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My name is BELL(THROWN AWAY--PLS READ!!!!

Posted over 6 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Labrador Retriever
Color
Black
Age
Adult
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:

BELL***CONTACT KAT katkylabrescue@gmail.com ***AN UNBELIEVABLE STORY!!! "THE CHILDREN WANTED A PUPPY SO THE FAMILY THREW BELL AWAY"!!! WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ONE OF THE HIGHEST KILL SHELTERS IN THE SOUTH TELLING US A STORY THAT WAS TRAGIC AND EVEN HARD TO BELIEVE. A FAMILY SHOWED UP AT HER SHELTER MOM, DAD AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN THEY ALSO BROUGHT THEIR BLACK LAB NAMED BELL. THE FAMILY TOLD THE DIRECTOR THAT THE CHILDREN WANTED A PUPPY THEY JUST DIDN'T WANT BELL ANYMORE!!!. THE DIRECTOR WAS IN SHOCK, AS SHE TOLD US WHAT A GENTLE, LOVING "TRUE LADY" BELL WAS AND HOW MUCH SHE SEEMED TO LOVE HER FAMILY. THE MAN EXPLAINED THAT BELL HAD BEEN A PART OF THEIR FAMILY ALL HER LIFE BUT THE CHILDREN JUST DIDN'T WANT HER ANYMORE. THE CHILDREN NEVER PLAYED WITH BELL, THE HUSBAND TRAVELED AND THE WIFE ALSO WORKED BELL JUST SAT MANY DAYS ALONE ON THEIR PATIO. THE HUSBAND SAID THAT BELL WAS A "NICE DOG" SHE ADORED THE CHILDREN AND WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER AND WHEN THEY WOULD TAKE HER SHE WENT EVERYWHERE WITH THE FAMILY, SHE EVEN SLEPT IN THE OLDEST CHILD'S BED!! HIS NEXT COMMENT "WE WANT TO SEE SOME PUPPIES!!!" THE FAMILY HANDED BELL'S LEAD TO THE SHELTER STAFF KNOWING THAT THE SHELTER WAS "HIGH KILL" AND THAT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE CHANCE BELL NOT BEING A WIGGLY BOUNCY PUPPY, OR A YOUNG ADULT AND BEING BLACK THE COLOR LEAST ADOPTED WOULD EVER LEAVE THE SHELTER, THEY SIGNED THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK GIVING HER UP, THEY DIDNT CARE!!! NEXT THE CHILDREN RACED DOWN THE SHELTER AISLES LOOKING FOR A PUPPY!!! OF COURSE THERE WERE TONS OF ADORABLE PUPPIES TO CHOOSE FROM THE CHILDREN FOUND ONE, THEY PAID THE ADOPTION FEE AND LEFT, THE MOST HEARTBREAKING PART IS NOT ONE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY EVEN SAID GOOD BYE TO BELL!!!. THE DIRECTOR CALLED US IMMEDIATELY TELLING US ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL SWEET GIRL, SHE TOLD US THAT BELL WAS SO SAD, SHE WAS HEARTBROKEN, NOT UNDERSTANDING WHERE SHE WAS BUT WHY HER FAMILY JUST LEFT HER. SHE TOLD US THAT BELL TRIED TO FOLLOW HER FAMILY OUT OF THE SHELTER, SHE STOOD AT THE SHELTER WINDOW TAIL WAGGING AS IF SHE KNEW THEY WERE COMING BACK, THEY DIDN'T!!! THE SHELTER DIRECTOR TOLD US "BELL IS A GORGEOUS LAB, ABSOLUTELY THE SWEETEST MOST LOVING GIRL YOU WILL EVER MEET, JUST SAY A KIND WORD TO HER SHE WILL COME AND LAY HER HEAD RIGHT IN YOUR LAP, LOOKING AT YOU WITH EYES THAT WILL MELT YOUR HEART. SHE DESERVED BETTER THEN THIS, HER FAMILY PUT HER IN AN URGENT SITUATION ONE THAT COULD END HER LIFE. PLEASE CAN YOU HELP HER?" WAS THE SHELTER DIRECTOR'S PLEA TO US. THE MINUTE WE HEARD ABOUT BELL WE COULDN'T GET TO HER FAST ENOUGH. THE MINUTE WE SAW HER WE SPOKE SOFTLY TO HER, GAVE HER A PAT, HER HEAD LIFTED, HER TAIL STARTED TO WAG EVER SO SLIGHTLY, THEY DO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE THERE TO HELP. IT IS UNIMAGINABLE TO US HOW SOMEONE COULD BE SO HEARTLESS AS TO JUST THROW A GENTLE, LOVING FAMILY MEMBER LIKE BELL AWAY. THIS WAS "NOT" BELL'S FAULT, SHE DID NOTHING WRONG, SHE JUST HAD A COLD AND UNCARING FAMILY. BELL DID HER PART, SHE LOVED HER FAMILY EVERY DAY SHE WAS A PART OF THEIR LIFE, SHE SLEPT WITH THE CHILDREN, PLAYED BALL WITH THEM, RODE TO TAKE THEM TO SCHOOL, SHE KEPT HER END OF THE DEAL IT, SHE DID EVERYTHING RIGHT WHAT HER FAMILY DID WAS WRONG!!! THE WAY WE SEE IT THEIR LOSS IS DEFINITELY OUR GAIN AS YOU COULDN'T FIND A MORE GENTLE AND LOVING LADY THEN BELL. BELL LEFT THE HIGH KILL SHELTER THAT DAY, EYES TWINKLING, TAIL WAGGING AND WHEN OUR DIRECTOR PUT BELL IN HER CAR SHE LICKED OUR DIRECTOR'S HAND, MAYBE THIS WAS HER WAY OF SAYING "THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME"!!!