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| Alpha 4 months old |
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| Alpha, 1 year old |
Alpha, our adopted dog, just turned 1 in November 2012. Or so we think he's about a year based on what the vet here in Coronado told us. We celebrated with Kamila baking a dog cake (meatloaf pie with a mashed potato frosting). Alpha LOVED it!
How did we end up adopting a dog? Even though I am allergic, we somehow ended up keeping this intelligent puppy. We came across him at the school, PCIS. Chris happened to come with me to pick up the kids. I stayed in the car, but somehow the kids were all excited about adopting this cute dog.
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| Love.... |
My pet concept is to feed and keep them warm for a night and then return them. Have someone else adopt them or find a home around the neighborhood. The maid, Lilia, already adopted a dog, Odie that was in our yard for a couple of days. Odie was in good hands with Lilia. Too bad he had a some tumors on his body, but he lived happily the last few months of his life. RIP Odie.
Back to Alpha, nickname, Houdini, Frup, Puppy face, and escape artist. Alpha does not like to stay chained or locked up. He does not bark or yelp or whine, he just chews his way out. Amazing. I have to admit that after the first week of having him, it was hard to think of having someone else adopt him.
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| Alpha Puppy |
Maybe because it is so hot and humid, Alpha likes to take his naps. He does have an alarm that alerts me when its time to take the kids to school or pick them up. If I leave without him, he will chase the car and wait at the corner - .5 miles away from the house.
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| He loved the table as a puppy |
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| Alpha sniffing jelly fish along the beach |
Alpha is well mannered and loveable. However, he does love trash and will bring you a larvae fish head, dirty diaper, old BBQ bag where the ribs were, and of course some old chew toy from the garbage.
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| Ethan helping with Alpha's walk |
Alpha is afraid of the water and waves....he will soon learn to surf I think.
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| He use to fit in the bed.... |
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| Kami and Alpha |
How did he become part of the Huber family? Well, love. How can we not?
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| Lincoln and Alpha |
UPDATE: He joined us here in our move to Florida and did great on the flight. 3 1/2 hours and he did awesome!! Alpha is such a great world wide traveler now.
The pet doctor was wondering why we were interested in bringing Alpha to the US? Well, because he is family. OHANA. Unfortunately, because we were flying out on Friday, Alpha could not join us. Pets are only allowed to fly Monday-Thursday. Go figure. Chris went back after 3 weeks to pick him up from Lilia.
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| Foto de Lilia while we are in the US. |
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| Rock-a-bye-baby |
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| ¡Siesta! |
Can I say we did a good job spoiling our dog? Well yes he is. He comes in the car with us for our 3 hour drives (he lets us know when he needs to go pee).
We do try to teach him new tricks. He knows shake, speak, lay down, stay (sometimes), bombs away (he will catch a treat in mid air) and sit. More to follow I'm sure.
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| Alpha in Fernandina Island Beach, FL |
Alpha is turning 2 this November. He has mellowed out a lot and is still a great magician: Houdini should have been his name since he does like to escape and then come back.
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| Alpha in St. Augustine, FL. Sail boat ride. |
