Chloe
- Age 8 years
- Sex Female
- Size 95 lbs
- Fixed Yes
- House Trained Yes
Contact Lauren for information: Lgfarth@gmail.com
Chloe is perfect inside the home. She is quiet, mellow, and has never destroyed a thing. She has free roam of the house 24/7 with a doggie door currently. She loves a cozy chair or couch for lounging and spends much of her time on her “princess throne” (aka a large ottoman) staring out the window at the activity outside. She has no temperament issues – no fear or aggression has been seen. The only thing she is a danger too is your sandwich, so food should not be left out and the trash can is tucked away. She is a dog, who likes to be around her people, but she is not a Velcro lab. She is many of the things people usually enjoy about this breed. She is friendly, cheeky, playful at times, and lazy at others. You get 4 o’clock “is it dinner time yet??” check ins and excited hops and tippy-taps. Her original age was thought to be older than we believe her to be now. She is showing no real signs of aging yet- no arthritis, no whitening of her fur, no health problems at all currently. Her eyes just started to look a bit cloudy that hint she is likely a more mature adult then younger one. She had a large cyst two years ago on her neck that was removed by the shelter. The cyst was benign. Like many labs, she loves her treats, so her weight should be watched to be kept at a healthy level.
Other dogs: Chloe says yes please! She has done well with all ages, sizes, and genders of dog visitors to our home. She has even spent time at doggie daycare and boarded well. She would love another dog in the home. The best fit for a dog companion would be one who is more medium energy like she is. She is a very submissive girl, who loves to play at some times, nap at others. Therefore, the more bossy or very high energy dogs were not much fun for her.
Cats: She barks at the cat who walks the fence of our yard and on leash perks her ears and quickens her step but does not act aggressive. We are not sure how this would translate to living with one. It’s maybe better to avoid sharing space with a cat until she is safely introduced to one.
Children: She lives with a baby now and does great. She has done well with other children who have visited the home. However, we know she would most enjoy children at a ready to play age. She gives loud sighs when the crying baby disturbs her beauty rest and drops her toy near the baby in hopes of play. She is also a large lab at close to 100 pounds. So ideal age for children in the next home would be 5 and up.
Leash: She has had a lot of training in this area! She is unfocused outside the home in general but overall does well on walks now. Especially in more calm areas and with routine versus busy city streets. Like the lab she is, everyone is a new best friend and everything something fun to explore. She does still bark and pull towards other dogs on leash especially if the other dog is acting rowdy as well. We have been working on this. She used to do this with people and dogs behind fences on walks, but that has become an uncommon occurrence by now, so it is trainable.
Where I am from: Chloe was a neglect case. The shelter won custody of her in court. The shelter took care of her physical needs, and she was adopted by her current family. It is their understanding that during her neglect she was only inside, knew the yard only as a space to do her business, ignored most of the time, possibly for years, and might have spent a lot of time in a crate (she has been observed using a crate as her safe space on occasion). Her current family has helped her transition from an awkward rescue lab, who did not even know how to play, to your average happy lab. Due to her neglect, she needs help focusing in new environments and does best avoiding very busy chaotic ones. She will need continued training to help her not get overexcited with dogs on leash. She would do best in calmer environments like suburbs and not a city apartment where the busyness can be overstimulating. Her current family adores this lab. Due to complexities in their life, they are making an unanticipated international move. Coming along would be difficult in so many ways, and her family wants stability for her even if that means not with them.
Approved RMLR adopters only please. This adoption will be done outside of RMLR but the family would like to work only with people approved through RMLR. The family would like to stay in contact in particular to support her training needs as they have worked very hard with her to get her to where she’s at.