Success Stories by Name

I adopted Max while working at Camp Bow Wow during 2020. At the time I wasn’t sure if I wanted another dog due to the fact that I had another older dog at home slowly declining however, I grown to love black labs and Max could not of came to me at a better timing. It was almost like destiny. During his time fostering at Camp Bow Wow him and I grew a very strong bond. Whenever I was in the building max would do anything just to be my side from barking and whining through the fence, or even jumping the gates to get to me. At that point I knew this dog picked me. He had some extreme anxiety issues in the beginning but I committed and we worked through his behavior. He can still be a little anxious sometimes but he has settled down a lot. Unfortunately my older dog passed away 6 months after the adoption of Max and max stayed by my side through the whole grieving process. It has been 2 years now since I have brought him home and I couldn’t of asked for a better dog. I truly don’t know where I would be today without my max. He is my soul dog and my entire world. We now enjoy long hikes, playing fetch in the back yard, going to different dog parks, and sometimes we will even go swimming. Thank you so much Lab Rescue for bringing my max into my life. My whole world has been changed thanks to this wonderful dog.

In 2009, after making the decision to adopt a Lab, then Clearwater Labrador Rescue sent Sheri Descarreaux-Kulow to my apartment to be evaluated. I was approved and I asked what's next. She sent me to their website and said start meeting your future furry friend. And to let the dog choose you, you'll know when the time is right. I went through all of the available rescues, but didn't get that response. She said don't rush it. You'll know. She sent me to the neighboring rescue to Vicky Bowles Walls-Drown and after looking over dogs there I noticed at the very bottom of the page Sweet William (an odd name I never heard for a pup). It looked really thin. As an impulse, I drove an hour and a half to foster Vanessa's (can't remember last name) house in the pouring rain it but stopped as I arrived. I walked up the wet driveway and only got out a single "Hello" as she stood in her doorway at the house. Out walks this little boy slowly looking at me while approaching. I stop. He continues to walk up, wraps his body around my feet and lays down. Inside my head fireworks are going off, He chose me! Vanessa informs me they do not know where he came from as he was found wandering dehydrated alongside a road. And he had a barking issue and was sometimes known to bark 8 hours non-stop and had to be muzzled a lot. I'm up for the challenge, let's do this! After renaming him Maxwell (responded very excitedly towards it being Vanessa's black Labs name he lived with), and late...

We wanted a senior who was good with other dogs. We sure got it! Mandy is always happy and sweet. She sees all dogs and people as new friends. What a sweetheart! How did we get so lucky? Mandy is our 2nd dog from Lab Rescue of Florida. We couldn’t be more pleased. Thank you Lab Rescue!

We wanted a lab but waited to finish graduate school so we had time for her. We got Millie at 6months old, already house trained but hated her crate. She had a lot of anxiety, we think from being moved from home to home. She needed daily walks and runs to manage her anxiety but we were young and together could keep up with her. As she matured she became so sweet and gentle with our daughter as she joined our family. Millie was my first baby, she passed earlier this year at age 14. She was my husband’s best friend. We are now looking to bring another pup into our lives.❤️

Today was a celebration of life as we had to say goodbye to our very first rescue. Molly came to us six years ago and brought so much love and joy to our family. We will never forget you Molly Moo! Travel safely across the rainbow bridge and run free with no pain. We love you baby girl...

We adopted Dusty ( aka Flicka) in 9/19. She is great and we love her unconditionally. But she would get lonely and become restless. She was fostered with 3 other dogs. So we applied in March 2020 to adopt a companion for Dusty. We were contacted by Melissa Murray July 20. She said she has a year old male she was fostering and might be a good fit for Dusty. On July 23, we went to Melissa's and introduced Dusty to Max. They hit it off right away.So home he came. He has been a challenge as he was thin at 44 pounds and extremely food driven. Counter surfing and eating the cats food were challenging but he is learning quickly. They play together until they lie down exhausted and sleep. House breaking is ongoing as he did not show need to go out but has gotten the idea that he needs to let us know.He is getting better and daily trips to dog park where he plays hard help.Although we had hoped to adopt an older adult , we are happy with Max as he continues to grow and mature into a great loving companion for Dusty and us.

I just adopted Mesa (Elsa) today and am already truly enjoying here. Pat (foster mom) was very helpful and I appreciate her taking the time to explain the adoption details to me. I am taking some time to get my new girl acclimated to her new home and life. She seems to be adapting well. I am single and lost my 17.5 year old lab mix last year. After a long healing process, rescuing a lab seemed to be the right fit and I am very glad I reached out to LRROF. I found my girl right away and am very happy she is adapting to me and my home so well!

