Addie #3 Yellow Labrador Retriever Female 4 Years Old #3801

Meet Addie!  Addie, a beautiful almost 4-year-old Dudley yellow Labrador, had her Rescue Ride today. She was surrendered by her owner who is moving into a small apartment and was unable to take Addie with her. She was heartbroken but wanted the best for her girl Addie. Addie is temporarily residing at Kamp until we can find a foster home for her.  Read her blog from the bottom up to learn more about her.

June 4, 2026

Addie is doing really well. She is out if the quiet room and is in a run. She is excited to see me which is nice to see. When she is in the arena she will run over to me. She loves butt scratches and smacks. I even threw a ball and she caught it.

Recently we have skipped the arena and started taking straight to the small yard. The first 2 days, she just wanted to go on a sniffari. Really had no interest in interacting. The past 2 days she has started to relax and began to approach us for some scratches. She is very sweet. I scratch her butt and when I stop she turns really fast to face me then gives me her butt again.

She still hasn’t completely relaxed but she is doing better.  No more growls, she will bark to let her out. She also does not like to be leashed. We are using the slip lead. So we use it as a reward. Let me put this on you and we can go to the yard. She is good then. We absolutely have to use it to bring her in. She does not want to go back to her run. She puts the breaks on. I don’t blame her. She won’t take treats in the small yard. She isn’t completely relaxed yet. Everyday she takes more baby steps. We follow her lead.

May 29, 2026

Addie is currently residing at BCK. She is in a section the call the quiet area. That way she can decompress without a lot of foot traffic going through. It also is adjacent to a play area.

Addie was very shut down. She is very scared and growls when you walk past her crate. She is not aggressive she is fearful. This is scary and confusing for her.

The first day Addie wouldn’t even approach me. I sat in the play area. I did not interact with her. I let her walk near me. Each time she would move a little closer. Never close enough for me to touch her. I am trying to let her feel comfortable with my presence without me stressing her out.

Day 2 Addie was more relaxed. She came over and smelled me. I offered her a piece of string cheese. She took it but would immediately drop it. I would toss it to her but she was too nervous to eat it. She did approach me a few times and I actually got to stroke her back. She sat next to me for a few minutes. We are definitely making progress.

Today day 3, Addie was really excited to see Logan. She was jumping around, wagging her tail. It was wonderful to see.

She is still a little reserved with me.  Logan spends a lot of time with her. She approached me. I was able to get her to eat 2 sticks of string cheese and some duck jerky. She allowed he to pet her chest and shoulder.  She wags her tail a little when I speak softly to her. I think in a few more days she will be more comfortable with me.

We are making progress small baby step. It’s important that we go slow with Addie until she feel comfortable. They have brought dogs through the quiet area. Addie saw them, she was curious but not reactive.

I am looking forward to spending more time with her. She still growls at us when we walk past her kennel. This is scary for her. She will be more comfortable as time goes on.

May 26, 2026

Addie had a long road trip from Mechanicsburg to Pennridge Animal Hospital for her basic vaccines then onto BCK. Many thanks to Sue for taking care of her appointment, meeting us at the veterinarian’s office and transporting her to BCK. She was wonderful in the car. She definitely is going to need some time to decompress. She experienced many changes in her life today. Deb will be working with her on some basic training and to determine how she does with other dogs. This is an unknown although she was not reactive to other dogs when her previous owner was still able to walk her. We know she is good with young children (she lived with a 5 and 9-year-old) and a cat. Hopefully she will be able to be moved into a foster home soon. Welcome to Brookline Addie!