Farm to Family – Bash

We adopted Bash, a 6-year-old handsome chocolate lab, the end of March. Since day one, he has been a wonderful addition to our family, which includes our 4-year-old yellow lab, Ginger.

Bash spent the first years of his life on a farm as a breeder dog. When he was no longer a viable breeder, Bash was rescued by Brookline, bathed, updated on vaccines and placed with a loving foster family.

In foster care, Bash held a very special place in the hearts of foster mom, Jackie, and her family who will never forget this 110-pound dog who was just full of love. The first night in foster care, however, he howled and howled. It seems he was a Velcro dog and just needed to be around his people. About 4 days into fostering, Bash let out the biggest sigh of contentment and slept soundly, probably for the first time. We are so grateful to Jackie and her family for helping Bash along on his journey from the farm to our forever home.

Once with us, Bash was a bit anxious for the first week or so, but he did well with lots of cuddles and attention. We sat and even laid on the floor with him for many parts of the day and gave him plenty of love. Within a few days he was running around in the yard and playing tug with Ginger!

We are still working on walking loose leash, but he enjoys these walks very much. Bash loves to be close to his people! I’m not sure how much human attention he got while on the farm, but he really soaks it up and seems to look adoringly at all of us.

Bash is a very sweet and loving dog. He is a little anxious when he is with us at our campsite, but he does enjoy saying hello to our dog neighbors and taking long walks. The best part is that Bash and Ginger are the best of friends. It didn’t take long for the two of them to bond, and it is almost as if Ginger is his “emotional support dog”.

We are so grateful to Brookline Labrador Retriever Rescue for the exceptional job the volunteers do in picking up the dogs from the farm, placing them in foster care and supporting fosters so that the dogs can go to a forever home successfully.