Yellow Labrador looking up with soft hopeful eyes
Chocolate Lab with open happy smile outdoors
Black Lab sitting calmly in afternoon sunlight
Yellow Lab puppy playing in green grass
Fox red Lab resting head on couch with sleepy eyes
Chocolate Lab in golden hour light outdoors
Yellow Lab running through a field with joyful energy
Black Lab playing fetch on a sunny day
Lab dog nose pressed against fence gate
Chocolate Lab pup sleeping in a child lap on car ride
Senior Lab squinting in afternoon sun on back deck
Black Lab mid-shake after a bath with water droplets flying
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327 Labs Home.
Yours Is Waiting.

Pulled from kill lists. Healed in foster homes. Ready to choose you.

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327 Labs Rescued๐Ÿพ 42 Currently in FosterZero Kill Policy๐Ÿพ 100% Volunteer-PoweredBased in Austin, TX๐Ÿพ Open 7 Days a WeekEvery Dog Gets a Name๐Ÿพ Labs Only. Always.
327 Labs Rescued๐Ÿพ 42 Currently in FosterZero Kill Policy๐Ÿพ 100% Volunteer-PoweredBased in Austin, TX๐Ÿพ Open 7 Days a WeekEvery Dog Gets a Name๐Ÿพ Labs Only. Always.
From Rescue to Forever

Follow one dog's journey. All the way home.

Every Lab that comes through our doors gets a story. Here's one of them.

Yellow Labrador pressing nose against kennel gate with hopeful eyes
7:14 AM
Morning ยท Shelter โ€” Day 1

A kennel number. Not yet a name.

Fluorescent lights. Concrete floors. The sound of 40 dogs who don't know if today is the day. Biscuit arrived on a Tuesday โ€” pulled from a rural kill shelter 6 hours north with 14 hours left on his clock.

Owner surrender. Reason listed: "Moving. Can't take him."

Yellow Lab being gently petted by a child in a warm kitchen
2:30 PM
Afternoon ยท Foster Home โ€” Week 1

The first hand that didn't flinch.

The Martinez family drove 90 minutes to pick him up. Their 9-year-old, Sofia, had been practicing "gentle hands" for three months. Biscuit walked into their kitchen, sniffed every corner twice, then sat on Sofia's feet. He's been there ever since.

"He slept through the whole night. We didn't." โ€” Sofia's mom, Camila

Yellow Labrador relaxing on a cozy bed in warm golden evening light
6:45 PM
Evening ยท Foster Home โ€” Week 3

He started wagging first.

It happened on a Wednesday. No particular reason. Just Biscuit, on his donated bed, tail going like a metronome when the garage door opened. He'd decided. This was safe. People could be trusted again.

Ready to meet his forever family.

See Biscuit & 5 Othersโ†’

42 Labs currently in foster homes, waiting for a meet-and-greet.

Available Right Now

Meet the dogs who are ready for you.

42 in foster right now

Not ready to adopt? Start a Foster Application โ€” give a Lab a soft landing while they wait.

From the Foster Families

The people who make the miracle happen.

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We said 'just fostering.' That was 18 months ago. Duke never left. We call it a foster fail. Lab Rescue calls it a success story.

๐ŸพDuke, 6
Smiling older woman with warm expression
Margaret & Ron Beaumont
Foster family turned adopters ยท Retired teachers ยท Austin, TX
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Maple slept on our feet the first night. Our 4-year-old told her: 'You're safe now.' I had to leave the room to cry.

๐ŸพMaple, 5
Young woman smiling warmly at camera
Jordan & Priya Nakamura
First-time dog owners ยท Foster family ยท Round Rock, TX
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I lost my Lab of 14 years in January. By March I was fostering Hazel. She didn't replace him. She just reminded me why I love this breed.

๐ŸพHazel, 2
Older man with gentle eyes and warm smile
Thomas Okafor
Empty nester ยท Long-time Lab owner ยท Cedar Park, TX

Foster a Lab. Change a life. Yours included.

We provide food, vet care, and training support. You provide a warm couch and patient hands. Applications take 10 minutes.

Ready? They are.

The right Lab has already been waiting for your specific couch.

Schedule a meet-and-greet at your foster home. Bring the kids, bring the energy, bring the nerves. The dog will handle the rest.

Start a Foster Application insteadNot ready to adopt? Fostering is how you find out.
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Chocolate Lab smiling with a happy open mouth in a home setting
Yellow Lab puppy playing in bright green grass
Senior Labrador squinting contentedly in warm afternoon sun

"He chose us first." โ€” The Garcias