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My name is BAKER(LOST EVERYTHING HE LOVED!

Posted over 8 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Labrador Retriever
Color
Brown/Chocolate
Age
Adult
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 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:

BAKER***CONTACT KAT katkylabrescue@gmail.com BAKER'S STORY***BAKER LOST HIS BEST FRIEND!!***BAKER--OUR "GENTLE GENTLEMAN"--LOVING--LOYAL--A TREASURE!!! WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM A WOMAN WHO KNOW WE DID LABRADOR RETRIEVER RESCUE. SHE TOLD US THAT A VERY CLOSE FRIEND OF HERS HAD BEEN ILL FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND HAD RECENTLY PASSED AWAY. HER FRIEND HAD A GORGEOUS CHOCOLATE LAB NAMED BAKER WHO WAS EVERYTHING TO HIM. SHE WAS CLOSE TO THE FAMILY AND RECEIVED A CALL HER ASKING IF SHE KNEW ANYONE WHO WOULD TAKE BAKER AS NONE OF THE FAMILY COULD OR WOULD??? TAKE HIM AND THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE HIM TO A SHELTER.!!!! THE WOMAN WAS BEYOND UPSET AS SHE KNEW HOW MUCH HER FRIEND ADORED BAKER. SHE TOLD US THAT BAKER AND HER FRIEND WERE INSEPARABLE, THEY DID EVERYTHING TOGETHER, BAKER HAD BEEN A PART OF HIS OWNER'S LIFE SINCE HE WAS A TINY 6 WEEK OLD PUPPY, THEY WERE BEST FRIENDS!!. THE CALL TO US WAS URGENT, THE SITUATION WAS URGENT, FOR THE WOMAN KNEW BAKER NOT BEING A BOUNCY, WIGGLY PUPPY OR A 1 YR. OLD YOUNG ADULT IF BAKER WAS TAKEN TO THE HIGH KILL SHELTER THAT HE WOULD HAVE VERY LITTLE CHANCE OF EVER LEAVING THAT SHELTER. "HE IS THE MOST GENTLE AND LOVING FELLOW, SO WELL BEHAVED WITH BEAUTIFUL MANNERS". THE WOMAN WAS PLEADING FOR OUR HELP AS SHE KNEW HOW MUCH HER FRIEND ADORED BAKER AND WAS HORRIFIED THAT HIS FAMILY WAS POSSIBLY GOING TO TAKE HIM TO A SHELTER. WE CALLED THE FAMILY AND BAKER BECAME A PART OF KENTUCKY LAB RESCUE THAT DAY. WE PROMISED THE WOMAN WHO CONTACTED US HIS "GUARDIAN ANGEL" THAT WE WOULD FIND BAKER A WONDERFUL HOME WITH A FAMILY WHO WOULD LOVE HIM FOREVER, THIS IS A PROMISE WE INTENT TO KEEP. WHEN WE FIRST MET BAKER WE REACHED DOWN, GAVE HIM A PAT, AND SPOKE SOFTLY TO HIM, HE LIFTED HIS BEAUTIFUL BLOCK HEAD, LAID IT IN OUR HANDS AS IF HE WAS SAYING "THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME". FATE GAVE US BAKER THAT DAY, A TRUE TREASURE. IT IS OFTEN SAID THAT THE SOUL CAN BEEN SEEN IN THE FACE AND EYES AND THIS IS SO TRUE WITH BAKER. HIS GORGEOUS, GENTLE FACE DOES TELL A STORY, THE STORY OF A TRUE COMPANION PUP WHO HAD DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO HIS OWNER, IN SPITE OF THE CHANGE IN BAKER'S LIFE HIS FACE HOWEVER TRULY DOES SEEM TO SAY "I LOVE YOU", THE BEAUTY OF THE LAB!!. BAKER IS AS LOVING AND GENTLE A GUY AS YOU WILL EVER MEET BUT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT IS HIS HEART AND SPIRIT. HE IS A PUP WHO LOVES DEEPLY AND FOREVER. ALTHOUGH WHAT HAPPENED TO BAKER WAS NOT HIS FAULT AND DESPITE THE TRAGIC SITUATION HE WAS IN A SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE ENDED HIS LIFE, BAKER HOLDS NO GRUDGE AND IS HAPPY AND GRATEFUL FOR EVERYDAY. OUR "GENTLE GENTLEMAN" NEVER MEETS A STRANGER FROM CHILDREN TO SENIORS. HE WILL GREET YOU WITH HIS OTTER TAIL WAGGING, EYES SPARKLING, GIVING YOU A LOOK THAT SEEMS TO SAY "HI I'M BAKER, NICE TO MEET YOU". HE IS ALSO A VERY SOCIAL GUY AND DELIGHTS IN THE COMPANY OF OTHER DOGS(HE'S EVEN FINE WITH CATS). BAKER IS A PUP THAT WILL PLAY HOWEVER HE ALSO KNOWS WHEN IT IS TIME TO BE CALM AND WILL SETTLE DOWN CONTENT JUST BEING WITH THOSE HE LOVES, BEAUTIFUL MANNERS!!. YOU CAN TELL WHEN