So this is a photo from Alfie's last agility class at Zoomies! It was his very first class off leash and I have to say that I have never been so impressed with a dog before! He is so eager to please and so enthusiastic about agility that he almost seems like a different dog on the course! He's been steadily picking up speed as he's becoming more and more confident with the various pieces of equipment. This will be awesome down the line, but it definitely means I will need to work extras hard to keep up with the little guy! You would not believe how fast he can run! Ha ha!

We also went to a Halloween event for dogs and their owners at the local Bosley's along with our own party this weekend so you could say it was an Alf-tastic two days! 

I'll post some more photos this week and you can definitely expect some videos coming up soon!

Have a great start to your week everyone!

So I thought in celebration of the fact that this month is Adopt a Shelter Dog month, I would share with you a little information about my little rescue dog Alfie!

Alfie was rescued from a puppy mill in the States. Our best guess is that he is a Chinese Crested/Border Terrier mix. He was rescued and spent 6 months at the Dhana Metta Rescue Society.

Lots of people met Alfie and lots of people liked him, but no one wanted to adopt him. When I found out about Alfie, I was really interested in meeting him. My boyfriend's cousin was fostering Alfie's brother and said that Al was a real little sweetheart.

So I applied for him! I was pretty excited to meet him, but as luck would have it, there was another couple interested in him! After 6 months and then BAM! Two sets of people interested! I was so worried that things wouldn't work out, but they did! I will be forever grateful to Yuana at Dhana Metta for picking me!

Alfie has truly completed our little family. He is the sweetest little guy! He even gets along with my three year old Parrotlet named Tinkerbell. The two of them hangout together and I am yet to have an issue with Al. Tink on the other hand thinks it's fun to dive-bomb Al and tease him... Silly bird.

He is the smartest little guy too! I'll have you know that over the span of about 20 minutes he learned how to shake with both paws depending on which hand I offer him. 20 minutes!! He's even picked up more complicated tricks like "bird dog" and can go from "down" to "sit" without much more than a hand signal!

All this is in addition to how amazing he's been doing in his agility classes and how wonderful he is with people and other dogs! Alfie is yet to meet someone who hasn't adored him! 

I tell you all of this because when Alfie first came to me he was really shy, very timid and easily frightened. He has transformed into an adventurous, social, outgoing little guy all because people were willing to give him a chance.

Rescuing a dog is a really special gift especially when your dog can rescue you in return. Alfie makes my days so much brighter and happier and I don't know what I'd do without him!

Thank-you so much Dhana Metta Rescue Society!

So we've now had two agility classes and are looking forward to our third one tomorrow afternoon!

Alfie has been absolutely amazing! We have had no problems with any of the equipment so far and he is picking it up faster than I ever thought possible!

So far we have tried everything but the teeter. He hasn't shown any fear of any of the pieces of equipment so far which has been really nice!  He even went through the tunnel on his first try without too much help! After two tries now he just powers clean through them!

OH! Before I forget! Last night we met another Chinese Crested and Al was so pumped! It was really cute! The more Chinese Cresteds I meet the more of the breed I see in Al! They are pretty rad little dogs for sure!

Alfie's stomach has still been a little upset over the last month, but we seem to have sorted it out now. He is back to dry kibble only but the big change is we are leaving his food out all for him to eat whenever he wants now. This seems to have cleared up all his anxiety around his food which is AMAZING since now he is finally eating a proper daily portion of food! Hopefully this will mean he puts on a little more weight as well! With all of the walking, running and agility we've been doing he doesn't seem to keep weight on, but the muscle is definitely starting to build a bit though! I've noticed it in his legs mostly. Plus his coat is starting to look a little thicker and glossier (I'll thank the Blue Buffalo food for that).

Well! All in all, Al is fitting in with the family really well and I am so grateful that I get to be his forever home!