Jewel Yellow Labrador Retriever Female 4 Years Old ID #3502

This gem of a dog was a stray in NE Philly. She deserves a better name and we chose “Jewel”. Jewel is a 76 lb. unaltered yellow gal who has a URI but is doing really well. She’s eating, drinking and is really pleasant considering her recent time as homeless and at the shelter. Please read her blog updates from the bottom to the top

January 11, 2026

FM was away on business this past week so the freckle nosed gal was home with FD and they had a great bonding experience.

While she likes both of us, she’s spent more time with me because I usually work from home.

Jewel’s URI is now fully resolved and she’s also nearing the end of her heat cycle.

When she’s not walking around indoors with a toy in her mouth, she’s outside exploring the yard and rolling in the grass.

Now that she’s feeling better and settling, we see Jewel being much more trusting, affectionate and snuggly.

We’ve also seen just a few instances of naughtiness around food and garbage. It was just 2 times and we understand that she was homeless and likely had to eat out of the trash. The longer she is in our home and regularly fed, the less she’s interested in scrounging and more interested in regular mealtimes. Like most labs, we could set a clock by her reminders about breakfast and dinner!

We are both happy to continue working on her health so that she can find her forever home.

I think we can also safely say that this pretty Jewel of a pup is also happy now that she’s a Brookline dog

December 23, 2025

She’s had no accidents and learned the bells and doggy door today. She likes rolling on her back in the yard. It was super cute to see.

Jewel is clearly crate trained but I brought her into the bedroom onto a dog bed around 11 pm last night and she slept there until I woke up at 6:30 AM.

Then she fell asleep today sitting up in her crate.

Jewel had her first shower today. In addition to shedding some shelter stink, it helps with the URI.

While she didn’t volunteer to enter the stall, she was a gold star student when the scrubbing began.

Here is a clean pupper picture. ( She placed those toys there!) She is enjoying having options. She bounced back forth between the crate and her bed all day.

Shhh- don’t tell Jewel, but I think Santa may bring her a new bed for the bedroom!

I look at her sweet self and imagine little orphan Annie singing her to sleep with “I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here!”