My name is MELISSA(GENTLE--CALM-SO LOVING!

MELISSA****CONTACT KATHERINE katlvsdogs@gmail.com MELISSA--LOVING--GENTLE---SOOOOO DESERVING--A TREASURE--MELISSA'S STORY--WE WILL NEVER KNOW ALL OF MELISSA'S' STORY, WHERE MELISSA THE 3 YEAR OLD, 50 LB., GENTLE, PUREBRED BLACK LABRADOR SPENT THE FIRST 3 YEARS OF HER LIFE. WHEN MELISSA WAS LOST WHERE WAS HER FAMILY?? WHY WAS THERE NO ONE FRANTICALLY SEARCHING FOR THEIR FAMILY MEMBER?? WHY WERE THERE NO FLIERS POSTED, VETS CALLED, NEWSPAPER ADS, URGENT CALLS TO THE LOCAL SHELTER??? IF MELISSA'S FAMILY WOULD HAVE CALLED THE LOCAL SHELTER THEY WOULD HAVE FOUND MELISSA!!!!!. THIS GENTLE PUP WAS INDEED IN AN EXTREMELY HIGH KILL SHELTER, SHE WAS FOUND WEARING A BEAUTIFUL COLLAR BUT THERE WAS NO TAG AND AS THE SHELTER FOUND NO MICRO-CHIP. SHE WAS IN A VERY SCARY, AND DANGEROUS SITUATION, A PLACE SHE DID NOT BELONG!!! THE CALL TO US WAS URGENT, THE SITUATION WAS URGENT. FOR MELISSA NOT BEING A BOUNCY, WIGGLY PUPPY OR A ONE YEAR OLD YOUNG ADULT, AND BLACK(THE COLOR LEAST ADOPTED), THERE WAS LITTLE CHANCE THAT MELISSA WOULD NEVER LEAVE THAT SHELTER!!!!!. WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM A KIND AND CARING SHELTER VOLUNTEER TELLING US THAT MELISSA WAS THERE AND HAD BEEN THERE SEVERAL WEEKS, THAT MELISSA WAS SO SWEET, GENTLE AND LOVING THAT THE SHELTER STAFF KEPT BEGGING FOR THE SHELTER DIRECTORS TO GIVE THEM JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME TO FIND HER A HOME. THEY CALLED US PLEADING FOR OUR HELP. SHE USED THE WORDS GENTLE--HAPPY AND SOOOO SWEET TO DESCRIBE MELISSA!!! THE VOLUNTEER TOLD US THAT MELISSA DID EVERYTHING RIGHT WHEN FOLKS WOULD COME TO THE SHELTER LOOKING FOR A DOG. MELISSA WOULD SIT RIGHT IN THE FRONT OF THE OUTDOOR VISITING AREA, EYES TWINKLING, TAIL WAGGING. SHE WOULD EVEN TAKE HER PAW AND HOLD IT UP AS IF SHE WAS SAYING "PLEASE LOOK AT ME, PLEASE TAKE ME HOME"!!! SHE DID EVERYTHING RIGHT, HER PLEA WAS NEVER ANSWERED!!! WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS LOVING, COMPANION PUP WAS CONFUSED, UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE SHE WAS BUT MOST OF ALL WHY??? WE COULDN'T GET TO MELISSA FAST ENOUGH AND WHEN WE REACHED DOWN GAVE HER A PAT, AND SPOKE SOFTLY TO HER, SHE LIFTED HER BEAUTIFUL HEAD, LAID IT IN OUR HANDS AS IF SHE KNEW WE WERE THERE TO HELP!!!! MELISSA LEFT THE SHELTER THAT DAY, TAIL WAGGING, EYES BRIGHT AND A FACE THAT TRULY SEEMED TO SMILE. FATE GAVE US MELISSA THAT DAY, A TRUE TREASURE. IT IS OFTEN SAID THAT THE SOUL CAN BEEN SEEN IN THE FACE AND EYES AND THIS IS SO TRUE WITH MELISSA. HER GENTLE FACE DOES TELL A STORY, A STORY OF A TRUE COMPANION PUP WHO HAD DEVOTED HER LIFE TO HER FAMILY--THE FAMILY WHO NEVER EVEN BOTHERED TO COME LOOKING FOR HER--SHE WAS BETRAYED!!!. IN SPITE OF THIS MELISSA'S FACE HOWEVER TRULY DOES SEEM TO SAY "I LOVE YOU" SHE IS AS LOVING A GIRL AS YOU WILL EVER MEET BUT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT MELISSA IS HER HEART AND SPIRIT. SHE IS A PUP WHO LOVES DEEPLY AND FOREVER, SHE IS THE ULTIMATE COMPANION LABRADOR. ALTHOUGH MELISSA DID NOT DESERVE THIS DISLOYALTY