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Posted over 6 years ago
| Updated over 6 years ago
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My basic info
Breed
Labrador Retriever
Color
Tan/Yellow/Fawn
Age
11 years old, Adult
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Male
Pet ID
–
My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
Purebred
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
My story
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GUS***CONTACT KAT katkylabrescue@gmail.com GUS' STORY---WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ONE OF THE HIGHEST KILL SHELTERS IN THE SOUTH TELLING US ABOUT A VERY SAD AND HEARTBREAKING SITUATION. ONE OF THE MOST GORGEOUS LABS SHE HAD EVER SEEN WAS JUST SURRENDERED TO HER SHELTER. THE LAB NAMED GUS WAS GIVEN UP BY HIS FAMILY WHEN DO TO AN URGENT LIFE STYLE CHANGE THEY WERE NOT LONGER ABLE TO KEEP GUS. "THIS IS THE HARDEST THING WE HAVE EVER HAD TO DO, GUS IS OUR BEST FRIEND WE LOVE HIM DEARLY, HE HAS BEEN A PART OF OUR FAMILY SINCE HE WAS A TINY 6 WK OLD PUPPY. HE SLEEPS IN OUR CHILDREN'S ROOM AT NIGHT, LOVES TO TAKE CAR RIDES, GO FOR LONG WALKS EVERYDAY WITH US, WE ARE HEARTBROKEN BUT OUR LIFE HAS CHANGED AND WE CAN NO LONGER CARE FOR GUS. PLEASE FIND HIM A WONDERFUL HOME WITH A FAMILY WHO WILL LOVE HIM AS MUCH AS WE DO, HE DESERVES A GREAT LIFE THE LIFE WE CAN NO LONGER GIVE HIM." WAS GUS' OWNER'S PLEA TO THE SHELTER DIRECTOR. WE IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED THE CALL FROM THE SHELTER DIRECTOR TELLING US WHAT A GRAND FELLOW GUS WAS. "HE IS THE SWEETEST FELLOW, SO LOVING, HAPPY, TRAINED, SO SMART, EVERYTHING A LAB SHOULD BE, HE DOESN'T BELONG HERE!!! PLEASE CAN YOU HELP HIM?" THE MINUTE WE HEARD THIS TRAGIC STORY WE COULDN'T GET TO GUS FAST ENOUGH. WHEN WE FIRST SAW HIM WE GAVE HIM A PAT, A TREAT, HE LIFTED HIS GORGEOUS "BLOCK" LAB HEAD, HIS OTTER TAIL BEGAN TO WAG AND IT HASN'T STOPPED SINCE. GUS LEFT THE HIGH KILL SHELTER THAT DAY, EYES SPARKLING, PRANCING ALONG AND WHEN WE OPENED OUR CAR DOOR IN HE HOPPED, HE EVEN GAVE OUR VOLUNTEER A LICK ON HER HAND, MAYBE THIS WAS HIS WAY OF SAYING "THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME"!!!"***GUS---"OUR GOLDEN BOY" ONE MAJESTIC, GORGEOUS GUY!!! GUS IS A DROP DEAD GORGEOUS, 5 YR. OLD, PUREBRED YELLOW LABRADOR RETRIEVER, THIS IS ONE "SHOW STOPPING" FELLOW!!! IN FACT THE RESCUE DIRECTOR COMMENTED "THIS ONE I WOULD KEEP!!" THIS PUP IS SO BEAUTIFUL HE WILL TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY. HE IS A COMBINATION OF GRANDEUR, GOOD NATURE, ALERTNESS AND DOCILITY. GUS' APPEARANCE IS JUST STRIKING, HIS COAT IS FLAWLESS, A WARM, RICH HONEY COLOR, GUS LOOKS LIKE HE WAS HAND PAINTED. HE IS ALSO AN EXQUISITELY BUILT GUY WITH A CLEARLY ETCHED HEAD, REGAL BODY CONFIRMATION NOW ADD THE LAB GENTLE, KIND, "I LOVE YOU" EXPRESSION!! HIS EYES ARE A DARK RICH CHESTNUT COLOR, THAT WILL MAKE YOU MELT,HE IS ALSO ELEGANT IN APPEARANCE, OF PROUD CARRIAGE, AND GLOWING TEMPERAMENT. A GORGEOUS GUY YES, BUT WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS PUP MOVE, HE HAS A WELL CHISELED OUTLINE MOVING WITH THE COORDINATION OF A WELL TRAINED ATHLETE. GUS DOESN'T JUST WALK HE SEEMS TO "PRANCE" AND WHEN HE PICKS UP THE PACE, WITH HIS SMOOTH FLOWING GAIT, IT'S AS IF HE IS FLOATING ON AIR. HIS SILHOUETTE IS CLEARLY DEFINED, SHARPLY ETCHED, UNBLURRED, GUS IN MOTION IS TRULY BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH. GUS IS THE ULTIMATE COMPANION PUP WHO ADORES PEOPLE, A FELLOW