Pearl #4 Black Labrador Retriever Female 6 Years Old ID#3470

September 21, 2024

Miss Pearl has been with us nearly two weeks now and is loving life off the farm. She is discovering how to do new things every day and you can almost see her feeling better as she is getting healthy.  We’re pleased to say that her paws are almost completely healed, and she’s thrilled to not have to wear a boot anymore. Pearl seems to have settled into our routine quite well, including chilling in the crate for about six hours on the days that FM has to go to work. She only barks for just a few minutes before settling down to rest. When FM gets to work from home, Pearl prefers to rest on the couch. During the night, Pearl prefers to just sleep on the floor next to FM’s side of the bed on blanket. She will get up and follow FM if she gets up, but then she’ll lay right back down. Pearl has done all her business outside as well. Yay Pearl.Pearl hasn’t really shown any interest in toys or bones as of yet, but she was interested in her goody box she got from Brookline today. She’s sporting a little minion action too.

Pearl has started to try to play with resident dog Bella, but they haven’t gotten too crazy yet. And the big yella dog, Sadie, tends to be the fun police if she suspects there’s fun going on.

Pearl had many firsts over the past couple of days. She will now go up and down a full flight of stairs as if she’s always done it. She had reinforcements as she was just starting out, one step at a time. Things are always easier when friends help.Then just last night, she willingly climbed into the car on her own after an evening at the local pub where she was the hit of the night. She just chilled on the floor listening, even when there was rather loud music playing. You can see in the one pic if you zoom a bit, that while we were at an outside seating area, she was 20ft or so from a cat. She just watched it curiously. She has also had a few positive encounters with our two resident outside cats, but we’re not getting too close just yet.She’s such a sweetheart that loves pets and enjoys laying on the couch with her people.

September 10, 2024

Meet Pearl. Pearl is an almost 6yo (her birthday is in December!) black Labrador.  She was sprung from the farm where she was in a concrete kennel nearly all day every day.Due to that she has some scrapes and tears on her paw pads and a couple minor hot spots we’re watching. This must be causing her some pain, as she limps and sometimes hops (avoiding that paw). We’ve been limiting our walks and attempting to stick to the grass. We hope after her vet visit at the end of this week, we’ll get some meds to aid in her healing so she can start to be more active.Other than that, she is a complete doll. She LOVES her people. She walks like a dream on the leash, sometimes even behind us. Of course, she’s nursing a paw so that may change. She has been eating well, and we’re hoping to add a couple pounds to her.She’s adapting to living in a home for the first time at a pretty normal pace for a farm girl. She’s mastered all the doors and a few steps, We’ll hold off on a full flight til she’s healed up.She got to meet and hangout with my 19 month old granddaughter today. She did great, some heavy sniffing at first, but then she was not phased. Stay tuned for more on the black beauty, Pearl.