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My name is FRANK(AN UNBELIEVABLE STORY!!!

Posted over 8 years ago | Updated over 8 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Labrador Retriever
Color
Brown/Chocolate
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:

FRANK***CONTACT MICHELLE mmay@kylabrescue.com***AN UNBELIEVABLE STORY!!! "THE CHILDREN WANTED A PUPPY SO THE FAMILY THREW FRANK AWAY"!!! WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ONE OF THE HIGHEST KILL SHELTERS IN THE SOUTH TELLING US A STORY THAT WAS TRAGIC AND EVEN HARD TO BELIEVE. A FAMILY SHOWED UP AT HER SHELTER MOM, DAD,THREE CHILDREN AND A CHOCOLATE LAB NAMED FRANK. THE FAMILY TOLD THE DIRECTOR THAT THE CHILDREN WANTED A PUPPY AND THEY JUST DIDN'T WANT FRANK ANYMORE!!!. THE DIRECTOR WAS IN SHOCK, AS SHE TOLD US WHAT A GENTLE, LOVING FELLOW FRANK WAS AND HOW MUCH HE SEEMED TO LOVE THE CHILDREN. THE MAN EXPLAINED THAT FRANK HAD BEEN A PART OF THEIR FAMILY ALL HIS LIFE BUT THE CHILDREN JUST DIDN'T WANT HIM ANYMORE, HIS NEXT COMMENT "WE WANT TO SEE SOME PUPPIES!!!" THE FAMILY HANDED FRANK'S LEAD TO THE SHELTER STAFF KNOWING THAT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE CHANCE FRANK WOULD EVER LEAVE THE SHELTER, THEY SIGNED THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK GIVING HIM UP, NEXT THE CHILDREN RACED DOWN THE SHELTER AISLES LOOKING FOR A PUPPY!!! OF COURSE THERE WERE TONS OF ADORABLE PUPPIES TO CHOOSE FROM AND THE CHILDREN FOUND ONE, THEY PAID THE ADOPTION FEE AND LEFT, THE MOST HEARTBREAKING PART IS NOT ONE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY EVEN SAID GOOD BYE TO FRANK. THE DIRECTOR CALLED US IMMEDIATELY TELLING US ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL FELLOW. SHE TOLD US THE FRANK WAS SO SAD, THE LOOK ON HIS FACE SAYS IS ALL, HE WAS HEARTBROKEN, NOT UNDERSTANDING WHERE HE WAS BUT WHY HIS FAMILY JUST LEFT HIS. "FRANK IS ABSOLUTELY THE SWEETEST MOST LOVING FELLOW YOU WILL EVER MEET, JUST SAY A KIND WORD TO HIM HE WILL COME AND LAY HIS HEAD RIGHT IN YOU LAP, LOOKING AT YOU WITH EYES THAT WILL MELT YOUR HEART. HE DESERVED BETTER THEN THIS, HIS FAMILY PUT HIM IN AN URGENT SITUATION ONE THAT COULD END HIS LIFE. PLEASE CAN YOU HELP HIM?" WAS THE SHELTER DIRECTOR'S COMMENT TO US. THE MINUTE WE HEARD ABOUT FRANK WE COULDN'T GET TO HIM FAST ENOUGH. THE MINUTE WE SAW HIM WE SPOKE SOFTLY TO HIM, GAVE HIM A PAT HIS HEAD LIFTED AND HIS TAIL STARTED TO WAG EVER SO SLIGHTLY, THEY DO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE THERE TO HELP. IT IS UNIMAGINABLE TO US HOW SOMEONE COULD BE SO HEARTLESS AS TO JUST THROW A GENTLE, LOVING FELLOW LIKE FRANK AWAY. THIS WAS "NOT" FRANK'S FAULT, HE DID NOTHING WRONG, HE JUST HAD A COLD AND UNCARING FAMILY. FRANK DID HIS PART HE LOVED HIS FAMILY EVERY DAY HE WAS A PART OF THEIR LIFE, HE SLEPT WITH THE CHILDREN, PLAYED BALL WITH THEM, RODE TO TAKE THEM TO SCHOOL HE KEPT HIS END OF THE DEAL IT, HE DID EVERYTHING RIGHT WHAT HIS FAMILY DID WAS WRONG!!! THE WAY WE SEE IT THEIR LOSS IS DEFINITELY OUR GAIN AS YOU COULDN'T FIND A MORE GENTLE AND LOVING GUY THEN FRANK. FRANK LEFT THE HIGH KILL SHELTER THAT DAY, EYES TWINKLING, TAIL WAGGING AND WHEN OUR DIRECTOR PUT FRANK IN HER CAR HE LICKED OUR DIRECTOR'S HAND, MAYBE THIS WAS HIS WAY OF SAYING "THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME"!!!