Hi! My name is Coco Bean. I'm 84 lbs. of sweet, chocolate Labrador
"lusciousness"! I'm super soft, and I love pets and my belly
rubbed. I'm living with my foster mom and dad til I find my
"furever" home. Hopefully, I will find it by Jan. 30th when I turn
9 years "young". Don't let that age fool you… I'm very
active and if I didn't have a few grey hairs around my muzzle you would
think I was a youngster! I'm working on my "girlish" figure
trying lose a few pounds, so green beans, carrots, apples and blueberries are
my friend. I'm very smart, sometimes a little stubborn (so my foster mom
tells me…). I know sit, down, paw, wait, stay and come. I don't chew,
dig, or pick up stuff off the floor. Once in awhile I will get into the
garbage ( BUT, it's not really my fault cuz my foster dad forgot to take
out the garbage and BOY did it smell good! I couldn't resist !! )
I've been known to drink from the toiIet if the lid is up. What can I
say??? It's cool and refreshing!! I take treats gently. I am polite and
wait when you feed me. I wait at the door and don't barge in and knock
you down. Well….. most of the time…. Sometimes I'm just in a hurry! I
love to ride in the car. I know how to use a doggie door. I sleep through the
nite on my favorite couch or dog  bed where I can watch what is going on
outside. I can be trusted in the house alone. I'll just nap while you are
away. I LOVE the pool and will retrieve tennis balls ( sometimes 2 at a time)
forever! My foster mom and dad think the water is too cold right now but,
I'm a Lab! I'm built for cold water and I LOVE it! I will play catch
with you in the greenbelt too. I love, love, love tennis balls! I need to be
the only dog in the house because I like ALL the attention. I like other dogs
to play with at the park or at a play date at a friend's house, just not
living with me in the same house. I'm pretty much perfect EXCEPT I
haven't been on a leash and walked much in the past. I really don't
see what the big deal is that I pull and zig zag all over…. BUT,
I'm  learning not to pull and zig zag all over. Blah, Blah,
Blah…It makes my foster mom and dad happy so I'm trying really hard to
be good. If you would like to meet me (I highly recommend it!), contact my
foster mom. You won't be sorry!

Jack is a very energetic and fun dog that loves to chase balls and be
around his people. He is a neutered 4 year old Black Lab mixed with
a pointer breed. He weighs in at 70 pounds but it is all muscle!
Jack is very smart, loving, and loyal. His favorite thing to do is to chase
balls into the pool and he’ll bring it right back for another throw.
Even when he is very excited to play ball, he has learned to stay on command
and only retrieve it when released. Once playtime is complete Jack settles
into his engaging and calm personality.

Jack came to DLRR in December, 2024 because he had too much energy for a
young busy family. The original owner stated that Jack was obtained from a
breeder specializing in Pointing Labs for hunting dogs. 

Jack has urinary incontinence and wears a belly band in the house during
the day. He is housebroken; he just occasionally dribbles a few drops
unknowingly. DLRR has performed extensive diagnostics on Jack and found his
anatomy to be intact. Traditional medications have not been 100% effective
for his incontinence. Additionally, Jack is overly exuberant on car rides. A
successful management strategy includes Kong toys embedded with frozen
treats.

Overall, Jack is a joy to be around and everyone who has spent any time
with him falls in love with him. Jack is crate trained although he is not
destructive in the home when left alone. He uses the dog door and sleeps on
his dog bed through the night. He is friendly with strangers and other dogs.
Jack is well behaved on the leash and when he sees other dogs, he is
interested but not reactive. He has been very gentle with a visiting 18-month
granddaughter. After receiving enough exercise, he settles down and loves to
cuddle with his people. He is equally affectionate to men and women.

The best adoption match for Jack is a home with a pool and enough backyard
space for good exercise. Owners should prepare for ample exercise time in the
mornings and evenings. Anyone looking for a running partner, agility dog,
dock diver or hunting dog?

