Coal

FKA Bagel
Litter The Breakfast Litter
Adopted 2/17/2019
Origin State Louisiana
Lu's Labs Team Donna Whitaker (Southern Foster) + 15 Transporters!

Coal is an absolutely awesome 1 year old black lab. I have been a volunteer with Lu's Labs for almost 5 years. When we were ready to add a new member to our family, where else would we go but Lu's Labs.

Coal is a typical active, fun loving boy who keeps us on our toes. He loves his big brother Cotton, a 10 year old White German Shepherd, and follows him everywhere. We are blessed to have him as a member of our family and can't imagine life without him!

- Alice & Jim M.

Hunley

FKA Harley
Adopted 10/24/19
Origin State Louisiana

"We fostered for about 10 months before finally adopting Hunley. He was from a shelter in Louisiana and came to us after having pneumonia, plus being HW+ and having some complications from neutering. Watching him settle into his life in our home & his routine post-heartworm treatment has been the best part of adopting. After 7+ months with us he has finally relaxed into a lazy, silly Momma's boy who just wants snuggles and food. He loves his daily regiment of fruits & veggies, his long walks on the trail, dipping his paws in water (but not past his elbows), and belly rubs. He's delightfully uncoordinated, doesn't fetch, and hogs the bed, but we love him anyways."

- Jeanette N.

Porter

Adopted 8/8/2018
Origin State Texas
Lu’s Labs Team Chloe Vaughn & Kelsey Goodwin (Fosters)

Porter is the best thing to ever happen to us… we wonder daily how he possibly ended up in a shelter or how we got so lucky to adopt him. He's a quirky goof that loves snacks, sleeping, car rides, ducks and special walks/trips (he knows it's special because he wears his harness). His favorite place to go is Grandma's… she's heavy handed with the snacks. But he has enjoyed wineries, family get togethers, parks, pools, and our summer vacation in Maine. Porter is low energy but gets the wildest zooms at the most inconvenient times. At the dog park he just stands next to us and tilts his head asking when it's time to leave. Porter has gotten more snuggly over the years and has progressed to "nose boops" as his form of a kiss. Since we've had him he’s been a foster brother, tackled his fear of the stairs, met many neighborhood cats (through their windows), and mastered the art of selective hearing when it's time to get off the bed (there's just no room!). We love our Lu's Lab so much and thank everyone involved in saving his life!

- Katelyn & Keith H.

You can follow Rufus’ adventures on Instagram at @rufustherescuelab

Rufus

FKA Chase
Adopted 1/25/2020
Origin State Louisiana
Lu’s Labs Team Julie Larro (Adoption Coordinator), Elizabeth Shae (Foster)

Rufus aka Chase aka Rufuloof was a long time coming! After saying over and over to friends and family how much I wanted a pup and window shopping on Lu's Labs for years, I finally decided to apply. These past few months have been filled with the most love, puppy cuddles on the couch, and dog fur on everything! Even though he's a southern boy from Louisiana, Rufus has been loving his life in the big city of Washington DC with all the new friends and smells to keep him entertained all day long (he is extra loving that now mom is home all day!) Mom also thinks Rufus would make a great comfort dog one day; he has a talent for finding the people that need a little puppy love on our walks who tell us how much he makes their day when he says hi.

I can't imagine having adopted Rufus anywhere besides Lu's Lab's. The adoption coordinator and the foster mom's (both southern and northern) were such an integral part in helping make sure that Rufus and I would be a good match, and I feel so grateful every day that they saved him. Lu's was also amazing walking me through the Heartworm journey with Rufus. He was adopted Heartworm positive, and Lu's was constantly with me, talking me through every step, for which I am beyond thankful. There's no way we could have done it without them. Thank you Lu's Lab's for all that you do! Love, Elena & Rufus

-Elena J.

Carson

FKA Barney
Adopted 1/20/18
Origin State Louisiana
Lu’s Labs Team Cassi Sung (Adoption Coordinator), Tanya Michel (Foster), Kathy Campbell (Foster), Pam Ohle (Home Checker)

There are no words that can fully express how grateful and lucky we feel to have Carson (aka Mr. Carson aka Pupface aka The Chocolate Meester) in our family and watching him grow over the past two years brought us inexplicable joy. When we brought him home, he was full of puppy energy (vet estimates put his age at about 1 year) and just so, so much love. He is the smartest, goofiest, bounciest, must exuberant dog ever, and loves a great round of fetch, a long walk in the woods, or just a good sniff. At the sight of his hiking harness or the fetch ball, he starts running around our apartment and bouncing up and down in joy and excitement. When he's finally tired out, there's nothing that makes him happier than to snuggle you as close as he possibly can. He is gentle, loving, sensitive, and extraordinarily polite. We can count on one hand the number of times he has gotten into mischief, and it was minor mischief at that.

Although Carson has impressed us in countless ways, we are most amazed by his focus and drive as a trail dog. We are an active family and began training Carson to run behind us as we mountain bike on our local trails. We expected this training to take a while, but Carson figured it out in one afternoon, and now, no one bikes without Carson. It is without a doubt his absolute favorite activity, and he will run straight past people, other dogs, squirrels, deer, and birds when he is out on the trail.

We love Carson with every fiber of our beings and cannot thank the Lu's Labs team enough for bringing him into your lives. He is perfect for us in every way, and we are excited for all the adventures we have in store together!

-Alana S. & Manny H.