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My name is BOOTSY(WHAT A STORY!!!

Posted over 8 years ago | Updated over 8 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Golden Retriever/Labrador Retriever
Color
Black - with White
Age
Adult
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 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:

BOOTSY & BLONDIE***CONTACT MICHELLE mmay@kylabrescue.com "BEST FRIENDS"--THEIR STORY---BOOTSY & BLONDIE LOST THEIR FAMILY***WE RECEIVED AN URGENT CALL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ONE OF THE HIGHEST KILL SHELTERS IN THE SOUTH. SHE TOLD US THE MOST HEARTBREAKING STORY, TWO OF THE MOST GORGEOUS, GENTLE AND LOVING GIRLS HAD JUST BEEN SURRENDERED TO HER SHELTER BY THEIR FAMILY. THE FAMILY HAD A SUDDEN HEALTH EMERGENCY AND REALIZED THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO CARE FOR BOOTSY & BLONDIE, THINKING THEY HAD NO CHOICE THEY BROUGHT THEM TO THE SHELTER!!!. THE FAMILY WAS BEYOND HEARTBROKEN AS THEY EXPLAINED THAT BOTH PUPS HAD BEEN A PART OF THEIR FAMILY SINCE THEY WERE TINY WIGGLY PUPPIES, THEY ADORED THEM. "THEY ARE WONDERFUL GIRLS, LOVING AND TRULY OUR BEST FRIENDS. THIS IS THE HARDEST THING WE HAVE EVER HAD TO DO BUT OUR LIVES HAVE CHANGED AND WE KNOW THAT WE CAN'T GIVE THESE GIRLS, THE CARE, TIME AND LOVE THEY DESERVE. PLEASE FIND THEM A HOME TOGETHER WITH A FAMILY WHO WILL SEE WHAT A TREASURE THEY ARE AND LOVE THEM. THEY ARE EVERYTHING ANY FAMILY COULD WANT." WAS THE OWNERS COMMENT TO THE SHELTER DIRECTOR. THE MINUTE WE RECEIVED THE CALL AND SAW THESE TWO BREATHTAKING BEAUTIFUL GIRLS IN THE SHELTER PHOTO THE DIRECTOR SENT US WE WERE ON OUR WAY WITHIN MINUTES TO HELP. BOOTSY & BLONDIE BECAME "KENTUCKY LAB RESCUE" DOGS THAT DAY, SAFE AND READY TO BEGIN THEIR NEW LIVES!!! THIS WAS INDEED A HEARTBREAKING SITUATION AS WE LEARNED BOOTSY & BLONDIE AND THEIR FAMILY WERE INSEPARABLE. THESE TWO PUPS WERE ADORED, THEIR FAMILY TOOK GREAT PRIDE IN THEIR TWO COMPANIONS AND THROUGH THE YEARS TRANSFORMED THESE PLAYFUL, BOUNCY, PUPPIES INTO LOVING, GENTLE, BEAUTIFULLY BEHAVED GIRLS. THE MINUTE WE FIRST SAW THEM WE WALKED OVER TO THEM, SPOKE SOFTLY AND GAVE THEM A PAT, THEY BOTH LIFTED THEIR BEAUTIFUL HEADS, THEIR TAILS BEGAN TO WAG EVER SO SLIGHTLY, AS IF THEY WERE SAYING "PLEASE HELP US". FATE GAVE US BOOTSY & BLONDIE THAT DAY, A WONDERFUL GIFT. IT IS OFTEN SAID THAT THE SOUL CAN BE SEEN IN THE EYES AND THESE PUP'S EYES DO TELL A STORY OF TWO PUPS THAT HAD BEEN TRUE LOVING COMPANIONS TO THEIR OWNER ALL THEIR LIVES, THEY HAD DEVOTED THEIR LIFE TO THEIR OWNER. WE MADE A PROMISE TO THESE TWO PUPS THE FIRST DAY WE MET THEM, WE PROMISED THEM A GREAT NEW HOME, A GREAT LIFE, THEY DESERVE NOTHING LESS. ****BOOTSY*****THE FIRST TIME YOU SEE BOOTSY SHE WILL ABSOLUTELY MELT YOUR HEART. SHE IS A 2 YR. OLD 60 LB, GOLDEN RETRIEVER/LABRADOR RETRIEVER, WHAT A GRAND COMBINATION!!! SHE IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THE MOST STRIKING, AND BEAUTIFUL GIRLS WE HAVE SEEN. HER EYES WILL MELT YOUR HEART, THEY ARE GORGEOUS, LARGE, A GLEAMING, DARK, RICH, HONEY COLOR WITH A GENTLE "LOVE ME" EXPRESSION, IN OUR OPINION IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO. HER COAT, ONE OF HER MOST OUTSTANDING FEATURES, IS CASCADES OF WAVES AND CURLS, A COMBINATION OF TWO BEAUTIFUL COLORS. "HIGH GLOSS" BLACK AND SPARKLING GLACIER WHITE ACCENTING HER CHEST AND