My name is DUKE(LOVES HIS FAMILY!!! WOW!!!

DUKE****CONTACT KAT katkylabrescue@gmail.com DUKE'S STORY**HE DESERVED BETTER!!! DUKE IS A BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL, 18 MO.-2 YR., PUREBRED CHOCOLATE LABRADOR--A TRUE COMPANION---FUN--PLAYFUL--SO LOVING!! WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ONE OF THE HIGHEST KILL SHELTERS IN THE SOUTH TELLING US THAT ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING LABS SHE HAD SEEN HAD JUST BEEN SURRENDERED TO HER SHELTER. THE LAB SHE CALLED DUKE 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 DUKE 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 DUKE UP, THE FAMILY TURNED AND WALKED OUT OF THE SHELTER NOT ONE OF THEM SAID ANYTHING TO DUKE!! THE DIRECTOR SAID THAT DUKE 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!!! "DUKE IS AN EXCEPTIONAL FELLOW, HE IS SO HAPPY--PLAYFUL--EAGER TO PLEASE HE DOESN'T BELONG HERE!!!" THE DIRECTOR TOLD US THAT DUKE WAS SO SAD, CONFUSED, NOT KNOWING WHERE HE WAS, WHERE HIS FAMILY WAS BUT MOST OF ALL WHY THEY LEFT HIM. SHE SAID THAT DUKE JUST LAID IN THE CORNER OF HIS KENNEL, EYES CLOSED, HEAD DOWN SO VERY VERY SAD!! WHEN WE HEARD THIS HEARTBREAKING STORY WE COULDN'T GET TO DUKE FAST ENOUGH, WHEN WE FIRST SAW DUKE 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!!!! DUKE LEFT THE HIGH KILL SHELTER THAT DAY, TAIL WAGGING, EYES TWINKLING AND A FACE THAT WILL MELT YOUR HEART!! FATE GAVE US DUKE 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 DUKE, HIS GORGEOUS 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 DUKE'S FACE HOWEVER TRULY DOES SEEM TO SAY "I LOVE YOU". HE IS A PUP WHO IS A TRUE COMPANION, A PUP WHO'S HAPPINESS IS BEING WITH THOSE HE LOVES. ALTHOUGH DUKE DID NOT DESERVE THIS DISLOYALTY FROM HIS OWNER, DESPITE THIS AND WHAT COULD HAVE ENDED DUKE'S LIFE, HE HOLDS NO GRUDGE AND TRUE TO THE LABRADOR BREED IS HAPPY AND GRATEFUL FOR EVERYDAY. OUR "MR. SOCIAL" 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 DUKE WHERE'S THE BALL? WANNA PLAY?". HE IS ALSO A VERY SOCIAL GUY AND DELIGHTS IN THE COMPANY OF OTHER DOGS, DUKE IS A PUP THAT CAN HOLD HIS OWN, LOVES TO PLAY AND CAN PLAY WITH THE BEST OF THEM, YOU CAN TELL WHEN YOU MEET DUKE THAT HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF A FAMILY. WHATEVER YOUR DAY CALLS FOR IS JUST FINE WITH DUKE 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. DUKE HAS A SMOOTH, FLOWING, GAIT MOVING WITH A GREAT DEAL OF GRACE AND WHEN HE PICKS UP THE PACE IT'S AS IF HE'S FLOATING ON AIR!! DUKE IN MOTION IS BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH. IF YOUR DAY CALLED FOR A TRIP AROUND TOWN TO RUN A FEW ERRANDS DUKE WOULD BE THRILLED TO TAG ALONG. JUST OPEN THE CAR DOOR AND IN DUKE WILL HOP, HE WILL FIND "HIS" SPOT, TURN HIS GORGEOUS "BLOCK" HEAD TO ONE SIDE AND GIVE YOU HIS "OK I'M READY" LOOK. HE WOULDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE HE WAS GOING, WOULDN'T MATTER TO HIM, DUKE'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 DUKE 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 DUKE WOULD BE THE PERFECT HOST!! THERE IS ANOTHER PART TO DUKE PACKAGE AND IT IS APPARENT AFTER SPENDING ANY TIME WITH HIM AT ALL--TRUE TO THE LABRADOR RETRIEVER BREED DUKE 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 FELLOW WHO'S GREATEST JOY IS PLEASING HIS FAMILY AND THIS MAKES TRAINING A BREEZE. THE POTENTIAL FOR DUKE IS HUGE. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU COME INSIDE, READY TO SETTLE IN FOR THE EVENING, DUKE 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 DUKE WILL LAY HIS "LOVE ME" HEAD IN YOUR LAP AND NO ONE LOVES A PAT OR A RUB MORE THEN DUKE. DUKE 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 DUKE IS A GIFT. WE DID MENTION BEAUTIFUL AND THIS PUP TRULY IS, HIS COAT IS SO SOFT IT FEELS LIKE VELVET, A WARM RICH MILK CHOCOLATE COLOR WHICH LOOKS LIKE DUKE WAS DIPPED IN A BOWL OF CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM!! NEXT HIS "MELT YOUR HEART" FACE, DUKE'S EYES ARE SO GORGEOUS THEY WILL STOP YOU IN YOUR TRACKS, THEY ARE A SOFT, PALE GOLDEN COLOR, SO PALE IN FACT THEY ALMOST APPEAR IRIDESCENT, THEY HAVE A LOOK THAT TRULY SEEMS TO BE SAYING "LOVE ME", IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO!!! WE FEEL THAT AFTER SPENDING TIME WITH DUKE THAT HE WOULD BE THE PERFECT COMPANION FOR A SINGLE GUY OR GIRL, AN ACTIVE COUPLE OR A FAMILY WITH OLDER "LET'S GO" CHILDREN WHO WOULD LOVE TO HAVE DUKE AS THEIR BEST FRIEND. A FAMILY THAT IS WILLING TO TEACH, TRAIN AND WATCH THIS EXCEPTIONAL PUP SHINE!!! WE KNOW THAT THE FAMILY WHO OPENS THEIR HEART AND MAKES THIS GRAND FELLOW A PART OF THEIR LIFE WILL RECEIVE A VERY SPECIAL GIFT. DUKE 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 DUKE, HE IS A DREAM!! WHAT HAPPEN TO DUKE 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 DUKE 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. DUKE IS WITH HIS FOSTER FAMILY IN KENTUCKY AND WILL ARRIVE IN THE NEW ENGLAND AREA ON A PET TRANSPORT ONCE HE IS ADOPTED. DUKE'S ADOPTION FEE WHICH INCLUDES HIS TRANSPORT FEE IS $575. DUKE IS NEUTERED, CURRENT ON HIS VETTING, ON HIS MONTHLY HEARTWORM PREVENTATIVE, ALSO FLEA/TICK PREVENTATIVE APPLIED. DUKE IS ALSO MICROCHIPPED