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My name is TRIXIE (WHAT A STORY!!!!

Posted over 6 years ago | Updated over 6 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Australian Shepherd
Color
Tricolor (Tan/Brown & Black & White)
Age
Young
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Female
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:

TRIXIE ***CONTACT KAT katkylabrescue@gmail.com TRIXIE'S STORY--LEFT BEHIND!!! IT WAS MOVING DAY, TRIXIE'S FAMILY PACKED ALL THEIR BELONGINGS, FURNITURE, TVS, THEIR PATIO SET, THEY SAID THEIR GOODBYES TO THEIR NEIGHBORS AND OFF THE WENT. THEY ONLY THING THEY DIDN'T PLAN ON TAKING WITH THEM WAS THEIR FAMILY COMPANION TRIXIE, AS THEIR LAST STOP ON THEIR WAY OUT OF TOWN WAS TO A HIGH KILL SOUTHERN SHELTER. THE FAMILY WALKED TRIXIE INTO THE SHELTER AND JUST THREW HER AWAY!!!!. THE SHELTER DIRECTOR WAS IN SHOCK IMMEDIATELY ASKING THE FAMILY WHY THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO KEEP THIS BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL. THE MAN TOLD THE DIRECTOR "WE'RE MOVING TO A BEAUTIFUL NEW HOME, OUR DREAM HOME AND WE JUST DON'T WANT A DOG, THEY ARE TOO MUCH TROUBLE!!! MY WIFE DOESN'T WANT THE DOG ON HER NEW FLOORS!!!" THE FAMILY WAS SO VERY COLD AND UNCARING, FAMILY COMPANIONS ARE NOT SOMETHING YOU JUST "THROW" AWAY BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THEM, THEY ARE A LIFETIME COMMITMENT!!!. THE DIRECTOR CALLED US TELLING US THIS HEARTBREAKING STORY, SHE SAID THAT AS THE FAMILY WAS LEAVING TRIXIE TRIED TO FOLLOW THEM OUT THE DOOR BUT THEY CLOSED THE DOOR IN HER LITTLE FACE AND LEFT!!! "TRIXIE IS ONE THE SWEETEST LITTLE GIRLS SHE IS SO CONFUSED, SO SAD NOT KNOWING WHERE SHE IS BUT ALSO WHY HER FAMILY LEFT HER" THE DIRECTOR TOLD US. SHE LEARNED TRIXIE HAD BEEN A PART OF THIS FAMILY SINCE SHE WAS A 6 WK. OLD TINY PUPPY. TRIXIE KEPT HER END OF THE BARGAIN SHE LOVED HER FAMILY DEARLY IT WAS HER FAMILY WHO BETRAYED HER!!! WHEN WE HEARD ABOUT THIS PRECIOUS LITTLE GIRL OUR IMMEDIATE REPLY TO THE SHELTER DIRECTOR "KEEP HER SAFE WE'RE ON OUR WAY". THE MINUTE WE SAW TRIXIE WE SPOKE SOFTLY TO HER GAVE HER A PAT AND HER LITTLE FLUFFY TAIL BEGAN TO WAG SHE SNUGGLED CLOSE TO US THE LOOK ON HER LITTLE FACE SEEMED TO BE SAYING "HELP ME" WE DID!!!. TRIXIE LEFT THE HIGH KILL SHELTER THAT DAY, EYES SPARKLING ALL READY TO BEGIN HER NEW LIFE!!!***TRIXIE IS A BEAUTIFUL 18 MO. OLD, 30 LB., MINI-AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD. WHEN YOU FIRST SEE TRIXIE SHE WILL ABSOLUTELY TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY SHE IS SO GORGEOUS. HER COAT IS A COMBINATION OF THREE STRIKING COLORS, "HIGH GLOSS" BLACK, SPARKLING GLACIER WHITE ACCENTED WITH RICH APRICOT HIGHLIGHTS. IN FACT THE MARKINGS ON HER LITTLE FACE ARE SO PERFECTLY MATCHED IT LOOKS LIE AN ARTIST HAND PAINTED THIS LITTLE GIRL. HER FACE IS HIGHLIGHTED WITH ALMOND SHAPED HONEY COLORED EYES THAT CONVEY A LOOK OF LOYALTY AND TRUST. TRIXIE IS ALSO A BEAUTIFULLY BUILT PUP WITH FLAWLESS CONFIRMATION AND PERFECT BALANCE, BEING FULL GROWN AND ONLY WEIGHING 30 LBS. SHE IS A DELIGHTFUL SIZE TO FIT IN ANY LIVING ARRANGEMENT. NOT ONLY A TRULY BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL