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My name is DAISY DUKE--TRAINED--PLS READ!!

Posted over 8 years ago | Updated over 8 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
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:

DAISY DUKE***CONTACT MICHELLE mmay@kylabrescue.com DAISY DUKE'S STORY--"WE HAVE NO USE FOR HER!!" WE RECEIVED AN URGENT CALL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF A HIGH KILL SOUTHERN SHELTER LETTING US KNOW THAT THE SWEETEST AND MOST GENTLE LAB NAMED "DAISY DUKE" HAD JUST BEEN SURRENDERED TO HER SHELTER. DAISY HAD BEEN A PART OF HER FAMILY SINCE SHE WAS A GORGEOUS GOLDEN FLUFFY PUPPY, THE FAMILY HAD WANTED TO BREED DAISY, SELL HER PUPPIES AND MAKE A LOT OF MONEY BUT WHEN DAISY DID HAVE PUPPIES SHE ONLY HAD TWO, THE FAMILY WAS ENRAGED AS THEY KNEW USUALLY THE SIZE IF A LABRADOR LITTER OF PUPPIES IS 10 OR 12 AND WHEN DAISY ONLY HAD TWO PUPPIES THE FAMILY THEY HAD NO USE FOR A LAB THAT WASN'T GOING TO BE THE HUGE MONEY MAKER THEY WANTED SO THEY WALKED DAISY INTO THE HIGH KILL SHELTER AND TOLD THE DIRECTOR THEY HAD NO USE FOR HER. DAISY HAD BEEN SPENDING HER DAYS ALONG, MANY DAYS SHE SAT IN THE BACK YARD OR OUT IN A COVERED SHED CAST ASIDE BECAUSE THE FAMILY HAD NO USE FOR HER, SO FINALLY THE FAMILY BROUGHT A YOUNGER LAB HOME HOPING SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE MANY LITTERS OF PUPPIES AND SINCE DAISY COULDN'T GIVE THE FAMILY WHAT THEY WANTED THEY JUST WALKED AWAY AND LEFT HER IN THE HIGH KILL SHELTER. DAISY 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. DAISY 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 IN HER BACK YARD AND FINALLY WAS THROWN AWAY!! THE DIRECTOR WAS IN SHOCK, SHE TOLD US THAT DAISY 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. DAISY 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 DAISY WOULD NEVER LEAVE THE SHELTER. WE COULDN'T LET THIS HAPPEN. ONCE WE KNEW ABOUT DAISY WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO HELP THIS "TREASURE" OF A PUP WITHING MINUTES. WHEN WE FIRST SAW DAISY WE SPOKE SOFTLY TO HER, GAVE HER A PAT, SHE LIFTED HER BEAUTIFUL HEAD AND GAVE US A LOOK THAT SEEM TO SAY "PLEASE HELP ME"--WE DID!!! DAISY 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. DAISY IS THE SWEETEST 5 YEAR OLD, 65-70 LB., PUREBRED YELLOW LABRADOR RETRIEVER YOU WILL EVER MEET. DON'T PLAN ON KEEPING YOUR HEART WHEN YOU MEET DAISY BECAUSE WITHIN MINUTES SHE WILL STEAL IT!! SHE IS STRIKING!!!. HER COAT IS CUDDLE SOFT, A RICH SUN KISSED COLOR, ACCENTED WITH WARM APRICOT HIGHLIGHTS ON HER EARS. HER COAT IS SO SOFT IT FEELS LIKE VELVET, YOU WILL WANT TO PAT AND RUB THIS LOVING, GENTLE PUP ALL DAY WHICH AS MUCH AS DAISY ADORES ATTENTION AND AFFECTION THIS IS JUST FINE WITH HER. NEXT, THAT FACE, DAISY WILL LOOK AT YOU WITH THE MOST SOULFUL, KIND EYES, THE LOOK SHE GAVE US THE FIRST TIME WE SAW HER(SEE PHOTO), 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 WITH A LOVING, STEADFAST AND TRUSTING SPIRIT. IT IS THESE TRAITS WHICH HAVE MADE THE LABRADOR THE NUMBER ONE FAMILY COMPANION AND NO ONE LOVES HER FAMILY MORE THEN DAISY. IF DAISY 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!!! DAISY