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My name is AVERY(OUR GENTLE GENTLEMAN!)!

Posted over 7 years ago | Updated over 7 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Labrador Retriever
Color
Brown/Chocolate
Age
Adult
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 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:

AVERY***CONTACT KAT katkylabrescue@gmail.com AVERY'S STORY--HE DESERVED BETTER!!! AVERY IS A BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL, 2 YR., PUREBRED CHOCOLATE LABRADOR--A TRUE GENTLEMAN--CALM--KIND--THE ULTIMATE COMPANION!! WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ONE OF THE HIGHEST KILL SHELTERS IN THE SOUTH TELLING US THAT THE ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING LABS SHE HAD SEEN HAD JUST BEEN SURRENDERED TO HER SHELTER. THE LAB SHE CALLED AVERY WAS GIVEN UP BY HIS FAMILY BECAUSE THEY WERE MOVING OUT OF STATE, INTO A NEW HOME AND THEY SAID "WE DON'T WANT A DOG IN OUR NEW HOME TO MESS IT UP!!" THE DIRECTOR WAS SHOCKED SHE COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT SHE WAS HEARING. THE FAMILY TOLD HER THAT AVERY HAD BEEN A PART OF THEIR FAMILY SINCE HE WAS A 6 WK. OLD ADORABLE PUPPY. "HE IS A GREAT DOG BUT HONESTLY WE JUST DON'T WANT A DOG ANYMORE" THE FAMILY SAID!!! THEY COMPLETED THE PAPERWORK GIVING AVERY UP, THE FAMILY TURNED AND WALKED OUT OF THE SHELTER NOT ONE OF THEM SAID ANYTHING TO AVERY!!. THE DIRECTOR SAID THAT AVERY STOOD AT THE SHELTER WINDOW WATCHING AS HIS FAMILY DROVE AWAY, HIS TAIL WAS WAGGING AS IF HE KNEW THEY WERE COMING BACK--THEY DIDN'T!!! " AVERY IS AN EXCEPTIONAL FELLOW, HE IS SO SWEET, GENTLE AND LOVING, HE DOESN'T BELONG HERE!!!" THE DIRECTOR TOLD US THAT AVERY WAS SO SAD, CONFUSED, NOT KNOWING WHERE HE WAS, WHERE HIS FAMILY WAS AND WHY THEY LEFT HIM. SHE SAID THAT AVERY JUST LAID IN THE CORNER OF HIS CAGE, EYES CLOSED, HEAD DOWN SO VERY VERY SAD!! WHEN WE HEARD THIS HEARTBREAKING STORY WE COULDN'T GET TO AVERY FAST ENOUGH, WHEN WE FIRST SAW AVERY WE REACHED DOWN, GAVE HIM A PAT, SPOKE SOFTLY TO HIM, HE LIFTED HIS BEAUTIFUL "BLOCK" HEAD, GAVE US A LICK ON OUR HAND AS IF HE WAS ASKING US TO HELP HIM!!!! AVERY LEFT THE HIGH KILL SHELTER THAT DAY, TAIL WAGGING, EYES TWINKLING AND A FACE THAT WILL MELT YOUR HEART!! FATE GAVE US AVERY 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 AVERY. HIS GORGEOUS, GENTLE FACE DOES TELL A STORY, THE STORY OF A TRUE COMPANION WHO HAD DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO HIS OWNER THE OWNER WHO JUST THREW HIM AWAY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT HIM IN THEIR NEW HOME, HE DIDN'T DESERVE THIS. IN SPITE OF THIS TRAGEDY AVERY'S FACE HOWEVER TRULY DOES SEEM TO SAY "I LOVE YOU". AVERY IS AS LOVING AND GENTLE A GUY AS YOU WILL EVER MEET, A TRUE GENTLEMAN BUT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT AVERY IS HIS HEART AND SPIRIT. HE IS A PUP WHO LOVES DEEPLY AND FOREVER. ALTHOUGH AVERY DID NOT DESERVE THIS DISLOYALTY FROM HIS OWNER, DESPITE THIS AND WHAT COULD HAVE ENDED AVERY'S LIFE, HE HOLDS NO GRUDGE AND TRUE TO THE LABRADOR BREED IS HAPPY AND GRATEFUL FOR EVERYDAY. OUR "LOVE ME" FELLOW 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 AVERY, NICE TO MEET YOU". HE IS ALSO A VERY SOCIAL GUY AND DELIGHTS IN THE COMPANY OF OTHER DOGS, HE SEEMS TO ENJOY THE COMPANY OF DOGS CLOSER TO HIS SIZE. AVERY IS A PUP THAT CAN HOLD HIS OWN, LOVES TO PLAY AND HE CAN PLAY WITH THE BEST OF THEM, HOWEVER HE ALSO KNOWS WHEN IT'S TIME TO BE CALM AND WILL SETTLE DOWN CONTENT JUST BEING WITH THOSE HE LOVES, BEAUTIFUL MANNERS!!