JUST WAIT TIL YOU MEET HER SHE IS THE "ULTIMATE COMPANION", A LITTLE GIRL WHO IS CONTENT TO SPEND HER DAYS IN THE PRESENCE OF HER OWNER. SHE IS AN EXTREMELY CALM, AND GENTLE, WHAT WE CALL A "SOFT" DOG, HER TRUE HAPPINESS IS BEING WITH THOSE WHO LOVE HER. WHATEVER YOUR DAY CALLS FOR JUST INVITE TRIXIE TO GO ALONG, SHE WOULD CHERISH A SLOW EASY EARLY MORNING OR LATE AFTERNOON WALK IF YOU HAD SOME FRIENDS JOIN YOU FOR A WALK AND THEIR DOGS TRIXIE WOULD ENJOY THE COMPANY. SHE ENJOYS THE COMPANIONSHIP OF OTHER DOGS AND SEEMS TO ENJOYS DOGS WHO SHARE HER EASY, CALM, ATTITUDE ABOUT LIFE, HIGH STRUNG, HYPER, YAPPY DOGS JUST NOT TRIXIE'S CUP OF TEA(SHE'S EVEN FINE WITH CATS). THE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD IS ONE OF THE MOST INTELLIGENT OF BREEDS, SHE IS A PUP WHO FINDS ANYTHING NEW YOUR INTRODUCE HER TO A INTERESTING, THIS BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL LOVES TO LEARN. AT DAY'S END WHEN TRIXIE COMES INTO HER HOME SHE CONTINUES TO SHINE, TRIXIE IS RESPECTFUL OF HER SURROUNDINGS A WELL BEHAVED GENTLE GIRL. TRIXIE'S PERFECT HOME WOULD BE ONE THAT IS EASY GOING, AND MOVES AT A SLOW PACE. ONE WHERE TRIXIE COULD SPEND HER DAY'S NAPPING IN A SUNNY BAY WINDOW, OR TO CURL UP AT YOUR FEET AND NAP WHILE YOU READ OR WATCH A MOVIE, IF TRIXIE IS WITH YOU SHE'S HAPPY. SHE WOULD BE A DELIGHTFUL ADDITION TO THE LIFE OF A SINGLE GUY OR GIRL, A RETIRED COUPLE WHO WOULD ENJOY IN HAVING A TRUE COMPANION TO LOVE. TRIXIE ONLY HAS ONE WISH AND IT MEANS EVERYTHING TO HER. HER GENTLE, LOVING EYES TOLD US THIS THE FIRST TIME WE SAW HER, SHE WANTS "TO BELONG", SHE WANTS TO BE A CHERISHED COMPANION, TO BE A PART OF SOMEONES LIFE AGAIN, TO BE LOVED AS DEEPLY AS SHE LOVES. HER WISH IS TO KNOW AT DAY'S END WHEN SHE CURLS UP ON HER FLUFFY BED THAT THE LAST THING SHE WILL HEAR IS "WE LOVE YOU" SPOKEN BY HER OWNER AND TRIXIE WILL LIFT HER GORGEOUS HEAD, BLINK THOSE BEAUTIFUL EYES, WAG HER PLUME TAIL AND THIS IS HER WAY OF SAYING "I LOVE YOU TOO" AND TRIXIE WILL DRIFT OFF TO SLEEP CONTENT AND HAPPY HER WISH HAS BEEN GRANTED SHE HAS HER FAMILY AND IS LOVED!!! THIS IS ONE EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTIFUL GIRL!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO TRIXIE WAS NOT HER FAULT SHE JUST HAD COLD AND HEARTLESS OWNERS WHO JUST THREW HER AWAY FOR NO REASON. WE PROMISED TRIXIE THEY FIRST DAY WE MET HER THAT WE WOULD KEEP HER SAFE AND FIND HER A WONDERFUL HOME WITH A FAMILY WHO WOULD SEE WHAT A TREASURE SHE IS AND LOVE HER FOREVER, THIS IS A PROMISE WE INTEND TO KEEP. ***IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT AN ADOPTION APPLICATION WHICH IS THE FIRST PLACE TO START TO ADOPT ONE OF OUR RESCUE DOGS, PLEASE *** CONTACT KAT katkylabrescue@gmail.com *** FOR AN APPLICATION. TRIXIE IS WITH HER FOSTER FAMILY IN KENTUCKY SHE WILL ARRIVE IN THE NEW ENGLAND AREA ON A PET TRANSPORT ONCE SHE ARE ADOPTED. HER ADOPTION FEE WHICH INCLUDES HER TRANSPORT FEE IS $575. TRIXIE IS SPAYED, CURRENT ON HER VACCINATIONS, HEARTWORM NEGATIVE, ON PREVENTATIVE, DEWORMED AND ON FRONTLINE PLUS FOR FLEAS AND TICKS. TRIXIE IS ALSO MICRO-CHIPPED.


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