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Beartracks

(14,094 posts) Tue Sep 2, 2025, 09:49 PM Sep 2

Over 1500 men answered the ad...

Unfortunately, Snopes reports the ad was never really placed by the Atlanta Humane Society. But the image cycles around the internet, and they got calls from that for years.

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Over 1500 men answered the ad... (Original Post) Beartracks Sep 2 OP

Sometimes things are just unbelievable wonderful! chouchou Sep 2 #1

I'd take a Black Lab puppy in a second! DBoon Sep 2 #2

I sure miss mine! OldBaldy1701E Sep 3 #3

Pretty pup. mwmisses4289 Sep 3 #5

Serached this on Newspapers.com It was an email sent out in 2003. The Atlanta Journal ran an article about the email. C Moon Sep 3 #4

LOL 🤣 Emile Sep 3 #6

chouchou

(2,344 posts)

1. Sometimes things are just unbelievable wonderful!

Reply to Beartracks (Original post)

Tue Sep 2, 2025, 10:07 PM

Sep 2

DBoon

(24,282 posts)

2. I'd take a Black Lab puppy in a second!

Reply to Beartracks (Original post)

Tue Sep 2, 2025, 10:14 PM

Sep 2

OldBaldy1701E

(9,043 posts)

3. I sure miss mine!

Reply to DBoon (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 12:05 AM

Sep 3

(She was half Lab and half Tibetan Terrier. The hair is terrier, but she was all Lab. She couldn't stay out of a body of water. She loved everyone. She was 'The Queen of All Creation'. My sweet girl.)