Hello everyone, my name is Dekoy or affectionately called “Buddy” or “Big Guy”.  I am a black lab and black & tan coonhound mix.  Everyone that has seen me, says I am very handsome.  Along with my good looks, I behave pretty well too.  I walk well on the leash as well.

I would love to be someone’s walking or running buddy.  Don’t let my age fool you.  I am almost 6 but have energy like a 2 year old.  I am housebroken and crate trained.  My new foster family has taught me to sit & wait for my food.  I have two 4 legged foster sisters that I get along with.  We can all sit together & get our treats.  I think my foster mom just likes having our tails go across the floor, to do her sweeping. LOL!

I stay in the crate during the day.  I have just been promoted to sleeping at night on the dog bed in my foster parent’s room.  I have been very good about sleeping all night.  Well thanks for checking me out.  If you are looking for someone to give lots of labby kisses to, throw the ball and go for walks, well I’m your guy. 

Love,
Dekoy

Please fill out our online application and have a home visit to get onto our approved list to adopt. http://www.labadoption.org/adoption-process/adoption-application

Hi Perspective Labby lovers!   I would be Grover (Or as my Foster dad calls me Wiggles),  this is probably due to the fact that my rear end never stops waggin’ and it looks like I am wigglin’ but darn it,  I just love people!!  I am a real sweetheart of a Labby just waiting for my forever home, and I am 8 years young.  I think I have managed to steal the hearts of of my foster parents. I have settled in as a family member since I came to live in my foster digs. I am fully potty trained, and even signal my foster mom and dad every time I need to use the facilities.

I eat well, and my foster dad says he has never seen a Labby that does not live for eating like I do. I eat all my breakfasts and dinners, I do not require much.  I am in great shape and have lots of muscle.  One nice thing is I do not use that muscle to be the ”bull in a china shop”, I mind my manners very well.  I am not a counter surfer and I do not get into the garbage, which has really impressed the foster rents. This past weekend my 76 year old foster gramma came to stay with me and she took me for walks and said I was a such good dog because I did not pull on the leash when I was being walked.  Normally my foster parents let me outside (off leash I might add) and I stay right close and I have no desire to stray away. They keep telling people how trust worthy I am, why not, I know where I have it good!!!  (This Labby didn’t fall off the turnip truck after all)

I am a very devoted labby, I adjusted very well to my surroundings and when it is time to settle down, I am all about it. My foster parents sit down for a night of relaxing and I willing to do the same. I am a real cuddler for sure. Please give me a good hard look, I am probably the labby that would make your house a real home.

Thanks for giving me a read……Grover (aka Wiggles)

Please fill out our online application and have a home visit to get onto our approved list to adopt. http://www.labadoption.org/adoption-process/adoption-application

ADOPTION PENDING!
Let me introduce myself.  My name is Abby.  I just turned 7 years old.  I am friendly to all, love people and dogs and cats.  I love to fetch and will roll the ball to you with my nose or my foot, as well as put it in your hand if you like.  I am crate trained, housebroken and ride well in the car.  I sleep through the night and can be trusted in the house while you are gone.

I came from a single adult home.  My previous owner had a change in living arrangements, and I was no longer able to stay with her.  I was sad, but I am having fun in my foster home, and have adjusted quickly to this change in my life.

Hello Labbie Lovers!!

My name is Checkers (yeah, you read right) and I am a 3 year old black lab who is looking for my forever home. I came into LEARN when my family was moving and could not take me along. So now I am in this thing called, “foster care” and living life because I have a foster brother and sister to play with me!!

I have a blocky-like head that the vet’s office says, “looks great”…I guess that means I look handsome. I am kennel and potty trained and walk great on a leash. I don’t bother the cats at all and love going in my kennel to relax…in fact I am in my kennel now while I am typing this bio. I am looking for a home that will appreciate me and all my quirkiness. Hold on because I have to go outside and do my business (editor’s note…while Checkers was outside, his foster dad wrote this…”Checkers loves to jump up on the kitchen counter and table to grab anything he can. He also likes to relocate shoes. He does not chew on them; just move them around the house.”)

