Lars # 2 Chocolate Labrador Retriever Male 5 Years Old ID #3504

Lars #2 has joined Brookline as a foster dog over the holidays. Please follow his updates by reading from the bottom to the top.

January 4, 2026

Lars is a very sweet and affectionate chocolate lab. He instantly took to everyone in our family. He seems to be more attached to me than my husband so I believe that in his previous home the wife may have done more with him. He is doing extremely well with my daughters and loves all the attention.

He is constantly making sure he knows where everyone is. Lars loves playing ball. He also got very excited over a squeaky ball we had. He did very well meeting the horses but was wary of them due to their size. He also did very well checking out our peafowl and chickens. The birds were very vocal and flapping about after seeing our new house guest but Lars did not get excited, he instead just smelled the air and pointed at them like a classic bird dog. Once inside he met our ferret through the cage and just gave him a sniff. Lars has not barked through all of this excitement. He is a very gentle and easy going guy. He has a great recall, as soon as someone calls him he is right there with you. He is very eager to please. He knows the command sit very well also. He did want to rush through the door to go outside which may just be the excitement from today but we are working on sit and stay and waiting for the command to go when going outside or through gates, etc. He is catching on fast to what we are asking. He walks very well on the leash around our yard. Will update when we take him off the property. We have not had any accidents in the house at this time. We have taken him outside a few times and he has done a lot of marking of the area but no pooping yet. Lars loves the couch, he couldn’t wait to come up and cuddle with everyone. He waited to find out if he was allowed when he first got here but you could read his mind that he was wanting to come up. We are looking forward to seeing him settle in more over the next few days and getting to know him better.