Lumira Black Labrador Mix Female ~1-2 Years Old ID#3780

Meet Lumira!  Lumira is a sweet and playful Labrador mix that is estimated to be 1-2 years old. Lumira was found tied to fence outside of a factory in Philadelphia. Her finders brought her to ACCT Philly but the shelter environment was a scary place for Lumira with all the noise and commotion. The shelter reached out to Brookline to see if we could help to get her out of the shelter and into a quiet foster home so that she could find her forever family.  Luckily, a foster home was found.  Please read her blog from the bottom up to learn more about her while in foster care.

August 3, 2026

At the shelter, Lumira was in isolation because of a doggy cold going around. Lumira’s energy levels are making up for lost time. She has been in foster care for 24 hours, and she is a sweet energetic girl.This morning we went on a 1 mile run, and walked a mile back home. She did great, and it did not deplete her energy for the rest of the day. We have walked 3 additional times since our morning run. I will be curious to see how her energy levels level out once we get in a routine.

Lumira loves walks, but pulls hard against the leash… at least for the first mile of a walk. She has a prey drive and is excited to see bunnies and squirrels in the neighborhood. She has no major reaction to loud city sounds (cars going fast, banging sounds).She is in puppy mode, she loves toys (hard chewer), gets the zoomies and loves walks. On walks, she takes great directional cues and corrections (excluding pulling… but I am sure that is related to excitement). She is excited to see all dogs from a distance, but we have not met any dogs together. Videos from the shelter show she plays as hard as she walks and chews toys.She is curious and has a great sense of direction in the neighborhood already. She gives appreciative kisses, and an occasional head lean. Coming into foster care, she only knew the word “sit”. But I think she is picking up on: walk, outside, stay. We will continue to work on these words. She is a smart, intuitive girl.

I can tell she will be a great adventure buddy.

August 2, 2026

Thankfully foster mom Monique gave Lumira her rescue ride from ACCT Philly today. Lumira was found on July 9 tied to a fence outside a factory in Philadelphia. She was sweet and playful with her finders who brought her to ACCT Philly Animal Shelter but was petrified at the overcrowded shelter. Brookline received a message from Sarah Barnett, Executive Director of ACCT Philly, asking me if Brookline Lab Rescue could help Lumira. Sarah has been working in animal care for over 20 years. Sarah saw that Lumira was exhibiting fearful behavior but was a great dog that had the potential to blossom out of the shelter. Sarah and the behavior team worked with Lumira and brought out her playful puppy personality. She warmed up to me quickly during her evaluation and was unfazed by my scary assess-a-hand.Lumira was approved to join Brookline on 7/19 but unfortunately she tested positive for pneumovirus. This diagnosis meant she needed to be the only dog in her foster home. That’s not an easy foster to find. Monique who has no other dogs kindly offered to foster Lumira but had travel plans and couldn’t foster her until today.

Every day we had to wait, Lumira had the chance of being timestamped due to length of stay but against all odds, Lumira had her rescue ride today.

Monique reported that half the car ride Lumira  was curious, then she slept the rest of the ride. What a good girl! Once they arrived home, Lumira had a nice walk around the block, drank some water, and nibbled on her food. Lumira had some zoomies already and she loves her toys. It sounds like Lumira is off to a good start. Welcome to Brookline Lumira!