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EmmaSemple · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:41 pm Post subject: Alfie Staffie 8 yr Dartford Kent

This is Alfie...

Alfie is an 8 year old male neutered staffie looking for a new home.
Alfie was rescued through a vets after being taken in by his owners to be put to sleep.
Alfie's owners had a large and young family partly consisting of four young children. The children got older and started to pinch him, twist his skin and pull his ears. He was a very good boy and put up with it, but eventually growled at one of the kids to back off and so he was rushed immediately to the vets for showing aggression to the children. Sad

The vets were aware of the situation and asked the owners to give them 24 hours to find him somewhere to go. They put out an appeal and although there was alot of concern there was nowhere for him to go and so he was put into emergency boarding where I work so that he wouldn't die.

Once I met him I was involved and could not stand the thought of him being pushed about from pillar to post and finding himself in different places with different people with no definate plan as to where he would end up, so I agreed to take him in and home him through the rescue.

Alfie is a very affectionate boy although extremely thin. He is being built up on Arden Grange and is loving that!
He can get over excited and nibble with his front teeth, but this is not meant maliciously at all and if you tell him to 'Calm' then he will sit and have a gentle cuddle (as shown below)...

Alfie walks well with other dogs and shows no aggression towards other dogs.

He is now looking for a loving and stable home for the rest of his life.

Emma (Surrey area) 020 8407 1080/0797 356 9371

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ali12345 · Core Member Joined: 06 Jan 2009 Posts: 923

Finally got around to walking Alfie today and he is a sweet boy. Still active for his age and like most staffies adores people. He waited nicely at the cafe although it took a while to let him know that it was my sandwich not his! He kept turning back when we were walking to see if I was still there- didn't want fuss, was just checking.
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Sharonr - Admin · Site Admin Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 2630

Emma, what's happening with Alfie is he still reserved? One of the sites his ad is on is asking.
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EmmaSemple · Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 7:53 pm Post subject:

Alfie is now in a new home. So far things are going well. Smile

Emma
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Sharonr - Admin · Site Admin Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 2630

Awwww, that's great news Smile

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xxlynne · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 12:11 pm Post subject:

Alfie's update:

Good with the cats..just needs a few reminders that cats aren't playmates. Great with Millie the Jack..and all the family. Delights in his walks and meeting canine friends outside. Now has his own paddling pool to soften the hot afternoons.

Now for the concerns..family have declared they have pictures of him all dressed up..the comment was "we don't think that counts as cruelity"..I had to make a sincere statement that WE will have to now put Alfie on our AT RISK register and will have to monitor this situation very carefully Neutral

Alfie has a few issues around conquest of food which the family are working on and apart from that everything is going swimmingly! (Back to the pool!)

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