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My name is SNOWBALL(LEFT BEHIND-SO SAD!!!

Posted over 7 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Border Collie/Golden Retriever
Color
White
Age
Puppy
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 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:

SNOWBALL****CONTACT KAT katkylabrescue@gmail.com SNOWBALL'S STORY**LEFT BEHIND!!! SNOWBALL'S FAMILY WAS MOVING, THEY HAD SOLD THEIR 500 ACRE FARM, THE MOVERS CAME, PACK ALL OF THEIR BELONGINGS, FURNITURE, TVS, PATIO FURNITURE, CHILDREN'S TOYS AND OFF THE FAMILY WENT. SEVERAL DAYS PASSED AND THE REALTOR WHO SOLD THEIR HOME STOPPED BY THE HOME TO PICK UP SOME PAPERWORK. WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT THE HOME SHE IMMEDIATELY HEARD A NOISE, IT WASN'T A HAPPY SOUND, NOT A BARK MORE LIKE A PLEADING WAILING "HELP ME" SOUND. WHEN SHE WENT AROUND TO THE BACK OF THE HOME WHAT SHE SAW SHOCKED HER. LEFT IN THE BACK YARD WAS THE FAMILY PUPPY SNOWBALL!! THE REALTOR KNEW THE PUPPY AS SHE HAD BEEN TO THE HOME MANY TIMES!! THERE WAS WATER AND FOOD LEFT BUT ONLY FOR A FEW DAYS. IT IS A MIRACLE SHE CAME TO THE HOME WHEN SHE DID AS THERE WAS NO WAY THE LITTLE PUPPY COULD HAVE SURVIVED MUCH LONGER. THE LITTLE PUPPY WAS SO SCARED BUT ALSO SO VERY HAPPY THAT SOMEONE HAD COME TO HELP HIM. THE REALTOR IMMEDIATELY TOOK SNOWBALL AND LEFT. BEING ALLERGIC TO ANIMALS SHE KNEW SHE COULDN'T KEEP SNOWBALL AND NOT KNOWING WHAT ELSE TO DO SHE TOOK SNOWBALL TO THE LOCAL SHELTER. "HE IS AN ADORABLE LITTLE FELLOW, SO SWEET AND LOVING, PLEASE FIND HIM A HOME WITH A FAMILY WHO WILL LOVE HIM, HE DIDN'T DESERVE THIS" WAS HER COMMENT TO THE SHELTER DIRECTOR. THIS WAS A SHELTER WE WORK WITH A GREAT DEAL, WE RECEIVED THE CALL TELLING US THIS HEARTBREAKING STORY, WE WERE ON OUR WAY IN MINUTES TO HELP. WHEN WE FIRST SAW SNOWBALL WE SPOKE SOFTLY TO HIM, GAVE HIM A TREAT HIS LITTLE FACE JUST LIT UP, OVER TO US HE CAME, HE SNUGGLED IN OUR LAP AS IF HE WAS ASKING US TO HELP HIM--WE DID!!! THIS BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FELLOW LEFT THE HIGH KILL SHELTER THAT DAY AND WHEN WE PUT HIM IN OUR CAR HE IMMEDIATELY PUT HIS LITTLE HEAD OUT THE WINDOW, JUST READY FOR HIS NEXT ADVENTURE, THE UNFORGIVING BEAUTY OF ANIMALS!!!