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    Our lab's positive impact on our son

    We adopted our yellow lab Molly last August. She has been an absolute joy to our family, but I never expected the bond that would form between her and my 11 year old son. He's always had somewhat of a difficult personality, and we clashed heads a lot. From day one, Molly just understood him. Connected with him. He used to be quite shy, but she has helped him come out of his shell. When we take Molly on walks, he's more than happy to talk to anyone we meet about her.

    We live in a rural area, and he and Molly have spent long afternoons playing around and exploring our property. This is a kid who used to live indoors, playing video games and watching TV. Now he catches frogs out back in our creek.

    It's been an amazing transformation, one that's brought a few tears to my eyes on a couple occasions. I just thought I'd share with some other lab owners who might appreciate it.

    ~ Kate

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    That's a beautiful story! The bond that dogs can have with kids is amazing.
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    Great news, great story - thank you for sharing!!! Kinda brings tears to my eyes too!!!

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    Sometimes a kid just needs one good friend to bring out their best qualities. And sometimes that one good friend is a dog. Glad Molly and your son found each other!

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    Dogs and especially Labs seem to do that for people, of ALL ages. They just brighten the life and soul of the person(s) they bond with.

    Molly has found her lifetime companion, that's very important for a lab as they are very family oriented dogs.

    We will need more pictures and stories as this adventure of companionship progresses.
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    Every kid should have a Lab!!!!

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    What a beautiful story!
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    This is awesome.

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    How wonderful for your son and for your pup. Their bond will only grow stronger with time.
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    I think this is wonderful!
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