N&O Rescue Pet of the Month

Name: Lucky

Age: 8-10

Breed: Labrador Retriever

Location: Neuse River Golden Retriever Rescue

Contact Info: goldenrescuenc.org

Though he’s being taken care of by a golden retriever rescue group, Lucky is a very handsome and sweet Labrador retriever. Lucky walks a bit oddly because he had an old injury that was never fixed, but doctors at the N.C. State School of Veterinary Medicine have checked him out and say his leg is OK and won’t get any worse with age. He gets around just fine – even runs up and down stairs.

Before his current situation, Lucky had never lived in a home and had to learn how to walk through a door, negotiate stairs, play with toys and with other dogs and sleep on a dog bed. But now he’s a champ at all those things. He’s never even had an accident in his foster home. Lucky gets along with his foster dog friends, who are mature like him, but he’s not a big fan of cats. His foster family reports that though he had a rough start, he’s a very happy and loyal dog. He just needs a family to love him! And since Lucky is considered a “young senior,” he’s part of the Senior-to-Senior program, so a senior can adopt him with no adoption fee.

This story was originally published October 12, 2015 at 11:00 AM with the headline "N&O Rescue Pet of the Month."