****SNOWBALL--THE SWEETEST PUPPY--LOVING--HAPPY-- SOOOO SMART!!! "LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT" DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT?? ONCE YOU SEE SNOWBALL WE CAN ASSURE YOU THAT LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT DOES HAPPEN!!! IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS ADORABLE LITTLE FELLOW THE MINUTE YOU MEET HIM. SNOWBALL IS A GORGEOUS 6 MO. OLD, BORDER COLLIE AND WE FEEL THERE JUST MIGHT BE A HINT OF GOLDEN RETRIEVER IN SNOWBALL'S FAMILY TREE, WHAT A GREAT COMBINATION!!! THE FIRST THING YOU WILL NOTICE IS WHAT A GORGEOUS PUPPY HE IS, HIS COAT IS A SPARKLING GLACIER WHITE, "CUDDLE" SOFT, SO SHINY IT LOOKS LIKE SNOWBALL JUST JUMPED OUT OF A BIG FLUFFY SNOWBANK, WE ARE GUESSING THIS IS WHY HE WAS NAMED "SNOWBALL"!! HIS EYES ARE SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WE HAVE SEEN, THEY ARE HUGE A WARM, DEEP, RICH, CHESTNUT COLOR WITH A TRUE "LOVE ME " EXPRESSION, THEY TRULY SEEM TO SHINE LIKE A MILLION STARS WHEN SNOWBALL FIRST SEES YOU. SNOWBALL IS A TRUE COMPANION, HAPPY, DEVOTED AND EXTREMELY LOVING, HE HAS A GLOWING TEMPERAMENT AND DISPOSITION. HE IS ONE OF THE SWEETEST PUPS WE HAVE SEEN. THE MINUTE YOU CALL HIS NAME HIS ADORABLE FACE WILL LIGHT UP, HIS "BIG" PUPPY EARS WILL PERK UP AND OVER TO YOU HE'S COMING, HIS PLUME TAIL WAGGING, EYES TWINKLING, HE WILL SNUGGLE AS CLOSE TO YOU AS HE CAN GET, REST THAT GORGEOUS HEAD RIGHT IN YOUR LAP ASKING FOR A PAT OR A HUG, WHICH HE ADORES. HE IS A PUP WHO SOAKS UP EVERY MINUTE WHEN GIVEN ATTENTION AND AFFECTION FROM THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THE WORLD TO SNOWBALL--HIS FAMILY. YOU COULD ALSO CALL SNOWBALL "OUR AMBASSADOR OF GOODWILL" FOR HE ABSOLUTELY ADORES EVERYONE HE MEETS, AND ALL DOGS HE GREETS WITH A HAPPY TAIL WAG AND HIS "WANNA PLAY?" LOOK. IN FACT SNOWBALL SPENDS THE DAY PLAYING WITH SEVERAL OF OUR OTHER RESCUE PUPPIES, TO WATCH SNOWBALL AND HIS DOGGIE BUDDIES RUN, TUMBLE AND CHASE TOYS WILL INDEED BRING A HUGE SMILE TO YOUR FACE. SNOWBALL DOESN'T CARE HOW BIG OR HOW SMALL A DOG IS HIS MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THEY WILL PLAY!!! HE IS HAPPY FROM THE MINUTE THOSE BEAUTIFUL EYES POP OPEN IN THE MORNING TIL HE SNUGGLES IN AT NIGHT TIRED FROM A FUN DAY OF PLAY. YOU COULD TAKE THIS ADORABLE LITTLE GUY ANYWHERE AND HE WOULD MAKE YOU PROUD. WHATEVER YOUR DAY CALLED FOR IS FINE WITH SNOWBALL JUST AS LONG AS HE GETS TO GO. START YOUR DAY WITH AN EARLY MORNING WALK AND SNOWBALL IS RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE, TAIL WAGGING, HAPPY AND CURIOUS ABOUT ALL THE THINGS TO SEE ALONG THE WAY. JINGLE YOUR CAR KEYS BUT YOU BETTER BE QUICK SNOWBALL WILL BEAT YOU TO YOUR SEAT TURN HIS PRECIOUS HEAD TO ONE SIDE AND GIVE YOU A LOOK THAT SEEMS TO SAY "COME ON