Luna (20) is a 63 pound, 8 year old, spayed, female black lab with a big
heart – both figuratively and literally. She is shy at first and very timid,
but after a few weeks, she will come out of her shell and is really a very
sweet, loving, loyal dog. She loves to go on walks – although not very far –
and car rides, but mostly she loves just being with her people and getting
her ears, neck and belly rubbed. She is house trained and can be left alone
to her own devices for several hours. Her favorite toys are stuffies and toys
that squeak. If you toss a toy, she will saunter over to it, pick it up and
gently bring it back two or three times – and then she is done with that
game. She can use a doggy door, but prefers to go in and out the human door.
She is good with children and other dogs and is ambivalent about cats.

As noted above, her heart is enlarged and she has a significant heart
murmur. Her heart condition makes any surgery impossible unless it is for
life saving purposes. The vet has recommended that we monitor her respiration
while she is sleeping, and if it ever gets above 35 breaths per minute she
should be brought into the vet’s office immediately. Her current
sleeping respiration rate has stayed between 14 and 20. This condition is
currently stable and could remain so for several years. She is on a grain,
sweet potato, chicken, and legume diet, with no salt to support her heart
health This can be purchased premade or a recipe to make it can be provided.
She takes trazodone twice a day for anxiety and pimobendan twice a day for
her heart condition. These medications will need to be provided to her for
the duration of her life.

Meet Mozi: Single 4.5-year-old chocolate Lab seeking loving family to
spend quality time together! I love snuggling, long walks through the
neighborhood, snuggling, playing with my toys (especially my stuffed toys),
snuggling, hunting for socks, snuggling, taking naps, snuggling, playing with
my foster sister, and snuggling. Nothing fills my heart more than spending
time with the people that I love! I do not love cats, spending time alone, or
the vet but I do love car rides and sleeping in my crate. I’m very
well-mannered!  Of course, I’m house trained and you should be
too! I’m seeking a family that is home the majority of the time so that
we can snuggle! All of my friends say that I am the sweetest and most
enjoyable, easy-going companion and that any family would be so lucky to have
an amazing girl like me!

I am also so special that I come with my own chair to eat in! It’s
true! I call her Bailey because it’s my Bailey chair for my
megaesophagus. I love sitting in her to have my meals and hang out with my
foster family for a while after I eat. I know that my foster mom would be so
happy to show you how easy it is and how much fun I have in it!

Picked up as a stray by the Yavapai County Animal Control in Prescott,
Wabi-Sabi was taken to the Yavapai Humane Society where she spent a month
before being taken into DLRR.  Upon meeting her, her foster realized why
the shelter had named her Wabi-Sabi.  She is truly beauty in her
imperfection.  She is a perfect example of why we choose a Labrador
Retriever to be our companion.  She is 2 years old, affectionate, funny,
smart, energetic, loves toys, people, pets and other dogs to play with. 
She has a beautiful shiny, soft, black coat in a sleek body at only 53.5
pounds.  Yet, her limp shows her imperfect front right leg. 
According to the vet, she may have been injured as a puppy and the injury was
left to heal on its own.  The result is a front right leg with curved
bones that causes her foot to turn out. She drags it when walking.

Wabi-Sabi is still a puppy (we know Labs never grow up) and full of
energy.  She plays ball and runs as long as she wants.  She and her
6-year-old foster sister play very well together. Swimming would be great
exercise for her as long as she used the stairs to get in and out.  She
is curious and loves to explore.  She might excel in low-impact
activities like scent work or therapy dog.  The vet’s advice is to
let her set the pace.

She is crate trained and house trained (no accidents).  She knows
basic commands like sit, down, stay, come, wait.  She sits for her food
and can wait at the door.  She pulls a little on the leash, but she
isn’t going to be the dog to take on long walks.  Short walks are
good.  She will go anywhere.  She travels well in the car and got
right into the motor home.  She will be your travel companion.  She
doesn’t seem to have any separation anxiety. She has some excitement
when meeting new people and jumps up a little.  This can be worked on
with her healing.  Occasonally, she puts her paws on the counter. 
A firm “nope” seems to be all that is needed.  She will
respond well to the boundaries.

She will be a beautiful and loving companion to anyone willing to accept
her imperfection.