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My name is GRADY(LOST HIS FAMILY-PLS READ!

Posted over 7 years ago | Updated over 7 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Golden Retriever
Color
Tan/Yellow/Fawn
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 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:

GRADY****CONTACT KAT katkylabrescue@gmail.com GRADY'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 GRADY'S FAMILY HAD JUST SURRENDERED GRADY TO HER SHELTER. THE FATHER SIGNED THE NECESSARY PAPERS GIVING GRADY UP, AND ON THE LINE IN THE PAPERWORK WHERE IT ASKED "WHY ARE YOU GIVING YOUR PET AWAY?" THERE WAS NOTHING WRITTEN, IT WAS BLANK!!!. THE DIRECTOR PRESSED FURTHER ASK GRADY'S FAMILY WHY THEY COULDN'T KEEP GRADY THEIR ONLY REPLY "WE'RE MOVING WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR HIM, THE FATHER SAID, I'M BUSY WORKING, MY WIFE ALSO WORKS AND THE CHILDREN NEVER PLAY WITH HIM, WE JUST DON'T WANT OR HAVE TIME FOR A DOG!!""!!! ONCE THE PAPERWORK WAS COMPLETED THE FAMILY TURNED NEVER SAYING A WORD TO GRADY OR GIVING HIM A PAT AND WALKED AWAY!!!. THE DIRECTOR SAID GRADY 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 GRADY AWAY, PUTTING HIM IN A HIGH KILL SHELTER IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE FATHER TOLD THE DIRECTOR GRADY HAD BEEN A PART OF THEIR FAMILY SINCE HE WAS A ROLY POLY 6 WEEK OLD PUPPY. GRADY 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 LOVING PUPS I HAVE SEEN, BEYOND ADORABLE!!. 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 GRADY WAS WE WERE ON OUR WAY WITHIN MINUTES TO HELP. WHEN WE FIRST SAW GRADY 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 AND IT HASN'T STOPPED SINCE, THEY DO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE THERE TO HELP!!!. GRADY 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. ***GRADY--OUR "GOLDEN BOY"!! SO SWEET--PLAYFUL--LOVING--A TREASURE" GRADY IS AN ADORABLE, 3 YR. OLD, GOLDEN RETRIEVER. THE FIRST THING YOU WILL NOTICE IS WHAT A GORGEOUS FELLOW GRADY IS. HIS COAT IS A PALE CHAMPAGNE COLOR, WHICH LOOKS LIKE GRADY WAS DIPPED IN A BOWL OF VANILLA ICE CREAM. HIS COAT IS SO SOFT IT FEELS LIKE VELVET, YOU WILL WANT TO PAT AND RUB GRADY ALL DAY AND AS MUCH AS HE ADORES AFFECTION AND ATTENTION IS JUST FINE WITH HIM!!! HE LOVES TO BE PETTED, HE WILL TILT HIS HEAD BACK AND LOOK AT YOU WITH EYES THAT WILL MAKE YOU MELT, HIS EYES ARE HUGE, A WARM DARK CHESTNUT COLOR WITH A LOOK THAT SAYS "LOVE ME" IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO!! JUST CALL HIS NAME AND NOW THE FUN BEGINS, THOSE GORGEOUS "LOVE ME" EYES WILL LIGHT UP, HE WILL PRANCE OVER TO YOU, TAIL WAGGING IN CIRCLES, HE WILL TURN THAT ADORABLE HEAD TO ONE SIDE AS IF HE'S SAYING "HI I'M GRADY NICE TO MEET YOU, WANNA PLAY?". GRADY IS A PUP WHO'S HAPPINESS IS JUST BEING WITH THOSE WHO LOVE HIM, HE IS THE ULTIMATE COMPANION. WHATEVER YOUR DAY CALLS FOR IS FINE WITH GRADY JUST TAKE HIM ALONG. IF IT WAS YOUR DAY TO RUN ERRANDS AROUND