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My name is BARRON(HURRICANE HARVEY LAB!!!

Posted over 6 years ago | Updated over 6 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Labrador Retriever
Color
Brown/Chocolate
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 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:

BARRON***CONTACT KAT katkylabrescue@gmail.com BARRON--"HURRICANE HARVEY SURVIVOR"!!! BARRON IS A BREATHTAKING BEAUTIFUL, 4 YR. OLD, 60-65 LB. CHOCOLATE LABRADOR RETRIEVER. BARRON WAS OWNED BY A LOVELY RETIRED COUPLE, THEIR LIFE WAS IDYLLIC, THE HAD BUILT THEIR DREAM HOME, DAYS WERE SENT TAKING WALKS WITH THEIR "BEST FRIEND" BARRON, THEY TOOK DAILY CAR RIDES AROUND TOWN AND IN THE EVENING THE WIFE WOULD SIT ON THE PATIO AND WATCH HER HUSBAND PLAY FETCH WITH BARRON, ALL OF THIS WAS TAKEN AWAY IN A FLASH!!! BARRON'S FAMILY WERE JUST ONE OF THOUSANDS WHO LOST EVERYTHING WHEN HURRICANE HARVEY HIT, THEIR HOME WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, NOTHING WAS LEFT!! ALTHOUGH BARRON'S FAMILY WAS GRATEFUL TO HAVE SURVIVED THEY KNEW THAT THE LIFE AS THEY HAD KNOWN IT WAS OVER, THIS WOULD BE A LONG SLOW HARD PROCESS. THEY KNEW THAT AT THIS TIME IN THEIR LIFE NOT KNOWING WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO GO, IF THEY WERE GOING TO REBUILD OR MOVE THEY KNEW THAT THIS WAS NOT THE LIFE THEY WANTED FOR BARRON, THEY HAD NO FAMILY OR FRIENDS THAT COULD HELP, THEY FELT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CARE FOR BARRON AND WE RECEIVED THE CALL TO HELP. OF COURSE WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK BARRON INTO OUR RESCUE. "HE IS THE MOST WONDERFUL LAB OUR TRUE "BEST FRIEND", HE HAS BEEN A PART OF OUR LIVES SINCE HE WAS A TINY TINY 6 WEEK OLD PUP AND WE LOVE HIM DEARLY BUT WE CAN'T TAKE CARE OF HIM. PLEASE FIND HIM A WONDERFUL HOME WITH A FAMILY WHO WILL SEE WHAT A TREASURE HE IS AND LOVE HIM--PLEASE HELP US" WAS BARRON'S OWNERS' PLEA TO US. THE MINUTE BARRON CAME TO US WE REALIZED WHAT AN EXCEPTIONAL FELLOW HE IS, HIS FAMILY WAS RIGHT BARRON IS ONE GREAT LAB!!! TRAINED--SMART--SO LOVING--THE "TOTAL LABRADOR". WHEN YOU FIRST SEE BARRON 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 HAPPY, LOVING, LET'S GO PLAY "ALL AMERICAN LAB". HE IS A PERFECTLY PROPORTIONED FELLOW WITH THE CLASSIC "BLOCK" LABRADOR HEAD, HE HAS A SMOOTH, FLOWING GAIT 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 BARRON WAS DIPPED IN A BOWL OF CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM. HIS GORGEOUS "BLOCK" LAB HEAD IS HIGHLIGHTED WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DREAMY EYES, THEY ARE A PALE GOLDEN COLOR, THEY WILL ABSOLUTELY MAKE YOU MELT. ONCE YOU MEET BARRON 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". BARRON IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL COMPANION LAB, A TRAIT WHICH HAS 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. IN FACT OUR DIRECTOR MADE THE COMMENT "BARRON IS A WONDERFUL LAB SO SMART, A TRUE COMPANION WHO ADORES HIS FAMILY HE IS THE TOTAL LABRADOR". WHATEVER YOUR DAY CALLS