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Name: Dolly the Little Lab

Status: Adopted! | View Dolly the Little Lab's Success Story!

Adoption Fee: $200

Species: Dog

Breed: Labrador Retriever (short coat)

Learn more about the Labrador Retriever.

Color: White

Sex: Female (spayed)

Current Size: 40.9 Pounds

General Potential Size: Medium

Current Age: 13 Years 9 Months (best estimate)

Activity Level: Highly Active

Indoor or Outdoor: Indoor Only

Good with Dogs: Yes

Good with Cats: Yes

Good with Kids: Yes

Housetrained: Yes

Microchipped: Yes

Description:
Dolly is a beautiful little Lab. She is looking for an amazing home. She is the cutest little lab mix with a happy personality. Dolly loves eating plant leaves and stems. She can also jump a 6 foot fence so whomever adopts her will need to supervise her at all times while outside to ensure she does not escape and/or eat anything poisonous!

Foster Update: Dolly is a wonderful dog! She is still full of puppy energy and would be an awesome trail dog because she doesn't tire easily and won't stray far from you. She's very playful and loves to be outside, but when she's in the house, she's happy chewing on deer hooves and soup bones when she isn't resting on the couch beside you with her head on your arm. She would do great in a home with a dog her size or larger since she is dominant and tends to play rough once she's comfortable around the other dog.

Leash Manners - She is still learning to walk on a leash and has a tendency to pull, but corrects easily because she's a good listener and is eager to please.
Crate/House Training - She is crate trained from being at the shelter, but I have never put her in one since bringing her to my house. She is fully house broken and hasn't had any accidents. If you leave, she will sleep until you return, then shows you how much she missed you.
Socialization - She is good with people and well behaved with other dogs. Dolly doesn't like men at first but we've discovered that if they play ball with her, she warms right up to them! It's a great way to earn her trust. She’s an excellent watch dog and her ears are always open. If she hears something outside, she’s barking to scare whatever it is away, but calms down when you tell her to.
Energy Level and Exercise - She has very high puppy energy and loves to go, go, go! She loves going to the dog park to run and play ball. She's very good at fetching, but is learning to leave the ball instead of playing keep away.
Daily Structure and Schedule - She goes outside first thing, then eats breakfast. About an hour after breakfast, we go to the dog park for an hour or two. In the afternoon, we work on her manners. She is doing very well at learning to stay when you’re going out the door and she is now sitting for her treats. She enjoys her evening walks, then comes home to relax by chewing on her bones and hooves.
Confidence Level - She is a very confident dog, but is shy around larger dogs until she is comfortable around them, then her dominant streak shows itself, but not in an aggressive way. She occasionally displays timidity if you’re making a lot of noise such as when you’re making dinner and banging pots and pans around. If she’s sleeping on the bed and my dog tries to get on the bed, she will growl, but has never tried to bite. Dolly needs a lot of petting and hugs. She yearns for your attention and approval more than anything else.
Obedience Training - She know ‘Sit’ and ‘Stay’. She does very well staying away from the door while you leave and doesn't try to follow you. When we’re walking and then changing direction, she knows what ’This way’ means and responds immediately without challenge. She still wants to jump up on people, but is quickly learning that this is not OK by obeying the command ’Get down’. She knows her name well and responds right away when called. She is still learning to take treats gently from your hand. She rides very well in the passenger seat of my vehicle and is learning to be patient when exiting. She is not food, treat, or toy aggressive. At feeding time, she’s quite happy switching food bowls with my dog.
Behaviors - Dolly is a dog who was born to please, but because she still has a lot of puppy in her, she needs an owner who will be firm and consistent with her training. I’m quite sure that she needs to be in a home with another dog because she will get bored. As long as a family member or canine companion is in a fenced in yard with her, she will not try to escape.
Personality Quirks - She’s a funny dog and a joy to have around. I was surprised to discover that she loves carrots, cucumbers, and spinach! She also loves eating ice cubes. She is very affectionate and loves to be right beside you as much as possible.
Ideal Home - She would do best in an active home with another dog because she needs lots of exercise and attention. Although she acts like a puppy, she won’t chew on shoes or other things laying around the house, so she would be great for the family who wants a puppy, but doesn’t want to go through all the puppy stages that often lead to destruction.

*** According to www.dogbreedinfo.com, the Labrador Retriever is a loving, affectionate, lovable, patient dog. Once known as the "St John's Dogs," the Labrador Retriever is one of the most popular breeds in the United States. Originally from Newfoundland, Canada the Labrador was trained to jump overboard into the icy waters to haul fisherman's nets to shore. Specimens were brought to England in the 1800's by English ships coming from Labrador, where the dog's fine retrieving instincts were honed and developed. One of the best family dogs and canine companions because of their gentle, loving disposition, the highly trainable Labrador also excels in drug detection, as a guide for the blind, and service dog for the disabled. The breed is also an outstanding obedience and field trial competitor. Highly intelligent, loyal, willing, and high-spirited. Lively and good-natured, they love to play, especially in water - for they love to swim. They have an excellent, reliable, temperament and are friendly, superb with children and equable with other dogs. They crave human attention and need to feel as though they are part of the family. Labs are easily trained. These dogs are watchdogs, not guard dogs, although some have been known to guard. They have a life expectancy of 10-12 years.

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