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My name is GABBY(LOST HER FAMILY PLS READ!

Posted over 9 years ago | Updated over 9 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Labrador Retriever
Color
Brown/Chocolate
Age
Adult
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Female
Pet ID

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with kids
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 MICHELLE mmay@kylabrescue.com GABBY'S STORY--"WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR HER"!!! WE RECEIVED AN URGENT CALL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF A HIGH KILL SOUTHERN SHELTER LETTING US KNOW THAT THE SWEETEST LAB NAMED GABBY HAD JUST BEEN SURRENDERED TO HER SHELTER. GABBY'S FAMILY HAD A LIFE STYLE CHANGE, THE HUSBAND HAD ACCEPTED A NEW JOG, WOULD BE TRAVELING FOR WEEKS AT A TIME AND THE MOTHER ALSO HAD A NEW JOB, AND WAS WORKING EXTREMELY LONG HOURS AND GABBY NOW SPENT HER DAYS ALONG. MANY DAYS SHE SAT IN THE BACK YARD OR OUT IN A COVERED SHED BUT THIS WAS NOT THE LIFE SHE WAS USE TO. SHE HAD BEEN A PART OF THIS FAMILY SINCE SHE WAS A TINY TINY PUPPY IN FACT SHE WAS A BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR ONE OF THE FAMILIES LITTLE BOYS. GABBY HAD ALWAYS BE A HUGE PART OF THIS FAMILY, SHE SLEPT NEAR THE CHILDREN'S BED, CURLED UP IN FRONT OF THE FIRE PLACE WHILE HER FAMILY WATCH TV. PLAYED BALL WITH THE CHILDREN, WENT ON CAR RIDES AND NOW THIS COMPANION PUP SAT DAY AFTER DAY ALONE!!!. THE FAMILY FINALLY REALIZED THAT THIS WASN'T FAIR TO GABBY SO THEY BROUGHT HER TO THE HIGH KILL SHELTER AND CASUALLY TOLD THE DIRECTOR "WE JUST DON'T HAVE TIME FOR HER!!" THE DIRECTOR WAS IN SHOCK AND FOUND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT GABBY'S FAMILY JUST THREW HER AWAY. SHE TOLD US THAT GABBY WAS SO SAD, SHE JUST LAID IN THE CORNER OF HER KENNEL, HEAD DOWN EYES CLOSED, SHE HAD NO IDEA WHERE SHE WAS AND WHY HER FAMILY LEFT HER. GABBY WAS IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, A PLACE SHE DID NOT BELONG FOR NOT BEING A ROLY POLY PUPPY OR A YOUNG ADULT THERE WAS A CHANCE THAT GABBY WOULD NEVER LEAVE THE SHELTER. WE COULDN'T LET THIS HAPPEN. ONCE WE KNEW ABOUT GABBY WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO HELP THIS "TREASURE" OF A PUP WITHING MINUTES. WHEN WE FIRST SAW GABBY WE SPOKE SOFTLY TO HER, GAVE HER A PAT, SHE LIFTED HER BEAUTIFUL FACE AND GAVE US A LOOK THAT SEEM TO SAY "PLEASE HELP ME"--WE DID!!! GABBY LEFT THE KILL SHELTER THAT DAY, TAIL WAGGING, EYES BRIGHT, SAFE AND READY TO BEGIN HER NEW LIFE. SHE HAD NO IDEA WHAT A DANGEROUS SITUATION SHE HAD BEEN IN, A SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE ENDED HER LIFE. GABBY IS THE SWEETEST 5-6 YEAR OLD, 65-70 LB., PUREBRED CHOCOLATE LABRADOR RETRIEVER. DON'T PLAN ON KEEPING YOUR HEART WHEN YOU MEET GABBY BECAUSE WITHIN MINUTES SHE WILL STEAL IT!! SHE IS STRIKING!!!. HER COAT IS CUDDLE SOFT, A RICH MILK CHOCOLATE COLOR, WHICH LOOKS LIKE GABBY WAS DIPPED IN WARM MILK CHOCOLATE. HER COAT IS FLAWLESS, SO SOFT IT FEELS LIKE VELVET, YOU WILL WANT TO PAT AND RUB THIS LOVING, PUP ALL DAY WHICH AS MUCH AS GABBY ADORES ATTENTION AND AFFECTION THIS IS JUST FINE WITH HER. NEXT, THAT FACE, GABBY WILL LOOK AT YOU WITH THE MOST SOULFUL, KIND, CHESTNUT COLORED EYES, THE LOOK SHE GAVE US THE FIRST TIME WE SAW HER, THE LOOK SEEMS TO BE SAYING "LOVE ME" IN OUR OPINION IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO. THIS BEAUTIFUL PUP GIVES TRUE MEANING TO THE WORD "COMPANION". SHE IS BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT AND HAS A LOVING, STEADFAST AND TRUSTING SPIRIT. IT IS THESE TRAITS THAT HAVE MADE THE