Alice, age 1 1/2

Adorable Alice was hardly in Wonderland when we first met her. She’d had a rough time of it—a litter of pups in the last 4 months or so, then life on the road for who knows how many weeks, until, one hot spring day, she was caught in a “dog trap,” collected by animal control, and taken to the pound. Luckily, the staff promptly checked their contact list, put in a call to GRR, and sent a photo—and even though it showed Alice behind bars, there’s no hiding just how darling she is!

The very next day it was “through the looking glass” and presto! into the back seat of comfy van, positioned beneath a stream of deliciously cool air and barreling down the highway to freedom. The cute red girl was all tuckered out from her recent ordeal and gratefully snoozed as the miles rolled past… but at a rest stop, she happily socialized with a bunch of little kids and gave her “chauffeur” lots of kisses: “Thank you for bailing me out!”

The vet guesses this little 50-pounder is only about a year or two old. She is heartworm negative but had both hookworms and whipworms (and those are already just about a thing of the past).

“Sweet and pretty!” said the admiring clinic staff.

“At first she was a little shy and timid,” says her foster mom. “But as she settles in, she has developed quite a personality. She’s operating on all cylinders now, and she and my Golden play throughout the day. She is confident, playful, interactive, and VERY sweet. She loves dogs and people too, and when she isn’t playing, she wants to be by my side with one paw on me! She’s a real lover and cuddler, likes to sit beside me & will even press her cheek up against mine.”

Amazingly, young Alice is housetrained, stays calm and good for grooming, and sleeps peacefully through the night.She would do fine being in a home with other dogs or being the only dog—just as long as her family can give her lots of play and LOTS of love and affection.