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My name is THATCH(THROWN AWAY! PLS READ!!

Posted over 7 years ago | Updated over 7 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Labrador Retriever
Color
Brown/Chocolate
Age
Adult
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 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:

THATCH****CONTACT KAT katkylabrescue@gmail.com THATCH'S STORY****LEFT BEHIND!!! IT WAS MOVING DAY A DAY THIS FAMILY HAD WAITED FOR FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THEY HAD SOLD THEIR HOME THEY WERE MOVING TO THEIR DREAM HOME ON THE OCEAN. EVERYTHING WAS PACKED, THE MOVERS LOADED EVERYTHING UP AND OFF THE FAMILY WENT. YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN EXCITING AND WONDERFUL NEW LIFE FOR THE FAMILIES TWO BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL CHOCOLATE LABRADORS THATCH & NOAH AS THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THEN "WATER AND A LAB". HOWEVER THE FAMILY HAD A ANOTHER PLAN AND THATCH & NOAH WEREN'T PART OF THEIR NEW HOME ON THE BEACH!! THE FAMILY MADE ONE MORE STOP ON THEIR WAY OUT OF TOWN, THEY DROVE TO ONE OF THE HIGHEST KILL SHELTERS AND DROPPED OFF THATCH AND NOAH!! THE DIRECTOR COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT SHE WAS SEEING!! SHE IMMEDIATELY ASKED THE FAMILY WHY THEY WERE GIVING UP THEIR TWO LABS, THE HUSBAND REPLIED, "WE JUST BOUGHT OUR DREAM HOME ON THE BEACH, WE JUST DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE LABS AND MY WIFE REALLY DOESN'T WANT A DOG IN HER NEW HOME TO MESS IT UP!! THEY ARE REALLY GREAT PUPS BUT WE JUST DON'T WANT THEM ANYMORE". THE SHELTER DIRECTOR COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT SHE WAS HEARING FOR THESE WERE TWO OUTSTANDING LABRADORS. TO TOP IS OFF THE FAMILY LEFT THE SHELTER NEVER SAYING A WORD TO THE PUPS. THE DIRECTOR TOLD US THAT BOTH LABS STOOD AT THE SHELTER WINDOW WATCHING AS THEIR FAMILY DROVE AWAY, THEIR TAILS WERE WAGGING AS IF THEY KNEW THEY WERE COMING BACK FOR THEM--THEY DIDN'T!!! WHEN WE RECEIVED THE CALL TELLING US THIS HEARTBREAKING STORY OUR IMMEDIATE REPLY "KEEP THEM SAFE WE'RE ON OUR WAY". THATCH AND NOAH LEFT THE HIGH KILL SHELTER, TAILS WAGGING, EYES SPARKLING, THE WAY WE SEE IT THIS FAMILIES' LOSS WAS OUR GAIN FOR YOU WILL NEVER FIND MORE EXCEPTIONAL LABS THEN THATCH AND NOAH!! WE OPENED OUR CAR DOOR, BOTH PUPS HOPED IN PUT THEIR HEADS OUT THE WINDOW, EYES SPARKLING WITH EXCITEMENT, HAPPY, ALL READY TO BEGIN THEIR NEW LIFE!!! *****THATCH IS A BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL, 3 YR. OLD, PUREBRED CHOCOLATE LABRADOR RETRIEVER. WHEN YOU FIRST SEE THATCH HE WILL STOP YOU IN YOUR TRACKS HE IS SO GORGEOUS, HE POSSESSES A REGAL, DISTINGUISHED AND NOBLE APPEARANCE BUT UNDER THAT REGAL DIGNIFIED POSE IS ONE LOVING, HAPPY, LET'S GO HAVE SOME FUN, "ALL AMERICAN LAB". HE IS A PERFECTLY PROPORTIONED FELLOW WITH THE CLASSIC "BLOCK" LABRADOR HEAD AND GRAND MUSCULAR CONFIRMATION. HE HAS A SMOOTH, FLOWING GAIT, REFINED AND ELEGANT, MOVING WITH A GREAT DEAL OF GRACE AND AGILITY. HE TRULY IS BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH. HIS COAT IS FLAWLESS A WARM RICH CHOCOLATE COLOR WHICH LOOKS LIKE THATCH WAS DIPPED IN A BIG BOWL OF CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM. HIS GORGEOUS "BLOCK" LAB HEAD IS HIGHLIGHTED WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EYES, THEY ARE LARGE, A PALE GOLDEN COLOR, THEY WILL ABSOLUTELY MAKE YOU MELT. ONCE YOU MEET THATCH YOU WILL REALIZE THAT BEING BEAUTIFUL IS ONLY THE START TO THIS GREAT PUP'S PACKAGE. HE IS SO MUCH MORE THEN JUST A PRETTY FACE BUT WE HAVE TO ADMIT THIS PUP IS "PRETTY". THATCH IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL COMPANION LAB, HE HAS THE LABRADOR