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My basic info
Breed
Labrador Retriever
Color
Tan/Yellow/Fawn
Age
11 years 3 months old, Adult
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Weight
86 lbs (current)
Sex
Female
Pet ID
180856
My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Purebred
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
My story
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Layla #2 is a 6-year-old spayed female yellow lab. Layla weighs 86 pounds and is up to date on shots.
Layla has proved to be an absolute delight!! She is a bit (okay, a bunch) overweight so she needed a boost into the SUV, but rode like a dream once in. When we got home, she checked out her new digs, sniffed around the room divider where the guests on the other side were very vocal about her arrival, but she never uttered a single ‘woof’.
After playing with some toys and having a light snack, she totally passed out- not on the futon or dog beds or even the rug, but on the concrete floor. This morning she was stretched out on the futon, but ready for the day. It didn’t look like she had touched a thing and she appears to be housebroken.
Layla’s only vices are food related: she will insist on helping you fix meals and will also make sure there are no recyclables in the trash can. Layla checked out every tennis ball to see if it squeaked, until she found a squeakair, which made her very happy- FETCH was on! She paid no attention to the cats at the vet, but she will be cat tested here once she has a chance to adjust a bit.
UPDATE: Our fosters live in our mother-in-law apartment since one of the residents is very picky about his associates, so they aren't with us 24/7, but come over to visit some and of course we visit them over there. Some fosters, including Layla, are starved for attention and get pretty excited when they see us. True to her name:
“What'll you do when you get lonely
And nobody's waiting by your side?”
She had been kind of excitable through yesterday, but we had not spent a bunch of time with her, other than a few walks and rounds of tennis ball. Today she has taken it down a notch, so I think she is figuring things out.
Layla has transitioned well to being an indoor dog- she had two accidents in the first few days but we can blame that on the Prednisone and our agreeing on a bathroom schedule. Most of the time that I check her on the puppycam, she is just snoozing away- oh, and she snores very loudly! She has not touched anything, but will dumpster dive if I don't watch her. She has become much more polite while I fix meals.
Layla is excited to see the house cats but is afraid of the barn cat and avoids her, but, while we try to let her explore and relax in the house before cat testing, going into the cat's room (also known as our bedroom) is still a new experience. She has done fine with the two resident dogs she has met, although she did try to get away when Flynn wouldn't quit sniffing her (his fatal flaw). She did bark at a little male dog at the vet's yesterday when we went for her boosters but it was friendly and she just wanted to meet him.
Layla had a great time with her FM at the cottage. She was much more relaxed on-on-one and slept like a rock on FMs legs. She was tested offleash and stayed right with her foster, only hesitating when she was called off of drinking the creek dry. She was super on the 1.5 hour ride.
This dog is available for adoption from Lab Rescue LRCP. Lab Rescue LRCP rescues and places dogs in Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware and northeast North Carolina (30 miles east of I-95 and north of the Pamlico Sound.) Adopters must travel to Maryland, or Virginia with their family - human and canine - to meet the dog they want to adopt.
Lab Rescue LRCP has between 40 - 80 dogs available for adoption from foster homes across Maryland and Virginia, and at monthly adoption events. The adoption event dates and locations are listed at www.lab-rescue.org.
If you are interested in adopting, please visit www.lab-rescue.org and complete an adoption application. After you submit 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 home visit is required.
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