Happy Tails: Our Success Stories
From time to time, adopters (or their LRR dogs!) will send us stories and photos of their new lives together. We love hearing from you and are delighted to share these stories here on our web site.
Phil
Good morning! Right now both Rosey and Phil are resting after some romping around the house and in the yard this a.m.! They love playing with each other, although mostly there’s been a lot of antler chewing and toy squeaking. Some photos from yesterday are attached …
Bean
Hello LRR~ Its been just about a week since we adopted Bean. We just walked down to the vet for his check-up, and everything was fine. The vet said that she thought he could stand to put on a few pounds, so we’ll be upping his food a bit, at least temporarily, but otherwise he’s good. She also thinks he’s somewhere from a year to a year and a half, though she also thinks his long legs and tall frame might indicate some large breed in him, along with the retriever, so he might still be growing. I guess we’ll see. :)
He and Brier have played every day, sometimes multiple times. He’s also shown himself to be a great napping buddy… he will lie down between us and stay still and quiet for hours. He’s still great in his crate, and we are still crating him at night and when we’re away.
We took him over to meet my parents tonight, and he impressed everybody with his sweet and calm disposition. Well, except their Lhasa, who didn’t want to play with him. It was pretty funny watching him being warded off by a 10 pound ball of fluff, but dogs have no idea what size they are.
Dyna
Dyna’s has celebrated her 5th Birthday so we decided to send a note to say hi.
Maddy
Maddy’s celebrated her 10th Birthday at the beginning of the summer and we decided to update everyone on how she is doing.
Porter
It’s been so long, I just wanted to provide a quick update on Porter. He is a wonderful, sweet dog and we couldn’t be happier that he found us last fall. He is still ball obsessed (no tennis balls in the house!), loves his walks, and will counter-surf at the first opportunity (we’ve learned, slowly, but we’ve learned). Mostly, he is a perfect velcro dog and we adore him.
Chicka
It’s me, Miss Chica. I got adopted on May 22 and am now living the good life down in Southern Maryland. My new pack members are an older couple who were looking for a mature dog with a calm personality (sounds just like me!) and I was looking for a new pack so it was a perfect match.
Odie
Its six months since we adopted Odie so I thought that I would give you an update. Odie is a wonderful dog! He fits right into our house and has become great friends with Bailey (our other dog) and also our three cats. Odie loves his toys and he will always rush to the door to meet us with a stuffed animal in his mouth. He loves to play tug-of-war with us and also with Bailey.
Margo
Hello to all my friends at Lab Rescue!
Maggie (formerly Misty)
It’s us – Maggie and Sudley (formerly Misty and Paisley/Lee). You can call us Mags and Suds though – that is what our friends call us – and heck, you guys are family!!! We wanted to drop you a note to fill you in on how lucky we are to find our forever home!!!
Sudley (formerly Paisley (Lee))
It’s us – Maggie and Sudley (formerly Misty and Paisley/Lee). You can call us Mags and Suds though – that is what our friends call us – and heck, you guys are family!!! We wanted to drop you a note to fill you in on how lucky we are to find our forever home!!!
Jasmine
Yesterday I wished my good girl Jasmine a happy 7th birthday! As I am taking this opportunity to spoil her a little (more than usual), I also wanted to take a minute and thank everyone for all the work that you do to bring these wonderful dogs to their forever families.
Isabelle
Isabelle here. Just wanted to let you know that I passed my Canine Good Citizen Test this morning, as if there was any doubt.
Diesel
We adopted Diesel in 04. He’s in great health with his great atheltic build. He loves to retrieve in the water. We drive up to Shirlington dog park so our dogs can swim (we have Brier, too). I can’t believe he’s eight. We took a vacation with him in mind to Cape Cod so he could go to the beach and swim in the nearby lake. They went everywhere with us. We had a blast.
Nestlie (formerly Buddy)
Here are some pictures of Nestlie (formerly Buddy) on our boat and one with our other dog, Brownie. Our boy continues to get better all the time. We’ve been able to leave him now in the family room (with a baby gate up) and he doesn’t chew on picture frames anymore. He and Brownie spend the day in there and he has lots of toys and chew things.