PAWS. IN FACT IT LOOKS LIKE BOOTSY HAS ON WHITE BOOTS(THUS HER NAME). SHE TRULY IS A BEAUTIFUL GIRL, A BEAUTIFUL REPRESENTATION OF TWO EXCEPTIONAL BREEDS, BUT HER TRUE BEAUTY IS HER HEART AND SPIRIT. BOOTSY IS THE ULTIMATE COMPANION, SHE IS GENTLE, LOVING AND AS AFFECTIONATE A PUP AS YOU COULD EVER HOPE TO FIND. SHE ADORES EVERYONE SHE MEETS, SHE IS A "CUDDLER" WHAT WE CALL A SOFT DOG. SHE WILL COME AND SIT AS CLOSE TO YOU AS SHE CAN GET, REST HER HEAD IN YOUR LAP, LOOK AT YOU WITH THOSE EYES ASKING FOR A PAT OR A RUB WHICH SHE ADORES. SHE WILL SNUGGLE IN, CLOSE HER EYES WITH SWEET SATISFACTION KNOWING SHE IS WITH THE PERSON SHE LOVES MOST IN THE WORLD--YOU!!! SHE ALSO DELIGHTS IN THE COMPANY OF OTHER DOGS. BEING WITH A FAMILY WHO LOVES HER IS THE ONLY LIFE SHE HAS EVER KNOWN, THE LIFE SHE DESERVES TO KNOW AGAIN. WHATEVER YOUR DAY CALLED FOR IS FINE WITH BOOTSY JUST TAKE HER ALONG, IF SHE'S WITH YOU SHE'S HAPPY. SHE LOVES EARLY MORNING OR LATE AFTERNOON WALKS, GENTLE, SLOW AND EASY. SHE IS ALSO A VERY ALERT PUP, AWEAR OF HER SURROUNDINGS, NEVER MISSING A THING, A BREEZE TO TRAIN AS SHE DELIGHTS IN PLEASING THOSE SHE LOVES. SHE KNOWS THE COMMANDS **SIT**SHAKE AND PERFORMS THESE COMMANDS FLAWLESSLY WHEN ASKED, SHE ALMOST SEEMS TO SMILE WHEN SHE KNOWS SHE HAS DONE SOMETHING THAT PLEASES THOSE SHE LOVES. AT DAY'S END WHEN BOOTSY COMES INTO HER HOME SHE CONTINUES TO SHINE, HOUSE TRAINED, CRATE TRAINED WITH BEAUTIFUL MANNERS, RESPECTFUL OF HER SURROUNDINGS A PLEASURE TO BE AROUND. YOU WILL FIND BOOTSY & BLONDIE CURLED UP AT YOUR FEET, NAPPING, CONTENT AND HAPPY JUST BEING WITH YOU. AT BEDTIME YOU WILL FIND THE PUPS ALL SNUGGLED IN THEIR BIG FLUFFY BEDS TOGETHER JUST AS LONG AS THEY ARE CLOSE TO YOUR BED. THESE TWO "BEST FRIENDS" ARE TIED TOGETHER AT THE HEARTSTRINGS AND WE WOULD LOVE IT IF THEY COULD LIVE THE REST OF THEIR LIFE TOGETHER. THEY ONLY HAVE ONE REQUEST AND THEIR EYES TOLD US THIS THE FIRST TIME WE SAW THEM. THEY WANT A FAMILY, TO BE SOMEONES CHERISHED COMPANIONS, TO BE A PART OF SOMEONES LIFE AGAIN. THEY WANT TO BE LOVED AS DEEPLY AS THEY LOVE. IF YOU ARE HOPING TO ADD TO YOUR LIFE TWO PUPS WHO ARE THE ULTIMATE FAMILY COMPANIONS, LOVING, GENTLE, KIND, WITH BEAUTIFUL HEARTS AND SPIRITS, PUPS WHO WILL DEVOTE THEIR LIVES TO THEIR FAMILY. IN OUR OPINION THESE TWO "BEST FRIENDS" ARE DEVOTED TO EACH OTHER AND TRULY TWO IS AS EASY AS ONE. THEY DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER, EAT TOGETHER, SLEEP TOGETHER, PLAY TOGETHER, THEY WILL KEEP EACH OTHER COMPANY AND YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A LONELY DOG IF YOU ARE AWAY. IF YOU HAVE ROOM IN YOUR HEART TO MAKE THESE GENTLE SOULS, A PART OF YOUR LIFE YOU WILL BE REWARDED EVERY DAY THEY ARE WITH YOU WITH TAIL WAGS, WARM GENTLE KISSES AND TWO PUPS WHO EVERY TIME THEY LOOK AT YOU WILL SEEM TO HAVE A LOOK ON THEIR FACES THAT SAYS "THANK YOU FOR LOVING US". THEY ARE EXCEPTIONAL!!!! 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 RESCUE DOG, PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE***www.kylabrescue.com***CLICK 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. BOOTSY & BLONDIE'S ADOPTION FEES ARE $375(ECH) BOTH GIRLS ARE SPAYED, CURRENT ON ALL VACCINATIONS INCLUDING BORDETELLA AND RABIES. THEY ARE HEARTWORM NEGATIVE, ON PREVENTATIVE, DEWORMED AND ON FRONTLINE PLUS FOR FLEAS AND TICKS.

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