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My name is MORRIS(WE DON'T WANT HIM! READ!

Posted over 7 years ago | Updated over 7 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Labrador Retriever
Color
Tan/Yellow/Fawn
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 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:

MORRIS****CONTACT KAT katkylabrescue@gmail.com MORRIS' 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 THE MOST GORGEOUS PUREBRED YELLOW LAB SHE WAS CALLING MORRIS HAD JUST BEEN SURRENDERED TO HER SHELTER. MORRIS' FAMILY BROUGHT HIM TO THE SHELTER, SIGNED THE NECESSARY PAPERS GIVING HIM 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 ASKING MORRIS' FAMILY WHY THEY COULDN'T KEEP HIM, THE WIFE FINALLY REPLIED "WE'RE MOVING WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR HIM AND BESIDES I DON'T WANT A DOG IN MY NEW HOME"!!! THE FAMILY TURNED NEVER SAYING A WORD TO MORRIS OR GIVING HIM A PAT AND WALKED AWAY!!!. THE DIRECTOR SAID MORRIS 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 MORRIS AWAY, PUTTING HIM IN A HIGH KILL SHELTER IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE SHELTER DIRECTOR LEARNED MORRIS HAD BEEN A PART OF THIS FAMILY SINCE HE WAS A ROLY POLY 6 WEEK OLD PUPPY. MORRIS KEPT HIS END OF THE BARGAIN, HE LOVED HIS FAMILY WITH EVERY FIBER OF HIS BEING, HE PLAYED WITH THE FAMILIES CHILDREN, WENT WITH THEM TO SOCCER PRACTICE, SLEPT WITH THEIR OLDEST SON, HE DID NOTHING WRONG IT WAS HIS FAMILY WHO BROKE THEIR PROMISE, A FAMILY COMPANION IS NOT SOMETHING YOU THROW AWAY WHEN YOU DON'T WANT THEM IN YOUR NEW HOME-- MORRIS DESERVED SO MUCH BETTER!! "MORRIS IS A "LAB LOVERS" DREAM DOG, HE'S GOT IT ALL, SMARTS, INCREDIBLY GOOD LOOKS, AND A PERSONALITY TO DIE FOR, HE IS ONE OF THE SWEETEST, HAPPIEST MOST LOVING PUPS I HAVE SEEN. 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. WE ONLY SAW THE ONE SHELTER PICTURE WE WERE SENT BUT AFTER HEARING ABOUT THIS EXCEPTIONAL FELLOW AND SEEING HIS PICTURE WE WERE ON OUR WAY IMMEDIATELY TO HELP. WHEN WE FIRST SAW MORRIS 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, THEY DO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE THERE TO HELP!!!. MORRIS 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. ***MORRIS- IS A DROP DEAD GORGEOUS, 5 YR. OLD, PUREBRED YELLOW LABRADOR RETRIEVER. THE FIRST THING YOU WILL NOTICE IS WHAT A BEAUTIFUL FELLOW MORRIS IS. HIS COAT IS A WARM SUN-KISSED GOLDEN COLOR IT LOOKS LIKE MORRIS WAS DIPPED IN POT OF HONEY!! YOU WILL WANT TO PAT AND RUB MORRIS ALL DAY WHICH 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 LARGE WITH A LOOK THAT SAYS "LOVE ME"--IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO. HE IS ALSO A BEAUTIFULLY BUILT PUP WITH A PROUD, GRACEFUL STANCE AND PERFECT CONFIRMATION. WHEN MORRIS WALKS, OR SHOULD WE SAY "PRANCE" THIS PUP IN MOTION IS STRIKING. MORRIS IS TRULY BEAUTIFUL BUT THIS PUP'S TRUE BEAUTY IS HIS HEART AND SPIRIT. JUST CALL HIS NAME AND THOSE GORGEOUS "LOVE ME" EYES WILL LIGHT UP AND OVER TO YOU HE'S COMING, HE WILL TURN THAT ADORABLE LAB HEAD TO ONE