GLOWING TEMPERAMENT AND DISPOSITION, TRAITS WHICH HAVE ENDEARED THE LABRADOR BREED TO FAMILIES FOR GENERATIONS. HE IS A PUP WHO IS LOYAL AND DEDICATED TO THOSE HE LOVES, HIS TRUE HAPPINESS COMES FROM BELONGING. HE IS A PUP WHO'S FIRST DAY WITH YOU YOU WOULD THINK HE HAD ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF YOUR LIFE. YOU COULD TAKE THATCH ANYWHERE AND HE WOULD MAKE YOU PROUD, JUST GET USE TO BEING STARED AT WHEN FOLKS SEE HIM, HE IS A SHOW STOPPER!!! WHATEVER YOUR DAY CALLS FOR IS FINE WITH THATCH JUST AS LONG AS HE GETS TO GO, HE WOULD FIT INTO ANY FAMILIES LIFE STYLE AS HE IS THE ULTIMATE COMPANION. IF YOUR DAY STARTED WITH AN EARLY MORNING WALK OR JOG THATCH WILL BEAT YOU TO THE DOOR HE IS A PUP WHO IS IN EXCEPTIONAL SHAPE AND WILL MATCH YOU STEP FOR STEP. HE WOULD ALSO ADORE A TRIP TO THE PARK THIS "MR. SOCIAL" GUY LOVES OTHER DOGS JUST A CHANCE TO MEET A NEW BUDDY TO PLAY WITH AND THATCH LOVES TO PLAY(HE'S EVEN FINE WITH CATS). IF YOUR WEEKEND CALLED FOR A GET AWAY TO YOUR CABIN IN THE MOUNTAINS, JUST OPEN YOUR CAR DOOR AND IN THATCH WILL HOP, HE WILL FIND "HIS" SEAT, TURN AND GIVE YOU IS "OK I'M READY LET'S GO" LOOK!!! GRAB A FEW TREATS, SOME TENNIS BALLS, NOW TAKE OFF. THATCH WILL SPEND THE DAY EXPLORING NEW TRAILS, CHASING ANY STICK YOU THREW HIM, AND WE BET DIVING IN THE BIGGEST FLUFFY SNOW BANK HE COULD FIND, JUST ENJOYING THE DAY, ENJOYING LIFE. THATCH IS ALSO AN EXTREMELY BRIGHT GUY, ALERT AND A PUP THAT IS EAGER TO LEARN, EXTREMELY EASY TO TEACH, DELIGHTS IN PLEASING. HE FINDS ANYTHING NEW YOU INTRODUCE HIM TO INTERESTING AND A CHALLENGE. HE IS A LAB THAT IS VERY IN-TUNE TO HIS OWNER ALWAYS WATCHING AND LISTENING FOR ANY COMMAND YOU MIGHT GIVE HIM. THE SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR THIS GREAT LAB. AT DAY'S END WHEN THATCH COME INTO HIS HOME, HE CONTINUES TO SHINE. DON'T BE SURPRISED WHEN YOU BUILD A FIRE AND SETTLE IN TO READ A GOOD BOOK OR WATCH A MOVIE THERE WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL CHOCOLATE LAB YOUR "BEST FRIEND" CURLED UP AT YOUR FEET. HE IS HAPPY AND CONTENT BEING WITH THE PEOPLE HE LOVES MOST IN THE WORLD, HIS FAMILY, THIS IS THE ONLY LIFE THATCH HAS KNOWN THE LIFE HE SO DESERVES TO KNOW AGAIN. THATCH TRULY HAS "GREAT LAB" COVERED FROM A TO Z. HE IS THE "TOTAL LAB", GREAT TEMPERAMENT--HAPPY--LOVING--SMART AND OH YES "DROP DEAD GORGEOUS". WE FEEL THAT AFTER SPENDING TIME WITH THATCH HE WOULD BE A GREAT FIT FOR A SINGLE GUY OR GIRL OR A FAMILY WITH OLDER CHILDREN, AN OWNER WHO IS LOOKING FOR A TRUE COMPANION. IF THATCH SOUNDS LIKE THE COMPANION YOU ARE HOPING TO MAKE A PART OF YOUR LIFE THEN LOOK NO FURTHER YOU'VE FOUND YOUR 'TOTAL LAB". THIS IS ONE OUTSTANDING LABRADOR!!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO THATCH & NOAH WAS NOT THEIR FAULT, THEY DID NOTHING WRONG, THEY LOVED THEIR FAMILY EVERYDAY THEY WERE A PART OF THEIR LIFE, THEY PLAYED WITH THE CHILDREN, RAN ERRANDS WITH THE FAMILY, WENT ON SUMMER VACATIONS, THEY KEPT THEIR END OF THE DEAL, IT WAS JUST A COLD AND UNCARING FAMILY WHO THREW THEM AWAY---THEY DESERVED BETTER!! WE PROMISED THESE TWO EXCEPTIONAL PUPS WE WOULD FIND THEM HOMES WITH FAMILIES WHO WOULD SEE WHAT A TREASURE THEY ARE AND LOVE THEM FOREVER THIS IS A PROMISE WE INTEND TO KEEP!!! THATCH AND NOAH MAY BE ADOPTED SEPARATELY!! 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. THATCH AND NOAH ARE WITH THEIR FOSTER FAMILY IN KENTUCKY. THEY WILL ARRIVE IN THE NEW ENGLAND AREA ON A PET TRANSPORT ONCE THEY ARE ADOPTED. THEIR ADOPTION FEE WHICH INCLUDES THEIR TRANSPORT IS $575(ECH). BOTH LABS ARE NEUTERED, CURRENT ON THEIR VETTING, HEARTWORM NEGATIVE, ON HEARTWORM PREVENTATIVE, ALSO FLEA/TICK PREVENTATIVE APPLIED.

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