FOR IS FINE WITH BARRON JUST AS LONG AS HE GETS TO GO, IF YOUR DAY STARTED WITH AN EARLY MORNING WALK OR JOG BARRON WILL BEAT YOU TO THE DOOR AND IF HE COULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT HIS LEAD ON WE BET HE WOULD, HE IS IN GREAT SHAPE HE WOULD BE A TERRIFIC WALKING OR JOGGING PARTNER, A PUP WHO WILL MATCH YOU STEP FOR STEP. IF YOU BROUGHT ALONG A FEW FRIENDS AND THEIR DOGS FOR YOUR MORNING JOG THE MORE THE MERRIER AS FAR AS BARRON IS CONCERNED. IF YOUR WEEKEND CALLED FOR A GET AWAY TO YOUR CABIN IN THE MOUNTAINS, JUST OPEN YOUR CAR DOOR AND IN BARRON 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. AS WE MENTIONED DON'T SHOW BARRON A BALL OR STICK UNLESS YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO PLAY HIS FAVORITE GAME "FETCH" BARRON WILL FETCH HIS BALL BRING IT BACK DROP IT AND GIVE YOU HIS "THROW IT ONE MORE TIME" LOOK, IMPOSSIBLE TO REFUSE THAT FACE!!! BARRON WILL PLAY FETCH UNTIL YOU OR YOUR ARM GIVES OUT!! THIS PUP KNOWS HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME!!! BARRON IS ALSO AN EXTREMELY BRIGHT GUY, ALERT AND A PUP THAT IS EAGER TO LEARN, EASY TO TEACH, DELIGHTS IN PLEASING. HE IS TREAT MOTIVATED WHICH MAKES TRAINING A BREEZE, HE FINDS ANYTHING NEW YOU INTRODUCE HIM TO INTERESTING AND A CHALLENGE. HE KNOWS SEVERAL COMMANDS AND PERFORMS THEM IMMEDIATELY WHEN ASKED, THIS PUP IS SO SMART!!! 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 BARRON COMES INTO HIS HOME, HE CONTINUES TO SHINE, THIS BEAUTIFUL FELLOW ALSO HAS BEAUTIFUL MANNERS HOUSE AND CRATE TRAINED, BARRON IS RESPECTFUL OF HIS SURROUNDINGS KNOWING WHAT THINGS ARE HIS TO PLAY WITH AND THINGS NOT TO TOUCH. DON'T BE SURPRISED WHEN YOU SETTLE IN YOUR EASY CHAIR TO READ A GOOD BOOK OR WATCH A MOVIE THERE WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL CHOCOLATE LAB 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 BARRON HAS KNOWN THE LIFE HE SO DESERVES TO KNOW AGAIN. BARRON TRULY HAS "GREAT LAB" COVERED FROM A TO Z. HE IS THE "TOTAL LAB", HAPPY-LOVING--SMART AND OH YES "DROP DEAD GORGEOUS". WE FEEL THAT AFTER SPENDING TIME WITH BARRON WOULD BE A GREAT FIT FOR A SINGLE GUY OR GIRL, A COUPLE OR A FAMILY WITH CHILDREN, AN OWNER WHO IS LOOKING FOR THEIR TRUE "BEST FRIEND". IF BARRON 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 BARRON WAS NOT HIS FAULT JUST A TRAGIC SITUATION ONE THAT RUINED SO MANY LIVES. WE MADE A PROMISE TO BARRON'S FAMILY WE PROMISED THEM WE WOULD TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF BARRON AND FIND HIM A WONDERFUL HOME WITH A FAMILY WHO WOULD LOVE HIM FOREVER, THIS IS A PROMISE WE INTEND TO 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. BARRON IS WITH HIS FOSTER FAMILY IN KENTUCKY HE WILL ARRIVE IN THE NEW ENGLAND AREA ON A PET TRANSPORT ONCE HE IS ADOPTED. BARRON'S ADOPTION FEE WHICH INCLUDES HIS TRANSPORT FEE IS $575. BARRON IS NEUTERED, CURRENT ON HIS VETTING, HEARTWORM NEGATIVE, ON HIS MONTHLY HEARTWORM PREVENTATIVE, ALSO FLEA/TICK PREVENTATIVE APPLIED. BARRON IS ALSO MICRO-CHIPPED!!

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