YOU MEET BAKER THAT HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF A FAMILY. WHATEVER YOUR DAY CALLS FOR IS JUST FINE WITH BAKER, JUST AS LONG AS HE IS WITH YOU. HE WOULD BE A GREAT WALKING OR JOGGING BUDDY AS HE ADORES THE OUTDOORS. BAKER WILL "PRANCE" ALONG, HEAD HELD HIGH, TAIL WAGGING, EYES SPARKLING. BAKER HAS A SMOOTH, FLOWING, GRACEFUL GAIT AND WHEN HE PICKS UP THE PACE IT'S AS IF HE IS FLOATING ON AIR!! BAKER IN MOTION IS BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH. IF YOUR DAY CALLED FOR A TRIP AROUND TOWN TO RUN A FEW ERRANDS BAKER WOULD BE THRILLED TO TAG ALONG. JUST OPEN THE CAR DOOR AND IN BAKER WILL HOP, HE WILL FIND "HIS" SPOT, TURN HIS ADORABLE HEAD TO ONE SIDE AND GIVE YOU HIS "O.K. I'M READY" LOOK. HE WOULDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE HE WAS GOING, WOULDN'T MATTER TO HIM, IF BAKER IS WITH YOU THIS COMPANION PUP IS HAPPY!!! IF YOUR WEEKEND CALLED FOR A GET-A-WAY TO YOUR CABIN IN THE MOUNTAINS BOY IS BAKER READY, AS WE SAID HE LOVES THE OUTDOOR, HE WOULD SPEND THE DAY EXPLORING NEW TRAILS, JUST ENJOYING THE DAY, ENJOYING LIFE. THERE IS ANOTHER PART TO BAKER'S PACKAGE AND IT IS APPARENT AFTER SPENDING ANY TIME WITH HIM AT ALL--TRUE TO THE LABRADOR RETRIEVER BREED BAKER IS ONE SMART GUY!!! HE IS EXTREMELY ALERT, ALWAYS AWEAR OF HIS SURROUNDINGS, A PUP WHO PICKS UP IMMEDIATELY WHAT YOU WANT HIM TO LEARN. HE IS A PUP WHO'S GREATEST JOY IS PLEASING HIS FAMILY AND THIS MAKES TRAINING A BREEZE. THE POTENTIAL FOR BAKER IS HUGE OR MAYBE HE LEARNED ALL THIS IN HIS OTHER LIFE??? WE WILL NEVER KNOW. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU COME INSIDE, BUILD A FIRE, READY TO SETTLE IN FOR THE EVENING, BAKER HAS THE WISDOM TO APPRECIATE THE SIMPLER THINGS IN LIFE. HE WILL CURL UP AT YOUR FEET, CONTENT JUST TO BE WITH YOU. HOWEVER YOU BETTER LEAVE ONE HAND FREE AS BAKER WILL LAY HIS "LOVE ME" HEAD IN YOUR LAP AND NO ONE LOVES A PAT OR A RUB MORE THEN BAKER. BAKER KNOWS IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THEN THIS. HE IS RESPECTFUL OF HIS SURROUNDINGS, A PUP WHO IS THERE FOR YOU 100%, A CONTENTED, BEAUTIFUL, ADULT WHO LOVES UNCONDITIONALLY AND FOREVER. EVERYDAY SPENT WITH BAKER IS A GIFT. WE DID MENTION BEAUTIFUL AND THIS PUP TRULY IS. HIS COAT IS SO SOFT IT FEELS LIKE VELVET, A GORGEOUS, RICH, WARM CHOCOLATE COLOR, THIS PUP'S COAT IS BREATHTAKING. NEXT "THAT FACE", BAKER HAS THE MOST GORGEOUS, DARK HONEY COLORED EYES WITH A LOOK THAT TRULY SEEMS TO BE SAYING "LOVE ME", IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO!!! WE KNOW THAT THE FAMILY WHO OPENS THEIR HEART AND MAKES OUR "GENTLE GENTLEMAN" A PART OF THEIR LIFE WILL RECEIVE A VERY SPECIAL GIFT, A PUP WHO'S FIRST DAY WITH YOU YOU WOULD THINK HE HAD ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF YOUR LIFE. BAKER IS A PUP WHO LOVES WITH EVERY FIBER OF HIS BEING AND ONLY ASK TO SPEND HIS DAYS SURROUNDED BY THE WARMTH OF A HOME AND TO BE A PART OF A FAMILY WHO WILL CHERISH EVERY MINUTE SPENT WITH "BAKER OUR TREASURE!!! HE DESERVES NOTHING LESS!!!! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE AN ADOPTION APPLICATION WHICH IS THE FIRST PLACE TO START TO ADOPT ONE OF OUR RECUE DOGS, PLEASE ****CONTACT KAT katkylabrescue@gmail.com ****FOR AN APPLICATION. BAKER'S ADOPTION FEE WHICH INCLUDES HIS TRANSPORT FEE IS $575. BAKER IS NEUTERED, CURRENT ON ALL VACCINATIONS INCLUDING BORDETELLA & RABIES. HE IS HEARTWORM NEGATIVE, ON PREVENTATIVE, DEWORMED AND ON FRONTLINE FOR FLEAS AND TICKS. BAKER IS ALSO MICRO-CHIPPED.

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