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Labrador Retriever (short coat)  : :  Female (spayed)  : :  Adult  : :  Medium


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About Raven
  • Status: Adopted!
  • Species: Dog
  • General Color: Black
  • Eye Color: Brown
  • Ear Type: Droopy
  • Tail Type: Long
  • Current Size: 60 Pounds
  • Potential Size: 60 Pounds
  • Current Age: 10 Years 11 Months (best estimate)
  • Declawed: No
  • Obedience Training Needed: Needs Training
  • Exercise Needs: Moderate
  • Grooming Needs: Low
  • Shedding Amount: Moderate
  • Reaction to New People: Cautious

 

 Flash is a Stop the Madness: Peanut's Holiday of Hope Labrador

Update: Raven, the dog formerly known as Flash, is already settled into her new home with her awesome family.  And yes, she's already wagging her tail!

Update 1/25/17    After careful thought, I am lifting the hold on Flash. She is going to need a family who will meet her way more than halfway. Physically, she looks awesome. She's filled out nicely and has quite glossy and beautiful coat. Mentally, she is fantastic when she's alone with me or people she knows, but she races to her crate the minute she perceives "danger".  Her definition of danger is quite broad--basically anything. Having described her world view, I have to say I think she will change because she is smart. And because she is a Labrador.

She adjusted to my boarding kennel (a noisy, bustling place) quickly. She knows where the food is, where the treats are, and who a softie is (everyone!)

I think she needs to go to her new home and start adjusting again, as painful as that is. I think she will need a lot of attention. (Maybe she doesn't need that, but I want her to have it!)


UPDATE 1/16/17
Flash is a tough one. She had her spay surgery and some mammary masses removed, benign thankfully. She's recovered well, and the antibiotics and parasite meds have worked well.  So she's filling out and has a beautiful glossy coat (except where her abdomen is shaved from the surgery).  

I have to be honest and say she doesn't really like it here. She is not crazy about other dogs invading her space--no doubt from having  litters of puppies in an unregulated pack of dogs who had to fight over food. And, she's not crazy about people.

She is not even remotely aggressive, just doesn't see the big deal. Like her foster "brother," Blitzen, she was terrified of her new toy.  She is quite polite. I don't think she's a runner (although we will never know). But her general demeanor is a homesick kid at camp. I think she needs her own patient person. She is a lovely dog--probably why she had puppies. I think her new person will need to work at bonding with her, perhaps with some specialized classes. She is also very clean, and only barks when someone new walks in (which I appreciate!)
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about 12/25/16

Like the other Peanut's Holiday of Hope Labradors, Flash has Lyme's disease and some parasites. She's had at least one litter--but our fear that she was pregnant appear to be unfounded. She's scheduled to be spayed on 1/5.

I think she has some emotional baggage. Of the 5 fosters from this group that I've hosted, she is the most aloof both to humans and dogs. She is quite clean, polite and low maintenance but we have to work to get her tail to wag. I think she needs a home where she's the only dog, and my hope is that she learns how to be a spoiled Labrador.

After she recovers from her spay surgery, she should be ready for adoption by someone who doesn't need perfection, just a beautiful Labrador who is working stuff out.

(The picture of Flash in the straw was taken before her rescue.  She's spent her life living outdoors without much food, water or shelter.  She's inside now in a warm, loving foster home.)
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If you have already filled out an application and have had a home visit, email labmatch@labadoption.org. If you haven't done these things please start the process at www.labadoption.org/info/adoption.

More about Raven

Quiet, Cratetrained, Timid, Independent, Intelligent, Gentle, Not good with small dogs

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