Annie Shepherd & Labrador Retriever Mix Murray, KY

“If the dog you want has a pedigree,
Then the dog you want simply won’t be me.
My crisscrossed bloodlines could derail a train
So the kennel club treats me with disdain.
Are you someone who loves a mystery?
Consider the clues; unlatch my history!
I’ve the best of this and the best of that
And “pedigree” soon will be so old hat.

If you want a dog with a heart that’s true,
Then I am the dog who is meant for you.
The breed you need is spelled M-U-T-T.
I’m a marvelous mutt, so please choose me.”
--The Breed You Need by Bobbie Katz

Annie is a playful girl and was one of a litter of 6. We have estimated their birthday to be 3/15/2022. The litter came to our foster program from our local animal shelter where they were surrendered by their previous owner. We did not get much of any information about the breed of either parent, so we did our best guess based on their looks.

Annie has been in a foster home where she and her siblings have contact with adult dogs and people. She is currently in a foster home with cats and has been around young children and done well with supervision. While she has done well, she would be best suited for a home with older children due to her size and because she likes to give hugs. Annie is crate-trained and house trained. She sleeps in her crate at night.

Annie enjoys outdoor activities and likes to cuddle up and be with her person or family. Annie will be a wonderful addition to a family who will give her plenty of love, care, and toys! Like all dogs, Annie will be happiest when she is involved with her family and their activities her whole life.

All of our dogs are up-to-date on vaccinations, spayed or neutered, given intestinal worm treatment, heartworm, flea, and tick prevention and are microchipped prior to adoption. Our foster families do their best to begin their house training but please be patient with any puppy you adopt. It's a learning process!

If you are ready for the work, time, patience, expense, and commitment required to raise a puppy, we welcome your adoption application. Sending us a completed application is the very first step so be sure to do that first thing! The adoption donation is $200. All of our animals must be spayed or neutered when reaching the appropriate age. A reimbursement of $50 will be sent to the adopter once we receive the receipt from the procedure. The adoption donation also includes a discount for S.T.A.R. Puppy Kindergarten or Canine Good Citizen Class.

When applying for any adoption, please be aware that The Humane Society office is open Mon - Thurs from 10 - 3. We will respond to any inquiries or adoption submissions sent during non-office hours on the next day we are in the office. Thank you for your understanding!

Dog Adoption Guidelines:

You must fill out an application to be considered for adoption. You can find the application at www.ForThePets.org. Please email any questions to humanesociety@murray-ky.net.

It is not a first-come process; we try to match the dog with the family for a FOREVER home. We process all applications at once and take the dog off the site, placing them on adoption pending status until a decision is made. If a suitable home match is not found, the dog returns to active status.

The dog adoption process can take up to two weeks; we are a small group of volunteers who mostly have full-time jobs.

All of our dogs are indoor dogs with outdoor privileges unless otherwise specified.

We do not fly or ship our dogs due to heat/cold concerns and safety issues. If you are willing to fly out AND fly the dog back in the cabin (size restrictions) with you, that would be considered.

If you apply to adopt a dog and are chosen, you must come to Murray, KY to pick up the dog and fill out the paperwork in person.

We can't provide individual meet and greet sessions for each applicant. If chosen to adopt, you will have plenty of time for your family and pets to visit with the potential new family member before signing any paperwork and will not be committed to adopting if you choose not to at that time.