We adopted Morgan in Aug of '05 for our then 6 year old son. Lab Rescue vetted us and our wait for the world's most perfect dog was only a few weeks. She was a well trained, owner surrender, one year old who could not have been any smarter. From day one, my husband called her "a person in a dog suit". Morgan was our only dog and truly became our surrogate second child. Sadly, Morgan passed on Jan 28, 2017. As anyone who has lost a Lab knows, the hole in our hearts is huge and seems to be irreparable. Yet we know that the 12 years with our sweet girl were truly a gift. We know that we gave her a wonderful life as a member of our family and in return, she gave us the most unconditional love anyone could every dream of. Thank you LRROF for the work that you do and for introducing us to our sweet baby girl Morgan.

This is our beloved yellow lab, Manny! This guy has been the center of our world for many years and the love and bond we share with him is tighter than most blood family members. His sweet, gentle personality is one of his best characteristics......and his constant ability to melt the hearts of anyone that comes into contact with him has been at times overwhelming. My reason for this email is not to offer him up for adoption......that was done back in 2007....... But let me back up for a moment and explain: My name is David. My husband Keith and I had our first encounter with Mr. Manny quite some time ago. We were living in Florida at the time and were looking for a yellow Labrador to add to our family. We looked for what seemed to be an eternity and finally came across this guy. After a drive from Tampa down to Coral Gables, we showed up to pick up our new friend. We were greeted at the door by a monster of a dog barreling out to see who was there. When we asked the foster mom where Manny was, she smirked and pointed out at the big blonde Labrador that we tripped over on the way in. Since that moment the 3 of us have been inseparable. Manny jumped into our car to go with us as if he had done it a hundred times before. Over the years he has given us unconditional love as we have to him. We have traveled all over the country and taken him with us to places a lot of humans never even get to enjoy. Everywhere from North Carolina, Tennesse, Tex...

We adopted Midnight just before Christmas in 2006, and he was the gift that kept on giving. He was affectionately known as: "The Big Guy," and he brought years of joy to our family. He passed yesterday, but now, he is happily chasing tennis balls around the Rainbow Bridge. Over the years we have laughed while reflecting on his LROF profile description that labelled him "Unflappable" - that word was spot on. Midnight was 5-years old when he arrived and we never could understand how someone gave him up, their loss was our family's gain. He was an integral part of our daily lives, and we will miss the warm spots where he laid, his watching TV, and so much more. He took part of three hearts with him, we know he will guard them and cherish them forever! Your adopted labby sister, Rylee, has been lost without you. We miss you! Alexandra, Rylee, Mom and Dad

We adopted Mimi in 2006 when our daughter was 3 - LRROF had rescued her from a local animal shelter so her age was uncertain - our vet estimated 3-5 yrs old so we decided she was the same age as our daughter! The LRROF volunteer who did our home inspection/interview has recommended an 'older' dog because of we had a small child and Mimi was the perfect match for us. From the moment we brought her home to today, she's been a gentle, happy, loving dog tolerant of kids, cats and our most recent rescue - a very large bunny. As she's gotten older she spends most of her time asleep under my desk while I work, but she's still our happy girl. We're very grateful to LRROF for helping her become part of our family.

After our beloved Jesse passed away at 13 last July 14th, like many others we said "OK, no more dogs". Well, on November 14th, exactly 4 months later, we drove 2 and 1/2 hours to meet beautiful Miranda. She spent 3 months with her foster mom recovering from heart worm and was now well enough to be adopted. Her foster mom took very good care of her and we knew they had a special bond. Miranda was a bit anxious at being, once again, relocated, but we can now say that she has completely adjusted to her forever home, and is a sweet, well behaved, loving and delightful family member! The picture is of her doing one of her favorite things...making sure the squirrels around our house are behaving themselves! Thank you LRRoF! Thank you! Jude and Jack Dawes

We came to know Mollie by her picture on the website. We fell in Love with her. After talking to Christina at Lab Rescue we knew she was the right Girl for our family. Lab Rescue is a caring ,loving and committed group. They really care! Mollie is the most Gentle, Loving and Loyal creature. I can't imagine life without her. She completes our Family.

