Happy Gotcha Day, Sofia!! Little Sofia is one of our “Film Directors” puppies (you get to guess which director). She is around 5 months old and super cute. She is in foster home doing great. She was a little shy at first but within a couple of days she has already relaxed a lot. Here [...]
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Leo – Adopted 4/28/2012
Happy Gotcha Day, Leo!! He never even made it to the website. Antonio, Karen and Brody fell in love with him… Brody and Leo look great together. He is now called Saban. Leo was in an extremely high kill shelter in Elba, AL. A friend of the shelters is working down there as a police [...]
Orbit
Meet Mr. Orbit. He is the latest arrival to LFS. He is a super super sweet 3-4 year old yellow lab. We don’t know what his past life was but he cannot have been that easy. He was so dirty that one bath was not enough. He currently weighs 56 pounds but he should really [...]
Marley
Update from Marley’s Foster mom: Marley is a great boy! He is settling in nicely in our home and learning his place with our two other dogs. He is loving playing with our 1 yr old lab and the two of them play constantly and love to run around in the yard and chase the [...]
Jodie
UPDATE FROM JODIE’s Foster Mom: Jodie is the sweetest little thing! She is learning her manners. We are working on sit and walking on a leash which is not her favorite thing. She would rather go along without the leash. She is getting closer to house broken. She loves to snuggle but still is the [...]
Oliver
UPDATE FROM FOSTER MOM: Oliver is doing well. Although it has only been a day he is already coming out of his shy shell. Yesterday was an adjustment. But he definitely loves hanging out with Jax and Lainey and is slowly getting comfortable with us. He still likes his corners but he doesn’t shake or [...]
Buzz – Adopted 4/20/2012
Happy New Beginning Buzz! Buzz is now happy in a new wonderful home with a little foster sister. To read more of Buzz’s story read below. What a darling dog! Buzz is a stunning pure bred chocolate youngster who was an owner surrender as his person had to move to Italy for a job. He [...]
Katniss – Adopted 4/14/2012
Happy Gotcha Day, Katniss!! Katniss is a sweet yellow lab mix that is about 9 weeks old. She has been spayed and is ready to find her forever home. Since she is just a puppy, she needs to learn to walk on the leash. She also needs to work on getting housetrained as well. She [...]
Brownie Adopted 4/7/2012
HAPPY GOTCHA DAY, BROWNIE! A wonderful young couple drove all the way from North Carolina to adopt Brownie. She is worth the drive and they are ready to give the attention and structure she needs and deserves. Congratulations Brownie. More on Brownie’s story below. Update: Brownie has come a long way since she first [...]
Chad
Meet Chad! Chad is a super sweet one year old yellow lab. He was found and never reclaimed. Chad loves people, dogs, and especially kids. He very playful and loving.
Listen, Learn, Snuggle
As part of our mission we like to go around town to educate kids about ethical treatment of animals and safety around dogs. The helper this year was Rex, adopted from LFS a few years ago. The mission was to impress the students at Heards Ferry Elementary School during Career Day (it is not easy [...]
Crocket – Adopted 3/24/2012
HAPPY GOTCHA DAY, CROCKET!! Update from Crocket’s Foster Mom: Crockett continues to be one of the sweetest dogs I have ever fostered. He absolutely loves to snuggle with his person. This photo illustrates his cuddle time position. His health has improved and his coat looks better by the day. He is so well behaved that he [...]
Sit, Stay.
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show has decided to change sponsor because Pedigree’s commercials about shelter dogs are too serious for their broadcast. What I like about the Pedigree ads is that they don’t portray shelter dogs as victims, but as unique individuals. Their tag line, “Don’t pity a shelter dog. Adopt one” is one [...]
