Bingo #2 Yellow Labrador Retriever Female 2 Years Old ID #3282

February 15, 2025

Meet Bingo, a beautiful, sweet, and very friendly almost 2-year-old yellow female Labrador Retriever with the softest and shiniest coat who is in need of a new place to call home. She is being surrendered because her owners do not feel they are giving her the time she deserves.

Bingo is an absolute love bug. If you look up Velcro dog in the dictionary, you will see a picture of Bingo!!

She can be very needy and wants to be attached to you at all times but has tons of love to give.

When we brought her home last Monday, she investigated the house and the yard and there was a lot of pacing and barking.  She is also very strong and needs work with her leash skills. Her sleeping routine was also a challenge as her previous owner had slept with her on the couch since day one. We attempted the crate that did not go over well and she would not settle until one of us lay on the couch with her to sleep. Fast forward 4 days and we are starting to see a very different side to this sweet girl. Yes, she is still very Velcro and has some separation anxiety but her barking is becoming less frequent (she responds to beans in a can). She is now sleeping in our bedroom and most nights she will sleep from 11 PM until 5:00-6:00 AM. She has settled into a nice routine of waking up, outside to the yard for a potty break and then breakfast.  FD is currently home and off of work but she is still a little too much for him to handle for a walk (hip/knee issue) she has been going on a morning walk with our son followed by playtime outside. We have had much better success using either a front clip harness or a prong collar and a longer leash. This girl LOVES to sniff and explore.

So many good things to sniff!

We are working on inside play with puzzles and activities to keep her occupied and stimulated throughout the day. She is becoming more interested in playing fetch and loves a good round of tug of war and she really enjoys a Kong with peanut butter or searching for treats in her snuffle mat.

When I get home from work at 7:00 PM, we eat dinner (she’s a good eater and will sit until she is released to eat), clean up, and go for another walk (usually about 2 miles), and then more play until time for bed. Bingo has also learned that Gladys the cat is the Queen of this castle and we all just live in it, including her. I won’t say they get along but she respects Gladys’ space and doesn’t get too close. She has seen her claws and doesn’t want to be on the wrong end of them.