| Gracie's Story -
Princess
was saved from being put to sleep, by Las Vegas Labrador
Rescue with the help of a shelter in Arkansas. Since we
were so far away, they helped us arrange transport to
get Princess to a volunteer in Texas. Immediately she
was welcomed with open arms (Lucky, another LVLR Happy
Tail was with her).
Her new
foster home noticed her itching really bad, so they
decided to take her to the vet. Come to find out,
Princess has worms and mange! It was very hard to do,
but she had to stay in isolation (at the vets office)
for almost 3 weeks to get better!
Once she
was out, she returned home to her foster family, shiny
and new! They were able to love on her and spoil her
rotten for about a week, until her transport came up.
A lot of
volunteers pooled together to get Princess from Texas to
Las Vegas, and every single person that helped wanted to
keep her! Lucky for her new family, they had filled out
an application about a month prior to that and were
anxiously awaiting her arrival.
It was love
at first sight for Josh and Beth - they took her home
the very next day. Now renamed Gracie, she is doing
wonderfully and finally has the chance at life she
deserved! Here is what her new family had to say about
her adoption.
My
husband and I have wanted a dog for several years,
but the timing had never seemed right. We knew we
wanted a Lab puppy, but figured we didn’t have
enough time to train a dog or spend ample time with
one. A few months ago I was talking with a co-worker
who had adopted several dogs from Perfinder.com. We
thought we might look and just see what the process
of adoption was. That is when we came across LVLR’s
website. As soon as we saw our Gracie, (the dog
formerly known as “Princess”) we fell in love with
her. We knew immediately that rescuing her was
perfect for us. She was housebroken and crate
trained, and we could spend lots of time with her
since our schedules in the spring are pretty open.
After
many weeks of waiting due to some health issues and
travel problems, Gracie finally arrived in Las Vegas
February 20; although it sounded like everyone that
helped transport her from Arkansas to Vegas wanted
to keep her! And who wouldn’t…she is perfect! Gracie
seemed a little weary the first few hours, but I
think once she figured out that this was her
‘forever’ home, she settled right in. Gracie is the
most lovable dog I’ve ever seen. She is so quiet and
sweet, but loves to play with us and other dogs,
especially at the dog park or on walks. Gracie is
also great with our 3-year-old niece and the
neighborhood kids who all want to pet her. Gracie’s
favorite thing is to roll on her back and have her
belly rubbed. When she’s at home she just cuddles up
with us no matter where we are. She has definitely
made herself at home.
We’ve
taken Gracie on a few outings, like hiking in Red
Rock and to the Bark in the Park. She loves being
around other dogs, and just walks around checking
everyone out. She never barks, growls, or is
aggressive toward other dogs or people. We’re in our
second week of obedience training, where Gracie is
the star pupil, of course. She masters all the
commands easily and quickly, and sits quietly with
us while the other dogs are barking and jumping. We
just couldn’t be happier with her.
We are
so thankful to LVLR for giving us the opportunity to
have Gracie in our lives. She is the perfect
addition to our family, and we’ll continue to look
on the LVLR website when we’re ready to give Gracie
a new brother or sister.
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