Often, we must put dogs on waiting lists or reluctantly turn them away simply because we don't have a foster home available. Our foster homes are our most important link in our rescue chain. Without their hard work and assistance, we could not save, rehabilitate and place these homeless labs. The majority of these dogs are family pets that had to be given up due to unfortunate circumstances. However, it is not easy sometimes.
Rescue dogs can be very demanding of time and attention.
The cute Lab puppy they bought on impulse is now a 70 pound chewing machine without house manners, so it is kicked outside to live its life on the end of a chain or worse. For a Lab, a breed of dog that longs to be with people, this is unbearable. So, it barks, breaks its chain, digs, and becomes a nuisance until its owners no longer want it. That's where LRR comes in. Each Lab comes through our Director's home for initial medical and behavioral evaluation.