IS ALSO A VERY SOCIAL GIRL, SHE NEVER MEETS A STRANGER, SHE IS ONE OF THE HAPPIEST AND SWEETEST PUPS WE HAVE SEEN. SHE ALSO DELIGHTS IN THE COMPANY OF OTHER DOGS, JUST A NEW BEST FRIEND FOR DAISY(SHE'S EVEN FINE WITH CATS) DAISY 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 DAISY JUST AS LONG AS SHE GETS TO GO. IF YOU STARTED THE DAY WITH A MORNING WALK OR JOG YOU WILL FIND DAISY WAITING AT THE DOOR, TAIL WAGGING, EYES SPARKLING ALL READY FOR LIFE'S NEXT ADVENTURE. SHE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL SHAPE, FLAWLESS ON LEAD, A PUP WHO WILL MATCH YOU STEP FOR STEP. IF IT WAS YOUR DAY TO RUN ERRANDS DON'T LET DAISY HEAR YOU JINGLE YOUR CAR KEYS UNLESS YOU PLAN ON TAKING HER ALONG. JUST OPEN THE CAR DOOR AND IN DAISY 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, SOME TOYS, DAISY 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 DAISY IS CONCERNED. DAISY WOULD SPEND THE DAY EXPLORING NEW TRAILS, CHASING ANY STICK YOU THREW HER OR POSSIBLY TAKING A SWIM IN ANY WATER SHE COULD FIND, DON'T FORGET SHE'S A LABRADOR THE WATER LOVIN BREED!!!--THIS IS ONE HAPPY GIRL!!! NOT ONLY IS DAISY HAPPY, LOVING, AND ONE FUN PUP NOW LET'S ADD SMART TO THIS GREAT PUP'S PACKAGE AND BOY IS SHE. SHE IS A GRADUATE OF THE "KENTUCKY PRISON DOG TRAINING PROGRAM"(SEE BELOW). SHE KNOWS MANY COMMANDS AND PERFORMS THEM FLAWLESSLY WHEN ASKED. SHE IS ALSO HOUSE TRAINED AND CRATE TRAINED. SHE IS A PUP THAT LISTENS WELL, SHE FINDS ANYTHING YOU INTRODUCE HER TO A CHALLENGE AND EXCITING SHE IS A PUP THAT IS FOOD MOTIVATED, EAGER TO LEARN, EASY TO TEACH AND DELIGHTS IN PLEASING THOSE SHE LOVES. THE POTENTIAL FOR DAISY IS HUGE!!!! SHE TRULY SEEMS TO SMILE WHEN SHE DOES SOMETHING THAT PLEASES HER OWNER. IN FACT OUR DIRECTOR COMMENTED "WITH HER GENTLE LOVING NATURE AND BEING AS SMART AS SHE IS DAISY WOULD MAKE AN EXCEPTIONAL THERAPY DOG". HOWEVER, DAISY 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 CALM, GENTLE. SO LOVING, AFFECTIONATE, DEEPLY TRUSTING, SMART, AND IS BEYOND BEAUTIFUL THEN LOOK NO FURTHER DAISY DUKE IS YOUR GIRL. SHE ONLY WANTS A SOFT PLACE TO LAY HER HEAD AFTER A DAY FILLED WITH WALKS, TRIPS AROUND TOWN, AND QUIET TIME CUDDLED UP BY YOU WHILE YOU READ OR WATCH A MOVIE. 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 "DAISY DUKE WE LOVE YOU" AND SHE 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 DAISY DUKE WILL DRIFT OFF TO SLEEP CONTENT AND HAPPY HER WISH HAS COME TRUE SHE HAS HER FAMILY AGAIN AND IS LOVED!!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO DAISY DUKE WAS NOT HER FAULT, SHE DID NOTHING WRONG, SHE LOVED HER FAMILY EVERYDAY SHE WAS A PART OF THEIR LIFE, A FAMILY WHO WAS COLD AND HEARTLESS. WE PROMISED OUR BEAUTIFUL PUP WITH HER "HEART OF GOLD" 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. DAISY DUKE'S ADOPTION FEE WHICH INCLUDES HER TRANSPORT FEE IS $575. DAISY DUKE 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. DAIEY DUKE IS ALSO MICRO-CHIPPED!!

*****"PRISON DOG​ TRAINING ​PROGRAM*****
DAISY DUKE IS A GRADUATE OF THE ​"​KENTUCKY PRISON DOG​ TRAINING​ 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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