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My name is MUFFIN(WHAT A SAD STORY!!!

Posted over 8 years ago | Updated over 8 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Labrador Retriever
Color
Tan/Yellow/Fawn
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 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:

MUFFIN***CONTACT MICHELLE mmay@kylabrescue.com MUFFIN'S STORY--"PLEASE FIND MUFFIN A WONDERFUL HOME!!! WE RECEIVED AN URGENT CALL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF A HIGH KILL SOUTHERN SHELTER LETTING US KNOW THAT THE SWEETEST LAB NAMED MUFFIN HAD JUST BEEN SURRENDERED TO HER SHELTER. MUFFIN'S FAMILY HAD A LIFE STYLE CHANGE, THE HUSBAND HAD ACCEPTED A NEW JOB, WOULD BE TRAVELING FOR WEEKS AT A TIME AND THE MOTHER ALSO HAD A NEW JOB, AND WAS WORKING EXTREMELY LONG HOURS, MUFFIN NOW SPENT HER DAYS ALONG. MANY DAYS SHE SAT IN THE BACK YARD OR OUT IN A COVERED PATIO AREA 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. MUFFIN 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 MUFFIN SO THEY BROUGHT HER TO THE HIGH KILL SHELTER AND TOLD THE DIRECTOR. "THIS IS A TERRIBLY HARD DECISION AS MUFFIN IS A WONDERFUL GIRL AND WE LOVE HER DEARLY BUT THIS ISN'T THE LIFE SHE DESERVES. SHE DESERVES TO BE A PART OF A FAMILY, SHE ADORES PEOPLE AND WAS GREAT WITH OUR NEIGHBOR'S DOGS. SHE WILL MAKE ANY FAMILY A WONDERFUL COMPANION BUT WE CAN NO LONGER GIVE HER THE LIFE THAT SHE DESERVES. PLEASE FIND HER A GREAT HOME WITH A FAMILY WHO WILL SEE WHAT A TREASURE SHE IS AND LOVE HER". THE SHELTER DIRECTOR IMMEDIATELY GAVE US A CALL SHE TOLD US THAT MUFFIN 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. MUFFIN 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 MUFFIN WOULD NEVER LEAVE THE SHELTER. WE COULDN'T LET THIS HAPPEN. ONCE WE KNEW ABOUT MUFFIN WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO HELP WITHIN MINUTES. WHEN WE FIRST SAW MUFFIN 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!!! MUFFIN 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.****MUFFIN IS THE SWEETEST 4 YEAR OLD, PUREBRED YELLOW(WHITE) "DUDLEY"LABRADOR RETRIEVER. A DUDLEY LAB IS A LAB WHO'S COLORING IS A PALLET OF PALE PASTEL COLORS, EYES, SKIN TONES, MUFFIN IS DEFINITELY ONE GORGEOUS DUDLEY LABRADOR. DON'T PLAN ON KEEPING YOUR HEART WHEN YOU MEET MUFFIN BECAUSE WITHIN MINUTES SHE WILL STEAL IT!! SHE IS STRIKING!!!. HER COAT IS CUDDLE SOFT, A SPARKLING GLACIER WHITE AND IF IT WAS WINTER YOU WOULD SWEAR THAT MUFFIN JUST JUMPED OUT OF A BIG FLUFFY SNOW BANK!!! 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 MUFFIN ADORES ATTENTION AND AFFECTION THIS IS JUST FINE WITH HER. NEXT, THAT FACE, MUFFIN WILL LOOK AT YOU WITH THE MOST SOULFUL, KIND, WARM, HONEY 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 MUFFIN. IF SHE 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!!! MUFFIN IS ALSO A VERY SOCIAL GIRL, SHE NEVER MEETS A STRANGER, SHE IS ONE OF THE HAPPIEST AND SWEETEST PUPS WE HAVE SEEN. MUFFIN 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 MUFFIN JUST AS LONG AS SHE GETS TO GO. IF YOU STARTED THE DAY WITH A MORNING WALK OR JOG YOU WILL FIND MUFFIN WAITING AT THE DOOR, TAIL WAGGING, EYES SPARKLING ALL READY FOR LIFE'S NEXT ADVENTURE. IN FACT MUFFIN'S OWNER TOOK EXCEPTIONAL CARE FOR HER BUT MUFFIN WAS GIVEN WE FEEL ONE TOO MANY TREATS AND NEEDED TO LOOSE A FEW POUNDS. SHE IS ON HER DIET, EXERCISING DAILY AND HAS LOST OVER 5 LBS. SINCE HER PICTURE WAS TAKEN. IF IT WAS YOUR DAY TO RUN ERRANDS DON'T LET MUFFIN HEAR YOU JINGLE YOUR CAR KEYS UNLESS YOU PLAN ON TAKING HER ALONG. JUST OPEN THE CAR DOOR AND IN MUFFIN 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 OCEAN BOY IS MUFFIN READY, SHE WOULD SPEND THE DAY CHASING HER BALL DOWN THE SHORELINE, JOGGING DOWN THE BEACH WITH YOU AND THEN WE BET DIVING IN THE BIGGEST FLUFFY WAVE SHE COULD FINE TO COOL OFF. IF YOU WANTED TO BRING ALONG A FEW FRIENDS AND THEIR DOGS OUR "MISS SOCIAL" WOULD BE THE PERFECT HOSTESS, THE MORE THE MERRIER AS FAR AS MUFFIN IS CONCERNED. THIS IS ONE HAPPY GIRL!!! NOT ONLY IS MUFFIN 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 MUFFIN IS HUGE!!!! SHE TRULY SEEMS TO SMILE WHEN SHE DOES SOMETHING THAT PLEASES HER OWNER. MUFFIN 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 MUFFIN 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 "MUFFIN WE LOVE YOU" AND MUFFIN 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 MUFFIN WILL DRIFT OFF TO SLEEP CONTENT AND HAPPY HER WISH HAS COME TRUE SHE HAS HER FAMILY AGAIN AND IS LOVED!!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO MUFFIN WAS NOT HER FAULT, SHE DID NOTHING WRONG, SHE LOVED HER FAMILY EVERYDAY SHE WAS A PART OF THEIR LIFE. WE PROMISED MUFFIN 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. MUFFIN'S ADOPTION FEE WHICH INCLUDES HER TRANSPORT FEE IS $575. MUFFIN 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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