(HE'S EVEN FINE WITH CATS). YOU CAN TELL WHEN YOU MEET AVERY THAT HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF A FAMILY. WHATEVER YOUR DAY CALLS FOR IS JUST FINE WITH AVERY JUST AS LONG AS HE GETS TO GO. HE WOULD BE A GREAT WALKING OR JOGGING BUDDY AS HE ADORES THE OUTDOORS, HE WILL "PRANCE" ALONG, HEAD HELD HIGH, TAIL WAGGING, EYES SPARKLING TAKING IN ALL THE SITES ALONG THE WAY. AVERY HAS A SMOOTH, FLOWING, GAIT MOVING WITH A GREAT DEAL OF GRACE AND WHEN HE PICKS UP THE PACE IT'S AS IF HE IS FLOATING ON AIR!! AVERY IN MOTION IS BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH. IF YOUR DAY CALLED FOR A TRIP AROUND TOWN TO RUN A FEW ERRANDS AVERY WOULD BE THRILLED TO TAG ALONG. JUST OPEN THE CAR DOOR AND IN AVERY WILL HOP, HE WILL FIND "HIS" SPOT, TURN HIS GORGEOUS "BLOCK" HEAD TO ONE SIDE(SEE PHOTO) AND GIVE YOU HIS "OK I'M READY" LOOK. HE WOULDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE HE WAS GOING, WOULDN'T MATTER TO HIM, AVERY'S TRUE HAPPINESS IS JUST BEING WITH THOSE HE LOVES. IF YOUR WEEKEND CALLED FOR A GET-A-WAY TO YOUR CABIN IN THE MOUNTAINS BOY IS AVERY READY, AS WE SAID HE LOVES THE OUTDOORS, HE WOULD SPEND THE DAY EXPLORING NEW TRAILS, CHASING ANY STICK YOU THREW HIM, DIVING IN ANY WATER HE COULD FIND, THIS PUP KNOWS HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME!!! IF YOU BROUGHT ALONG A FEW FRIENDS AND THEIR DOGS AVERY WOULD BE THE PERFECT HOST!! THERE IS ANOTHER PART TO AVERY'S PACKAGE AND IT IS APPARENT AFTER SPENDING ANY TIME WITH HIM AT ALL--TRUE TO THE LABRADOR RETRIEVER BREED AVERY 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 AVERY IS HUGE. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU COME INSIDE, READY TO SETTLE IN FOR THE EVENING, AVERY HAS THE WISDOM TO APPRECIATE THE SIMPLER THINGS IN LIFE, HE WILL CURL UP AT YOUR FEET, OR NAP ON A COOL KITCHEN FLOOR, CONTENT JUST TO BE WITH YOU. HOWEVER YOU BETTER LEAVE ONE HAND FREE AS AVERY WILL LAY HIS "LOVE ME" HEAD IN YOUR LAP AND NO ONE LOVES A PAT OR A RUB MORE THEN AVERY. AVERY KNOWS IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THEN THIS, A PUP WHO IS THERE FOR YOU 100%, A CONTENTED, BEAUTIFUL, ADULT WHO LOVES UNCONDITIONALLY AND FOREVER. EVERYDAY SPENT WITH AVERY IS A GIFT. WE DID MENTION BEAUTIFUL AND THIS PUP TRULY IS, HIS COAT IS SO SOFT IT FEELS LIKE VELVET, A WARM MILK CHOCOLATE COLOR WHICH LOOKS LIKE AVERY WAS DIPPED IN A BOWL OF CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM!! NEXT HIS "MELT YOUR HEART" FACE, AVERY'S EYES ARE SO GORGEOUS THEY WILL STOP YOU IN YOUR TRACKS, THEY ARE A WARM, SOFT, COGNAC COLOR THEY HAVE 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. AVERY IS TRULY WHAT WE CALL "A MOVE IN READY" FELLOW. A PUP WHO'S FIRST DAY WITH YOU YOU WOULD THINK HE HAD ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF YOUR LIFE. AVERY 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 AVERY, HE IS A DREAM!! WHAT HAPPEN TO AVERY WAS NOT HIS FAULT, HE DID NOTHING WRONG, HE LOVED HIS FAMILY EVERYDAY HE WAS A PART OF THEIR LIFE. IT WAS HIS FAMILY WHO WAS JUST COLD AND UNCARING WHO JUST THREW HIM AWAY!!! A "COMPANION" IS A LIFETIME COMMITMENT, NOT SOMETHING YOU JUST THROW AWAY WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THEM!!! WE PROMISED AVERY THE FIRST DAY WE MET HIM, WE PROMISED HIM 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 RECEIVE ONE OF OUR ADOPTION APPLICATIONS WHICH IS THE FIRST PLACE TO START TO ADOPT ONE OF OUR RESCUE DOGS, PLEASE **** CONTACT KAT katkylabrescue@gmail.com ****FOR AN APPLICATION. AVERY'S ADOPTION FEE WHICH INCLUDES HIS TRANSPORT FEE IS $575. AVERY IS NEUTERED, CURRENT ON ALL VACCINATIONS INCLUDING BORDETELLA & RABIES. HE IS HEARTWORM NEGATIVE, ON PREVENTATIVE, DEWORMED AND ON FRONTLINE FOR FLEAS AND TICKS.

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