I had fostered several dogs for LRRoF. Everyone I dealt with with the organization is in it for all the right reasons. It's amazing how many dogs need a home. Our circumstances changed to where we could permanently adopt a dog of our own. Enter Max, nee Brownie. He is a gorgeous chocolate boy who has changed our lives for the better. He was just over a year old when we started fostering him. He had been placed with a dog trainer who volunteered her time and services. He was a typical crazy lab puppy. He had spent most of the first year of his life crated nearly 24/7. He has made himself comfortable on the sofa and should soon start receiving mail at the house…. I can't say enough about LRRoF. ADOPT ADOPT ADOPT!!! Thanks for our guy. xo Kirby and Carlos

About a year and a half ago I went to the St. Johns County Animal Rescue with the intention of finding the perfect dog to adopt. We were renting a house at the time and couldn't adopt a dog over 20 pounds. At the very end of the row of barking dogs was a beautiful, chocolate, male lab who was just sitting pretty and looking at us. I wanted to take him home so bad but knew that I couldn't so we decided not to adopt that day. Fast forward a year and a few months and I have been working with Lab rescue to bring home a lab to our new home that we OWN. I happened to ask if she knew or remembered a lab that was in the shelter in St. Johns at the time I went in there and she said "Yes, as a matter of fact, I think that lab is being returned by a lady who adopted him and can't keep him because he chases her cats. He was chocolate right?" I couldn't believe it!!! What were the odds? So I arranged to Foster him to possibly adopt with the hope that he would learn to be around cats...I have 2. Within 2 weeks he had made friends with my 2 cats and I catch him laying with the youngest cat quite a bit. We adopted him last month and it's hard to imagine how we were without him. We love him so much!!! He is super smart and so sweet and LOVES us!

Sadly in March of 2013 we lost our beloved 13 year old black Lab Trooper. He was the best dog. We decided after a few weeks our house was lonely, and Trooper would want us to give a fellow Lab the chance of a forever home like he was blessed to have for 13 years. We put in our application to adopt with Lrrof and shortly after we were approved we got a call from Christina telling about a beautiful 15 month old male chocolate lab who's previous owners surrendered him to Animal Control for no other reason than they simply did not want him anymore. Two seconds after seeing Max we realized he was meant to be with us. It has been a few months and Max has never looked back at his previous life. He sleeps in the room in a comfy bed with his mommy and daddy. He plays all day long with his 5 year old human brother, and LOVES the numerous trips in the car to various places in town or to his Nana and Pappy's house in Panama City Beach. We are so thankful for Lab Rescue and thankful to give Max the home he deserve plus all the love in the world!

What a great experience getting Max has been for our family. We have two boys, ages 10 and 16, plus two dachsunds and we decided we needed another dog to add to our already hectic lifestyle. We were nervous, but for some reason we charged ahead and contacted Lab Rescue (as we wanted a little larger dog). From the first call from Vicki, with lab rescue, we felt more comfortable with the process, but still a little nervous. Then we asked about Max, "he is still a puppy lots of energy and based on your application may not be exactly what you are looking for, but let's see". We decided to visit, still nervous about what we were getting into, but kept moving forward. The whole family went to meet Max, including the two dachsunds, we spent two hours with Dan (Max's foster parent) and Max and we knew we needed Max in our family. However, being the nervous parents we were about adding another pet, we hesitated for about 30 minutes, then called Dan and decided to move forward. It has been the best experience for our family and Max has fit in so well, we just love him! One thing that stands out in the process to me is how loving Dan was as a foster parent and the time he took to tell us everything, good and bad. In addition, he took the time to come to our home to deliver Max, making Max feel much more comfortable with the process......so great! We are so happy and honored to be a part of such a great organization! Thanks again for all the support and of course, Max!

Just an update about what a great organization Lab Rescue is. We adopted Morgan, a black lab, in March 2004 in Orlando; he had come straight from a week of vet care after being found on the streets with a collar growing into his neck. LRROF estimated he was about 4 years old, making him around 13 today. He has slowed down and turned grey over the years, but he is still an important part of our family and is loved by all for his easy going demeanor. Keep up the great work Lab Rescue!!!

i got mollie just after hurricane katrinia in 2005. she showed up at my neighbors home with a friend of theirs from waveland,mississippi just after the storm . the owner said he could not take care of her any more as he had lost his home in the storm .he asked if they could find her a home. there was an instant bond between mollie and me. all we knew was that she was about 3 years old,a pure breed yellow lab and appeared healthy. after a vet visit i fould out she had heart worms and several other parisites. my vet gave her kemmo shots and a battery of other meds. she had what appeared to be ciggaret burns on her back and afew other scars around her head.it took a year to get her back into a loving lab mood but it was worth every bit of the caring my family gave her. mollie pie turn out to be the best companiun i have ever had. saddly i had to put her down january 4,2013 after a bout with cancer. i am grieving the loss of my mollie but with time i am going to find another lab that needs my love . i intend to watch your website and with a little time find my next buddy.

