. He is off to his new home in Minnesota! Praying he makes us proud and is everything his new family ever dreamed of and more💙 We can’t wait to hear about the next chapter of his life with his new people.

Side note though, isn’t he cute? Who wouldn’t want to have such a precious pup arrive for them? We are so blessed to have such easy transport options for our out of state families. That way we are able to search the entire nation for the BEST homes, and aren’t just limited to local families. 🥰

12/21/2025

Crate training is SO important!

12/21/2025

Lab puppies…the biggest menaces around. But also the best entertainment!