Carl is a career change dog (he was being trained to be a service (mobility) dog) and right at the 2 year mark when they determine what the official job would be, he hurt his back - they anticipated that he would be likely candidate to re-injure himself and thus could no longer be considered for a service dog. I should note that they weren't exactly sure what the issue was - at the time a specialist was suggesting that a MRI or CAT scan might be needed.


When we picked him up, he had just come off some anti-inflammatories, and had been restricted to the amount of activity for a couple weeks prior to that. We haven't had him to the vet yet, but he's been getting noticeably better. We started out with limiting walks to 10-15 minutes and have slowly worked up to a 30 minute walk and a few minutes of playtime in the backyard on a long line/leash. After the vet visit, we'll most likely slowly start working on some core strengthening therapy (exactly what is unknown at this time).

We are beyond tickled to welcome Carl to the family .

great looking dog!

Beautiful dog. It's great that he found a good home.

WHOSE A GOOD BOY! YEAH, YOU ARE A GOOD DOG. Aren't you. Yeah Yeah you're a good boy.

Congratulations, what a fine looking Dog!!!!

That dog is a dangerous nighttime trip hazard. You better let me have him.

Congrats on the new family member. He is a beautiful dog.

wonderful looking family member!

What a handsome boy- love that long look down the nose

“Good dog, Carl”

Carl looks like a fine fellow.

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Meet Carl, our dog

Hello Carl

Looks like a fine addition to the family. Congrats!

In the bottom photo he has kind of a "what you talking about Willis" look.
Good looking pup

Here's to a good life Carl, you handsome guy.

Carl lucked out. And so did you.

Looks like a goofball.

Many happy years.

Nice looking pup.

Already trained and housebroken. Sounds like a winner.

You gotta love a Lab! Welcome Carl!