Alfie 💙

This sweet and affectionate boy is Alfie, our 11 week old Wolfhound mix 💕

He is currently in care with 1 of his siblings, living with 2 host dogs & 2 host cats and also young children. Alfie craves human attention and just loves hanging out with you, whether that be under your desk while you work, or following you around the garden. He can get a little excited when meeting new people (including children) and will jump up to say hello, so supervision at all times in a must. Alfie would do well in a home with or without another dog, and older or more confident children. He is an active pup and will need plenty of enrichment toys, exercise and mental stimulation to keep his mind busy. He has met the cats in his foster home, and is intrigued by them, but not focused on them.

Alfie is doing well with toilet training, now heading outside to do his business. This is something that will need to be continued in his new home. He gets along well with his host dogs and siblings, and loves a good game of Tug-o-war in the backyard.

We would love to see Alfie find a home where he had the company and guidance of another dog and experienced dog owners, although would be fine as an only dog if he had the company of his humans around. He is very trainable and settled nicely into his foster home. He has the 'Puppy dog eyes' mastered and will win you over in a heartbeat!

At this stage, we think Alfie will be a large dog when fully grown, so you would need to be prepared for this. He will need a medium to large size yard with height appropriate fencing, and a home where he will be treated as part of the family 👨‍👨‍👧‍👧🐕🐕 Being predominantly white, he will need plenty of outdoor shade and sunscreen applied, to help prevent skin cancer, which is quite common in white dogs.

As with all our pups, we strongly recommend enrolling in Puppy school. Alfie will need continued socialisation with other dogs during the puppy stage and into adulthood, as well as ongoing training so that he grows up to be a well mannered and socialised boy.

We would love to help get you started with training, so our amazing supporters, Best Friends - Erina, have kindly offered to include a 5 week Puppy training course with all of our Puppy adoptions (up to 16wks of age)....The Best Friends Puppy Pre-School service is a fun and interactive five-week training course that covers puppy behaviours, diet, health, grooming, exercise and play, with an emphasis on socialisation, command training, health and care. Their aim is to teach you positive ways to train your puppy in basic skills such as ‘sit’, ‘drop’, ‘stay’, and how to walk well on a lead, but also how to control your puppy’s not so desirable behaviours like toileting inside, biting, mouthing and separation anxiety.

Alfie has now had all his vet work done, and ready to head off to his forever home. He is located in Gwandalan on the Central Coast NSW.