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Labrador Retriever / Mixed (short coat) : : Female (spayed) : : Young : : Medium

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About Fig
Status: Adopted! Species: Dog General Color: Yellow Current Age: 5 Years (best estimate)	Housetrained: Yes Obedience Training Needed: Needs Training Exercise Needs: Moderate Grooming Needs: Low Shedding Amount: Moderate Reaction to New People: Friendly

7/11/14 Fig Update - 6-1/2 months old

Loves to swim
Rides extremely well in the car
Walks fantastic on the leash
Knows her name, sit, down, kennel, and no
Goes in the kennel with ease
Stays in the kennel with no crying or messes. We’ve had her in there up to 8 hours.
Sits and waits for her foster animal friends to get fed before her
Bugs the cat and is curious but listens when we tell her to stop
Gets along with male and female adults. She hasn’t met any kids yet
Loves socializing with other dogs
Knows to stay off of furniture
Gets her #1 and #2 done quickly when let outside
Not afraid of loud noises- lawn mower, weedwacker, thunderstorms
Potty trained except for a small amount of submissive urinating

Continuing to work on mouthing and submissive urinating with Fig. The submissive urinating has become less and less as we’ve grown her confidence and have changed the way that we act around her. We are at about 90% success rate. Hoping to be near 100% by the end of this week. I think that the adoptive parents will have to go through this with her again as they learn how to act around her- but it’s great to know that we can correct it.

The mouthing definitely has to do with anxiety. As her confidence builds and anxiety levels go down we’re seeing less of this. It’s all been a work in progress, but we have seen so much PROGRESS! Hoping to get her to her forever home soon. She would make a great dog for anyone.

6/14/2020 NEW INTAKE!

Fig! 5-1/5 month old Lab mix. Sister to Olive. So far she is doing great! Slept a like a champ on the ride home. She’s met our cat and dog, AND our sheep. Coming out of her shell nicely already. Big paws on this one!