Before and after..

Ok so been meaning to do this for a while. Around 3 months ago we got Alfie from his previous owners.
Here are some pics we took on the day we brought him home (before) and some I took today (now).

Before, he was too skinny
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Now with good food and walked EVERY day (not before)


Before. Sorry about the quality of pic, he was so excited!


Now


Before. You can clearly see every ridge of his spine. It was like cuddling a skeleton at first


Now


Now... Happy   

Oh Sue you have done a fab job with him he certainly looks so much healthier. Your both blessed to have found each other xxx

Aw thanks Inez, love him so much. Cant believe they let him get in that condition   

Wow what a difference, you shouldn't be able to see a dogs spine    looks much happier now and much healthier too, well done

Kathy, can you believe he had filled out a bit from the previous week when we first saw him!! You could see every stringy muscle fibre under the skin. She said she had wormed him and he started to put bit on, if that was the case, why on earth didn't she do it before he got that bad?! He was Asda tinned food there.

Oh sue those before pics made me want to cry but seeing Alfie so happy and in fab condition turned the into happy tears. He's beautiful xx

Thank you Hayley. We couldn't wait to get him out of there. Lets just say they were quite proudly telling us how their 4yr old son would ride him like a horse! We did a lot of biting our tongues because we wanted him.

Jesus I bet your poor boy I counting his lucky stars that you found him xx

flowerbud wrote:Lets just say they were quite proudly telling us how their 4yr old son would ride him like a horse! We did a lot of biting our tongues because we wanted him.

I hope this has not done any permanent damage to him, poor luv   

Wow what a transformation hope he has forgotten that life and he looks so happy now you have done a great job

Thanks sara

ahh you've made such a difference to him,well done you   

What a difference, he looks stunning now, very healthy, well done you   

Thanks Stella and Sazzle

Ooh I know it's naughty having favourites but he's definitely one of mine

Aw thanks Rach!   

Did he come from a centre or a private rehome? X

Well I saw him on a rescue site, but he was still with his owners. They had advertised him "Free to good home" and the rescue site saw the ad and explained the dangers of the dog being used for baiting etc. They said they would home check prospective owners. They charged us a fee, don't think owners got any of it. Not bad considering they never even met him! Lol. Not that it mattered, we were expecting to pay for a dog anyway

Really I'm surprised they did that with a young child in the home rescues usually go so far over the top about bull breeds and children! So glad he's with you now

I know, but I think because he lived with a child from a pup, when the child was 2yrs-4yrs. Saying that they said he was good with other dogs and ignores them, nope, quite the opposite. He is such a lovely boy though.

Ah okay makes sense, I bloody hope Biscuit's good with children lol, going to test her out on my niece before we decide to have any lol ! Lucky he ended up with you though! You've done so much with him already and seem to have the patience that he needs Is he your first dog/ first staffy?

Hope shes ok.
He is our first staff. We had a rescue dog before. No one really had much idea what breed/s she was   We got her when she was 4yrs old (she was handed in to centre due to work commiments and no time for her) and lost her just before she turned 17! Due to us having our daughter we didn't have a dog for 4yrs! Last year I was getting desperate for one and finally persuaded hubby to start looking
I must admit he has thrown up different issues, and I do feel useless at times. His pulling is still bad, he still anxious when out and DA. But I have to remind myself of the situation he left and I know I much better that them!

Ahh I love those mixed breed dogs So he's been a bit of a shock then!! Don't feel useless!! You're managing him perfectly and it's only been a few months, in rescue dog behaviour we generally say they settle between the 3-6 month point, so he's got a little while to go yet! Biscuit settled on day one, she just decided it was her home   But i've only really see her calm in the last 6 months, so I can now finally walk her to heel without the halti and her not pulling like a train! I think she's between 5-7 now so age probably is a factor too. I'm sure he'll relax more, and you'll be so much closer with him having had to work through this all! But I think you're doing a wonderful job with him

Great job he looks like a different dog

He is looking great

Thank you so much Rach, makes me feel so much better! Cant wait for him to calm and enjoy his walks so we can too more.   
Thanks stu and Jstaff

What a fantastic job you have done

Thanks Janey

Well done!!! He looks great.

Thanks Bek