Adopted Duffy & Marley

Duffy is the eldest. She has been with the family for just over a year and is very much attached to her female owner, who she stares lovingly at and is content to do so over and above anything else. She isn't interested in balls or toys and takes little notice of other dogs. Even her sister she can take or leave.

She will need spaying and vaccinating, which LiN will cover the cost of, and she's a healthy and fit smaller lab. She is well trained, walks nicely on collar and lead and has superb recall. She never strays far from her human and is very calm around the house. Out and about, Duffy can be a bit jumpy and nervous. She won't walk over high bridges but is ok if you carry her (she's small enough, luckily).

Marley is the yellow lab, who is also a friendly girl but out of the house she loves anyone and everyone, dogs and people. Her recall is selective and she is used to a halti headcollar as she can pull at times. Marley is a bit like a furby, she responds to excitement with excitement! So if she's around kids who flap about and use squeaky voices, she will become giddy. The kids she lives with have been well trained so she approaches them with the same calmness.

Marley is in good health but does have a piddly problem. When meeting new people, she widdles. The vets have said it's a stress response and it is managed by encouraging visitors to approach straight on, quick tickle under the chin and straight out to the garden. A solid floor is preferable to a shag pile carpet, for obvious reasons! Also, Marley is a vacuum cleaner killer and will attack it on sight, regardless of whether it's on or not. Perfect excuse to hoover less, maybe? 😂

Both girls chase cats but are good around kids aged 4-14. They are being rehomed as the youngest child has developed progressively worsening allergies and the dogs can no longer go where they please in the house because of it. They share a 'den' under the stairs where they happily sleep and can be left alone without any stress or anxiety. Marley is more playful than Duffy and loves to swim, play ball and play tug. She looks to Duffy for confidence and needs her for reassurance, even if Duffy doesn't need Marley's approval!

Currently near Matlock, Derbys, the minimum adoption donation for them is £350