We lost our female Lab, Shadow (a rescue), on April 22, 2007, and it devastated us. She wasn't quite 5 years old when we found out she had a mass on her spleen. Surgery was successful, but she went into shock two days later and we could not save her. There was a huge hole in each of our hearts and my husband and I decided that we needed to rescue another dog. Bill found a Lab rescue in Kentucky, near where he was working, and we looked at several pictures online of big yellow boys that we were interested in. I was afraid another black Lab would remind us too much of Shadow and we would make too many comparisons.
After we got there and met many wonderful dogs, this scrawny little black pup just stole my heart. We adopted Buddy on the spot, exactly two weeks after we lost Shadow. As a 6-month-old pup, he was a handful, but he learned quickly and was eager to please. Five months later, we started fostering another Lab for a Michigan rescue, a yellow male named Champ. We ended up adopting Champ because he was such a sweet boy and he got along so well with Buddy. We could not be more pleased with the two boys. Rescues are the best pets!
Jackie Harter
Belleville, MI
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