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My name is BALTO(TINY, SCRUFFY PUP!!!

Posted over 8 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Boston Terrier/Terrier (Unknown Type, Small)
Color
White - with Black
Age
Young
Size
Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (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 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:

BALTO***CONTACT MICHELLE mmay@kylabrescue.com BALTO'S STORY*** "WE'RE TIRED OF HAVING A DOG"!!! WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF A HIGH KILL SOUTHERN SHELTER LETTING US KNOW THAT THE MOST ADORABLE TINY LITTLE FELLOW NAMED BALTO HAD JUST BEEN SURRENDERED TO HER SHELTER. BALTO'S FAMILY BROUGHT HIM TO THE SHELTER, SIGNED THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK GIVING HIM UP AND ON THE FORM WHERE IT ASKED "WHY ARE YOU GIVING UP YOUR DOG" WAS WRITTEN "WE'RE TIRED IF HAVING A DOG, WE DON'T WANT HIM!!" THE DIRECTOR ASKED THE FAMILY TO EXPLAIN A BIT MORE AS BALTO WAS JUST BEYOND ADORABLE AND THE SWEETEST LITTLE FELLOW EVER. THE FAMILY TOLD HER THAT BALTO JUST WANTED TO BE WITH THEM ALL THE TIME AND FOLLOWED THEM WHERE EVER THEY WENT AND THEY FOUND THIS "ANNOYING"!!! THE DIRECTOR WAS IN SHOCK THAT ANYONE COULD FIND THIS SWEET SWEET LITTLE FELLOW ANNOYING. WE RECEIVED THE CALL TELLING IS THIS SAD AND TRAGIC STORY "BALTO IS THE CUTEST LITTLE FELLOW EVER, HE IS CUDDLED UP IN MY LAP RIGHT NOW, HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHERE HE IS OR WHY. WE ARE BEYOND FULL, CAN YOU HELP HIM?" ALL WE NEEDED TO DO WAS HEAR THIS SAD AND HEARTBREAKING STORY AND WE COULDN'T GET TO BALTO FAST ENOUGH. THE MINUTE WE SAW HIM SPOKE SOFTLY TO HIM AND GAVE HIM A TREAT, HIS ADORABLE "BIG" EARS PERKED UP, HIS TINY BODY WAS JUST ONE LITTLE WIGGLE, BALTO LEFT THE HIGH KILL SHELTER THAT DAY ALL READY TO BEGIN HIS NEW LIFE. THE SHELTER DIRECTOR WAS RIGHT THIS LITTLE FELLOW IS A DREAM!!! BALTO--"THE PERFECT COMPANION--HAPPY--SO SWEET--LOVING AND SOOOOO ADORABLE!!" BALTO IS THE CUTEST 1 YEAR OLD, 8 LB., BOSTON TERRIER/TERRIER MIX LITTLE FELLOW!! DON'T PLAN ON KEEPING YOU HEART WHEN YOU MEET BALTO BECAUSE WITHIN MINUTES YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS PRECIOUS LITTLE FELLOW --WE DID!!! THE FIRST THING YOU WILL NOTICE IS WHAT A BEAUTIFULLY PUP HE IS. HIS COAT IS THE COMBINATION OF TWO BEAUTIFUL COLORS, A SPARKLING GLACIER WHITE AND "HIGH GLOSS" BLACK. HIS ADORABLE "SCRUFFY" WHIMSICAL FACE IS FRAMED WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE WHISKERS GIVING BALTO THE APPEARANCE OF AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN. IN FACT THE MARKINGS ON HIS TINY FACE ARE SO PERFECTLY MATCHED YOU WOULD THINK AN ARTIST HAND PAINTED THIS LITTLE FELLOW. YOU WILL WANT TO HOLD, PAT AND CUDDLE THIS LITTLE "SNUGGLE BUG" ALL DAY WHICH AS MUCH AS HE LOVES ATTENTION AND AFFECTION IS JUST FINE WITH HIM. YOU WILL BE RE-PAID WITH AS MANY WARM KISSES AS YOU WILL ALLOW THIS LITTLE LOVER TO GIVE YOU. BALTO ALSO HAS SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EYES WE HAVE SEEN, THEY ARE HUGE, A RICH, DARK CHESTNUT COLOR POSSESSING A GENTLE, KIND, LOOK THAT SEEMS TO BE SAYING "LOVE ME"--IN OUR OPINION IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO!!! ALTHOUGH BALTO MAY NOT BE THE BIGGEST OF PUPS, BEING FULL GROWN AND ONLY WEIGHING 8 LBS., THIS "LITTLE" FELLOW'S HEART AND SPIRIT ARE HUGE!!! BALTO GIVES TRUE MEANING TO THE WORD "COMPANION". HE IS AN AFFECTIONATE, DEVOTED AND EXTREMELY LOVING PUP. HE HAS A GENTLE DISPOSITION, SWEET, EXTREMELY LOVING, PLAYFUL AND A COMPLETE JOY TO BE AROUND. BALTO'S TRUE HAPPINESS IS BEING WITH HIS FAMILY. BALTO IS SUCH AN EASY FIT HIS FIRST DAY WITH YOU YOU WOULD FEEL HE HAD ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF YOUR LIFE. BALTO IS ALSO A VERY SOCIAL LITTLE GUY AND ADORES THE COMPANY OF EVERY ONE HE MEETS CHILDREN TO SENIORS, JUST SAY A KIND WORD TO THIS TINY PUP OR OFFER HIM A TREAT AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW THIS LITTLE "SCRUFF" OF A PUP IS ALL CUDDLED UP IN YOUR LAP. BALTO IS A PUP YOU COULD TAKE ANYWHERE AND HE WOULD MAKE YOU PROUD, BETTER ALLOW A LITTLE EXTRA TIME WHEN FOLKS SEE BALTO. BALTO ALSO ADORES THE COMPANY OF OTHER DOGS, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SIZE HIS ONLY REQUEST IS THAT THEY WILL PLAY WITH HIM!!!