What Friends Are For

by | Sep 26, 2013 | Blog | 0 comments

Today my latest foster’s family posted a new picture on their Facebook page that I need share with everyone. This is exactly why what we do is so rewarding: Our job is not simply saving dogs and finding them a home, it is matching them with the right family....

David Rosenfelt Book Signing Thank You

by | Sep 10, 2013 | Blog | 1 comment

Labrador Friends of the South  would like to offer a heartfelt THANK YOU to David Rosenfelt –  whose support made our fundraising event such a huge success.  A good time was had by all. In addition, special thanks to our organizers Loretta...

Letting Go

by | Sep 10, 2013 | Blog | 1 comment

This week I learned that letting go makes me happier than holding on. For the past few weeks all my friends have been asking how I could let go a puppy so cute and fun. I considered keeping him and letting him go was not easy… until I realized that letting him...

Demystifying Growling

by | Aug 20, 2013 | Blog | 30 comments

Let’s finally put this out in the open once and for all: growling in dogs is a good thing! Why? Because when a dog growls is giving a warning and he is communicating important information. The dog you do not want is one that bites without any warning. So what should...

Life Learning and Dog Training – Part II

by | Aug 7, 2013 | Blog | 2 comments

After we started Labrador Friends I got more and more involved with dogs. I observed countless dogs come by. The more I watched all the different personalities, the more I wanted to learn. I observed, studied (I guess studying is in my blood), I asked a lot of...

Life Learning and Dog Training – Part I

by | Jul 31, 2013 | Blog | 1 comment

I have only owned three dogs, yet I had the chance to evaluate hundreds of dogs that came through Labrador Friends. When I first got Oliver in 1998 I knew very little about dog behavior, but I wanted a dog and I jumped in. I still remember the day when I called a...

Foster Walk Fun

by | Jun 18, 2013 | Blog | 0 comments

Do you wonder what happens on our foster walks? We do not always get dogs adopted but we surely have a lot of fun… Check out our calendar and join us for one of our foster walks. Foster dogs, LFS alumni and any other friends, two or four legged are welcome. If...

A wiggly reminder

by | Apr 2, 2013 | Blog | 9 comments

While Oliver was in his last few months I took a break from fostering. After he crossed the rainbow bridge, Kiara and I slowly found our routine without him, with occasional visits from Livingston (my boyfriend’s Doberman and Kiara’s best friend), agility,...

Let’s Talk about Fostering

by | Dec 28, 2012 | Blog | 0 comments

As the end of the year approaches we are all prone to making New Year’s resolutions. Considering many of us do not keep our resolutions, this year I would like you to consider the making GOAL of getting involved by fostering one of our Labradors. Fostering is...