Success Stories by Name

We adopted Ollie from your LRROF about a year after the death of our beloved lab Sedona. We weren't going to get another dog but, as often happens, our house got emptier each day. Ollie was a total joy. Everyone, including non-dog lovers, loved him. We're not quite sure he knew he was a lab, because he didn't want to go in our pool and really wasn't into playing fetch so he didn't seem to get the retriever part of Labrador Retriever. What he did excel at was sharing love. He brought a ton of comfort and joy to our lives as we, hopefully did to his. Sadly, several medical conditions took him from us on January 10th of this year. We say we won't be getting another dog but, of course, we will.....

We adopted Ordie, formerly "Joe/Thunder" a little over a month ago. LRROF saved him from the SPCA and treated his heart worm. He is 4 years old and at first we were thinking of getting a younger dog but I am so glad we were matched with him. He is the best dog ever, so please don't overlook the older dogs. He came home with us on Father's Day 2012 and it seems like he has been part of our family for years. He started answering to his new name right away and is named after daddy's job in the Navy. LRROF was awesome and made sure that we found the perfect match for our family since we have two small children. Ordie is so amazing with our kids and they love him so much. He is my buddy and is always at my side and loves to go on walk/runs with me everyday, it is nice to have a running partner. Since we are a Navy family Daddy is gone frequently but he is always super excited to see him when he comes home. He is currently going through some training at pet smart which he loves because he gets to play with other dogs. He is truly the perfect dog for our family and we couldn't be more grateful to LRROF for helping us find our last family member to make our family whole.

Oliver was rescued by Labrador Rescue in 2002. He was thought to be a "stud" dog due to his condition and was left on the side of the road in the Jacksonville, FL in a kennel in the heat of August. After being picked up by animal control, he was up for adoption with a sign next to his cage which read, "I am old, have not teeth and heartworms." Who would ever adopt such a poor soul! Lab rescue "rescued" him the day before he was euthanized and nursed him back to health. Ian and Amanda from Tampa agreed to foster him until he found a home. They were wonderful foster parents and loved him like he was their own. He came to live with me in October and was the sweetest, most docile lab you ever met. He was "Mr. January" in the Lab Rescue calendar a few years later. He brought so much love and joy to my life and then later to my husband who I met two years later. We laid Ollie to rest today. That "very old dog with no teeth and heartworms" lived with us for almost ten years after his adoption. In the end, healthy as a horse, his hips gave out on him. He went very peacefully this afternoon. Adopting a lab is the best avenue for pet ownership. Oliver would want everyone who visits this site to know that giving a second chance to someone like him is a blessing not only to the lab, but to the family who adopts him. He will be missed by so many, but he left with a graceful heart and he has his family and lab rescue to thank for the last 10 wonderful years he was able to spend sp...