TOWN DON'T LET GRADY HEAR YOU JINGLE YOUR KEYS UNLESS YOU PLAN ON TAKING HIM ALONG. JUST OPEN THE CAR DOOR, IN GRADY WILL HOP, HE WILL FIND "HIS" SEAT, TURN AND GIVE YOU HIS "OK I'M READY LET'S GO" LOOK. GRADY WOULD ALSO ADORE AN EARLY MORNING WALK HE IS IN TERRIFIC SHAPE A FELLOW WHO WILL MATCH YOU STEP FOR STEP. HE WILL PRANCE ALONG, HEAD HELD HIGH, TAIL WAGGING, INTERESTED IN ALL THE SIGHTS ALONG THE WAY. THE NEXT THING YOU WILL NOTICE AFTER SPENDING ONLY A SHORT TIME WITH GRADY, TRUE TO THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER BREED, THIS PUP IS SMART!!!!. GRADY IS A PUP THAT LOVES TO LEARN BUT MOST IMPORTANT HE LOVES TO PLEASE THOSE HE LOVES, THE POTENTIAL FOR GRADY IS HUGE. PUPS LIKE GRADY ASK FOR SO LITTLE BUT GIVE SO MUCH LOVE IN RETURN. THEY ARE THERE FOR YOU 100% A BEAUTIFUL HAPPY FELLOW WHO LOVES YOU WITH EVERY FIBER OF THEIR BEING. GRADY IS GRATEFUL FOR ANY AND ALL ATTENTION BUT HE NEVER PESTERS OR DEMANDS IT. EVERYDAY IS A GIFT AND TIME WITH A PUP LIKE GRADY IS SO PRECIOUS. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU AND GRADY HAVE SPENT THE DAY TAKING LONG WALKS, RUNNING ERRANDS, PLAYING IN HIS BACK YARD AND JUST ENJOYING EACH OTHER'S COMPANY WHEN GRADY COMES INTO HIS HOME HE CONTINUES TO SHINE. WHEN YOU BUILD A FIRE AND SETTLE IN ON THE SOFA TO WATCH A MOVIE OR READ A BOOK, YOU WILL FIND GRADY CURLED UP AT YOUR FEET, THE LOOK ON HIS FACE IS ONE OF CONTENTMENT, GRADY IS WITH HIS FAMILY AND TO THIS COMPANION PUP IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THEN THIS. WHEN IT'S TIME FOR BED GRADY WILL CURL UP ON HIS BED OR JUST STRETCH OUT ON A COOL FLOOR THE MAIN THING IS JUST AS LONG AS HE'S AS CLOSE TO YOU AS HE CAN BE. AFTER SPENDING TIME WITH THIS EXCEPTIONAL FELLOW WE FEEL THE PERFECT HOME FOR GRADY WOULD BE WITH A SINGLE GUY OR GIRL, A COUPLE OR A FAMILY WITH OLDER CHILDREN WHO ARE WANTING A NEW BEST FRIEND TO LOVE, BEING PART OF A FAMILY IS THE ONLY LIFE GRADY HAS EVER KNOWN, THE LIFE HE SO DESERVES TO KNOW AGAIN. GRADY ONLY HAS ONE REQUEST AND HIS EYES TOLD US THIS THE FIRST TIME WE SAW HIM, HE WANTS TO BE A CHERISHED COMPANION, TO BELONG AND BE A PART OF SOMEONES LIFE, TO BE LOVED AS DEEPLY AS HE LOVES. GRADY'S PERFECT HOME WOULD BE ONE THAT HAS A HEART FULL OF LOVE, READY TO INSURE THAT THIS TRUE COMPANION PUP LIVES HIS LIFE SURROUNDED BY THE WARMTH OF A HOME AND KNOWS THE JOY OF A FAMILY WHO WILL CHERISH EVERY MINUTE WITH OUR "LOVE ME" GOLDEN BOY, HE DESERVES NOTHING LESS. WE MADE A PROMISE TO GRADY THAT FIRST DAY WE SAW HIM IN THE SHELTER, WE PROMISED THIS GREAT PUP A GREAT HOME, A GREAT LIFE!! THIS IS A PROMISE WE WILL 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. GRADY 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. GRADY IS NEUTERED, HE IS CURRENT ON ALL VACCINATIONS INCLUDING, HE IS HEARTWORM NEGATIVE, ON HIS MONTHLY HEARTWORM PREVENTATIVE, DEWORMED AND ON FRONTLINE FOR FLEAS AND TICKS. GRADY IS ALSO MICRO-CHIPPED.

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