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My name is LINUS(HE DESERVED BETTER!!!!

Posted over 11 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Newfoundland/Flat-Coated Retriever
Color
Black
Age
Adult
Size
X-Large 101 lbs (46 kg) or more (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Male
Pet ID

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
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:

LINUS***CONTACT KATHERINE katlvsdogs@gmail.com***LINUS' STORY*** LINUS' OWNER WAS MOVING THE ONLY THING SHE WASN'T PLANNING OR WANTING TO TAKE WITH HER WAS LINUS!! LINUS HAD BEEN A PART OF HER FAMILY FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE, A LOYAL DEVOTED COMPANION. HE WAS ALWAYS THERE TO CHEER HIS FAMILY UP IF THEY HAD A BAD DAY, HE ALWAYS OFFERED A HAPPY TAIL WAG AND SEEMED TO SMILE WHEN HIS FAMILY CAME HOME. LINUS DID NOTHING WRONG, THIS WAS NOT HIS FAULT. HIS OWNER HAD ROOM FOR FURNITURE, HOUSE HOLD ITEMS, PATIO FURNITURE BUT NO ROOM FOR LINUS!!! IT IS UNIMAGINABLE TO US HOW ANYONE COULD LEAVE THIS REGAL, GRAND, LOVING BUT MOST OF ALL DESERVING COMPANION PUP. WE RECEIVED THE CALL ASKING US TO FIND LINUS A HOME. WE IMMEDIATELY SAID YES!!!. LINUS WAS BROUGHT TO ONE OF OUR BOARDING FACILITIES IN CT. WITH HIS VET RECORDS HIS COLLAR AND LEFT!!! THIS GRAND PUP DESERVED BETTER!!!. DON'T PLAN ON KEEPING YOUR HEART WHEN YOU SEE LINUS BECAUSE WITHIN MINUTES HE WILL STEAL IT. HE IS ONE MAJESTIC GUY, POSSESSING THE ARISTOCRATIC GRANDEUR AND LOYAL, LOVING NATURE OF THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND WE THINK LINUS JUST MIGHT HAVE A BIT OF FLAT-COATED RETRIEVER IN HIS FAMILY TREE. LINUS IS A GORGEOUS 6 YEAR OLD, 100 POUND FELLOW. WHEN YOU FIRST SEE LINUS THIS REGAL PUP IS SO BEAUTIFUL HE WILL TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY. HE IS A COMBINATION OF GRANDEUR, GOOD NATURE, COURAGE, LOYALTY AND DOCILITY. LINUS' APPEARANCE IS JUST STRIKING. HIS COAT IS FLAWLESS, RINGLETS OF GLISTENING "HIGH GLOSS" BLACK CURLS AND WAVES, CUDDLE SOFT, YOU WILL WANT TO PAT AND RUB THIS GORGEOUS FELLOW ALL DAY AND AS MUCH AS LINUS ADORES ATTENTION AND AFFECTION THIS IS JUST FINE WITH HIM. HE IS AN EQUISITELY BUILT,GUY WITH A BEAUTIFUL FACE POSSESSING A GENTLE, KIND AND LOVING LOOK THAT WILL MELT YOUR HEART. HIS EYES ARE A WARM, RICH, COGNAC COLOR, ALERT AND FEARLESS WITH AN AIR OF NOBILITY GIVING THE IMPRESSION OF A BLUE BLOODED ANIMAL, ELEGANT IN APPEARANCE, OF PROUD CARRIAGE, AND GLOWING TEMPERAMENT. A GORGEOUS GUY YES, BUT WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS PUP MOVE. LINUS DOESN'T JUST WALK HE SEEMS TO PRANCE AND WHEN HE PICKS UP THE PACE, WITH HIS SMOOTH FLOWING GAIT, IT SEEMS AS IF HE'S FLOATING THROUGH AIR. HIS COAT LOOKS LIKE FEATHERS BLOWING IN THE WIND. LINUS TRUE TO THE NEWFOUNDLAND BREED IS A TRUE COMPANION PUP, A DOG WHO IS HAPPIEST WHEN HE IS WITH HIS OWNER. A PUP WHO IS EXTREMELY DEVOTED AND LOYAL TO THOSE HE LOVES MAKING THIS ONE OF HIS MOST ENDURING QUALITIES. LINUS JUST WANTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE LIFE OF HIS OWNER. YOU COULD TAKE THIS "SHOW STOPPING" GENTLE GIANT, ANYWHERE AND HE WOULD MAKE YOU PROUD, JUSTGET USE TO BEING STARED AT WHEN FOLKS SEE LINUS, HE IS A SHOW STOPPER!!!. TALK ABOUT A GREAT WALKING BUDDY, LINUS LOVES HIS WALKS. HE IS IN GREAT SHAPE BUT AS HIS OWNER LEFT HIM IN A CRATE MOST OF THE DAY LINUS COULD STAND TO DROP A FEW LBS. