Labrador Retriever Puppies for Adoption

Labrador Retriever puppies for adoption are often purebred, and every bit as wonderful, loving, and energetic as a puppy you would buy. Why go to a pet store or breeder when you can find Labrador Retriever puppies for adoption? Often free!
Places such as "Labrador Retriever Rescue and Adoption" have pure and mixed-breed Labrador Retriever puppies. When we went looking online briefly, we found Labrador Retriever puppies for adoption that were 9 weeks old and 12 weeks old.
In a "Yahoo Pets" classified ad, we saw 10 beautiful little Labrador Retriever puppies for adoption in Colorado. The Hoobly classified website had 3 Labrador Retriever puppies for adoption in Idaho.
Labrador Retriever puppies for adoption are also available at Humane Society and independent animal shelters.
Who Would Adopt Labrador Retriever Puppies
You might adopt Labrador Retriever puppies if:
1. your budget does not allow an investment of $400 to $1500 for a puppy
2. you have compassion on unwanted puppies
Many people have big, caring hearts. They know the Labrador Retriever puppies at the breeder, with their fancy papers, will find homes. Life is not as certain for rescue puppies. They have been given up for adoption because the owners would not or could not care for more dogs.
Disadvantages of Labrador Retriever Puppies for Adoption
Labrador Retriever puppies that have been given up for adoption may have hidden problems. You will not know about the temperament of the parents. Nor will you know whether either parent has health problems that will be inherited by the puppies. If you find Labrador Retriever puppies in an animal shelter, chances are good that the staff knows little about them.
Labrador Retriever puppies in a shelter often lack bonding opportunities. People come and people go, but no one has time to teach the puppy how to get along with human companions.
You risk getting a puppy that has learned to bark loudly for attention - in a room of loudly barking dogs. Labrador Retriever puppies from shelters will take more than a few days of adjustment to un-learn some bad habits.
Some of these disadvantages are overcome if you get Labrador Retriever puppies through a rescue network. Most networks place their adoptive puppies in foster homes. This avoids many of the animal shelter problems.
Some rescue networks are also able to find out more about the puppies' background. The foster "parents" can evaluate the puppies' temperaments and health. They can begin basic training and socialize the puppies. They can make sure the puppies get a good start in life while they wait for their permanent homes.
Advantages of Labrador Retriever Puppies for Adoption
The advantages of getting Labrador Retriever puppies that are available for adoption may outweigh the disadvantages for you - especially if you can get the puppies through a rescue network.
1. You are giving a good home to Labrador Retriever puppies that might otherwise not have one.
2. You are gaining loving, faithful companions, who will do anything to please you, as long as you teach them what that is.
3. You are paying only a small adoption fee (or getting them free). Yet your Labrador Retriever puppies will be every bit as loving as those costing hundreds of dollars.
Helpful Tip
You can find Labrador Retriever puppies for adoption on the Internet. Simply type the phrase "Labrador Retriever rescue" into your search engine. Locally, watch newspaper classified ads or visit your animal shelter.