Buddy - Labrador Retriever Dog For Adoption

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puppies placed in foster homes in the north/northeast. In the cases where the pet is somewhere other than Arkansas, it will be noted beside the name of the pet. 7/8/17 Buddy was found and taken in by a good Samaritan. He appeared to be a stray and after asking people living in the area where he was found, it was discovered that he had been living in a ditch for several weeks, surviving off of people's garbage. Poor guy. We don't know how he became separated from his family. He had recently been neutered and actually still had a stitch from the procedure but it was ready to come out. The kind lady who rescued him tried to find his owner and did every thing possible but no one ever came forward to claim him. Months have passed now and it is time for Buddy to have a home of his own again. Buddy appears to be a full blooded chocolate Lab. He is very friendly and sweet natured. He has the typical, happy lab personality. Buddy had a limp when he came into rescue, and once we had him examined and x-rayed it was determined to be an old injury, probably hit by a car. One of his hips was broken and had healed wrong. So Buddy underwent surgery to remove the femoral head of the hip joint. He is doing great now and does not seem to be in any pain. He does still have a limp, but this is more from the mechanics of walking without that part of the joint, and not so much a limp from pain. Buddy needs a home that does not include very young children. It is just too much of a risk that they may try to climb on him. While Buddy does love all people, he is a bit protective of that hip and may snap at a child if he/she were to try to climb on him. He does get along very well with the kids in his foster home, but they are aware of his needs and they are careful not to do anything that may hurt him in the hip/rear leg area. So it would really depend on the children in the home. Buddy gets along well with other dogs but again, if they try to jump on him especially in the hip area, he gets grouchy. He just needs a more calm and peaceful environment. Buddy seems to be about 4-5 years old. He is heartworm negative and up to date on shots, flea/tick control, etc. He is a large lab, weighing in at 107lbs when he went in for surgery. He needs to lose a few pounds and should probably be in the 80-90lbs range. Buddy is very loving and affectionate. He loves to cuddle, go for car rides, and just be near someone. He will make a wonderful, loyal companion. He is house trained and crate trained. He is located in Arkansas but out of state transport is available once he is adopted. For more info, email kelley.aasr@gmail.com Our typical adoption fee for puppies younger than 6 months old is $300-$350, and for older puppies and adults, the usual fee is $250. This includes spay/neuter if old enough, (If not old enough for spay/neuter, the puppy will be adopted on a spay/neuter contract, which will require the adopter to have him/her spayed/neutered no later than 6 months of age), up to date age appropriate vaccinations, dewormings, flea/tick treatment, and heartworm test (if over 6 months old) as well as heartworm treatment if they test positive. There is a transport fee of $140 per dog. We use Uber Dog Animal Rescue Transport, and you can see more about them at www.uberdogart.com. For more info regarding adopting, email kelley.aasr@gmail.com. Thank you for considering one of our rescue babies!

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