“Yogi is doing great! He loves to ride in the car and go with me wherever I go. So far we’ve discovered the forest and the lake and a little creek. Today we’re going to go to discover the waterfall and the swimming hole and the rest of the creek. We have a lot more to explore and he’s
In the rescue world, holidays are hard for many reasons but the hardest of all is Christmas. December is “Christmas puppy” time, that time of the year when people ask us to adopt a puppy as a Christmas morning surprise. We, as most reputable rescues, do not allow surprise adoptions: Many years of experience and
Lets talk about “Transporters”. Transporters fill a very important role in any rescue. They are the one who donate their time and cars to pick up and move dogs. They are the ones willing to drop everything to run get a dog who has hours left to live out of animal control. Yes, sometimes you
Today I went to visit Ms Patty at her foster home. Ms Patty was found by animal control with a broken leg and we were asked to help her. After a consultation with the specialist, it was determined that the fracture was exposed and in a bad place and it would most likely not heal
I am often asked how to what is the best way to introduce new dogs/ foster dogs to your pack. I think everyone has to find what work best for their dogs as every dog is different. Sometime it takes some trial and error but avoiding mistakes is always better for everyone: when two dogs
Today I went to spend a few hours with the New Years Puppies to help their foster mom at feeding time. It was an amazing experience. As I arrived the puppies were waking up: The complains for food was not too bad at first, but when their foster mom came by and their smelled her
Our Holiday parties have a reputation for always been on a day that is either very very cold or raining very hard. Our first party was during the drought and yet that day we had a river of water flowing under our tent. This year was not different: It was raining and cold… yet we
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. McGraw (was CC) is now Buddy’s
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 Radcliff and Sandy Jackson. Thanks to our volunteers who helped including Sheila Henderson,
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 go would make
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 you do when your
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 questions to all the trainers that were
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 friend from
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 you do not
Rosenfelt, a New Jersey native, now living in Maine, is the author of fifteen previous novels, ten of which featured lawyer and sleuth Andy Carpenter. After a long and successful career as the President of Marketing for Tri-Star Pictures, he began the Tara Foundation to help find a home for sick or injured dogs. The foundation has rescued over 4000
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, and snuggling. I was not ready to get back to fostering, not yet.
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 one of the most rewarding thing that you
When we rescue Labs, we don’t always know what we are getting with regards to a Lab’s behavioral, physical or medical background. We do our best to get all the information possible but we really do not know until we get them in to see our Vets. Typically this is when we identify the medical issues
Yesterday I received some very sad news that prompted me to remind everyone of the dangers hiding in our own home. Most everyone knows not to give chocolate, raisins, or grapes to their pets, but do you know that a common ingredient in sugar free gum can be deadly too?! , a common ingredient in
Adoption day!! We always need volunteers. Come and have fun with us. View Map Starbucks13800 Highway 9 NAlpharetta GA, 30004 Labrador Friends of the South LabFriendInfo@Gmail.com
