Rye's White Pine Labrador Retrievers

01/01/2024

Here’s to new adventures & dreams in 2024!

30/12/2023

Purchased these after we said goodbye to Dakota. ❤️‍🩹

Bronwyn made sure I took pictures of Dakotas nose and paw specifically for these and I’m so glad she did. These are PERFECT to remember her by.

Also pretty cool to support a small, woman owned business with this purchase!!

Custom Nix Knacks

30/11/2023

Today, for some reason, is a hard day… I am really missing my yellow girl today. 💔

27/11/2023

When your helper is asleep on the job! It’s hard to find good help nowadays! 😂🐶💤

25/11/2023

Eek!! Tried something different with Ryleigh today, barn hunt!! She got the concept so quick, and Bryce and I are hooked! Now to enter a show! Thanks Patti for the lesson!! ❤️🐀

16/11/2023

This video shows two things, 1) a 13.5 year old lab LOVING LIFE ❤️ and 2) a 4.5 year old trying to learn how to, in my opinion, actually jump off the dock, we are doing baby steps but believe it or not, this is an improvement from just running and jumping with 0 pop!

08/11/2023

Today we wore green ribbons in honor of our Canine Lymphoma patients. Here are some of our patients wearing their bandanas with smiles! We love you all! 💚

08/11/2023

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07/11/2023

Off season training for Ryleigh to try to get her to actually pop off the dock (which probably won’t happen as I think she’s set in her ways!) AND the best part, seeing the ‘smile’ on Hennas face and her excitement to be swimming.

❤️

05/11/2023

Thankfully my girls are good and let me sleep! Anyone else?!

03/11/2023

I have learned so much going through what we just did with Dakota, and prior, I didn’t consider myself an ignorant dog owner! I know lots about dogs and training and try to be as holistic and drug free as possible with my family and dogs…but I will say they have been on pain meds in the past. Now I have a list of other things to use but two things not on the list that we used A LOT is herbaprin and inflopotion from glacier park holistics. So add those to This list below!

Always know you probably have other options!

https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/carprofen-for-dogs-5-natural-alternatives/?fbclid=IwAR2Y9OM4ff2U-ZilchY9R3NJG5GHsDyBgKoNmhuBKdqtktxCLpqVew6XpnM_aem_AfeazzeI_QrgVm8Kq5eujpredmaRoOGmUoY1gVtWEZsg3NehgwQo-2gWEppDTMaOAbc

Is your dog struggling with arthritis? Chances are your vet has recommended you try carprofen for dogs ... BUT YOU NEED TO READ THIS first!

31/10/2023

The Kraner Crew had a great weekend in Missouri at NADD nationals, in some ways, it was just what the doctor ordered, to get away from the hustle and bustle of the house, and go hang out with our amazing dock diving family, Pier Pups, LLC. We laughed together, and we also shared tears together when Bryce was up on the dock with Ryleigh and Dakota could not join him.

In the end, Emma ended up fourth place in distance veterans master division with a 23’1” jump, which was her best of the whole weekend! Melissa and Emma did not place in AR… Even though right now they have a ninth place ribbon for it (long story maybe, lol), Ryleigh did not qualify to go to the finals in AR but she had a blast on the dock with Bryce with the junior handlers on Saturday.

Very very proud of my children and the dogs!

❤️❤️‍🩹💔

29/10/2023

Oh Emma, you can always make us laugh if there’s a feather around 😂😂🤣🤣

26/10/2023

This photo hurts but we needed to do it, this weekend is dedicated to Dakota

26/10/2023

24/10/2023

Dakota Kraner
3/1/2019-10/24/2023

This one is a hard one to post, but it was time.

Dakota came into our lives back in November 2019 after her owner passed away from cancer, and she was placed with another family but was a bit too much for them and their other dog. We took her in to house her for a bit BUT Josh said, if she comes home, she isn't leaving....and he was right, she didn't leave and she was just the dog we didn't know we were looking for.

She quickly took to Bryce and became his best bud, she loved snuggling with him and also loved sleeping in the beds of all our exchange girls we have had to help make them feel at home. Everyone who met her, LOVED her, she had a great personality.

The thing I loved best about her is she had an on and off switch, when she needed to relax, she could but when it was show time, she turned it on.

When she came down with a limp in January 2023, and we took her in thinking she just really badly injured herself.....and left with a "she MAY have cancer as this spot is concerning but come back in 30 days for a checkup....if it were my dog, that's what I would do...." (PS: I no longer see this vet as, this response was SO CRAPPY).

My world QUICKLY changed and all my focus was on saving her and doing all I could to make sure she wasn't in pain but we could enjoy as much time with her as would allow. We went from being told she had Osteosarcoma, and I was working down the path to treat that cancer when I then had my world flipped again to it being Lymphoma in the bone, something that is SUPER rare, like SUPER rare. Being super rare isn't the best because that means uncharted territory as not a lot of documentation on best way to treat it.

After processing this all, it was determined she had T-Cell Lymphoma, and we did radiation to try to kill it in 2 spots in her bone and chemo to try to kill it in her body. We did this ALL with a SH*T TON of holistic support to boost her immune system up and help support her through all this. And let me tell you, she ROCKED IT, she never once was sick through all this, and she lived an AMAZING life this summer, back to running, dock diving, swimming, playing catch, cuddling, all while doing weekly chemo.