(HE'S EVEN FINE WITH CATS) BALTO TRULY IS THE ULTIMATE COMPANION, WHATEVER YOU DAY CALLS FOR JUST MAKE THIS LITTLE FELLOW A PART OF IT, BALTO WOULD ADORE AN EARLY MORNING WALK TO THE DOGGIE PARK, JUST A CHANCE FOR HIM TO MEET A NEW PLAY BUDDY. EVEN THOUGH BALTO IS A TINY LITTLE GUY THIS LITTLE FELLOW CAN KEEP UP WITH YOU AND WE BET HE WILL MATCH YOU STEP FOR STEP. A CAR RIDE TO RUN ERRANDS AROUND TOWN JUST OPEN THE CAR DOOR SCOOP UP THIS LITTLE SCRUFF OF A PUP AND GO. BALTO WILL FIND HIS SEAT, TURN THAT ADORABLE HEAD TO ONE SIDE AND GIVE YOU HIS "COME ON LET'S GO" LOOK. BALTO DOESN'T ALWAYS KNOW WHERE HE IS GOING AND IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER TO HIM, HIS TRUE HAPPINESS IS JUST BEING WITH YOU. THERE IS ANOTHER PART TO THIS PUP'S PACKAGE AND IT IS APPARENT AFTER SPENDING JUST A SHORT TIME WITH BALTO, THIS PUP IS SOOOO SMART!!! HE IS A VERY ALERT LITTLE FELLOW ALWAYS AWEAR OF HIS SURROUNDINGS, SHOW BALTO SOMETHING NEW AND HE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT DOES. HE IS A PUP THAT IS EAGER TO LEARN, LEARNS EXTREMELY FAST BUT MOST IMPORTANT DELIGHTS IN PLEASING WHICH MAKES TRAINING A BREEZE. THE SKY'S THE LIMIT WITH THIS EXCEPTIONAL LITTLE GUY. AT DAY'S END WHEN YOU AND BALTO HAVE SPENT THE DAY RUNNING ERRANDS, TAKING LONG WALKS, PLAYED WITH HIS FAVORITE TOY, WHEN BALTO COMES INSIDE HIS HOME HE CONTINUES TO SHINE. HE WILL CURL UP IN A BALL AS CLOSE TO YOU AS HE CAN GET AND NAP, CONTENT JUST BEING WITH HIS FAMILY. HIS EASY AND LOVING NATURE MAKES HIM JUST A JOY TO BE AROUND. WHEN IT'S TIME FOR BED HE WILL SNUGGLE IN HIS SOFT, FLUFFY BED JUST AS LONG AS IT'S AS CLOSE TO YOUR BED AS HE CAN GET BUT WE BET IF YOU WANTED A CUDDLE SOFT SLEEPING BUDDY ONE WHO DOESN'T TAKE UP ANY ROOM AT ALL LITTLE BALTO WOULD OBLIGE. BALTO ONLY HAS ONE WISH AND THOSE "LOVE ME" EYES TOLD US THIS THE FIRST TIME WE SAW HIM, HE WANTS "TO BELONG." HE WANTS TO BE A PART OF A FAMILY WHO WILL SEE WHAT A TREASURE HE IS AND LOVE HIM. WE FEEL THAT HE WOULD BE A GREAT COMPANION FOR A COUPLE, SINGLE GUY OR GIRL OR A FAMILY WITH GENTLE CHILDREN WHO WOULD SPEND TIME HOLDING, PATTING, PLAYING WITH AND LOVING BALTO. BALTO IS A DEVOTED LITTLE FELLOW, ONE WHO IS THERE FOR YOU 100%. HE IS A PUP WHO IS LOVING, DEEPLY TRUSTING AND LOVES WITH EVERY FIBER OF HIS BEING. HE ONLY ASK FOR A SOFT PLACE TO LAY HIS HEAD AND WHEN HE CURLS UP AT NIGHT HE JUST WANTS TO HEAR "BALTO WE LOVE YOU" SPOKEN TO HIM AND HE WILL BLINK THOSE BIG BEAUTIFUL EYES, WAG HIS TAIL AND WE KNOW THIS IS HIS WAY OF SAYING "I LOVE YOU TOO" THIS LITTLE FELLOW WITH THE "BIG" HEART AND SPIRIT IS A DREAM!!!! IT IS UNAMIGINABLE TO US HOW ANYONE COULD FIND A LITTLE FELLOW WHO LOVES YOU WITH ALL HIS HEART AND JUST WANTS TO BE WITH YOU "ANNOYING", HE DESERVED BETTER!!! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO SUBMIT AN ADOPTION APPLICATION WHICH IS THE FIRST PLACE TO START TO ADOPT ANY KENTUCKY LAB RESCUE DOG, PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE***www.kylabrecue.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. BALTO'S ADOPTION FEE WHICH INCLUDES HIS TRANSPORT FEE IS $575. BALTO IS NEUTERED, HE IS CURRENT ON ALL VACCINATIONS INCLUDING BORDETELLA AND RABIES, HE IS HEARTWORM NEGATIVE, ON PREVENTATIVE, DEWORMED AND ON FLEA AND TICK PREVENTATIVE.

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