****BELL IS THE MOST LOVING 4 YR. OLD, PUREBRED BLACK LABRADOR RETRIEVER, A BEAUTIFUL GIRL YES, BUT THIS PUP'S TRUE BEAUTY IS HER HEART AND SPIRIT. JUST CALL HER NAME AND THOSE GORGEOUS "LOVE ME" EYES WILL LIGHT UP, SHE WILL COME OVER TO YOU, TURN THAT ADORABLE HEAD TO ONE SIDE AS IF SHE'S SAYING "HI I'M BELL NICE TO MEET YOU". SHE IS DEEPLY AFFECTIONATE, A BEAUTIFULLY BEHAVED GIRL, A TRUE LADY, A PUP WHO WILL COME CLOSE, REST HER HEAD IN YOUR LAP, AS LONG AS YOU WILL PAT OR RUB BELL WILL STAY. BELL IS THE ULTIMATE COMPANION A PUP WHO'S HAPPINESS IS JUST BEING WITH THOSE WHO LOVE HER. SHE IS ALSO A VERY SOCIAL PUP, SHE LOVES EVERYONE HE MEETS AND ALL DOGS SMALL, MEDIUM OR LARGE,(SHE'S EVEN FINE WITH CATS) WHATEVER YOUR DAY CALLS FOR IS FINE WITH BELL JUST TAKE HER ALONG, SHE WOULD LOVE AN EASY LATE AFTERNOON WALK OR IF YOUR DAY CALLED FOR RUNNING ERRANDS AROUND TOWN BELL WOULD LOVE TO BE INVITED TO GO ALONG. SHE TRULY WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE SHE'S GOING AND IT DOESN'T MATTER TO HER, HER TRUE HAPPINESS IS JUST BEING WITH THOSE WHO LOVE HER. PUPS LIKE BELL ASK FOR SO LITTLE BUT GIVE SO MUCH LOVE IN RETURN, THEY ARE THERE FOR YOU 100%, A CONTENTED, BEAUTIFUL DOG WHO LOVES YOU WITH EVERY FIBER OF THEIR BEING. BELL IS GRATEFUL FOR ANY AND ALL ATTENTION BUT SHE NEVER PESTERS OR DEMANDS IT, EVERYDAY IS A GIFT AND TIME WITH PUPS LIKE BELL IS SO PRECIOUS. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU AND BELL HAVE SPENT THE DAY TAKING LONG WALKS, RUNNING ERRANDS, WHEN BELL COMES INTO HER HOME SHE CONTINUES TO SHINE, THIS BEAUTIFUL GIRL HAS BEAUTIFUL MANNERS, SHE IS RESPECTFUL OF HER SURROUNDINGS, KNOWING WHAT THINGS ARE HERS TO PLAY WITH AND THINGS TO LEAVE ALONE, IN HER HOME SHE IS A JOY!!! WHEN YOU SETTLE IN ON THE SOFA TO WATCH A MOVIE OR READ A BOOK, YOU WILL FIND BELL CURLED UP AT YOUR FEET, THE LOOK ON HER FACE IS ONE OF CONTENTMENT AND PEACE, SHE IS WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE WORLD TO HER, YOU, AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS. SHE WOULD BE A DELIGHTFUL COMPANION FOR A SINGLE FELLOW, A GIRL, A RETIRED COUPLE OR A FAMILY WITH GENTLE OLDER CHILDREN WHO WOULD ADORE HAVING BELL AS THEIR BEST FRIEND. BELL ONLY HAS ONE REQUEST AND HER EYES TOLD US THIS THE FIRST TIME WE SAW HER. SHE WANTS TO BE A CHERISHED COMPANION, TO BELONG AND BE A PART OF SOMEONES LIFE AGAIN, TO BE LOVED AS DEEPLY AS SHE LOVES. BELL'S PERFECT FAMILY WOULD BE ONE THAT HAS A HEART FULL OF LOVE, READY TO INSURE THAT THIS TRUE COMPANION PUP LIVES HER LIFE SURROUNDED BY THE WARMTH OF A HOME AND KNOWS THE JOY OF A FAMILY WHO WILL CHERISH EVERY MINUTE WITH OUR "LOVE ME" LADY, SHE DESERVES NOTHING LESS!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO BELL WAS NOT HER FAULT, SHE DID NOTHING WRONG, SHE LOVED HER FAMILY WITH EVERY FIBER OF HER BEING, SHE DID HER PART, IT WAS HER FAMILY WHO BROKE THEIR PROMISE, THEY PROMISED TO LOVE AND CARE FOR BELL EVERYDAY SHE WAS A PART OF THEIR FAMILY, THEY LIED, THEY THREW HER AWAY PUTTING BELL IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION!! WE PROMISED THIS GENTLE COMPANION PUP WE WOULD FIND HER A HOME WHERE SHE WOULD NEVER BE THROWN AWAY AGAIN, THIS IS A PROMISE WE INTEND TO KEEP. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE SENT 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. BELL IS WITH HER FOSTER FAMILY IN KENTUCKY SHE WILL ARRIVE IN THE NEW ENGLAND AREA ON A PET TRANSPORT ONCE SHE IS ADOPTED. HER ADOPTION FEE WHICH INCLUDES HER TRANSPORT FEE IS $575. BELL IS SPAYED, SHE IS CURRENT ON HER VACCINATIONS, SHE IS HEARTWORM NEGATIVE, ON PREVENTATIVE, DEWORMED AND ON FRONTLINE FOR FLEAS AND TICKS. BELL IS ALSO MICRO-CHIPPED.

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