My name is GUS(LOST HIS BEST FRIEND!!)!

GUS***CONTACT MICHELLE mmay@kylabrescue.com GUS--A HEARTBREAKING STORY!! WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF A HIGH KILL SOUTHERN SHELTER LETTING US KNOW THAT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MINI-AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD NAMED GUS HAS JUST BEEN BROUGHT TO HER SHELTER BY HIS FAMILY. GUS' OWNER WAS AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN WHO HAD GUS SINCE HE WAS A TINY ROLY POLY PUPPY. GUS' OWNER HAD DEVELOPED ALZHEIMERS AND HIS ONE REQUEST IS THAT GUS COULD STAY WITH HIM. THE FAMILY TRIED VERY VERY HARD TO HONOR HIS WISH BUT AS HE LIVED ALONE WITH GUS THE FAMILY CAME TO THE HARD REALIZATION THAT HE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO CARE FOR GUS. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THEY WOULD CHECK ON THEIR FAMILY MEMBER AND THEY COULD TELL THAT GUS HAD NOT BEEN FED OR TAKEN OUT. THIS WAS TRULY A TRAGEDY BUT THE FAMILY KNEW THAT THIS WASN'T FAIR TO GUS AND THAT HE WASN'T SAFE. THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE FAMILY WHO WAS ABLE TO TAKE GUS AND THINKING THEY HAD NO OTHER CHOICE THEY BROUGHT GUS TO THE SHELTER AND PLEADED WITH THE DIRECTOR TO FIND HIM A WONDERFUL HOME. "GUS IS THE SWEETEST FELLOW YOU WILL EVER MEET, HE HAS BEEN A HUGE PART OF MY DAD'S LIFE, THEY WERE INSEPARABLE. GUS IS SUCH A GENTLE, LOVING, KIND SOUL WHO ADORED MY DAD. THIS IS THE HARDEST THING WE AS A FAMILY HAVE HAD TO DO BUT THIS ISN'T FAIR TO GUS". THIS WAS TOLD TO THE DIRECTOR BY GUS' OWNERS SON. WE IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED THE CALL FROM THE SHELTER DIRECTOR TELLING US ABOUT THIS EXTREMELY SAD AND URGENT SITUATION, "GUS IS JUST A DREAM, THE SWEETEST FELLOW YOU WOULD EVER MEET HOWEVER HE IS SO SAD AND CONFUSED NOT KNOWING WHERE HE IS OR WHY HE ISN'T WITH HIS OWNER. HE DOESN'T BELONG HERE, PLEASE HELP HIM." WAS THE DIRECTORS PLEA TO US. ALL IT TOOK WAS THIS ONE CALL AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY IMMEDIATELY TO HELP GUS. THE MINUTE WE WALKED INTO THE SHELTER AND SAW GUS OVER IN A CORNER, HEAD DOWN, EYES CLOSED, WE SPOKE SOFTLY TO HIM, GAVE HIM A PAT, GUS LIFTED HIS BEAUTIFUL HEAD, HIS TAIL BEGAN TO WAG EVER SO SLIGHTLY, THEY DO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE THERE TO HELP. GUS LEFT THE HIGH KILL SHELTER THAT DAY ALL READY TO BEGIN HIS NEW LIFE!!!****GUS--ONE BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL FELLOW--GENTLE--CALM--LOVING--A TREASURE--GUS IS A GORGEOUS, 5 YR. OLD, 30 LB. MIN-AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD!! THE FIRST THING YOU WILL NOTICE IS WHAT A GORGEOUS FELLOW GUS IS. HIS COAT IS A COMBINATION OF THREE BEAUTIFUL COLORS, DEEP RICH FUDGE CHOCOLATE, SPARKLING COPPER AND A GLISTENING GLACIER WHITE ON HIS CHEST LEGS AND ADORABLE FACE. HIS COAT IS SO SOFT IT FEELS LIKE VELVET, YOU WILL WANT TO PAT AND RUB GUS ALL DAY WHICH AS MUCH AS THIS TRUE COMPANION PUP ADORES AFFECTION AND ATTENTION IS JUST FINE WITH HIM!!! HIS EYES WILL MAKE YOU MELT, THEY ARE A DARK, WARM, CHESTNUT COLOR POSSESSING A LOOK THAT SAYS "LOVE ME"--IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO(GUS HAS A TINY BLUE FLECK IN