In April of this past year we lost our boy, Vinnie, after 15 long wonderful years of loving him. Originally, we had no intention of getting another lab as fast as we did, but when we came across Buddie's (Buddy) beautiful face, I just could not move past his story. Buddie was used as a breading dog and housed in outdoor crate in the Florida heat for 4 years. When he was rescued by the group and fostered by his amazing foster parent's he had never been inside a house, played with toys, or had the love that he deserved. We contacted the rescue and applied to adopt this precious boy, and Kerry and Jason were kind enough to keep him an extra few days until we returned from vacation and could pick up our new baby. Buddie has adjusted to the changes so well over the past six months, he now has many lazy days resting on the fluffy couches and chairs instead of a hard crate, playing with toys, long walks and he LOVES to travel with us...absolutely loves car rides and just wants to be with his people. He is a lover of everyone, other animals, and does not have a mean bone in his body. We realized that Buddie saved us from the hole in our hearts after losing Vinnie as much as we saved him, he is appreciative of every kiss and cuddle and so are we.