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My name is CHARLIE(LOST HIS FAMILY!!!)!

Posted over 9 years ago | Updated over 9 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Labrador Retriever
Color
Tan/Yellow/Fawn
Age
Adult
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Male
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:

CHARLIE***CONTACT MICHELLE mmay@kylabrescue.com CHARLIE'S STORY--HE DESERVED BETTER!!! WE RECEIVED AN URGENT CALL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ONE OF THE HIGHEST KILL SHELTERS IN THE SOUTH LETTING US KNOW THAT CHARLIE'S FAMILY HAD JUST SURRENDERED CHARLIE TO HER SHELTER. HIS OWNER TIED CHARLIE TO A POLE, SIGNED THE NECESSARY PAPERS GIVING CHARLIE UP, AND ON THE LINE ON THE PAPERWORK WHERE IT ASKED "WHY ARE YOU GIVING YOUR PET AWAY?" THERE WAS NOTHING WRITTEN, IT WAS BLANK!!!. THE DIRECTOR ASK CHARLIE'S OWNER WHY HE COULDN'T KEEP CHARLIE AND HIS ONLY REPLY "WE'RE MOVING WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR HIM"!!! THE FAMILY TURNED NEVER SAYING A WORD TO CHARLIE OR GIVING HIM A PAT AND WALKED AWAY!!!. THE DIRECTOR SAID CHARLIE STOOD AT THE SHELTER WINDOW WATCHING AS HIS FAMILY DROVE AWAY, HIS TAIL WAS WAGGING AS IF HE KNEW THEY WAS COMING BACK FOR HIM--THEY DIDN'T!!! IT IS UNIMAGINABLE TO US HOW SOMEONE COULD BE SO HEARTLESS AS TO JUST THROW A TRUE COMPANION LIKE CHARLIE AWAY, PUTTING HIM IN A HIGH KILL SHELTER IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CHARLIE HAD BEEN A PART OF THIS FAMILY SINCE HE WAS A ROLY POLY 6 WEEK OLD PUPPY. CHARLIE KEPT HIS END OF THE BARGAIN, HE LOVED HIS FAMILY WITH EVERY FIBER OF HIS BEING, HE DID NOTHING WRONG IT WAS HIS FAMILY WHO BROKE THEIR PROMISE!!!. "HE IS ONE OF THE SWEETEST MOST LOVING & GENTLE PUPS I HAVE SEEN. HE IS SO CONFUSED AND DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHERE HE IS BUT MOST OF ALL WHY" CAN YOU HELP HIM? WAS THE DIRECTOR'S PLEA TO US. WITHOUT EVEN SEEING A PICTURE BUT JUST HEARING WHAT A WONDERFUL FELLOW CHARLIE WAS WE WERE ON OUR WAY WITHIN MINUTES TO HELP. WHEN WE FIRST SAW CHARLIE IN THE SHELTER WE SPOKE SOFTLY TO HIM, GAVE HIM A PAT, HE LIFTED HIS GORGEOUS HEAD, LOOKED AT US WITH EYES THAT WILL MELT YOUR HEART, HIS TAIL SLOWLY STARTED TO WAG, THEY DO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE THERE TO HELP!!!. CHARLIE LEFT THE HIGH KILL SHELTER THAT DAY, EYES SPARKLING, TAIL WAGGING AND WHEN OUR DIRECTOR PUT HIM IN HER CAR HE LICKED HER HAND, MAYBE THIS WAS HIS WAY OF THANKING HER FOR HELPING HIM. ***CHARLIE--GENTLE--CALM--LOVING-A TREASURE" CHARLIE IS A BEAUTIFUL, 2 YR. OLD, YELLOW LABRADOR RETRIEVER. THE FIRST THING YOU WILL NOTICE IS WHAT A GORGEOUS FELLOW CHARLIE IS. HIS COAT IS A PALE, PALE CHAMPAGNE COLOR, SO SOFT IT FEELS LIKE VELVET. YOU WILL WANT TO PAT AND RUB CHARLIE ALL DAY WHICH AS MUCH AS HE ADORES AFFECTION AND ATTENTION IS JUST FINE WITH HIM!!! HE LOVES TO BE PETTED, HE WILL TILT HIS HEAD BACK AND LOOK AT YOU WITH EYES THAT WILL MAKE YOU MELT, HIS EYES ARE LARGE, A WARM DARK HONEY COLOR WITH A LOOK THAT SAYS "LOVE ME"--IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO. HE IS ALSO A BEAUTIFULLY BUILT PUP WITH A PROUD, GRACEFUL STANCE. WHEN CHARLIE WALKS, OR SHOULD WE SAY "PRANCE" THIS PUP IN MOTION IS STRIKING. CHARLIE IS TRULY BEAUTIFUL BUT THIS PUP'S TRUE BEAUTY IS HIS HEART AND SPIRIT. JUST CALL HIS NAME AND THOSE GORGEOUS "LOVE ME" EYES WILL LIGHT UP, HE WILL WALK GENTLY OVER TO YOU, TURN THAT ADORABLE LAB HEAD TO ONE SIDE AS IF HE'S SAYING "HI I'M CHARLIE NICE TO MEET YOU, WANNA PLAY?"