HIS RIGHT EYE WHICH WILL DEFINITELY CATCH YOUR ATTENTION). HE IS ALSO A BEAUTIFULLY BUILT LITTLE FELLOW WITH A REGAL, PROUD, GRACEFUL STANCE. WHEN GUS WALKS, HIS GAIT IS SMOOTH AND EFFORTLESS, HIS COAT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE FEATHERS BLOWING IN THE WIND WHEN GUS MOVES. THIS PUP IN MOTION IS STRIKING. ALSO BEING A "MINI" AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD AND ONLY WEIGHING 30 LBS. GUS IS A PERFECT SIZE TO FIT IN ANY LIVING ARRANGEMENT. GUS IS TRULY A BEAUTIFUL FELLOW 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 GUS NICE TO MEET YOU". HE IS A DEEPLY AFFECTIONATE, PATIENT, GENTLE SOUL WHO WILL COME CLOSE, REST HIS HEAD IN YOUR LAP, AS LONG AS YOU WILL PAT OR RUB GUS WILL STAY. GUS IS THE ULTIMATE COMPANION, NOT A CLINGY, NEEDY FELLOW BUT A PUP WHO'S HAPPINESS IS JUST BEING WITH THOSE WHO LOVE HIM. HE NEVER MEETS A STRANGER, HE ALSO DELIGHTS IN THE COMPANY OF OTHER DOGS HIS ONLY REQUEST IS THAT THEY WILL PLAY WITH HIM(HE'S EVEN FINE WITH CATS). WHATEVER YOUR DAY CALLS FOR IS FINE WITH GUS JUST TAKE HIM ALONG. GUS ENJOYS THE SIMPLER THINGS IN LIFE, AN EASY LATE AFTERNOON WALK, A DAY SPENT BASKING IN A SUNNY BAY WINDOW, GUS HAS A QUIET CHARISMA, A HAPPY, CONTENTED ENERGY, SIMPLE THINGS TAKE ON NEW MEANING WITH A PUP LIKE GUS AT YOUR SIDE. PUPS LIKE GUS ASK FOR SO LITTLE BUT GIVE SO MUCH LOVE IN RETURN. THEY ARE THERE FOR YOU 100%, A CONTENTED, GENTLE SOUL WHO LOVES YOU WITH EVERY FIBER OF THEIR BEING. GUS IS GRATEFUL FOR ANY AND ALL ATTENTION BUT HE NEVER PESTERS OR DEMANDS IT. THERE IS ANOTHER THING YOU WILL NOTICE AFTER SPENDING ONLY A SHORT TIME WITH GUS, THIS PUP IS SOOOO SMART!!!. GUS LOVES TO LEARN AND FINDS ANYTHING YOU INTRODUCE HIM TO INTERESTING AND A CHALLENGE, GUS TRULY SEEMS TO SMILE WHEN HE KNOWS HE HAS DONE SOMETHING THAT PLEASES THOSE HE LOVES. THE POTENTIAL FOR GUS IS HUGE!!! AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU AND GUS HAVE SPENT THE DAY TAKING LONG WALKS, RUNNING ERRANDS AND JUST ENJOYING EACH OTHER'S COMPANY WHEN GUS COMES INTO HIS HOME HE CONTINUES TO SHINE. WHEN YOU COME INSIDE FOR THE EVENING BUILD A FIRE AND SETTLE IN ON THE SOFA TO WATCH A MOVIE OR READ A BOOK, YOU WILL FIND GUS CURLED 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. AFTER SPENDING TIME WITH THIS GENTLE FELLOW WE FEEL THE HOME THAT WOULD MAKE GUS' LIFE COMPLETE WOULD BE WITH A SINGLE GUY OR GIRL, A COUPLE OR A FAMILY WITH GENTLE OLDER CHILDREN WHO WOULD ADORE HAVING GUS AS THEIR BEST FRIEND. GUS 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, TO BE LOVED AS DEEPLY AS HE LOVES. GUS' 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. WHAT HAPPEN TO GUS WAS NOT HIS FAULT, HE DID NOTHING WRONG, JUST A TRAGIC AND EXTREMELY SAD SITUATION. WE PROMISED GUS THE FIRST DAY WE MET HIM THAT WE WOULD FIND HIM A WONDERFUL HOME WITH A FAMILY WHO WOULD LOVE HIM FOREVER!!! THIS IS A PROMISE WE INTEND TO KEEP!! IF YOU WOULD LIKE 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. GUS' ADOPTION FEE WHICH INCLUDES HIS TRANSPORT FEE IS $575. GUS IS NEUTERED, HE IS CURRENT ON ALL VACCINATIONS INCLUDING BORDETELLA AND RABIES. HE IS HEARTWORM NEGATIVE, ON PREVENTATIVE, DEWORMED AND ON FRONTLINE FOR FLEAS AND TICKS.