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A BUDDY TO GET YOU ALL READY FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON LINUS IS YOUR GUY. LINUS WILL PRANCE ALONG, HEAD HELD HIGH, COAT BLOWING IN THE BREEZE AND ON THOSE COLD NEW ENGLAND MORNINGS THIS PUP'S COAT IS IMPERVIOUS TO COLD SO YOU HAVE THE PERFECT WALKING COMPANION. IF YOUR WEEKEND CALLED FOR A TRIP TO YOUR CABIN IN THE MOUNTAINS SO LINUS COULD SPEND THE DAY EXPLORING NEW TRAILS, DIVING IN ANY WINTER SNOW BANK HE COULD FIND, JUST TAKING IN THE GRANDEUR OF NATURE, LINUS' PERFECT WEEKEND. LINUS DOES ENJOY THE COMPANY OF OTHER DOGS OR HE WOULD BE CONTENT BEING HIS OWNER'S ONLY "STAR" COMPANION. HE DOES PREFER DIGNITY OVER GAIETY AND A COMPANION DOG THAT IS COMPARABLE IN SIZE AND HAS LINUS' EASY, RELAXED AND LOW KEY DEMEANOR WOULD BE FINE WITH LINUS. TINY LITTLE HIGH ENERGY YAPPY DOGS JUST AREN'T THIS GRAND FELLOW'S CUP OF TEA!! THERE IS ALSO ONE MORE PART TO THIS EXCEPTIONAL PUP'S PACKAGE- LINUS IS SMART!! HE IS HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, POSSESSING THE ABILITY TO ABSORB AND RETAIN TRAINING. ANYTHING YOU INTRODUCE HIM TO HE FINDS INTERESTING AND A CHALLENGE. LINUS HAS TO FIND MEANING AND A REASON FOR THE COMMANDS GIVEN HIM. HE IS A HIGHLY VERSATILE DOG, EAGER TO LEARN, EASY TO TEACH, WANTING TO PLEASE. HE IS A PUP THAT WOULD THRIVE WITH A CONFIDENT OWNER, AN OWNER WHO SETS GUIDELINES WHICH LINUS IS EXPECTED TO FOLLOW!!! WHEN YOU COME INTO YOUR HOME AFTER A DAY OF WALKS, RUNNING ERRANDS(LINUS LOVES CAR RIDES) AND JUST ENJOYING EACH OTHER'S COMPANY IN HIS HOME LINUS CONTINUES TO SHINE. HE IS HOUSE TRAINED WITH BEAUTIFUL MANNERS. RESPECTFUL OF HIS SURROUNDINGS, HE KNOWS WHICH THINGS ARE HIS AND THINGS TO LEAVE ALONE. WHEN YOU SETTLE IN ON THE SOFA TO READ OR WATCH A MOVIE YOU WILL FIND THIS BIG FLUFF OF A FELLOW CURLED UP AT YOUR FEET PLAYING HAPPILY WITH HIS TOYS, OR NAPPING, CONTENT JUST BEING A PART OF A FAMILY THAT HE LOVES SO DEARLY. WE FEEL THAT AFTER SPENDING TIME WITH THIS GRAND GUY THAT THE PERFECT HOME FOR LINUS WOULD BE AN EASY, LOW KEY HOME, A HOME THAT MOVES AT A SLOW EASY PACE. HE WOULD THRIVE WITH AN OWNER WHO HAS LAND IN A COUNTRY SETTING, NO CITY, CONDO OR SMALL BACK YARD FOR THIS PUP, GIVE LINUS LAND WHERE HE COULD TAKE LONG WALKS, CURL UP ON HIS BIG DECK AND NAP IN THE SUN, THIS PUP NEED SPACE!!! HE WOULD BE A DREAM COMPANION FOR AN ACTIVE COUPLE, SINGLE GUY OR GIRL, OR A RETIRED COUPLE WHO WOULD DELIGHT HAVING LINUS AS A NEW BEST FRIEND. THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND THE FLAT-COATED RETRIEVER HAVE MANY TRAITS IN COMMON. BOTH BREEDS ARE EXTREMELY LOYAL TO THEIR OWNER ALWAYS WATCHFUL TO SEE THAT THOSE THEY LOVE ARE SAFE AND CARED FOR. THEY CHERISH TIME SPENT WITH THEIR OWNER, LOVING DEEPLY AND FOREVER. IF YOU ARE HOPING TO ADD TO YOUR LIFE A COMPANION THAT IS HIGHLY INTELLIGENT--LOYAL--OBEDIENT--LOVING AND BEYOND BEAUTIFUL, A DOG THAT POSSESSES THE "GOOD" TRAITS OF TWO GREAT BREEDS MAKING LINUS ONE "GREAT" DOG, HAVING TRAITS THAT HAVE ENDEARED THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND FLAT-COATED RETRIEVERS TO THEIR OWNERS FOR GENERATIONS THEN LOOK NO FURTHER LINUS IS YOUR PUP. THESE TWO BREEDS ARE KNOW FOR BEING A FAITHFUL COMPANION AND UNSWERVING FRIEND AND A DOG WITH THE HEART AND SPIRIT OF A GENTLEMAN. IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE DOG YOU ARE HOPING TO BECOME A PART OF YOUR LIFE AND A DOG WHO ONCE HE GIVES HIS FRIENDSHIP AND LOYALTY IT IS GIVEN FOREVER THEN YOUR SEARCH IS OVER YOU'VE FOUND LINUS!!!. TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE THIS "DOG OF A LIFETIME" A PART OF YOUR LIFE PLEASE CONTACT*****KATHERINE katlvsdogs@gmail.com LINUS IS LOCATED IN CANTON, CT. HE IS NEUTERED, CURRENT ON ALL VACCINATIONS INCLUDING BORDETELLA AND RABIES. HE IS HEARTWORM NEGATIVE, ON MONTHLY PREVENTATIVE, DEWORMED AND ON FLEA AND TICK PREVENTATIVE AS WELL. HIS ADOPTION FEE IS $450.

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