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My name is GABBY(WHAT A STORY-PLS READ!!

Posted over 9 years ago | Updated over 9 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Labrador Retriever
Color
Black
Age
Puppy
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Female
Pet ID

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with kids
Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Good with cats
Checkmark in teal circle Purebred
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

GABBY***CONTACT MICHELE mmay@kylabrescue.com GABBY'S STORY-"LET'S GET A PUPPY" GABBY'S MOM & DAD HAD TALKED WITH THEIR CHILDREN AS THEY HAD BEEN BEGGING FOR MONTHS TO GET A PUPPY. EVERYONE WAS ON BOARD, ALL READY TO HELP, CARE FOR AND LOVE THE NEW PUPPY SO THE FAMILY WENT A GOT A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE 6 WEEK OLD LAB PUPPY THEY NAMED GABBY. AT FIRST EVERYTHING WENT GREAT THE CHILDREN PLAYED WITH GABBY, MOM & DAD ALSO HELPED, BUT SOON THE "NEW" WORE OFF, THE CHILDREN WERE BUSY WITH SPORTS, MOM WAS BUSY TAKING CARE OF THE HOME AND DAD WAS GONE ALL DAY AT WORK AND AS DAYS PAST GABBY HAD LOST HER APPEAL, THE CHILDREN DIDN'T WANT TO HELP CARE FOR HER AND EVERYONE WAS JUST TOO BUSY SO GABBY WAS PUSHED ASIDE, SHE SPENT LONG HOURS IN HER BACK YARD ALL ALONE. FINALLY THE FATHER CALLED US EXPLAINING THAT THEY THOUGHT GABBY WAS A WONDERFUL PUPPY, SHE WAS SO SWEET, ADORED EVERYONE SHE MET, SHE LOVED THE CHILDREN BUT NO ONE HAD ANY TIME FOR HER AND HE HAD TAKEN HER TO THE LOCAL KILL SHELTER!!!!!. A FRIEND TOLD HIM ABOUT US AND HE CALLED LETTING US KNOW GABBY WAS AT THE SHELTER, BOTTOM LINE THEY DIDN'T WANT HER AND JUST THREW HER AWAY!!!. THE MINUTE WE WENT TO THE SHELTER AND SAW THIS BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL WE SCOOPED HER UP AND GABBY BECAME A KENTUCKY LAB THAT DAY. WHAT HAPPEN TO GABBY WAS NOT HER FAULT, SHE KEPT HER END OF THE DEAL, SHE LOVED HER FAMILY WITH EVERY OUNCE OF HER BEING. IT WAS HER FAMILY WHO FAILED THIS DESERVING PUP. A DOG IS A COMMITTMENT NOT SOMETHING YOU THROW AWAY WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THEM-- GABBY DESERVED SO MUCH BETTER!!!****GABBY--HAPPY--SMART--ADORABLE, "LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT" DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT?? ONCE YOU MEET GABBY WE CAN ASSURE YOU THAT LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT DOES HAPPEN!!! IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS ADORABLE LITTLE GIRL THE MINUTE YOU MEET HER. GABBY I A 5 MONTH OLD, BLACK LABRADOR RETRIEVER PUP. GABBY HAS "TOTAL LAB" COVERED FROM A TO Z. FIRST, GABBY IS AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL. HER COAT IS A GLEAMING HIGH GLOSS BLACK. "CUDDLE" SOFT AND SO SHINY IT LOOKS LIKE GABBY JUST JUMPED OUT OF A BIG POOL OF WATER, WHICH BEING A LABRADOR THIS IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY. HER EYES ARE SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WE HAVE SEEN, THEY ARE A WARM, DEEP, RICH CHESTNUT COLOR WITH A TRUE "LOVE ME AND LET'S PLAY" EXPRESSION. THEY TRULY SEEM TO SHINE LIKE A MILLION STARS WHEN GABBY FIRST SEES YOU. GABBY IS A TRUE COMPANION, HAPPY, DEVOTED AND EXTREMELY LOVING. SHE HAS THE GLOWING LAB TEMPERAMENT AND DISPOSITION, AND IT IS THESE TRAITS WHICH MAKE THE LAB THE NUMBER ONE FAMILY COMPANION. THE MINUTE YOU CALL HER NAME HER ADORABLE FACE WILL LIGHT UP, HER EARS WILL PERK UP AND OVER TO YOU SHE WILL COME, TAIL WAGGING, EYES TWINKLING, SHE WILL SNUGGLE AS CLOSE TO YOU AS SHE CAN GET, REST THAT GORGEOUS HEAD RIGHT IN YOUR LAP ASKING FOR A PAT OR A HUG WHICH SHE ADORES. SHE IS A PUPPY WHO SOAKS UP EVERY MINUTE WHEN GIVEN ATTENTION AND AFFECTION FROM THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THE WORLD TO HER--HER FAMILY. YOU COULD ALSO CALL GABBY "MISS SOCIAL" FOR SHE ABSOLUTELY ADORES EVERYONE SHE MEETS CHILDREN(WHICH SHE ADORES) TO SENIORS AND ALL DOGS SHE GREETS WITH A HAPPY TAIL WAG AND HER "WANNA PLAY LOOK".