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
What began with a simple question led Christie to Labradors and Friends, a community she now calls family \u2014 and to a senior dog named Bradley who waited nearly two years for his forever home.<\/p>
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Lucy is back with LAF, Jesse continues learning to trust, Marilynn is still waiting, Rudy has arrived, and we share the story behind six years of Pulls for Pups in Weekly Tail Wag #010.<\/p>
Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/figure>\n\nSeptember 25, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\nOnce a LAF Dog, Always a LAF Dog: Lucy Is Back ❤️<\/h2>\n\nThree years after being adopted, Lucy unexpectedly found herself back at a shelter when her family’s circumstances changed. Now she’s safely back with Labradors and Friends, and we’re determined to get our million-dollar baby back into a home.<\/p>Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/figure>\n\nSeptember 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\nTara, Part 3: Finally Home ❤️<\/h2>\n\nFrom a confiscation case and months in a shelter to backyard zoomies and a family of her own, Tara\u2019s journey has come full circle. After waiting for the right dog, one family discovered Tara had been waiting for them, too.<\/p>Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/figure>\n\nSeptember 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\nJesse, Part 2: Learning to Trust<\/h2>\n\nAfter 473 days in a shelter, Jesse is learning that freedom is only the beginning. With a patient foster family by his side, he\u2019s taking his journey one small step at a time.<\/p>Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/figure>\n\nSeptember 16, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\nFremont: Why We Always Take a Second Look<\/h2>\n\nFremont came to us overlooked, hurting and in need of medical care. Thanks to the people who helped us say yes, he received the care he needed\u2014and today, this sweet boy isn’t waiting anymore. He’s home.<\/p>Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n1<\/span>\n2<\/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}]}}
Three years after being adopted, Lucy unexpectedly found herself back at a shelter when her family’s circumstances changed. Now she’s safely back with Labradors and Friends, and we’re determined to get our million-dollar baby back into a home.<\/p>
Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/figure>\n\nSeptember 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\nTara, Part 3: Finally Home ❤️<\/h2>\n\nFrom a confiscation case and months in a shelter to backyard zoomies and a family of her own, Tara\u2019s journey has come full circle. After waiting for the right dog, one family discovered Tara had been waiting for them, too.<\/p>Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/figure>\n\nSeptember 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\nJesse, Part 2: Learning to Trust<\/h2>\n\nAfter 473 days in a shelter, Jesse is learning that freedom is only the beginning. With a patient foster family by his side, he\u2019s taking his journey one small step at a time.<\/p>Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/figure>\n\nSeptember 16, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\nFremont: Why We Always Take a Second Look<\/h2>\n\nFremont came to us overlooked, hurting and in need of medical care. Thanks to the people who helped us say yes, he received the care he needed\u2014and today, this sweet boy isn’t waiting anymore. He’s home.<\/p>Read Their Story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n1<\/span>\n2<\/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}]}}
From a confiscation case and months in a shelter to backyard zoomies and a family of her own, Tara\u2019s journey has come full circle. After waiting for the right dog, one family discovered Tara had been waiting for them, too.<\/p>
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After 473 days in a shelter, Jesse is learning that freedom is only the beginning. With a patient foster family by his side, he\u2019s taking his journey one small step at a time.<\/p>
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Fremont came to us overlooked, hurting and in need of medical care. Thanks to the people who helped us say yes, he received the care he needed\u2014and today, this sweet boy isn’t waiting anymore. He’s home.<\/p>
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