Macey Black Labrador Retriever Female 10 Years Old #3606 & Luna #14 Yellow Labrador Retriever Female 4 Years Old #3607

Meet Macey and Luna! This adorable purebred duo are mother (Macey-black) and daughter (Luna-yellow.)  They were both living on a farm when their owner decided to downsize and needed to rehome them.  The owner reached out to Brookline for help. Macey and Luna are currently together in a Brookline foster home.  It will be decided once the foster learns more about them if they will be adopted out together or separately. Please read their blog from the bottom up to learn more about them while in foster care.

April 24

Day 3 since Luna and Macey came in to foster.

BOTH girls have the quintessential happy Lab temperament. They LOVE attention and offer it out with their LAB LEANS, kisses and wanting to get as close as possible to you face and body.

BOTH have exhibited a level of protectiveness of me and of what they are likely realizing to now be their “space and place” during foster. They have each let out a deeper woof/ alert/ attention bark when seeing people walk by the house in the alley. Not an ongoing incessant loud bark. Just a “letting you know we are here and keeping an eye out” bark.
No scolds of course, only a calm reassuring voice saying “thank you and it’s ok…” from me.

Additionally, they offered their lab welcomes to someone who came to mow my yard; because time is never abundant enough. They could sense he was welcomed into the yard and Luna leaned right in for pets from a stranger, who also has rescued and fostered dogs.  I think dogs just KNOW who their “kind of people” are…

To say we have been without some challenges though would not be correct. Having had free range on a farm with no set routine or schedule, potty issues in the house have been daily. I have offered ample and frequent outside time for business to be made there. It has been a trial and error to come to realize that they don’t really take to eliminating well or fully while tethered. So I have adapted to letting them wander, with me right around them after sensing they are not a flight risk. Although I would not let them out unattended and untethered, as part of the yard towards the front of house is not fully contained behind fencing.I have put each out on a lead of linked leashes and they revel in laying in the grass and hearing the bird song. The only fur friends of mine not too happy for the dogs infiltration of the yard are my squirrels. I have fed them as well as the birds and also provided a squirrel box, as shown in the little video clip with the squirrel looking down and chattering unhappily at the girls. I guess everyone is adjusting…!

The girls have their routine rescue/ foster vet appointments Friday May 1. I am suspect there might be UTI’s with the frequent peeing.

Beyond the adjustment and attempts at reading and understanding each other, the girls are truly fabulous and I stand by my prior thought that they will be amazing additions to a family/ families that see them and connect with who they are. I am not yet decided if they are bonded. But true to many parent child relationships, the child can test the waters. LUNA does that by butting in front of MOMMA MACEY. That is what I have come to call Macey. And MOMMA MACEY still exhibits nurturing parental tendencies by grooming/ licking at Luna. And at times, putting her paw over her face as if to say “no”.

I am crating them during my absence and at night while sleeping. They are doing well overall with that as I am sure that has not been done prior to foster.

Enjoying the birdsong

Squirrel not happy to see the dogs

Luna with some fetch. Momma Macey was briefly interested.

Luna Squirrel watching. Momma Macey keeping guard of passerbys.

April 22, 2026

Yesterday right after driving off the farm, a stop to bathe them was made as they ABSOLUTELY NEEDED IT! Honestly, we could have been there twice as long as we were for more rounds of lather and rinsing! They were super sweet and acommodating of the task! Arrival at my home went well with steps up the porch, doorways and general inside space, of which neither have had the luxury of enjoying prior.

Beds and treats a plenty waited them. They finally took to the beds (baby crib mattress)! Thank God for Facebook Marketplace!

Dinner was a quick intake. Hey, they are labs even in a new place food has its appeal!

Having been spending days prior prepping for their arrival, I was wiped and reluctantly headed to bed early at 8:15, anticipating a wake up as / when needed from them. Which came with a soft whimper at 3:30 ish am. A leash up and outside we went for a successful potty break. Luna has some loose stool though and likely from change/ stress/ and new food. Macey finally went poo this afternoon! Isn’t being on alert to the release of waste and bodily actions on every mom’s mind, regardless of 2 or 4 legged kids…?!?! Today has been another slow and easeful day. My yard is not fully closed in so I am most mindful of keeping them tethered for now. No doubt a huge adjustment from their free ranging on the farm!

I brushed them both today with 3 different types of brushes and they happily accepted the attention and tolerated each type of brush.Tonight I head to Philly to see Mel Robbins on stage with tickets I bought way back last September before joining Brookline. Although they will be crated for about 7 hours, they will have been fed, pottied and given treats before I leave and given how things went last night I think all will be good.I will likely put on soothing music, for sure nothing like morning doves cooing in the barn they are likely familiar with!

These two are SUPER SWEET, LOVING, FRIENDLY AND SOCIABLE GIRLS!They will be amazing family members when the time is right and ready!

April 21, 2026

Beautiful 10-year-old black Macey and her 4-year-old yellow daughter Luna had their Rescue Ride off the farm this morning. Their new foster met us to pick up the girls. Our first stop was a Pet Supplies Plus store for much needed baths. The girls did smell like the farm. They are both incredibly sweet and friendly girls. We then went to Kim’s house to help the girls settle in. I am so thankful Kim was willing to foster both dogs. While we don’t think they are bonded, time will tell. I will look forward to reading their blog updates. I know they will thrive in her care.Welcome to the good life Macey and Luna.