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My name is MAVERICK(SO SMART! WOW!!

Posted over 7 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Border Collie
Color
Black - with White
Age
Young
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 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 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:

MAVERICK**CONTACT KAT katkylabrescue@gmail.com MAVERICK'S STORY--HE DESERVED BETTER!!! WE RECEIVED AN URGENT CALL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ONE OF THE HIGHEST KILL SHELTERS IN THE SOUTH LETTING US KNOW THAT MAVERICK'S FAMILY HAD JUST SURRENDERED MAVERICK TO HER SHELTER. THE DIRECTOR COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT A FAMILY WOULD GIVE UP SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PUP. SHE ASKED MAVERICK'S FAMILY WHY THEY WEREN'T KEEPING MAVERICK, THEIR ONLY REPLY "WE'RE MOVING WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR HIM, WE JUST DON'T WANT A DOG"!!! THE FAMILY SIGNED THE PAPERWORK GIVING MAVERICK UP, TURNED NEVER SAYING A WORD TO MAVERICK OR GIVING HIM A PAT AND WALKED AWAY!!!. THE DIRECTOR SAID MAVERICK STOOD AT THE SHELTER WINDOW WATCHING AS HIS FAMILY DROVE AWAY, HIS TAIL WAS WAGGING AS IF HE KNEW THEY WAS COMING BACK FOR HIM--THEY DIDN'T!!! IT IS UNIMAGINABLE TO US HOW SOMEONE COULD BE SO HEARTLESS AS TO JUST THROW A TRUE COMPANION LIKE MAVERICK AWAY, PUTTING HIM IN A HIGH KILL SHELTER IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE LEARNED MAVERICK HAD BEEN A PART OF THIS FAMILY SINCE HE WAS A ROLY POLY 6 WEEK OLD GORGEOUS PUPPY. MAVERICK KEPT HIS END OF THE BARGAIN, HE LOVED HIS FAMILY WITH EVERY FIBER OF HIS BEING, HE DID NOTHING WRONG IT WAS HIS FAMILY WHO BROKE THEIR PROMISE!!! "HE IS ONE OF THE SWEETEST MOST ADORABLE HAPPY PUPS I HAVE SEEN AND SO SMART!!. HE IS SO CONFUSED AND DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHERE HE IS BUT MOST OF ALL WHY" CAN YOU HELP HIM? WAS THE DIRECTOR'S PLEA TO US. WITHOUT EVEN SEEING A PICTURE BUT JUST HEARING WHAT A WONDERFUL FELLOW MAVERICK WAS WE WERE ON OUR WAY WITHIN MINUTES TO HELP. WHEN WE FIRST SAW MAVERICK IN THE SHELTER WE SPOKE SOFTLY TO HIM, GAVE HIM A PAT, HE LIFTED HIS GORGEOUS HEAD, LOOKED AT US WITH EYES THAT WILL MELT YOUR HEART, HIS TAIL SLOWLY STARTED TO WAG, THEY DO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE THERE TO HELP!!! MAVERICK LEFT THE HIGH KILL SHELTER THAT DAY, EYES SPARKLING, TAIL WAGGING AND WHEN OUR DIRECTOR PUT HIM IN HER CAR HE LICKED HER HAND, MAYBE THIS WAS HIS WAY OF THANKING HER FOR HELPING HIM. ****MAVERICK-- "WOW!! ONE BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL FELLOW!! "BEAUTY & BRAINS"---SOOOOO SMART!!!! MAVERICK IS A GORGEOUS, 18 MO. OLD, 50 LBS., PUREBRED BORDER COLLIE. THE FIRST TIME YOU SEE MAVERICK HE WILL TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY AS HE IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFULLY MARKED PUPS WE HAVE SEEN, HIS COAT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE FEATHERS AS IF HE WAS HAND PAINTED, A COMBINATION OF TWO BEAUTIFUL COLORS, HIGH GLOSS BLACK AND A SPARKLING GLACIER WHITE ACCENTING HIS PAWS, CHEST & FACE. HIS COAT IS "CUDDLE" SOFT, SO SOFT YOU WILL WANT TO PAT AND RUB MAVERICK ALL DAY WHICH IS JUST FINE WITH HIM. IT TRULY IS HARD TO STOP STARING WHEN YOU SEE THIS PUP. HE IS ALSO A BEAUTIFULLY BUILT FELLOW WITH PERFECT BODY CONFIRMATION AND WELL BALANCED SYMMETRY. BEING FULL GROWN AND WEIGHING APPROX 50 LBS. HE IS A PERFECT SIZE TO FIT IN ANY LIVING ARRANGEMENT. MAVERICK IS INDEED A BEYOND GORGEOUS PUP BUT JUST WAIT TIL YOU MEET HIM!!! THE BORDER COLLIE IS A BREED THAT IS LOYAL, HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, ROBUST, AGILE AND SOOOOO SMART!!! THEY ARE A BREED THAT