From freedom rides and urgent rescues to foster updates and second chances, follow the dogs whose lives are changing every day at Labradors and Friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once running out of time at the shelter, Bronco is now thriving with his forever family. From beach adventures to making friends with children and other dogs, this chocolate Lab’s happy ending is everything rescue is about.<\/p>
Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/figure>\n\nNovember 10, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\nA Sunny Sunday, New Connections, and a Little Boy With a Big Heart<\/h2>\n\nAn impromptu adoption event brought new connections, hopeful beginnings for Frida, plenty of puppy love, and a special visit from four-year-old Sasha, whose generosity continues to inspire us.<\/p>Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/figure>\n\nNovember 10, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\nVolunteer Spotlight: Susan Amador<\/h2>\n\nLabradors and Friends volunteer Susan Amador with Alfalfa, a shy rescue dog who found his forever home after spending time in LAF’s care. Susan has dedicated more than 14 years to helping overlooked dogs find love and second chances.<\/p>Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/figure>\n\nOctober 31, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\nVolunteer Spotlight: Shannon Williams<\/h2>\n\nOne shelter dog who didn’t make it out inspired a promise. The next dog was Blacky, a partially blind pit bull who found his forever home with Shannon Williams. More than a decade later, Shannon is still keeping that promise, one rescued dog at a time.<\/p>Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/figure>\n\nOctober 25, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\nWeekly Tail Wag #014 \u2014 Still Here. Still Hoping. Still Worth It.<\/h2>\n\nSeven dogs still waiting, a volunteer celebrating eight years of second chances, four adoptable sweethearts, and an award-winning Oliver! Catch all the heartwarming stories in Weekly Tail Wag #014<\/p>Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/figure>\n\nOctober 18, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\nStill Here. Still Hoping. Still Worth It. ❤️<\/h2>\n\nSeven dogs. Seven unique personalities. Seven hearts still hoping. Meet Baby Girl, Twinkle, Marilynn, Kira, Connor, Baxter, and Venus \u2014 seven incredible rescue dogs who have been waiting for someone to see what we see in them. Could you be their number one?<\/p>Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n1<\/span>\n2<\/a>\n3<\/a>\n4<\/a><\/div>\n\nNext Page<\/a>\n<\/nav>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From freedom rides and urgent rescues to foster updates and second chances, follow the dogs whose lives are changing every day at Labradors and Friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-288","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":298,"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/288\/revisions\/298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
An impromptu adoption event brought new connections, hopeful beginnings for Frida, plenty of puppy love, and a special visit from four-year-old Sasha, whose generosity continues to inspire us.<\/p>
Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/figure>\n\nNovember 10, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\nVolunteer Spotlight: Susan Amador<\/h2>\n\nLabradors and Friends volunteer Susan Amador with Alfalfa, a shy rescue dog who found his forever home after spending time in LAF’s care. Susan has dedicated more than 14 years to helping overlooked dogs find love and second chances.<\/p>Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/figure>\n\nOctober 31, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\nVolunteer Spotlight: Shannon Williams<\/h2>\n\nOne shelter dog who didn’t make it out inspired a promise. The next dog was Blacky, a partially blind pit bull who found his forever home with Shannon Williams. More than a decade later, Shannon is still keeping that promise, one rescued dog at a time.<\/p>Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/figure>\n\nOctober 25, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\nWeekly Tail Wag #014 \u2014 Still Here. Still Hoping. Still Worth It.<\/h2>\n\nSeven dogs still waiting, a volunteer celebrating eight years of second chances, four adoptable sweethearts, and an award-winning Oliver! Catch all the heartwarming stories in Weekly Tail Wag #014<\/p>Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/figure>\n\nOctober 18, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\nStill Here. Still Hoping. Still Worth It. ❤️<\/h2>\n\nSeven dogs. Seven unique personalities. Seven hearts still hoping. Meet Baby Girl, Twinkle, Marilynn, Kira, Connor, Baxter, and Venus \u2014 seven incredible rescue dogs who have been waiting for someone to see what we see in them. Could you be their number one?<\/p>Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n1<\/span>\n2<\/a>\n3<\/a>\n4<\/a><\/div>\n\nNext Page<\/a>\n<\/nav>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From freedom rides and urgent rescues to foster updates and second chances, follow the dogs whose lives are changing every day at Labradors and Friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-288","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":298,"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/288\/revisions\/298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Labradors and Friends volunteer Susan Amador with Alfalfa, a shy rescue dog who found his forever home after spending time in LAF’s care. Susan has dedicated more than 14 years to helping overlooked dogs find love and second chances.<\/p>
Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/figure>\n\nOctober 31, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\nVolunteer Spotlight: Shannon Williams<\/h2>\n\nOne shelter dog who didn’t make it out inspired a promise. The next dog was Blacky, a partially blind pit bull who found his forever home with Shannon Williams. More than a decade later, Shannon is still keeping that promise, one rescued dog at a time.<\/p>Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/figure>\n\nOctober 25, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\nWeekly Tail Wag #014 \u2014 Still Here. Still Hoping. Still Worth It.<\/h2>\n\nSeven dogs still waiting, a volunteer celebrating eight years of second chances, four adoptable sweethearts, and an award-winning Oliver! Catch all the heartwarming stories in Weekly Tail Wag #014<\/p>Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/figure>\n\nOctober 18, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\nStill Here. Still Hoping. Still Worth It. ❤️<\/h2>\n\nSeven dogs. Seven unique personalities. Seven hearts still hoping. Meet Baby Girl, Twinkle, Marilynn, Kira, Connor, Baxter, and Venus \u2014 seven incredible rescue dogs who have been waiting for someone to see what we see in them. Could you be their number one?<\/p>Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n1<\/span>\n2<\/a>\n3<\/a>\n4<\/a><\/div>\n\nNext Page<\/a>\n<\/nav>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From freedom rides and urgent rescues to foster updates and second chances, follow the dogs whose lives are changing every day at Labradors and Friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-288","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":298,"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/288\/revisions\/298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
One shelter dog who didn’t make it out inspired a promise. The next dog was Blacky, a partially blind pit bull who found his forever home with Shannon Williams. More than a decade later, Shannon is still keeping that promise, one rescued dog at a time.<\/p>
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Seven dogs still waiting, a volunteer celebrating eight years of second chances, four adoptable sweethearts, and an award-winning Oliver! Catch all the heartwarming stories in Weekly Tail Wag #014<\/p>
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Seven dogs. Seven unique personalities. Seven hearts still hoping. Meet Baby Girl, Twinkle, Marilynn, Kira, Connor, Baxter, and Venus \u2014 seven incredible rescue dogs who have been waiting for someone to see what we see in them. Could you be their number one?<\/p>
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