SIDE AS IF HE'S SAYING "HI I'M MORRIS NICE TO MEET YOU, WANNA PLAY?" MORRIS IS THE ULTIMATE COMPANION HIS TRUE HAPPINESS IS JUST BEING WITH THOSE WHO LOVE HIM. WHATEVER YOUR DAY CALLS FOR IS FINE WITH MORRIS JUST TAKE HIM ALONG. IF IT WAS YOUR DAY TO TAKE THE CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, DON'T LET MORRIS HEAR YOU JINGLE YOUR KEYS UNLESS YOU PLAN ON TAKING HIM ALONG. JUST OPEN THE CAR DOOR, IN MORRIS WILL HOP, HE WILL FIND "HIS" SEAT, TURN AND GIVE YOU HIS "OK I'M READY LET'S GO" LOOK. MORRIS WOULD ALSO ADORE ONE OF HIS FAVORITE THINGS AN EARLY MORNING OR LATE AFTERNOON WALK, HE IS IN TERRIFIC SHAPE A LAB WHO WILL MATCH YOU STEP FOR STEP. HE WILL PRANCE ALONG, HEAD HELD HIGH, HIS "OTTER"TAIL WAGGING INTERESTED IN ALL THE SIGHTS ALONG THE WAY. HE IS ALSO A VERY SOCIAL FELLOW AND ADORES ALL DOGS JUST A PLAY BUDDY FOR MORRIS AND MORRIS LOVES TO PLAY!! THE NEXT THING YOU WILL NOTICE AFTER SPENDING ONLY A SHORT TIME WITH MORRIS, TRUE TO THE LABRADOR BREED, THIS PUP IS SMART. MORRIS IS A PUP THAT LOVES TO LEARN BUT MOST IMPORTANT HE LOVES TO PLEASE THOSE HE LOVES, THE POTENTIAL FOR MORRIS IS HUGE. SIMPLE THINGS TAKE ON NEW MEANING WITH A PUP LIKE MORRIS AT YOUR SIDE. PUPS LIKE MORRIS ASK FOR SO LITTLE BUT GIVE SO MUCH LOVE IN RETURN. THEY ARE THERE FOR YOU 100% A BEAUTIFUL DOG WHO LOVES YOU WITH EVERY FIBER OF THEIR BEING. EVERYDAY IS A GIFT AND TIME WITH A PUP LIKE MORRIS IS SO PRECIOUS. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU AND MORRIS HAVE SPENT THE DAY TAKING LONG WALKS, RUNNING ERRANDS, PLAYING IN HIS BACK YARD AND JUST ENJOYING EACH OTHER'S COMPANY WHEN MORRIS 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 YOUR "BEST FRIEND" CURLED UP AT YOUR FEET, THE LOOK ON HIS FACE IS ONE OF CONTENTMENT AND PEACE, HE IS WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE WORLD TO HIM, YOU AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS. WHEN IT'S TIME FOR BED MORRIS 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 MORRIS WE FEEL THE PERFECT HOME FOR MORRIS WOULD BE WITH A SINGLE GUY OR GIRL, A COUPLE OR A FAMILY WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE WANTING A NEW BEST FRIEND TO LOVE, BEING PART OF A FAMILY IS THE ONLY LIFE MORRIS HAS EVER KNOWN, THE LIFE HE SO DESERVES TO KNOW AGAIN. MORRIS 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. MORRIS' 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 MORRIS 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!!! IN FACT OUR DIRECTOR MADE THE COMMENT "MORRIS IS EVERYTHING A LAB SHOULD BE A PUP WHO WOULD FIT IN ANY HOME SETTING, THE FAMILY THAT MAKES MORRIS A PART OF THEIR LIFE WILL BE RECEIVING A TRUE TREASURE!!". 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. MORRIS IS WITH HIS FOSTER FAMILY IN KENTUCKY HE 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. MORRIS IS NEUTERED, HE IS CURRENT ON HIS VACCINATIONS, HE IS HEARTWORM NEGATIVE, ON HIS MONTHLY HEARTWORM PREVENTATIVE, DEWORMED AND ON FRONTLINE FOR FLEAS AND TICKS. MORRIS IS ALSO MICRO-CHIPPED.

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