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BEAR is an 8 year old neutered chocolate male Lab who weighs 86 pounds and needs to lose 5-7 pounds. Bear and Farley are a bonded pair of 8 year old chocolate neutered male labs, they have been together their entire lives and must be adopted together. Bear and Farley are well on their way to a better and brighter future with an awesome forever family! These boys have had a rough last few years as they were kept in their owner's basement crated for very long periods of the day. They were only let outside to potty for a few minutes. That has been their lives for the last five years or so; prior to that they were living in the home. Despite their unfortunate history both boys show great promise and are loving and handsome guys! Both Bear and Farley are house trained and crate trained. They are good with other dogs but slow interactions will be best as they have not had much exposure. They did well with an occasionally visiting grandchild but have not lived with any children so approved for kids 10 and up. Their evaluator said: "They were very excited to meet strangers, be released from their cages, have a walk and some exercise. But they settled much more quickly than expected. They are affectionate and absolutely love attention." Owner give up to lab rescue due to elderly owner being unable to care for them. He is approved for kids 10+.
Update (2/5): Bear and Farley continue to entertain their fosters with their play and flatter them with their affection. On 2/1/2016, Bear had a mass removed from his bladder and from his paw; he received a good prognosis from the surgeon, pending pathology results which should be ready in the next week to ten days. He is on exercise restrictions until he has his stitches out on 2/15/2016. Much to their fosters’ surprise, Bear and Farley did just fine separated for the first time in their lives- of course they found this out after taking both of them to all of Bear’s vet appointments. Bear and Farley have both made progress with their leash training and can even be managed together by one person (with harnesses on). Bear is pretty good with cats but Farley confuses them with squeaky toys.
Update (1/21): NOT your father’s 8 year olds!!! The Bubbas (Bear and Farley) are a wonderful pair of bonded chocodrops who have quickly inched their way into our hearts. We have watched as their eyes have softened: first reflecting concern, then gratitude, then happy expectation. They had a rough stretch before being rescued by LR, crated together in a basement when their owner could no longer take care of them. They have proven resilient and appear very well adjusted.
They absolutely love to retrieve the ball, run around outside (still developing muscle mass, we are sure) and be loved on. Initially our only real interaction was throwing the ball for them and having them return it, but that evolved into kisses and demands for belly scratches. They are still spending most of their time in the dog apartment while Bear recovers from a urinary tract infection, but get along just fine with the resident dogs, and are slowly learning how not to be “bulls in the china shop” when they come into the main house. They aren’t destructive, just large, active and curious when they come in. They are settling in the more time they spend with us. Farley takes stairs fine, but Bear is a bit hesitant- so far. They haven’t met the cats yet, but we do know they aren’t too keen on horses in blankets.
Update (12/29): All this warm weather has Bear and Farley in Spring training mode. As his foster and part time bird dog, my scouting report has Farley as a ringer. He catches line drives, pop ups and scoops up balls off the wall on the first bounce. He swallows up ground balls like a vacuum cleaner. He always brings the ball back to Fungo Dad (Foster Dad with a Retriever certification). Farley is not only an all-star but, like Ernie, he always wants to play two!
Bear, on the other hand, has a different set of talents. He is very good at carrying two balls in his mouth. Better yet, two balls in his mouth while lying on his bed watching Farley working out. One caveat: Bear has also been known to partake of a chaw every once in a while.
Farley is the shortstop of your dreams. Bear is well suited as the right fielder who wants to hang with the team afterwards to grab a pizza bone or two and listen to Farley brag about his exploits. If you are looking to round out your softball team this year, contact your AC about the most wonderful bonded pair of 8 year old choco drops in Lab Rescue. (FM cries, "PLEEEEASE! We're falling for them fast!") No closeup of Bear since it was way too much trouble to sit for a picture.
This dog is available for adoption from Lab Rescue LRCP. The rescue has between 50 ~ 80 dogs available for adoption.
If you are interested in adopting, please visit www.lab-rescue.org and complete an adoption application. Within a few days of submitting an application you will hear from an Adoption Coordinator who will guide you through the adoption process.
An adoption fee is charged to cover the cost of veterinary care and a house check is required.
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