****FRANK IS THE SWEETEST, 6 YR. OLD, 65 LB. CHOCOLATE LABRADOR RETRIEVER,A BEAUTIFUL FELLOW YES, 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 COME OVER TO YOU, TURN THAT ADORABLE HEAD TO ONE SIDE AS IF HE'S SAYING "HI I'M FRANK NICE TO MEET YOU". HE IS A DEEPLY AFFECTIONATE, GENTLE, CALM GUY, A BEAUTIFULLY BEHAVED FELLOW, A TRUE GENTLEMAN, A PUP WHO WILL COME CLOSE, REST HIS HEAD IN YOUR LAP, AS LONG AS YOU WILL PAT OR RUB FRANK WILL STAY. FRANK IS THE ULTIMATE COMPANION A "GENTLE GENTLEMAN", A PUP WHO'S HAPPINESS IS JUST BEING WITH THOSE WHO LOVE HIM. HE IS ALSO A VERY SOCIAL FELLOW, HE LOVES EVERYONE HE MEETS AND ALL DOGS SMALL, MEDIUM OR LARGE(HE'S EVEN FINE WITH CATS). WHATEVER YOUR DAY CALLS FOR IS FINE WITH FRANK JUST TAKE HIM ALONG, HE WOULD LOVE AN EASY LATE AFTERNOON WALK OR IF YOUR DAY CALLED FOR RUNNING ERRANDS AROUND TOWN FRANK WOULD LOVE TO BE INVITED TO GO ALONG. HE TRULY WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE SHE IS GOING AND IT DOESN'T MATTER TO HIM, HIS TRUE HAPPINESS IS JUST BEING WITH THOSE WHO LOVE HIM. PUPS LIKE FRANK ASK FOR SO LITTLE BUT GIVE SO MUCH LOVE IN RETURN. THEY ARE THERE FOR YOU 100%, A CONTENTED, BEAUTIFUL DOG WHO LOVES YOU WITH EVERY FIBER OF THEIR BEING. FRANK IS GRATEFUL FOR ANY AND ALL ATTENTION BUT HE NEVER PESTERS OR DEMANDS IT. EVERYDAY IS A GIFT AND TIME WITH PUPS LIKE FRANK IS SO PRECIOUS. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU AND FRANK HAVE SPENT THE DAY TAKING LONG WALKS, RUNNING ERRANDS, SAT ON YOUR DECK AND WATCH THE SUN SET WHEN FRANK COMES INTO HIS HOME HE CONTINUES TO SHINE, THIS BEAUTIFUL FELLOW HAS BEAUTIFUL MANNERS, HE IS RESPECTFUL OF HIS SURROUNDINGS, KNOWING WHAT THINGS ARE HIS TO PLAY WITH AND THINGS TO LEAVE ALONE, IN HIS HOME HE IS A JOY!!! WHEN YOU SETTLE IN ON THE SOFA TO WATCH A MOVIE OR READ A BOOK, YOU WILL FIND FRANK 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. HE WOULD BE A DELIGHTFUL COMPANION FOR A SINGLE FELLOW, A GIRL, A RETIRED COUPLE OR A FAMILY WITH GENTLE OLDER CHILDREN WHO WOULD ADORE HAVING FRANK AS THEIR BEST FRIEND. FRANK 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 AGAIN, TO BE LOVED AS DEEPLY AS HE LOVES. FRANK'S PERFECT FAMILY 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" FELLOW, HE DESERVES NOTHING LESS!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO FRANK WAS NOT HIS FAULT, HE DID NOTHING WRONG, HE LOVED HIS FAMILY WITH EVERY FIBER OF HIS BEING, HE DID HER PART, IT WAS HIS FAMILY WHO BROKE THEIR PROMISE, THEY PROMISED TO LOVE AND CARE FOR FRANK EVERYDAY HE WAS A PART OF THEIR FAMILY, THEY LIED, THEY THREW HIM AWAY AND PUT FRANK IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION!! WE PROMISED THIS GENTLE COMPANION PUP WE WOULD FIND HIM A HOME WHERE HE WOULD NEVER BE THROWN AWAY AGAIN, THIS IS A PROMISE WE INTEND TO KEEP. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COMPLETE AND ADOPTION APPLICATION WHICH IS THE FIRST PLACE TO START TO ADOPT ANY KENTUCKY LAB DOG, GO TO OUR WEBSITE***www.kylabrescue.com***CLICK ON THE "ADOPTION INFORMATION" LINK AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE, THEN CLICK THE "ON-LINE APPLICATION", COMPLETE AND SEND, IT WILL GO TO MICHELLE MAY THE KENTUCKY LAB RESCUE DIRECTOR WHO PLACES ALL OUR DOGS. FRANK'S ADOPTION FEE WHICH INCLUDES HIS TRANSPORT FEE IS $575. FRANK IS NEUTERED, HE IS CURRENT ON ALL VACCINATIONS INCLUDING RABIES AND BORDETELLA. HE IS HEARTWORM NEGATIVE, ON PREVENTATIVE, DEWORMED AND ON FRONTLINE FOR FLEAS AND TICKS

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