5 years after fostering (and keeping) Rocco, we got a call from Labrador Rescue looking for someone to urgently foster a dog. We had a quick chat and decided to go for it.

Maltby was delivered the next day, very lively and full of energy. As is often the case, he was a bit nervous at first, but as soon as a ball appeared, he was more than happy.

He will chase a ball for hours and hours, and drop it back at your feet to throw again (more than Rocco ever managed!)

Rocco didn’t seem to put out by his arrival:

Later on, I took them for a walk in the park and decided to risk letting Maltby off the lead – he just ran in circles around me, so no worries about running off – which is a big bonus.

He didn’t settle very well the first night, so we put up the crate he came with, and once inside was much happier.

We took them both to the club, and he (mostly) behaved himself once he’d got used to a different environment.

The next day, I took them both to Goddington Park with the ball chucker, thinking I could launch the ball at full power and give him lots of exercise. Unfortunately, I soon discovered that if I threw the ball too high and far, he’d no idea where it went, so I had to either send Rocco to get it or find it myself. But after an hour of that, he returned home suitably tired at last and slept in his crate with the door open.

So all good so far. Sorry for the lack of photos, but without much light and a dog that never stops, getting a clear photo is a challenge!