Chardonnay Yellow Labrador Retriever Female 4 Years Old ID #3804

Meet beautiful Chardonnay! She is a former breeder momma who is looking for a special home to spend her retirement. Chardonnay is 4 years old and a gorgeous dark yellow color.

August 15, 2026

Beautiful Chardonnay is continuing to embrace her new life off the farm and is making wonderful progress every day. She is becoming much more comfortable inside the house (she started chewing on bones ☺️) and is eating well. At night, she sleeps soundly in her crate in our bedroom. When we are away from home during the day, she stays safely and happily confined to the laundry room with the resident dog, Kota. Here is a peak at them home alone from the security camera:

Although Chardonnay’s sweet personality is shining through, she has a few fears she is working to overcome. She is still a bit unsure about foster dad when he comes home from work or into a room after he has been gone for a while. She barks, but quickly warms up to him for snuggles and treats. We have had a few visitors lately – human and canine. Chardonnay has been fine with the visiting dogs, but new people make her nervous. She shows her anxiety by barking, but if given a little time, she eventually warms up. We had avoided having guests over at first to let her acclimate, so this is a new experience for her. We will continue to expose her to more people in the days to come without overwhelming her.

If there is one thing Chardonnay absolutely loves, it is water! She seems to feel most comfortable when she is splashing around in the baby pool or the splash pad. Check out this incredibly cute video of her playing in the splash pad:

Unfortunately, Char will be taking a mandatory break from the water for the next two weeks to recover from her spay surgery. Her surgery went very well, and she is now officially retired from the puppy business!

We are so proud of how much her confidence has grown. She did an amazing job walking right into the vet’s office for her surgery—a massive improvement from her last visit! However, when it was time to pick her up, Char decided she wasn’t quite ready to walk. She refused to get up, earning herself the royal treatment: the vet techs wheeled her out to the car on a gurney like the true princess she is!

After her recovery, Char will be ready to start looking for her forever home! Could Chardonnay be the right dog for you?

August 1, 2026

Chardonnay continues to settle in and is coming out of her shell more every day—we love to see her true personality shine through. She loves hanging out on the sofa and is always happy to cuddle.

Chardonnay is eating and sleeping well. We started leash training in the yard. While she is fine being on the leash, she really does not understand what she is supposed to do yet. We did, however, manage to walk around the house on a leash and into the vet’s office. We will continue working on this at her own pace.

Chardonnay was a model patient at the vet. Although she was a bit scared, she enjoyed the attention that the staff gave her. She is in great health and is scheduled to be spayed in mid-August.

We made a minor adjustment to her routine this week. After she staged a successful breakout from her downstairs crate, we moved her to a crate in our bedroom at night. She is sleeping well there. When we leave the house, she hangs out in the laundry room with our younger resident dog. They are doing great together. We believe Chardonnay will do best in a home with another dog she can learn from and feel safe around.

Speaking of other dogs, Chardonnay has officially started playing with our resident dogs. It is incredibly sweet to watch—please enjoy a few clips of their playtime:

Finally, in true Lab fashion, Chardonnay discovered her absolute favorite thing: water. We set up a baby pool, and she immediately started splashing around. You can see how much fun she is having here:

She is such a joy, and watching her confidence grow has been the best reward. Stay tuned for more updates!

July 26, 2026

What a difference a few days makes! Chardonnay continues to be a quiet house guest and still prefers the safety of her crate; however, she is starting to explore the house a little more each day.

She no longer needs to be coaxed and leashed to go outside; she follows foster mom right out the back door and promptly does her business. She follows FM around the backyard but is starting to explore further and further away before she runs back to FM to check in.

We introduced each of the resident dogs to Char separately, and everything went well. We had no issues or growling, and the pups are peacefully coexisting with each other outside and around the house. Char is definitely more interested in FM than the other dogs, and she is still a little nervous about FD. He is tall and scary, but when he sits down, she will approach him cautiously and allow him to pet her—this is getting better each day.

Char continues to eat well and sleep through the night in her crate. Today she followed FM and the other dogs upstairs and down again. She was cautious, but she has clearly done steps before. Good job, Char!

Chardonnay is quickly getting attached to FM. Since our other foster dog was placed this morning, Char has moved into her spot as my assistant when I do my computer work. It was good to see her lay down outside the crate and relax.

Here is a video of her cute little personality starting to shine through:

July 24, 2026

Chardonnay entered foster care yesterday. She had already traveled 2 hours by car when we met her. After we got her in our car, she rode very well on the 40-minute drive back to our house. She just laid in the back seat still and quiet—she had had a long day by that point. She was extremely nervous about the move from her only known life to two different cars to a strange house with 3 other dogs.

Once she was out of the car, she let me guide her by leash to her crate inside. She stayed there for the rest of the day and slept through the night without a peep. She is eating fine as long as I mix some canned food in with the dry, and she will take high-value treats from my hand. She is very shut down and needs some time to decompress. She did grumble at the resident dogs when they got too close to her crate initially, so we gated off a bigger area for her and are keeping our dogs further away to allow her the space she needs right now. She was reported to do well with other dogs on the farm, and the grumbling is not something that concerns us.

Chardonnay will allow me to sit with her and seems to enjoy being petted. She is very sweet and gentle. She just seems unsure of her new environment, which is completely understandable. She will come around once she gains some trust in us and confidence in herself. Stay tuned!