(SHE'S EVEN FINE WITH CATS) THIS "TOTAL LAB" IS HAPPY FROM THE MINUTE THOSE BEAUTIFUL EYES POP OPEN IN THE MORNING TIL SHE SNUGGLES IN AT NIGHT TIRED FROM A FUN DAY OF PLAY. YOU COULD TAKE THIS ADORABLE LITTLE GIRL ANYWHERE AND SHE WOULD MAKE YOU PROUD. WHATEVER YOUR DAY CALLED FOR IS FINE WITH GABBY JUST AS LONG AS SHE GETS TO GO. START YOUR DAY WITH AN EARLY MORNING WALK AND GABBY IS RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE, HER TAIL WILL BE WAGGING, EYES SPARKLING, SHE IS JUST HAPPY AND CURIOUS ABOUT ALL THE THINGS TO SEE ALONG THE WAY. JINGLE YOU CAR KEYS BUT YOU BETTER BE QUICK GABBY WILL BEAT YOU TO YOUR SEAT TURN HER PRECIOUS HEAD TO ONE SIDE AND GIVE YOU A LOOK THAT SEEMS TO SAY "COME ON WE'VE GOT PLACES TO GO, CHILDREN TO TAKE TO SCHOOL, ERRANDS AROUND TOWN TO RUN". IF YOUR WEEKEND CALLED FOR A GET-A-WAY TO THE MOUNTAINS JUST GRAB THIS HAPPY LITTLE GIRL AND GO. SHE WOULD DELIGHT IN SPENDING THE DAY EXPLORING NEW TRAILS, DIVING IN THE BIGGEST FLUFFY SNOW BANK SHE COULD FIND, JUST ENJOYING THE DAY ENJOYING LIFE. THERE IS ONE MORE PART TO THIS "TOTAL LAB'S " PACKAGE, GABBY IS SOOOO SMART!!! SHE IS A PUP WHO IS EAGER TO PLEASE, EASY TO TEACH AND DELIGHTS IN PLEASING THOSE SHE LOVES. SHE IS TOY & TREAT MOTIVATED WHICH MAKES TRAINING A BREEZE. SHE TRULY SEEMS TO SMILE WHEN SHE KNOWS SHE HAS DONE SOMETHING THAT PLEASES THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THE WORLD TO HER, HER FAMILY!!! SHE IS INDEED AN "OPEN BOOK" A PUP WITH HUGE POTENTIAL. IT UP TO YOU TO FILL THE PAGES OF HER BOOK WITH HUGS, PATS, KISSES, PLAY, TRAINING BUT MOST IMPORTANT FILL HER BOOK WITH A TON OF LOVE. YOU WILL BE REWARDED EVERYDAY SHE IS A PART OF YOUR LIFE WITH A PUP WHO DEARLY LOVES HER FAMILY AND LOVES WITH EVERY FIBER OF HER BEING. A LOVING, "HAPPY GO LUCKY" GIRL WHO'S ONLY REQUEST IS TO BELONG TO A FAMILY WHO WILL SEE WHAT A TREASURE SHE IS AND LOVE HER. IF THE COMPANION YOU ARE HOPING TO ADD TO YOUR FAMILY IS ONE THAT IS AFFECTIONATE, DEEPLY TRUSTING, FUN, HAPPY, WHO'S GREATEST JOY IS PLEASING HER FAMILY AND A LITTLE GIRL WHO IS SOOOOO BEAUTIFUL THEN LOOK NO FURTHER YOU'VE FOUND YOUR "TOTAL LAB"!!! SHE IS ONE EXCEPTIONAL LAB PUPPY!!WE PROMISED GABBY THE FIRST DAY WE MET HER, WE PROMISED HER WE WOULD FIND HER A WONDERFUL HOME WITH A FAMILY WHO WILL SEE WHAT A TREASURE SHE IS AND LOVE HER FOREVER, THIS IS A PROMISE WE INTEND TO KEEP!!! SHE DESERVES NOTHING LESS!!! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO COMPLETE ONE OF OUR ADOPTION APPLICATIONS WHICH IS THE FIRST PLACE TO START TO ADOPT ANY KENTUCKY LAB, PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE***www.kylabrescue.com***CLICK ON THE "ADOPTION INFORMATION "LINK AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE, NEXT CLICK THE "ON-LINE APPLICATION" COMPLETE AND SEND. THE APPLICATION WILL GO TO MICHELLE MAY THE KENTUCKY LAB RESCUE DIRECTOR. GABBY'S ADOPTION FEE IS $350. GABBY IS SPAYED, CURRENT ON ALL VACCINATIONS INCLUDING RABIES AND BORDETELLA. SHE IS HEARTWORM NEGATIVE, ON PREVENTATIVE, DEWORMED AND ON FRONTLINE FOR FLEAS AND TICKS.***GABBY IS ENROLLED IN THE "PRISON DOG PROGRAM" SEE BELOW***
*****"PRISON DOG PROGRAM*****

GABBY IS ONE OF MANY KENTUCKY LAB RESCUE DOGS WHO ARE PART OF THE KENTUCKY PRISON DOG PROGRAM. OUR DOGS SPEND APPROX 6 WEEKS IN THE PROGRAM. THEY ARE TRAINED IN EVERY ASPECT OF DOG BEHAVIOR. THEY ARE WITH THEIR HANDLER 24/7. LEARNING ALL BASIC COMMANDS, LEASH TRAINING, SOCIALIZATION, HOW TO INTERACT WITH PEOPLE, OTHER DOGS AND HOUSE TRAINING. ONCE THEY HAVE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM THEY ARE RETURNED TO US, THE RESULT IS A BEAUTIFULLY BEHAVED, WELL MANNERED​,​ TRAINED COMPANION ALL READY TO BECOME A PART OF A FAMILY WHO WILL SEE WHAT A TREASURE THEY ARE AND LOVE THEM****

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