This 23”, 63 lb. powerhouse was probably
born around Halloween of 1999 and more than likely ended up being someone’s
Christmas puppy. Whether he was
lost or dumped is not known but some students who lived in an apartment complex
found him and attempted to keep him for a month before being discovered by their
landlord and given an ultimatum – that is how he ended up in the Lafayette
Indiana Animal Shelter. No one ever
came looking for him and he was not adopted from the shelter and this is where
GRRACE came in!!
On
January 30th 2000 Alex (formerly known as Rex) went into his foster
home and it soon became apparent that his previous name was probably pretty
accurate as he thinks he is a king. Alex
is a very confident, strong willed, high energy and vocal dog who is quick to
learn and has the drive to be doing something all the time.
He was soon adopted and his adolescence was quite a trial but we all
survived it and learned much from each other in the process. He can be a
challenge because he is the kind of dog you have to be one step ahead of all the
time but he is a lot of fun and we love him.
These
days he has become quite a devoted companion to his people and enjoys the
camaraderie of his 9 month old golden brother and his 6 yr and 8 yr old golden
brothers along with a Siamese cat.
Alex
is now approximately 18 months old and we are considering getting into agility
with him very soon. We think it
will be very good for him and that he will enjoy it tremendously!