WE'VE GOT PLACES TO GO, ERRANDS AROUND TOWN TO RUN, CHILDREN TO TAKE TO SCHOOL". IF YOUR WEEKEND CALLED FOR A GET-A-WAY TO THE MOUNTAINS JUST GRAB THIS HAPPY LITTLE FELLOW AND GO. HE WOULD DELIGHT IN SPENDING THE DAY EXPLORING NEW TRAILS, AND WHEN SNOW COMES DIVING IN A BIG FLUFFY SNOW BANK, JUST ENJOYING THE DAY ENJOYING LIFE. IN FACT WE STRONGLY SUGGEST IF YOU MAKE SNOWBALL A PART OF YOUR FAMILY THAT YOUR FIRST PURCHASE IS THE BRIGHTEST COLLAR YOU CAN FIND AS SNOWBALL IN A BIG SNOW BANK IS A LITTLE HARD TO FIND!! THERE IS ONE MORE PART TO SNOWBALL'S PACKAGE, TRUE TO THE BORDER COLLIE AND GOLDEN RETRIEVER BREEDS THIS LITTLE PUPPY IS SOOOOO SMART!!! HE IS A PUP WHO IS EAGER TO PLEASE, EASY TO TEACH AND DELIGHTS IN PLEASING THOSE HE LOVES. HE TRULY SEEMS TO SMILE WHEN HE KNOWS HE HAS DONE SOMETHING THAT PLEASES THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THE WORLD TO HIM, HIS FAMILY!!! HE IS INDEED AN "OPEN BOOK" A PUP WITH HUGE POTENTIAL. IT UP TO YOU TO FILL THE PAGES OF HIS BOOK WITH HUGS, PATS, KISSES, PLAY, BUT MOST IMPORTANT FILL HIS BOOK WITH A TON OF LOVE. YOU WILL BE REWARDED EVERYDAY HE IS A PART OF YOUR LIFE WITH A LITTLE FELLOW WHO DEARLY LOVES HIS FAMILY AND LOVES WITH EVERY FIBER OF HIS BEING, A PLAYFUL, HAPPY GUY WHO'S ONLY REQUEST IS TO BELONG TO A FAMILY WHO WILL SEE WHAT A TREASURE HE IS AND LOVE HIM. WHEN YOU COME INSIDE FOR THE EVENING WHEN SNOWBALL COMES INTO HIS HOME HE CONTINUES TO SHINE. WHEN YOU BUILD A FIRE AND SETTLE IN TO READ OR WATCH A MOVIE YOU WILL FIND A GORGEOUS, GENTLE, LOVING PUPPY CURLED UP AT YOUR FEET PLAYING WITH HIS FAVORITE TOY. WHEN IT'S TIME FOR BED HE WILL SNUGGLE IN ON HIS BIG FLUFFY BED, JUST AS LONG AS IT'S CLOSE TO YOUR BED, IF SNOWBALL IS WITH YOU HE'S HAPPY. IF THE COMPANION YOU ARE HOPING TO ADD TO YOUR FAMILY IS ONE THAT IS AFFECTIONATE, GENTLE, LOVING, EXTREMELY SMART AND WHO'S GREATEST JOY IS PLEASING HIS FAMILY THEN LOOK NO FURTHER YOU'VE FOUND SNOWBALL!!!. HE IS AN EXCEPTIONAL LITTLE FELLOW!!! ALTHOUGH SNOWBALL DID HAVE THE GREATEST START HE IS GRATEFUL FOR EVERYDAY, TO SNOWBALL EVERYDAY IS XMAS-- HE IS A DOLL!!! 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. SNOWBALL IS WITH HIS FOSTER FAMILY IN KENTUCKY AND WILL ARRIVE IN THE NEW ENGLAND AREA ON A PET TRANSPORT ONCE HE IS ADOPTED. HIS ADOPTION FEE WHICH INCLUDES HIS TRANSPORT FEE IS $575. SNOWBALL IS NEUTERED, IS CURRENT ON ALL VACCINATIONS, HE IS ON HEARTWORM PREVENTATIVE, DEWORMED AND ON FRONTLINE PLUS FOR FLEAS AND TICKS.

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