RESCUE ME PET: Beau
RESCUE GROUP: Labrador Retriever Rescue of Florida (LRRoF)
BASICS: Black Lab

HIS STORY: Beau is between 1 1/2 and 2 years old. He was at a Miami animal shelter, on the list to be euthanized, when he was spotted by a volunteer with a pug rescue group who had come to get a dog facing a similar fate. The pug group tried to find Beau a home for several months, with no success. "People were coming to see pugs and not interested in a Lab. I don't know why!" says Beau.

Pug Rescue contacted LRRoF when Beau's foster family went north for the summer. Beau now is being fostered by a North Miami Beach family.

PERSONALITY: Beau is energetic, smart and loves everyone and everything: Cats, dogs, birds turtles and especially people. He is housebroken and very well-behaved. He enjoys trips in the car and going to the dog park and hunting lizards in the back yard.

SPECIAL NEEDS: Beau has a slight handicap: He was born with front feet that turn out very dramatically. His vet says it shouldn't affect Beau's lifespan or health in any way, and his foster mom says he can run and play just like any dog.

TO ADOPT: "I just need to find a family that loves me for me and doesn't look only at my front legs," says Beau. If you are interested in adopting this special dog, click here for the LRRoF Web site and go to "online adoption application."

You will be asked to pay a non-refundable $25 application fee, which is applied toward the adoption fee. The nearest LRRoF volunteer then will contact you and ask you more about your history with animals and your expectations of the new dog. There is a home visit.
You can find more details, and fees, on the organization’s Web site. LRRoF dogs are spayed or neutered and microchipped.

LRRoF is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to placing purebred Labrador retrievers in loving permanent homes, and is run entirely by volunteers. The group has placed over 2,400 dogs since 2000.

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RESCUE GROUP FYI: Most rescue organizations, including Labrador Retriever Rescue of Florida, have fees and specific requirements for adoptions.

Many rescue groups and shelters do family screenings before placing an animal and some require home visits. Some retain the right to reclaim the animal if certain conditions agreed to are not followed. Please make sure you understand all of an organization's requirements, its screening process, and the conditions under which an animal may be reclaimed or returned by the new owner before entering into any adoption.

Sit, Stay, Speak! is proud of the many rescue groups in our area, and the dedicated members who work hard to find good homes for abandonned, abused and neglected pets. If you are a rescue group or nonprofit shelter: Send us an e-mail to dlade@sun-sentinel.com and we will feature one of your adoptable pets on Rescue Me.