FROM HER FAMILY, DESPITE THIS TRAGEDY AND WHAT COULD HAVE ENDED HER LIFE SHE HOLDS NO GRUDGE AND IS HAPPY AND GRATEFUL FOR EVERYDAY, THE SPIRIT OF THE LABRADOR!!!. OUR TREASURE NEVER MEETS A STRANGER AND WILL GREET YOU WITH A LOOK THAT SEEMS TO SAY "HI I'M MELISSA, NICE TO MEET YOU". SHE IS ALSO A VERY SOCIAL PUP AND DELIGHTS IN THE COMPANY OF OTHER DOGS, JUST A CHANCE FOR MELISSA TO HAVE A NEW BEST FRIEND. MELISSA IS ALSO ON THE SMALLER SIDE FOR A LAB BEING FULL GROWN AND WEIGHING 50 LBS. SHE IS WHAT WE REFER TO AS A LAB PETITE. SHE IS A DELIGHTFUL SIZE FOR FOLKS WHO LOVE THE LOOK OF A LAB BUT AREN'T UP FOR A 75 LB. DOG. YOU CAN TELL WHEN YOU MEET MELISSA THAT SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF A FAMILY. WHATEVER YOUR DAY CALLS FOR IS JUST FINE WITH MELISSA, JUST AS LONG AS SHE IS WITH YOU. SHE WOULD BE A GREAT WALKING OR JOGGING BUDDY, SHE LOVES TO WALK AND WILL PRANCE ALONG, HEAD HELD HIGH, SNIFFING THE AIR, TAKING IN ALL THE SITES ALONG THE WAY. IF YOUR DAY CALLED FOR A TRIP AROUND TOWN TO RUN A FEW ERRANDS MELISSA WOULD BE THRILLED TO TAG ALONG. SHE WOULDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE SHE WAS GOING, WOULDN'T MATTER TO HER, IF SHE'S IS WITH YOU THIS COMPANION PUP IS HAPPY!!! THERE IS ANOTHER PART TO MELISSA'S PACKAGE AND IT IS APPARENT AFTER SPENDING ANY TIME WITH HER AT ALL--MELISSA IS ONE SMART LADY AND HAS RECEIVED TRAINING SOME WHERE IN HER LIFE!!! SHE IS EXTREMELY ALERT, ALWAYS AWEAR OF HER SURROUNDINGS, A PUP WHO PICKS UP IMMEDIATELY WHAT YOU WANT HER TO LEARN, IN FACT MELISSA TRULY SEEMS TO SMILE WHEN SHE DOES SOMETHING THAT SHE FEELS PLEASES YOU. THE POTENTIAL FOR MELISSA IS HUGE OR MAYBE SHE LEARNED ALL THIS IN HER OTHER LIFE??? WE WILL NEVER KNOW. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU COME INSIDE AND BUILD A FIRE READY TO SETTLE IN FOR THE EVENING MELISSA HAS THE WISDOM TO APPRECIATE THE SIMPLER THINGS IN LIFE. SHE WILL CURL UP BY THE FIRE OR RIGHT AT YOUR FEET, CONTENT JUST TO BE WITH YOU. MELISSA KNOWS IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THEN THIS. SHE IS RESPECTFUL OF HER SURROUNDINGS A PUP WITH BEAUTIFUL MANNERS. SHE KNOWS WHEN IT TIME TO PLAY BUT WILL ALSO SETTLE DOWN WHEN ASKED TO DO SO. SHE IS THERE FOR YOU 100%, A CONTENTED, BEAUTIFUL, ADULT WHO LOVES UNCONDITIONALLY AND FOREVER. EVERYDAY SPENT WITH MELISSA IS A GIFT. ALTHOUGH WE WILL NEVER KNOW MELISSA'S STORY, WE DO KNOW THAT THE FAMILY WHO OPENS THEIR HEART AND MAKES THIS TRUE COMPANION PUP A PART OF THEIR LIFE WILL RECEIVE A VERY SPECIAL GIFT. A PUP WHO LOVES WITH EVERY FIBER OF HER BEING AND ONLY ASK TO SPEND HER DAYS SURROUNDED BY THE WARMTH OF A HOME AND TO BE A PART OF A FAMILY WHO WILL CHERISH EVERY MINUTE SPENT WITH MELISSA OUR TREASURE!!! SHE DESERVES NOTHING LESS!!!! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MAKING MELISSA A PART OF YOUR LIFE PLEASE CONTACT*****KATHERINE katlvsdogs@gmail.com HER ADOPTION FEE IS $425. SHE IS SPAYED, CURRENT ON ALL VACCINATIONS INCLUDING BORDATELLA AND RABIES. SHE IS ON HER MONTHLY HEARTWORM PREVENTATIVE, DEWORMED AND ON VECTRA FOR FLEAS/TICKS)