Please FORWARD this boy is
outside Lab rescue and is at the shelter. He was suppose to be put down TODAY,
they said they keep him one more day. Please let me know if you can help
contact Cindy below or myself cfrisbee@lrrof.org HE DOES NEED TO BE
NEUTERED and updated on shots.
Yesterday Alachua County Animal Services notified us
about an older male Lab who was scheduled to be euthanized today. His owners
left him tied to the shelter entrance gate sometime during the night on Nov. 7
and the shelter workers found him there when they arrived in the
morning.
I went out and evaluated him today. He is definitely pure Lab. The shelter has his age at 11 but he acts younger. He is a big boy, weighed 95 pounds on intake but he definitely has lost weight. He is very thin. Amazingly, he is heartworm negative. His energy level is very good. He is not neutered. We took him out in the open yard and he was so happy to be there. He loved to retrieve and he quickly found the basket of toys and took a squeaky toy out and began running around with it. He also liked tennis balls and frisbees. We think he is housebroken because he immediately relieved himself for quite awhile as soon as he got out there. He knew sit and shake. He does not like it when other dogs walk past his cage when he is inside, but when he is walked up and down the kennel area he ignores the other dogs in the kennels and seems frightened, with his head down and his tail tucked.
It's very obvious he is dying to get out of there. The kennel he is in is so small, he can barely turn around in it. The little cot they have in there is too tiny for him to comfortably lie on. He is confused and doesn't understand what is going on.
The shelter has agreed to give us an extra day to find placement for him. Because of his age, he would be a tough adoption through Lab Rescue and it would be better for him to go directly to a permanent home. He seems to have a lot of life left in him. Please help us spread the word about him. I would be happy to answer any questions about him or arrange transport. Contact me at 760-216-2678 or callen@lrrof.org.
Pictures and video below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HasqyDLEhVg&feature=youtu.be
Cindy Allen
District 3 Coordinator (Gainesville-Ocala area)
Labrador Retriever Rescue of Florida, Inc.
www.lrrof.org
Cell: 760-216-2678 Fax: 352-225-3043
"Saving one dog may not change the world,
but it will change the world for that one dog."
I went out and evaluated him today. He is definitely pure Lab. The shelter has his age at 11 but he acts younger. He is a big boy, weighed 95 pounds on intake but he definitely has lost weight. He is very thin. Amazingly, he is heartworm negative. His energy level is very good. He is not neutered. We took him out in the open yard and he was so happy to be there. He loved to retrieve and he quickly found the basket of toys and took a squeaky toy out and began running around with it. He also liked tennis balls and frisbees. We think he is housebroken because he immediately relieved himself for quite awhile as soon as he got out there. He knew sit and shake. He does not like it when other dogs walk past his cage when he is inside, but when he is walked up and down the kennel area he ignores the other dogs in the kennels and seems frightened, with his head down and his tail tucked.
It's very obvious he is dying to get out of there. The kennel he is in is so small, he can barely turn around in it. The little cot they have in there is too tiny for him to comfortably lie on. He is confused and doesn't understand what is going on.
The shelter has agreed to give us an extra day to find placement for him. Because of his age, he would be a tough adoption through Lab Rescue and it would be better for him to go directly to a permanent home. He seems to have a lot of life left in him. Please help us spread the word about him. I would be happy to answer any questions about him or arrange transport. Contact me at 760-216-2678 or callen@lrrof.org.
Pictures and video below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HasqyDLEhVg&feature=youtu.be
Cindy Allen
District 3 Coordinator (Gainesville-Ocala area)
Labrador Retriever Rescue of Florida, Inc.
www.lrrof.org
Cell: 760-216-2678 Fax: 352-225-3043
"Saving one dog may not change the world,
but it will change the world for that one dog."