(HE PLAYS SO GENTLY). HE IS A DEEPLY AFFECTIONATE SOUL WHO WILL COME CLOSE, REST HIS HEAD IN YOUR LAP, AS LONG AS YOU WILL PAT OR RUB CHARLIE WILL STAY. CHARLIE IS THE ULTIMATE COMPANION, NOT A CLINGY, NEEDY FELLOW BUT A PUP WHO'S HAPPINESS IS JUST BEING WITH THOSE WHO LOVE HIM, HE IS THE ULTIMATE COMPANION. WHATEVER YOUR DAY CALLS FOR IS FINE WITH CHARLIE JUST TAKE HIM ALONG. IF IT WAS YOUR DAY TO TAKE THE CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, DON'T LET CHARLIE HEAR YOU JINGLE YOUR KEYS UNLESS YOU PLAN ON TAKING HIM ALONG. JUST OPEN THE CAR DOOR, IN CHARLIE WILL HOP, HE WILL FIND "HIS" SEAT, TURN AND GIVE YOU HIS "OK I'M READY LET'S GO" LOOK. CHARLIE WOULD ALSO ADORE AN EARLY MORNING OR LATE AFTERNOON WALK, HE IS IN TERRIFIC SHAPE A LAB WHO WILL MATCH YOU STEP FOR STEP. HE WILL PRANCE ALONG, HEAD HELD HIGH, HIS "OTTER"TAIL WAGGING INTERESTED IN ALL THE SIGHTS ALONG THE WAY. HE IS ALSO A VERY SOCIAL FELLOW AND ADORES ALL DOGS JUST A PLAY BUDDY FOR CHARLIE(HE'S EVEN FINE WITH CATS) THE NEXT THING YOU WILL NOTICE AFTER SPENDING ONLY A SHORT TIME WITH CHARLIE, TRUE TO THE LABRADOR BREED, THIS PUP IS SMART. CHARLIE IS A PUP THAT LOVES TO LEARN BUT MOST IMPORTANT HE LOVES TO PLEASE THOSE HE LOVES, THE POTENTIAL FOR CHARLIE IS HUGE. SIMPLE THINGS TAKE ON NEW MEANING WITH A PUP LIKE CHARLIE AT YOUR SIDE. PUPS LIKE CHARLIE ASK FOR SO LITTLE BUT GIVE SO MUCH LOVE IN RETURN. THEY ARE THERE FOR YOU 100% A BEAUTIFUL DOG WHO LOVES YOU WITH EVERY FIBER OF THEIR BEING. CHARLIE IS GRATEFUL FOR ANY AND ALL ATTENTION BUT HE NEVER PESTERS OR DEMANDS IT. EVERYDAY IS A GIFT AND TIME WITH A PUP LIKE CHARLIE IS SO PRECIOUS. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU AND CHARLIE HAVE SPENT THE DAY TAKING LONG WALKS, RUNNING ERRANDS, PLAYING IN HIS BACK YARD AND JUST ENJOYING EACH OTHER'S COMPANY WHEN CHARLIE COMES INTO HIS HOME HE CONTINUES TO SHINE. WHEN YOU BUILD A FIRE AND SETTLE IN ON THE SOFA TO WATCH A MOVIE OR READ A BOOK, YOU WILL FIND CHARLIE CURLED UP AT YOUR FEET, THE LOOK ON HIS FACE IS ONE OF CONTENTMENT AND PEACE, HE IS WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE WORLD TO HIM, YOU AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS. WHEN IT'S TIME FOR BED CHARLIE WILL CURL UP ON HIS BED OR JUST STRETCH OUT ON A COOL FLOOR THE MAIN THING IS JUST AS LONG AS HE'S AS CLOSE TO YOU AS HE CAN BE. AFTER SPENDING TIME WITH THIS GENTLE GENTLEMAN WE FEEL THE PERFECT HOME FOR CHARLIE WOULD BE WITH A SINGLE GUY OR GIRL, A COUPLE OR A FAMILY WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE WANTING A NEW BEST FRIEND TO LOVE, BEING PART OF A FAMILY IS THE ONLY LIFE CHARLIE HAS EVER KNOWN, THE LIFE HE SO DESERVES TO KNOW AGAIN. CHARLIE ONLY HAS ONE REQUEST AND HIS EYES TOLD US THIS THE FIRST TIME WE SAW HIM, HE WANTS TO BE A CHERISHED COMPANION, TO BELONG AND BE A PART OF SOMEONES LIFE, TO BE LOVED AS DEEPLY AS HE LOVES. CHARLIE'S PERFECT HOME WOULD BE ONE THAT HAS A HEART FULL OF LOVE, READY TO INSURE THAT THIS TRUE COMPANION PUP LIVES HIS LIFE SURROUNDED BY THE WARMTH OF A HOME AND KNOWS THE JOY OF A FAMILY WHO WILL CHERISH EVERY MINUTE WITH OUR "LOVE ME" GOLDEN BOY, HE DESERVES NOTHING LESS. WE MADE A PROMISE TO CHARLIE THAT FIRST DAY WE SAW HIM IN THE SHELTER, WE PROMISED THIS GREAT PUP A GREAT HOME, A GREAT LIFE!! THIS IS A PROMISE WE WILL KEEP!!! IN FACT OUR DIRECTOR MADE THE COMMENT "CHARLIE IS AN EXTREMELY NICE FELLOW WHO WOULD FIT IN ANY FAMILIES LIFE". IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT 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. IT WILL BE SENT TO MICHELLE MAY THE KENTUCKY LAB RESCUE DIRECTOR WHO PLACES ALL OUR LABS. CHARLIE'S ADOPTION FEE IS $375. CHARLIE IS NEUTERED, HE IS CURRENT ON ALL VACCINATIONS INCLUDING BORDETELLA AND RABIES. HE IS HEARTWORM NEGATIVE, ON HIS MONTHLY HEARTWORM PREVENTATIVE, DEWORMED AND ON FRONTLINE FOR FLEAS AND TICKS.

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