Goober Black Labrador Retriever Mix Male 1 Year Old ID#3426

Meet Goober!  Goober is a friendly, and active Lab mix that was found stray and brought to a shelter.  He is now safe in Brookline’s care.  Please read the blog from the bottom up to learn more about him.

January 17, 2025

Goober is becoming a very good student! He is very eager to please, and to learn new things. He is getting much better about his jumping on people, but still forgets himself and will jump on the gates because he’s so excited to go outside. He loves toys, but does not seem to have the retriever gene. He’s happy just to run around and entertain himself with the toys. He’s a very happy guy and absolute love bug. I was sitting down at one point and he half crawled into my lap to cuddle!

He’s going to be a great addition to a lucky family!

I had Goober meet another dog today. They were a bit uncertain of each other at first, but ended up playing fairly well. Goober likes to play with his front feet, and jumping on the other dog. I can see why some other dogs may not enjoy that style of play. If they had more room to run, they might have played differently.

January 8, 2025

Yesterday, Goober was good in the car after the first couple of minutes on his rescue ride from the shelter to Kamp.  He greeted everyone happily when he arrived.

Goober is settling in well on his first day at Kamp.  He is a very sweet, and affectionate dog.  He loves to lean against you to get petted, and then will flop over to get a belly rub.When he gets excited, he does currently jump up on you.  He’s very tall, so he can lick you right in the face!  This is something that we will work on while he’s here at Kamp.  He does respond to him name, and knows “sit.”  He’s very gentle taking treats.

He can be strong on leash, but has already started getting the idea that pulling doesn’t work.

He is very curious and has enjoyed exploring his new home.