DELIGHTS IN EXERCISE AND THIS IS MAVERICK. TAKE HIM FOR AN EARLY MORNING WALK OR JOG, WE HOPE YOU'RE IN GREAT SHAPE WHEN YOU TAKE OUR STAR ATHLETE OUT FOR A WALK OR RUN. MAVERICK IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND WILL MATCH YOU STEP FOR STEP. MAVERICK IN MOTION IS TRULY BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH, HIS MOVEMENTS ARE QUICK, SMOOTH AND FLAWLESS. HE LOOKS LIKE HE IS FLOATING ON AIR WHEN HE MOVES. HE IS ONE "LIFE IS GOOD" PUP!!! JUST CALL HIS NAME AND NOW THE FUN BEGINS, THOSE DREAMY EYES WILL START TO SPARKLE, HE WILL PRANCE RIGHT OVER TO YOU, HIS "PLUME" TAIL WAGGING OR IN MAVERICK'S CASE HIS WHOLE BODY WAGS. ONCE HE GETS TO YOU HE WILL GIVE YOU A LOOK THAT SEEMS TO SAY "PAT ME--LOVE ME--NOW LET'S GO PLAY". HE HAS A GLOWING TEMPERAMENT AND FUN HAPPY PERSONALITY. MAVERICK WOULD BE A PERFECT ADDITION TO THE LIVES OF AN ACTIVE COUPLE OR A FAMILY WITH OLDER "LET'S GO" CHILDREN AS THE MORE EXCITEMENT, PLACES TO GO AND THINGS TO DO WOULD SUIT THIS COMPANION PUP TO A TEE. MAVERICK'S PERFECT DAY, A ROMP IN HIS BIG YARD WITH A FEW DOZEN TOYS AND HIS BEST FRIEND, YOU, TO PLAY WITH. HE ALSO DELIGHTS IN THE COMPANY OF OTHER DOGS BUT SEEMS TO PREFER A PRETTY FEMALE COMPANION THE BEST!! IF YOUR DAY STARTED WITH A BRISK WALK OR JOG MAVERICK WOULD BEAT YOU TO THE DOOR, ALL READY FOR HIS NEXT ADVENTURE. THE BORDER COLLIE IS A BREED THAT LOVES AND NEEDS DAILY EXERCISE. MAVERICK IS JUST NOT A CITY, CONDO OR SMALL BACK YARD KIND OF FELLOW THIS PUP NEEDS SPACE. THERE IS ONE MORE PART TO MAVERICK'S PACKAGE, THE BORDER COLLIE IS ONE OF THE MOST INTELLIGENT OF BREEDS AND BOY MAVERICK HAS INTELLIGENT COVERED. THIS PUP IS SOOOOO SMART!!! HE IS A VERY ALERT ALWAYS AWEAR OF HIS SURROUNDINGS, NEVER MISSING A THING, HE IS EAGER TO LEARN, EASY TO TEACH AND DELIGHTS IN PLEASING THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE WORLD TO HIM- YOU!!!! THE POTENTIAL FOR MAVERICK IS HUGE!!! HE IS A TRUE "OPEN BOOK" AND WOULD THRIVE WITH AN OWNER THAT IS WILLING TO TEACH, TRAIN AND WATCH THIS OUTSTANDING GUY SHINE. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU AND MAVERICK HAVE SPENT THE DAY TAKING LONG WALKS, RUNNING ERRANDS, PLAYED IN YOUR YARD AND JUST SPENT THE DAY ENJOYING EACH OTHER'S COMPANY, WHEN YOU SETTLE IN FOR THE EVENING GIVE MAVERICK A PAT, HE WILL SNUGGLE IN AT YOUR FEET, CONTENT AND HAPPY KNOWING HE IS WITH HIS FAMILY. BEING PART OF A FAMILY IS THE ONLY LIFE MAVERICK HAS EVER KNOWN THE LIFE HE SO DESERVES TO KNOW AGAIN!! IF THE COMPANION YOU ARE HOPING TO ADD TO YOUR LIFE IS ONE THAT IS EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT, ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT EVERYDAY, A PUP WITH A GLOWING TEMPERAMENT AND DISPOSITION, A PUP WHO'S WORLD CENTERS AROUND HIS FAMILY, AND A FELLOW WHO TRULY IS "DROP DEAD GORGEOUS" THEN LOOK NO FURTHER YOU'VE FOUND MAVERICK. IF YOU DECIDE TO MAKE MAVERICK A PART OF YOUR LIFE YOU WILL BE REWARDED EVERYDAY WITH SPARKLING EYES, TAIL WAGS, A KISS ON THE CHEEK AND AN ADORABLE FELLOW WHO EVERY TIME HE SEES YOU SEEMS TO HAVE A LOOK ON HIS FACE THAT SAYS "I LOVE YOU"---HE DOES!!! IN FACT OUR DIRECTOR ALSO COMMENTED "LUCKY FAMILY WHO CHOOSES MAVERICK!!" WE PROMISED MAVERICK THE FIRST DAY WE MET HIM THAT WE WOULD FIND HIM A WONDERFUL HOME WITH A FAMILY WHO WILLO LOVE HIM FIREVER, THIS IS A PROMISE WE INTEND TO KEEP!!! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO RECEIVE ONE OF OUR ADOPTION APPLICATIONS WHCH IS THE FIRST PLACE TO START TO ADOPT ONE OF OUR RESCUE DOGS PLEASE ****CONTACT KAT katkylabrescue@gmail.com ***FOR AN APPLICATION. MAVERICK'S ADOPTION FEE WHICH INCLUDES HIS TRANSPORT FEE IS $575. MAVERICK 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 AS WELL.

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