LABRADOR THE NUMBER ONE FAMILY COMPANION AND NO ONE LOVES HER FAMILY MORE THEN GABBY. IF GABBY IS WITH YOU SHE'S HAPPY!! HER TRUE HAPPINESS COMES FROM SPENDING HER LIFE WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE WORLD TO HER---YOU!!! GABBY IS ALSO A VERY SOCIAL GIRL. SHE NEVER MEETS A STRANGER, SHE IS ONE OF THE HAPPIEST AND SWEETEST PUPS WE HAVE SEEN. GABBY IS SUCH AN EASY FIT THAT HER FIRST DAY WITH YOU YOU WOULD FEEL AS IF SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF YOUR LIFE. WHATEVER YOUR DAY CALLS FOR IS FINE WITH GABBY JUST AS LONG AS SHE GETS TO GO. IF YOU STARTED THE DAY WITH A MORNING WALK OR JOG YOU WILL FIND GABBY WAITING AT THE DOOR, TAIL WAGGING, EYES SPARKLING ALL READY FOR LIFE'S NEXT ADVENTURE. SHE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL SHAPE, FLAWLESS ON LEAD AND WILL MATCH YOU STEP FOR STEP. IF IT WAS YOUR DAY TO RUN ERRANDS OR TAKE THE CHILDREN TO SCHOOL DON'T LET GABBY HEAR YOU JINGLE YOUR CAR KEYS UNLESS YOU PLAN ON TAKING HER ALONG. JUST OPEN THE CAR DOOR AND IN GABBY WILL HOP, SHE WILL FIND HER SPOT, TURN THAT BEAUTIFUL HEAD TO ONE SIDE AND GIVE YOU HER "COME ON LET'S GO" LOOK. IF YOUR WEEKEND CALLED FOR A TRIP TO THE MOUNTAINS JUST GRAB A FEW TREATS, A FEW TOYS, GABBY AND TAKE OFF. IF YOU WANTED TO BRING ALONG A FEW FRIENDS OUR "MISS SOCIAL" WOULD BE THE PERFECT HOSTESS, THE MORE THE MERRIER AS FAR AS GABBY IS CONCERNED. GABBY WOULD SPEND THE DAY EXPLORING NEW TRAILS, CHASING ANY STICK YOU THREW HER OR JUMPING IN THE BIGGEST FLUFFY SNOW BANK SHE COULD FIND--THIS IS ONE HAPPY GIRL!!! NOT ONLY IS GABBY HAPPY, LOVING, AND ONE FUN PUP NOW LET'S ADD SMART TO THIS GREAT PUP'S PACKAGE AND BOY IS SHE. SHE IS A PUP THAT LISTENS WELL, SHE FINDS ANYTHING YOU INTRODUCE HER TO A CHALLENGE AND EXCITING SHE IS A PUP THAT IS EAGER TO LEARN, EASY TO TEACH AND DELIGHTS IN PLEASING THOSE SHE LOVES. THE POTENTIAL FOR GABBY IS HUGE!!!! SHE TRULY SEEMS TO SMILE WHEN SHE DOES SOMETHING THAT PLEASES HER OWNER. GABBY ONLY HAS ONE REQUEST AND IT MEANS EVERYTHING TO HER, SHE WANTS "TO BELONG" SHE WANTS HER FAMILY AGAIN, A SMALL REQUEST FOR A PUP WHO GIVES HER HEART TOTALLY TO HER FAMILY EVERYDAY SHE IS A PART OF THEIR LIFE. IF THE COMPANION YOU ARE HOPING TO BECOME A PART OF YOUR LIFE IS ONE THAT IS HAPPY, AFFECTIONATE, DEEPLY TRUSTING, SMART, PLAYFUL, AND IS BEYOND BEAUTIFUL THEN LOOK NO FURTHER GABBY IS YOUR GIRL. SHE ONLY WANTS A SOFT PLACE TO LAY HER HEAD AFTER A DAY FILLED WITH WALKS, TRIPS AROUND TOWN, AND FUN. SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT WHEN SHE CURLS UP ON HER BIG, FLUFFY BED AT NIGHT THAT THE LAST THING SHE WILL HEAR FROM HER FAMILY IS "GABBY WE LOVE YOU" AND GABBY WILL LIFT THAT GORGEOUS HEAD, BLINK HER DREAMY EYES, THUMP HER OTTER TAIL AND YOU CAN BET THIS IS HER WAY OF SAYING "I LOVE YOU TOO", AND GABBY WILL DRIFT OFF TO SLEEP CONTENT AND HAPPY HER WISH HAS COME TRUE SHE HAS HER FAMILY AGAIN AND IS LOVED!!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO GABBY WAS NOT HER FAULT, SHE DID NOTHING WRONG, SHE LOVED HER FAMILY EVERYDAY SHE WAS A PART OF THEIR LIFE. WE PROMISED GABBY THE FIRST DAY WE MET HER THAT WE WOULD FIND HER A HOME WITH A FAMILY WHO WILL SEE WHAT A TREASURE SHE IS AND LOVE HER FOREVER, THIS IS A PROMISE WE INTEND TO KEEP. 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. THE APPLICATION WILL BE SENT TO MICHELLE MAY THE KENTUCKY LAB RESCUE DIRECTOR. GABBY'S ADOPTION FEE IS $375. GABBY IS SPAYED, SHE IS CURRENT ON ALL VACCINATIONS INCLUDING BORDETELLA AND RABIES. SHE IS HEARTWORM NEGATIVE, ON PREVENTATIVE, DEWORMED AND ON FRONTLINE FOR FLEAS AND TICKS.

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