Our lives were shattered when after 6 months of chemo we found out she was no longer in remission, we did everything we could to get her back into remission, but everything was short lived, we would have success but not for long. However, with that said, Dakota outlived any other dog with the VERY aggressive type of cancer she had by about 79 days, and for that, I am grateful, and also means, we did win, as painful as goodbyes are. (although I ALWAYS want more)

This past weekend her body told us it was time, she lost full control of her hind legs while we were away in South Dakota hunting with Ryleigh.

We came home Sunday night, we have LOVED ON HER since then with so many snuggles and kisses and I love you's, and today we let her go so peacefully in our backyard, on a 70 degree sunny day in October. It was perfect, as perfect as it can be to say goodbye to a very close family member.

We will be travelling to Dock Diving Nationals one dog short, my son is heartbroken (well, we all are but Dakota really was 'his' dog), but he still wants to go and wants Ryleigh to wear Dakota's vest in her honor with him on the dock, so we will honor this wish, with many tears in our eyes.

If you made it this far, I thank you :) Dakota was one of a kind, she was PERFECT for us and although her time was not as long as we would have liked it with us, we are grateful our paths crossed. She is home now with her first owner, who had her named Maddie, and she can tell him ALL about her adventures here with us, and find some kids that she can play with up in Heaven, as Bryce saw in his dream last night.

I want to extend an extremely heartfelt THANK YOU to Bronwyn at Dolce's Legacy, who I would recommend in a heartbeat to anyone who needs nutrition advice for their dogs, or cancer supplement support. She basically becomes part of your family and feels the same pain you do when you say goodbye, and is there for everything, even just an ear to listen. And Dr. Alli at Integrative Veterinary Service, who helped us as well with holistic supplements and saying goodbye to Dakota today. The staff at WVRC (Wisconsin Veterinary Referral Center) Racine is also amazing, Dr. Wirth navigated so amazingly this uncharted water of Lymphoma Bone cancer, and their staff there is so great, everyone loved Dakota and I will actually miss going there weekly to see them.

RIP sweet girl, our home will not be the same without you.

22/10/2023

Working hard! I’m so proud of how she’s doing!! ❤️

21/10/2023

It’s opening day in South Dakota!!

19/10/2023

Alright prayer warriors…Dakota (and us) could use some hard core prayers. She’s losing function in her back end, not fully sure why but think cancer in nervous system or maybe steroids…

But Bryce is hoping so much to jump her one last time at Nationals which he has earned to do with her. So we need prayers she can feel better and get there next Saturday.

🙏❤️‍🩹

09/10/2023

8 recipes to choose from!

06/10/2023

Are you ready for some football?! 🏈

04/10/2023

Continuing to get not good news on Dakota, her blood values are starting to look not good… So we are just making sure we enjoy every day and every moment & that she is happy and having fun and tonight that meant a night swim after chemo today!

27/09/2023

Dakota is sporting her Brewers cap in celebration of their clinching the National League Championship last night! ⚾️🎉

Also, Bryce is loving the fact she let him put his hat on her. 😂

Also, chemo day today so, positive thoughts!! 🙏

19/09/2023

We have been having on and off bad days, yesterday was a horrible one and I thought we were going to put her down. Today after getting some chemo and a new steroid, she is more perky… But we are definitely taking it day by day, and enjoying every moment we have together.

13/09/2023

Finally trying to settle down from a whirlwind trip to Amana, IA for NADD dock diving regionals.

It was a long day on Sunday but everyone did great!

Dakota had a blast hanging out and jumping with Bryce.

Ryleigh did her best in AR and Emma placed in veterans AR and Distance, earning her a for sure invite to nationals!

Ryleigh and Dakota also get to go to Nationals
With their junior handlers, Kaiya and Bryce in the junior division!

So proud of everyone and enjoying all the time we have as time is precious and you never know when Goodbye is.

11/09/2023

We learned at Regionals…Emma is scared of boa feathers 😂

09/09/2023

Loaded to the BRIM!! 3 dogs, 3 people and a ton of crap!

Regionals for Dock Diving in Amana, IA or bust!!

07/09/2023

Back to the oncologist today, started chemo again and a biopsy to try to find out what chemo agents her cancer will best respond to. And then this weekend we are headed for dock diving in Amana to keep her spirits up!!

Also notice the yummy treats from Dolce's Legacy she got to much on after today!

30/08/2023

So many new supplements came today! Switching things up and hoping to get back on the kicking cancers a** train!

25/08/2023

Trying to help her toe heal faster! Thanks to the Assisi Loop!

18/08/2023

UPDATE: We got the news we were dreading, Dakota is out of remission and it’s now in her lymph nodes 😞 not done fighting but definitely a big gut punch today.

This girl (and us) could use some prayers, we thought we were doing good healing from a broken toe but yesterday she came up lame on her left rear leg/hip. So now we have a broken toe on front left and bad hip/leg on back left. ❤️‍🩹💔🙏