We had to have our two year old lab Colby put down due to cancer. We left Michigan and came down to our home in Florida . It reminded us of Colby,hischew toys and his chair. The house was too empty. We called FLRC and talked about adoption. We asked for a two year old male. They called and told us about a six year old male who needed us. He had been abused and left alone. When we saw McQueen ,we knew he was OUR dog.We all needed time to get to know each other. He now sits in our boat and loves to fish . He still steals sandwiches but now we let him. He's not sure about snow.He shares his food with his little brothers ,a chihuahuas, and a six month chocolate lab puppy. We know that we didn't save McQueen as much as he made our family complete.

We lost our chocolate lab earlier in 2011 and how home felt so empty. Our golden retriever wandered around and whined constantly. My husband and I knew then that we would have to get another addition to our family. However, our daughter had special needs and this would limit our ability to bring in a puppy or senior dog to the mix. A friend who adopts shepherd suggested I look for a retriever rescue society and it was through that suggestion we found florida labs. Our home inspection was wonderful. However, we had a few dogs recommended that did not have a history of children so that was disappointing. Then we met Masie "macy" ! She was open friendly and wonderful from the start. She loved children and has enjoyed being a litter mate to three young children and one senior dog. Macy will sit with our daughter and let her rub and comb her fur. She will rough house with our oldest son. She sleeps under the bed of our youngest son and keeps a watchful eye on all three when they are outside playing. Macy is such a wonderful addition to our family and I can hardly believe we are coming up on our first anniversary with her this December as it seems she just bounced into our lives yesterday. Thank you so much Lab rescue for bringing this delightful dog into our home. Sincerely, Elle, Nick, Isaiah, Maiah, Ricky & Michael the golden.

We saw his cute puppy face online and knew that we would love him. He is full grown now at 3 years old and we couldn't have asked for a more perfect dog. He is so loving and loyal. Super playful all the time. We really enjoy teaching him new tricks. It was rough for him as a puppy since he had mange, but at almost 2 years old he finally outgrew it. I'm so happy that we were able to adopt such a wonderful furry baby through LRROF and really appreciate all you do to bring joy to so many animals and families.

hi my name is mikey, my foster parents picked me up at the shelter on september 9th , 2009. i was about 25 lbs under weight and i was on the streets for a few months, my foster parents gave me a nice place to stay with a pool and dog parks near by. over the next few months my foster mom and dad put a few pounds back on me and we became very well adapted to each other. my foster parents loved me so much that they adopted me. one year later my new mom and dad and i moved to pennsylvannia. i love it here. i like the cooler weather and i can watch the deer from my deck. daddy takes me to his hunting lodge , were i can swim in the stream and hang out with the men. some say that i am spoiled , but i say my mom and dad love me very much. thank you too lab rescue of florida for all you did for me and my furry friends.

My son Christopher and I adopted Moose, about 9 months ago and we are all doing great. I purchased a house in February with a huge backyard and we spend a lot of time out there, playing fetch, playing in the hose and what has now become the Moose pool. (it was just a little kiddie pool, but it gets hot so we fill it up and my son and him both sit in it to cool off) We all enjoy soaking up the sunshine. He is turning into a great dog. No accidents in the house, ever! He sits, lays, shakes, speaks and we are working on roll-over. He is crate trained and behaves very well, he loves looking for food on the counter and in trash and we are working on breaking that habit. He was a jumper, but has gotten a lot better. All he wants is for every single person who comes thru the door to rub his beally. He thinks everyone is coming to see him 🙂 We adore and love him and I know he feels the same way.

We adopted Midnight 5 years ago this past December. He truly is the perfect dog. His description was "unflappable" and he truly is. He's great with all the kids that come to our house and wouldn't hurt a fly. We have loved a lot of dogs, but Midnight is the Big Guy. We adopted Rylee for Midnight from Lab Rescue to keep him company during the day. He is the sweetest boy!