Okay…I am back J let’s see…anything else about me??? I do like to carry around toys in my mouth and de-stuff them to get to the squeaker. They are so much fun to play with!! I am on the skinny side right now, but my foster parents are working hard to put some weight on me…extra treats and more food is my current diet.

If you would like to know more about me, please give LEARN a call. I have to see what new things I can get into!!

Sincerely,
Checkers

Please fill out our online application and have a home visit to get onto our approved list to adopt. http://www.labadoption.org/adoption-process/adoption-application

Hi Everyone,

My name is Cooper or Mini Coop as my foster mom calls me.  I’m an approximately 8 month old lab mix that was picked up as a stray and saved by LEARN because my time was up at the shelter. 

My foster mom says I’m very sweet and a quick learner.  She’s always giving me kisses and telling me what a good boy I am.  I’m house-broken, crate trained, know some commands like sit, but I am learning how to walk correctly on a leash. 

I’m staying with 2 dogs and 2 cats and get along with all of them. I love playing tug and wrestling with my foster brothers, we also like to play chase – that’s when one of us is it and other dog chases us around the house trying to catch us. I’m very fast and hardly ever get caught. Foster mom gets mad at us sometimes because we make too much noise when we wrestle, but we give her that look and she starts laughing and lets us continue playing.

I would really like to have a home of my own, a family to love, play with, and teach me new things. Oh, I forgot to tell you I help with the laundry – I pick up any clothes that are left on the floor and run around the house with them so you know someone didn’t clean up after themselves. They learned real quick to pick up things they don’t want me to get.

If you think I would make a great member to your family please contact LEARN and let them know you’re interested in me Coop.

My name is Kate!!! I came to be a LEARN dog because I was found as a stray.  Since I had no name and am as cute a button, my foster mommy calls me Kate (or Katie).  She says I’m as pretty as the Princess Kate!  I appear to be approximately 1 year old, a purebred and am extremely shy/skittish.  Any loud noise or fast movement will send me scampering to any one of my safe zones, of which my favorite is my crate. 

My foster family lives on a farm and amazingly I do absolutely wonderful off leash, not going far outside the 30’ radius of my foster mom’s lead.  We go on multiple daily off-leash walks during which I prefer to stay right next to my foster mom, but will occasionally venture out to explore with the other dogs. I don’t mind the lawn tractor, ATV, or the vacuum, but look out if the ice-maker should drop a load of ice in the freezer.

I love the game of fetch and am slowly learning that if I drop it at my foster mom’s feet she will throw it again. Love that! I love to ride in the car, absolutely LOVE to swim, but I still have to be fed in a closed room all by myself before I will eat.

I live with two older dogs and a puppy and am very good with all them as well as any new dogs I meet.  The farm has three cats and the neighbor’s farm has 6 cats. I have never taken any interest in any of them, the chickens, or the horses.  But wow! – those neighbor bunnies are fun to chase. But my mommy said I can’t do that anymore and I’m trying really hard not to. I am hoping for a Forever Home that will help me continue to learn that the world isn’t a scary place, that enjoys some daily exercise, but not too much because I do love my naps!

Oh yeah, forgot to tell you that I am on the small side, only about 60#.

ADOPTION PENDING

Introducing Samantha – a 7 y.o. owner surrender; she was originally adopted out from us back in 2007, but then her Dad died in 2009 followed by her Mom’s increasing medical issues brought her back to us.

We don’t know how she is with cats now (she was with cats in her first foster home 4 years ago and ignored them) but she interacts well with other dogs when she is off-leash, even when meeting them for the first time. She knows to let her crotchety foster brother alone and is slowly learning to actually play with her foster sister; we’ve gotten some play bows and a bit of subtle romping so far. She is house and crate trained.

