Jax #4 Chocolate Labrador Retriever Mix Male 3.5 Years Old ID#3185

Meet Jax!  This lovable big boy is a 3.5 year old Lab who was  surrendered to Brookline by no fault of his own.  Jax was adopted through Brookline in 2025 but his new Dad recently passed away and due to his size, the owner’s mother is not able to care for him. Jax is loved but the family made the difficult decision to surrender him so that he would be able to live a life they he deserves.  Please read Jax’s blog from the bottom up to learn more about his time while he was in his previous foster home to learn more about this big handsome guy.

July 27, 2026

Jax was adopted out from a Brookline foster home in 2025.  Unfortunately, his adopter recently passed away. After Jax’s dad passed away on June 18, he moved in with his 76yo Grandma.  Jax is a big boy weighing in at 145lbs which make it very difficult to care for Jax and give him the exercise that he needs.

Jax is very lovable and thinks that he is a little lap dog.  He is great with people and children and does well with other dogs. He got along with cats in his previous foster home as well.

Jax is fully housetrained and does well on free roam in the house, though he is known to check out what you have laying around on the kitchen counters.

Since Jax is a young, active, and big dog, he is looking for someone who can handle him on leash and give him the daily exercise that he needs and also help him brush up on some manners training. Five training sessions will be covered by Brookline for Jax’s new family.

If you are interested in fostering to adopt Jax, please reach out to info@brooklinelabrescue.org

 April 10, 2025

We have been a busy house lately so we haven’t posted an update. I will be working with Lesley to finalise Jax’s information and make him available for adoption as soon as possible. We have so enjoyed getting to know this big goofball over the past weeks. He has become a part of the family and we are excited for him to find his forever home very soon!Jax attended the Mason Dixion event where he loved meeting some lab buddies. His bark of excitement was expressed many times over. He attempted to enjoy some of the delicious food there as well!

The photos taken of him were adorable as he met all his new friends.

We have continued our exercise and controlling food portions as well as some manners. He is making improvements but we also get a kick out of his random moments of goofiness. He is still very convinced he only weighs about 20 pounds.

March 26, 2025

Jax attended his Vet visit today and was a great patient. He weighed in at 142 pounds so we celebrated his weight loss so far! He was a fan favorite with all the staff and enjoyed the car ride. We celebrated his weight loss success with a pup cup from the new 7 Brew in Mechanicsburg.

March 23, 2025

Jax has continued to open up and get more comfortable with us. He is loving his daily walks and appears to have slimmed down some. We are still working on pulling on the leash. Jax loves being around all our family especially the kids. He really thinks he is a lap dog and wants to cuddle all he can! We have our first vet visit this week and I look forward to seeing if he has lost a couple pounds and get him a good checkup!

March 16, 2025

Jax has settled into our home routines quite well. We continue to keep walking him daily and I think we are already seeing some loosening of his harness. I have mastered a new talent of 4 dogs walking at once.

He loves to be a part of our daily lives. He sure enjoys his buddy Murphy who is our 2 year old Corgi. He is convinced they are the same size!

When we aren’t busy playing and exercising Jax loves to cuddle!

We are continuing to work on manners. Jax definitely is food driven and wants to try all

he can to counter surf or take food right from your hands! We continue to encourage good behavior habits.

March 11, 2025

Jax did very well overnight. We discovered he is a little unsure of the stairs but wanted to be with us so he made the trip up and down with some encouragement and support!

We had another busy and active day for Jax. He has become glued to us all rather quickly! We started the morning enjoying a couch lounge while we had coffee. Once the kids were off we took off on a nice walk on this sunny day! Jax did almost a mile and did well on his leash. It was a bit more calm in the morning so we didn’t meet any new friends along the way.After our walk we made a trip to the Canine Spa in Dillsburg to see how he would enjoy some swimming. Thinking this would be easy on his joints as he seems to definitely be struggling at his weight. We discovered Jax probably hasn’t been exposed to water much or if ever. We had to encourage him into the water where he completed a couple laps. He was much happier to just watch after that! We gave him a nice shower there before we headed home. All the dogs took a nice nap on the way home.We enjoyed some time outside while the kids played after school. He wants to be involved with everything we do. Looking forward to what tomorrow brings with this sweet big bear!

March 10, 2025

We picked up Jax the big brown bear this afternoon. He did well in the car ride. He was nervous and went from sitting to standing a lot but a great passenger nonetheless.Once we got home Jax met all our family and everyone welcomed him with open paws and arms. He was great with all the dogs, cat and our kids. He truly is a gentle giant. I went to have a weight check done on him so we can get a good food plan set for his weight loss goals. He came in at 151.6 pounds. After his visit there we made a trip to pick up my son and then home. Again, he was a great passenger.We headed home to enjoy the lovely spring weather and he played outside with the dogs and we enjoyed a walk to the bus stop and a short after dinner walk. He is very spent at this point in the evening. He met several dogs on our walk and was great meeting each one. He definitely will pull when greeting and seems excited to make new friends!I am looking forward to working on leash manners and getting him healthy. Looking into some options to help control his walks a little easier. He will make such a great addition to a family and seems to adapt well. It’s a bright future for this sweet boy!