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My name is SOPHIE(HURRICANE HARVEY SO SAD!

Posted over 6 years ago | Updated over 6 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Labrador Retriever/Golden 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 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:

SOPHIE***CONTACT KAT katkylabrescue@gmail.com SOPHIE***HURRICANE HARVEY***SOPHIE'S STORY***SOPHIE WAS THE "BEST FRIEND" TO A WOMAN WHO WAS RECENTLY WIDOWED, SHE HAD DECIDED IT WAS TIME FOR A NEW BEGINNING, SHE HAD MOVED TO TEXAS 6 MONTHS EARLIER, BOUGHT HER DREAM HOME AND WAS ENJOYING HER NEW LIFE WITH HER BEST FRIEND SOPHIE. SHE WAS BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE HAPPINESS AGAIN AFTER LOOSING HER HUSBAND WHEN HER WORLD WAS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN HURRICANE HARVEY STRUCK!!! SHE EVACUATED SPENDING SEVERAL WEEKS WITH HER NEIGHBOR'S FAMILY WHO LIVED IN ANOTHER STATE OF COURSE SOPHIE WAS RIGHT BY HER SIDE. SHE WAS VERY GRATEFUL TO HER NEIGHBOR'S FAMILY FOR TAKING HER AND SOPHIE IN BUT AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS SHE WAS GIVEN THE OK TO RETURN TO HER HOME. WHAT SHE SAW WHEN SHE RETURNED WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HER TO BELIEVE AS THERE WAS LITERALLY NOTHING LEFT OF HER HOME ONLY PART OF A FOUNDATION, NO WALLS, FURNITURE, EVEN HER CAR WAS GONE. SHE EXPLAINED TO US WHEN THERE WAS NOTHING TO BUILD BACK SHE HAD TO RETHINK STAYING, OF COURSE HER FIRST CONCERN WAS SOPHIE!! SHE KNEW THAT SHE HAD NO WAY TO CARE FOR HER AND NO FAMILY OR CLOSE FRIENDS TO HELP. SHE IMMEDIATELY HEARD OF OUR RESCUE AND CONTACTED US ASKING FOR OUR HELP. "I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO I CAN'T EVEN CARE FOR MYSELF I HAVE NO WAY TO CARE FOR SOPHIE, IT'S NOT FAIR FOR HER TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS, I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO START BUT I WANT SOPHIE SAFE, PLEASE CAN YOU TAKE HER AND FIND HER A HOME WITH FOLKS WHO WILL LOVE HER SHE DOESN'T NEED TO GO THROUGH THIS" WAS THE WOMAN'S PLEA TO US. WE TOOK SOPHIE INTO OUR RESCUE AND ALTHOUGH THE WOMAN WAS HEARTBROKEN HAVING TO GIVE HER UP THERE WAS A BIT OF JOY & PEACE WE COULD TELL KNOWING THAT HER "BEST FRIEND" WOULD BE SAFE AND WELL CARED FOR. ONCE SOPHIE ARRIVED EVERYTHING WE WERE TOLD IS SO TRUE SOPHIE IS A WONDERFUL GIRL!! WE WILL FIND HER A HOME WITH AN OWNER WHO WILL SEE WHAT A GREAT GIRL SHE IS AND LOVE HER FOREVER. SOPHIE-- LOVING--SMART--FUN!! SOPHIE IS A BEAUTIFUL, 3 YR. OLD, BLACK LABRADOR RETRIEVER AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A BIT OF GOLDEN RETRIEVER IN HER FAMILY TREE, TWO GREAT BREEDS, ONE "GREAT' GIRL!! IF YOU PUT TOGETHER A WISH LIST OF EVERY TRAIT THAT YOU WOULD EVER WANT IN A COMPANION PUP CHANCES ARE IT WOULD BE SOPHIE. THE FIRST THING THAT WILL CATCH YOUR EYE IS WHAT AN OUTSTANDING LOOKING GIRL SHE IS. HER COAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND SHINY IT LOOKS LIKE SOPHIE JUST JUMPED OUT OF A BIG POOL OF WATER AND BEING A LABRADOR THE WATER LOVING BREED THIS IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY. HER COAT IS CUDDLE SOFT YOU WILL WANT TO PAT AND RUB SOPHIE ALL DAY AND AS MUCH AS SHE ADORES AFFECTION AND ATTENTION THIS IS JUST FINE IN HER BOOK. SHE IS ALSO A BEAUTIFULLY BUILT PUP WITH PERFECT BODY CONFIRMATION, HAVING THE CLASSIC LABRADOR "BLOCK" HEAD, AND PROUD, REGAL STANCE. HER EYES WILL ABSOLUTELY MAKE YOU MELT THEY ARE GORGEOUS, A WARM, RICH, DEEP GOLDEN COLOR AND SPARKLE WITH AN ADORABLE "LOVE ME & LET'S PLAY", EXPRESSION WHEN SHE SEES YOU!! NOT ONLY IS SOPHIE A BEAUTIFUL GIRL JUST WAIT TIL YOU MEET THERE IS MORE TO THIS PUP THEN JUST A PRETTY FACE ALTHOUGH WE HAVE TO ADMIT