WHO IS HAPPIEST WHEN HE IS WITH HIS FAMILY, THIS IS THE ONLY LIFE GUS HAS EVER KNOWN THE LIFE HE SO DESERVES TO KNOW AGAIN. HE IS A PUP WHO IS EXTREMELY DEVOTED TO THOSE HE LOVES MAKING THIS ONE OF HIS MOST ENDURING QUALITIES. GUS JUST WANTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE LIFE OF HIS OWNER. TALK ABOUT A GREAT JOGGING OR HIKING BUDDY GUS IS FLAWLESS ON LEAD HE WILL "PRANCE" ALONG CLOSE TO YOU, HEAD HELD HIGH, ALERT, TAKING IN ALL THE SITES ALONG THEY WAY. BETTER ALLOW A FEW EXTRA MINUTES FOR YOUR WALK OR JOG SO YOU CAN STOP AND LET FOLKS SEE THIS EXQUISITE FELLOW, GUS IS A SHOW STOPPER!! IF YOUR WEEKEND CALLED FOR A TRIP TO YOUR CABIN IN THE MOUNTAINS BOY IS GUS READY HE WOULD SPEND THE DAY RETRIEVING HIS BALL(ONE OF HIS FAVORITE THINGS- SEE PHOTO)EXPLORING NEW TRAILS, ALSO WE BET DIVING IN THE BIGGEST FLUFFY SNOW BANK HE COULD FIND THIS PUP KNOWS HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME!!! IN THE EVENING WHEN YOU BUILD A FIRE AND SETTLED IN TO READ A GOOD BOOK OR WATCH A MOVIE CHANCES ARE YOU WOULD FIND GUS CURLED UP AT YOUR FEET, NAPPING, CONTENT KNOWING YOU ARE NEAR. IN A HOME SETTING HE IS BEAUTIFULLY BEHAVED, HOUSE TRAINED, CRATE TRAINED, RESPECTFUL OF HIS SURROUNDINGS, KNOWING WHAT THINGS ARE HIS TO PLAY WITH AND THINGS TO LEAVE ALONE, HE IS A TRUE GENTLEMAN. THERE IS ALSO ONE MORE PART TO THIS GRAND DOG'S PACKAGE, GUS IS SOOOO SMART!!!!! HE IS HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, POSSESSING THE ABILITY TO ABSORB AND RETAIN TRAINING, ANYTHING YOU INTRODUCE HIM TO HE FINDS INTERESTING AND A CHALLENGE, GUS LOVES TO FIND MEANING AND A REASON FOR THE COMMANDS GIVEN HIM. HE IS A HIGHLY VERSATILE DOG, EAGER TO LEARN, EASY TO TEACH, WANTING TO PLEASE, THE SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR A PUP THIS SMART!!! WE FEEL THAT AFTER SPENDING TIME WITH THIS GRAND "GENTLEMAN" THAT THE PERFECT HOME FOR GUS WOULD BE WITH A COUPLE, SINGLE GUY OR GIRL, OR A FAMILY WITH CHILDREN WHO WOULD DELIGHT HAVING GUS AS THEIR BEST FRIEND. THE LABRADOR BREED IS A BREED THAT IS EXTREMELY LOYAL TO THEIR FAMILY ALWAYS WATCHFUL TO SEE THAT THOSE THEY LOVE ARE SAFE AND CARED FOR. THEY CHERISH TIME SPENT WITH THEIR FAMILY, LOVING DEEPLY AND FOREVER. IF YOU ARE HOPING TO ADD TO YOUR LIFE A "COMPANION" THAT IS HIGHLY INTELLIGENT--LOYAL--OBEDIENT--EVEN TEMPERED--SO HAPPY AND BEYOND BEAUTIFUL, A DOG THAT POSSESSES THE "GOOD" TRAITS OF THE LABRADOR BREED MAKING GUS ONE "GREAT" DOG, HAVING TRAITS THAT HAVE ENDEARED THE LAB TO THEIR OWNERS FOR GENERATIONS THEN LOOK NO FURTHER GUS IS YOUR PUP. THE LAB IS KNOW FOR BEING A FAITHFUL COMPANION AND UNWAVERING FRIEND, A DOG WITH THE HEART AND SPIRIT OF A GENTLEMAN. IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE COMPANION YOU ARE HOPING TO BECOME A PART OF YOUR LIFE AND A DOG WHO ONCE HE GIVES HIS FRIENDSHIP AND LOYALTY IT IS GIVEN FOREVER, THEN LOOK NO FURTHER YOU'VE FOUND GUS!!!. TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT ONE OF OUR ADOPTION APPLICATIONS WHICH IS THE FIRST PLACE TO START TO ADOPT ONE OF OUR RESCUE DOGS, PLEASE *** CONTACT KAT katkylabrescue@gmail.com *** GUS IS WITH HIS FOSTER FAMILY IN KENTUCKY HE WILL ARRIVE IN THE NEW ENGLAND AREA ON A PET TRANSPORT ONCE HE IS ADOPTED. HIS ADOPTION FEE WHICH INCLUDES HIS TRANSPORT FEE IS $575. GUS IS NEUTERED, CURRENT ON HIS VACCINATIONS, HE IS HEARTWORM NEGATIVE, ON PREVENTATIVE, DEWORMED AND ON FRONTLINE PLUS FOR FLEAS AND TICKS. GUS IS ALSO MICRO-CHIPPED.
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