ADOPTED!

Meet Daisy! She is a sweet 5-year-old female chocolate Labrador Retriever with piercing golden eyes. She has a beautiful soft brown coat with a gorgeous thick ruff around her shoulders. Daisy was surrendered to WCLRR when her family went through a divorce and found that they couldn’t keep her.

Daisy loves being with people and is a Velcro girl. She doesn’t wander far from her foster mom and is quite happy to quietly nap in a crate in her foster mom’s home office during the workday. Daisy is shy and reserved when meeting new people but will come over for pets once she warms up to them. Daisy doesn’t jump on people she doesn’t know but will sometimes jump on her family to show them how excited she is to see them when they return from an errand! She is easily startled by loud noises and sudden movements. She is not a fan of noisy appliances like vacuum cleaners.

Daisy is a medium activity dog, although she does get very excited and will jump around when her foster mom takes the ball or tug toy out to play. She likes to play tug with a rope toy with a ball at the end. The ball squeaks, but she doesn’t seem all that interested in making it squeak. Daisy can pull hard when playing tug, but when you drop the rope, she will drop it too. Daisy will chase a rubber ball but isn’t great at bringing it back. She’ll usually pick it up, carry it a few feet, then drop it. Daisy spent a few days with a WCLRR volunteer with a pool, and we found that she LOVES swimming! Daisy enjoys walks but could use some leash training. When walking in a quiet neighborhood, she weaves back and forth and occasionally pulls a bit. When walking in a park where there are a lot of other dogs and activities, she pulls quite a bit.

Daisy is cautious when meeting other dogs, preferring to meet quietly rather than quickly engaging in play. She lives with another lab with a strong personality, and they get along well, but she was a bit nervous at first. She has met dogs on walks but doesn’t seem overly interested in playing with them. It takes Daisy some time to warm up to new people and animals.

Daisy is house-trained. She had a couple of accidents the first couple of days she was in her foster home, but the accidents stopped as she felt more comfortable in the house. Her new family will want to take her outside frequently until she gets used to her new environment.

Daisy has not shown any resource guarding issues. If anything, she’ll eat a few bites of her food, then walk away to look for her foster mom before returning to her food.

Daisy has not lived with cats. She has not exhibited any desire to chase another creature. She recently saw a bunny on her walk and just ignored it. Given her low prey drive, she would likely be OK with small pets after an introduction.

Daisy does not like sleeping alone and sleeps in a crate in her foster mom’s bedroom. She goes into her crate easily and sleeps through the night, waiting for her foster mom to get up in the morning. Daisy is very excited to start her day and is usually bouncy first thing in the morning. She goes outside to potty then comes in for her breakfast.

Daisy’s ideal home would be in a calm, quiet environment with a family or couple around most of the time and will have the patience to help her feel secure in a new environment. She can be a bit fearful of new sounds and situations, and her family will want to work with her to build her confidence. She is a bit overweight and needs to lose a few pounds, so a home with swimming would be an excellent way to help her lose that weight.

Daisy is spayed, up to date on her vaccines, and microchipped.