Samantha knows sit and stay very well, walks decent on leash – there is tension on the leash but by no means is she trying to walk you – she likes to weave back and forth sniffing. She has been tested a number of times for off-leash work and has done well, but this is also when she has been with her foster fur-siblings. Her recall is decent and she knows ‘down’ and ‘off’ but needs to work on it. She loves to swim – not necessarily play fetch in the water but to just swim. All experiments in off-leash walking went very well. She does enjoy playing fetch and will keep going and going. Surprisingly, Samantha is careful where she walks – she makes sure she doesn’t step into “land-mines” at home or at the park, even during playtime.

One problem that we are working on is that she is leash defensive when meeting new dogs – after a couple of minutes of practice walk-bys then walking side-by-side with new dogs she is then ok. UPDATE: Her leash defensiveness is getting better and better. At another foster home, she had no issues meeting the resident dogs while she was on leash, nor at the park.

Samantha has already graduated to sleep time freedom, but she is crated when I leave; this is for her stressed out foster brother’s sake. She is good with kids of all ages, will follow you around the house, and just wants love in return. She weighs in at 77#, a tall and lanky gal – not an ounce of fat on her.

Can you give this mature a girl a new home?
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Howdy everyone….Jake here.  I’m a LEARN return because my family’s living conditions changed and they had to surrender me back to LEARN. 

I’m 10 years old but think and act like I’m about 5 or 6.  I’m in great shape and quite handsome as you can see by my pictures.  I’m on the smaller side (about 60 pounds) and not hyper at all.   I love to play around with my foster brother so a home with another furry child would be great.  I’m a really nice guy who gets along with everyone, adults, kids, dogs, cats.  

I like to fetch and walk around with tennis balls in my mouth.  Give me a belly rub and I’m as happy as can be.  I’ll give you a signal by barking if I have to go out because I will not do it in the house.  I like walks and love to ride in the car.  I would fit in good with a family that isn’t real active or with a senior citizen.  So, if you’re looking for an older gentleman, you can stop right here because I’m your guy.

Cash is a 1 year old purebred lab who is big and handsome.  He loves swimming, walking, playing fetch, and car rides.  Cash gets along with everyone and other dogs.  He should be taken to obedience class because of his age he needs to work on his manners.  He has a very sweet and goofy personality that will make you laugh with some of his antics.

Cash also has hip dysplasia so he cannot jump off docks or jump for a Frisbee.  He was brought to several surgeon and they all agreed that surgery was not the best option at this time.  With proper nutrition and exercise he may never need surgery.  He has full mobility of his hips and is not in pain.  Due to his hip dysplasia he will need to be exercised everyday either by walks or swimming therapy and be kept on a grain free diet with supplements.  His mobility has increased greatly with daily exercise and he loves doing it.  Cash will give his forever family unconditional love and laughter for the rest of his life.

Lab # 2156

HI, my name is CJ and I am a energetic 6 y/o female lab. My foster parents say I am a  good girl. I would love to find my new forever home soon so I can settle in for the rest of my life.

I would like to tell you a few things about me. I am well trained, listen very well and I don’t need to be on a leash; I stay close and don’t run. You’ll be happy to know that I don’t require a fence either.

I went to T.O.P.S. in Grayslake for 2 weeks, which is a doggie boot camp – so that should tell you I know my commands well. I can also scent locate. Oh, did I mention my greatest passion? Fetching – I could do it ALL day long; give me a tennis ball and watch me go. Get this, I can use my mouth to toss it back too you too! I am a multi-talented girl. My foster family didn’t crate me right from the day I came into their home, there was no need with my history, they trusted me. I am a really small, petite girl about 40-45 pounds. I love to ride in the car, love the water, and ride well in a boat. I get along well with the other dogs in the home and you should be happy to note that I am not a barker.