ack, stumbled into dog ownership maybe

On Fri 27 Jan 2012, a lady from our property owners blog posted that there was a young chocolate lab that had been found on the busiest street in our neighborhood. She posted a picture and I, from work, emailed her right away without much more information than that and said, "If the owners do not show up, here is my contact information. I live in the neighborhood and would consider adopting the puppy." She responded within minutes with a "Can you take him now?" She continued in email to say that she already has a lot of dogs including a female puppy that she did not want this choc lab to um... play with. I called her back and told her that I'd be home by 5:30. By 5:45, the new puppy was dropped off with nothing more than a temporary rope leash. No chip, no collar, no food, nada. The post below discusses names for the dog but here are some additional things we've found out... Age: 8-9 months House broken: Yes Well trained: Yes (sit, stay, lay down, fetch+return) Well behaved: So far! Has not snapped at the kids, does not each off Claire's tray but stares INTENTLY on it :-) Take commands from the older two girls. Comes when you snap (even quietly) your fingers. Breed: chocolate lab (maybe pure bred? Very SOLID labrador) Likes water: Yes Who randomly stumbles upon a dog this good???? So, keep your fingers crossed. Didn't think we were in the market (this wknd lol) to start dog ownership but God works in mysterious canine ways sometimes ;-) This week we should really know whether or not we're at-risk for a previous owner locating him. After that? We'll probably proceed with all shots and um, other procedures, still required.