THIS GIRL IS BEYOND PRETTY!!. SHE IS OUR TRUE "COMPANION" LAB, SO MUCH FUN ONE OF THE SWEETEST AND HAPPIEST PUPS WE HAVE SEEN. FROM THE MINUTE THOSE SPARKLING EYES POP OPEN IN THE MORNING TIL SHE SNUGGLES ON HER BIG FLUFFY BED AT NIGHT AS CLOSE TO YOUR BED AS SHE CAN BE, ALL TIRED OUT FROM A DAY OF PLAY THIS PUP IS HAPPY 24/7 AND LET'S YOU KNOW IT. THIS PEOPLE LOVING GIRL ADORES EVERYONE SHE MEETS, NEVER MEETS A STRANGER FROM CHILDREN TO SENIORS AND ALL DOGS SMALL, MEDIUM OR LARGE JUST A NEW FRIEND FOR SOPHIE TO PLAY WITH AND SOPHIE LOVES TO PLAY!! SOPHIE IS THE ULTIMATE "COMPANION" THE TYPE OF PUP WHO'S WORLD CENTERS AROUND HER FAMILY, A FAMILIES BEST FRIEND, WHO ONLY WANTS TO BELONG. ANYTHING YOUR DAY CALLED FOR IS FINE WITH SOPHIE, JUST TAKE HER ALONG, SOPHIE'S TRUE HAPPINESS IS JUST BEING WITH THOSE SHE LOVES. SHE JUST HAS EVERY TRAIT THAT MAKES THE LABRADOR/GOLDEN NUMBER ONE FAMILY COMPANIONS. SHE WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE LIVES OF AN ACTIVE COUPLE, SINGLE GUY OR GIRL OR A FAMILY WITH OLDER CHILDREN WHO ARE WANTING A NEW BEST FRIEND TO PLAY WITH, A FAMILY THAT TAKES TO THE OUTDOORS ON THE WEEKENDS HIKING, JOGGING OR OFF TO THE BEACH BEFORE WINTER COMES, SOPHIE WOULD SPEND THE DAY CHASING HER BALL DOWN THE SHORELINE AND THEN DIVING IN THE BIGGEST FLUFFY WAVE SHE COULD FIND TO COOL OFF!! JUST GRAB A FEW TENNIS BALLS, A TREAT OR TWO THIS HAPPY "TAKE ME ALONG" LADY AND GO!!! SOPHIE WOULD ALSO BE A TERRIFIC WALKING OR JOGGING BUDDY AS SHE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL SHAPE, A PUP WHO WILL MATCH YOU STEP FOR STEP. NOT ONLY IS SOPHIE A GORGEOUS, EXTREMELY HAPPY LOVING PUP NOW LET'S ADD SMART TO THE MIX, AND BOY IS SHE. SHE IS A PUP WHO IS ALERT, VERY AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND HER. SHE IS EAGER TO LEARN AND A PUP WHO DELIGHTS IN PLEASING WHICH MAKES TRAINING A BREEZE, THE SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR SOPHIE. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU AND YOUR "BEST FRIEND" HAVE SPENT THE DAY TAKING WALKS, RUNNING ERRANDS, PLAYING IN YOUR YARD AND JUST ENJOYING EACH OTHER'S COMPANY WHEN YOU COME INSIDE, AND SETTLE IN FOR THE EVENING, YOU WILL FIND THIS COMPANION PUP WITH THE "LOVE ME" FACE CURLED UP AT YOUR FEET. SHE HAS A LOOK OF CONTENTMENT ON HER FACE, SHE IS WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE WORLD TO HER--YOU!!! AND TO SOPHIE IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THEN THIS!!! IF YOU WOULD REVIEW YOUR CHECK LIST ABOUT WHAT TRAITS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IN A COMPANION PUP AND AFTER READING ABOUT SOPHIE WE THINK YOU'LL AGREE THAT SHE HAS EVERY TRAIT YOU HAD CHECKED ON YOUR LIST. SHE HAS "GREAT" COVERED. SHE IS HAPPY--ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT EVERYDAY--A LOYAL COMPANION--EXTREMELY SMART--LOVING--JUST BEYOND BEAUTIFUL AND A TRUE "BEST FRIEND". IF YOU DECIDE TO BRING THIS GREAT GIRL INTO YOUR LIFE YOU WILL BE REWARDED EVERYDAY SHE IS WITH YOU WITH TAIL WAGS, A KISS ON THE CHEEK AND A PUP WHO EVERY TIME SHE SEES YOU HER GORGEOUS EYES HAVE A LOOK THAT SEEMS TO BE SAYING "I LOVE YOU" SHE DOES!!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO SOPHIE WAS NOT HER FAULT JUST A VERY SAD AND TRAGIC SITUATION, WE PROMISED SOPHIE'S OWNER WE WOULD FIND SOPHIE A WONDERFUL HOME WITH AN OWNER WHO WOULD LOVE HER 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. SOPHIE IS WITH HER FOSTER FAMILY IN KENTUCKY THEY ADORE HER, 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. SOPHIE IS SPAYED, SHE IS CURRENT ON HER VACCINATIONS, SHE IS HEARTWORM NEGATIVE, ON PREVENTATIVE, DEWORMED AND ON FLEA AND TICK PREVENTATIVE AS WELL.

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