Hi my name is Alfie.
I saw this site and feel you are my only chance of happiness and a future.
I had a difficult, and at times, very violent start in life. I was 6 months old when Chris and Karen knocked on my door. I had given up by this time and could not even bring myself to say hello, I just lay in my corner to weak to move. They took me out of the house and put me in there car, I had only seen the small backyard so the front was too big for me to cope with and I wet myself, Chris and Karen didn't hurt me for this they didn't even shout, I was then in there car and really scared, I put my head down and curled into a ball on Karen's knee. They took me to what I know now as home and lay me by there bed. I knew I would be OK here.
My first day of my new life with my new family was not filled with the usual joys of having a new pup. I had never been for a walk so everything was very frightening, houses, cars, trees even the road signs totally freaked me out, I would jump around until exhausted with fear howling and screaming the whole time. After a short time I was back in the house and safe. I was a mess. I couldn't cope with a simple walk and as for people coming near me, I was not familiar with the kindness of humans and my reaction to there approach would be instant submission and fear along with spurts of mid air urine.
8 months old, I love everyone and everyone loves me. I walk for miles around the village I live in and chase horse in the fields. This is a wonderful life. I am safe, secure and happy but not healthy.
I had a tickle that caused me to cough and I had difficulty breathing. Chris and Karen took me to a doctor and a cardiologist she did an ultrasound which found that I was, as she said, on borrowed time. I have a disease called myocardiopathy, along with other heart problems, which was caused by something called interbreeding. After a few weeks, of taking these tablets I have to continue to take for what is left of my life, I feel great again and back to chasing birds and ponies.
I have been with Chris and Karen for a year now and they have given me a pass to leave my rehabilitation. They're going to another country. They have been kind enough to put a hold on there plans until I was fully rehabilitated and I appreciate all there love and kindness but I need a mum and dad now who will love me forever for who and how I am, illness and all.
Yours gratefully
Alfie
