08/27/2026
**ADOPTED 💙**
LOCAL BOY AL’S COMIN’ FOR YA 🫵🏻
✨ AL
📍 Langley, BC
🐕 Border Terrier/Wolfhound Mix
🐣 1.5 years old
⚖️ 41 lbs
💙 Male
“Well hellooo! I was found by my rescuers when I was a small puppy in an area south of Mexico City where abandonment is unfortunately very common. Luckily, I secured a spot in a foster home in Xochimilco where I stayed while waiting for my chance to come to Canada. 🙏🏼
I flew to Canada on August 3rd, but the travel experience was incredibly stressful for me. By the time I arrived, I was overwhelmed by all the changes and unfamiliar surroundings and went into full survival mode. Unfortunately, this led to a fear-based bite incident during my first day in Canada. 🥹
**WCP NOTE: On Al’s first day here, he was outside in the backyard and appeared extremely spooked. His adopter was concerned that he might escape the yard and attempted to grab Al to attach a leash. During this interaction, Al bit the adopter’s hand and arm. The following day we moved Al into an emergency foster home where he was given the space and time he needed to decompress. Since then, Al has shown zero aggression and the bite incident appears to have been fear-based, occurring at a time when Al was highly overwhelmed following his stressful journey and new environment. While we can never dismiss a bite incident, we do not believe that isolated event is representative of Al’s temperament. However, as a precaution, he was assessed by a professional dog trainer on August 24th, who confirmed that the incident was not indicative of his true, sweet temperament.**
Anyways!! Once I moved into foster care, I was finally able to relax, catch up on some much-needed sleep, and start feeling like myself again. And WOW — what a difference a few days made! I can still be nervous in unfamiliar situations but underneath those initial nerves is a very happy, sweet, playful, and gentle personality. 🙊
I love being near my person and love getting attention. I love to play fetch too! I'm a real natural and will happily bring my ball back to you and then lie on my side so I can get pats and maybe even a belly rub. After exercise I am content to hang out in the house, munch on some bones and snooze on the couch. Honestly, being with "my person" is all I really want in life.
I am looking for kind, patient, and confident adopters who understand that I am still figuring out this big, sometimes-scary world. I will be constantly looking at my new adopter for guidance so having someone who can calmly reassure me that new things are safe will be incredibly important. 💛
I've had many new experiences already since being in my foster home and have ACED all of them! I've had a bath and blow dry, been to the pet store, visited my foster grandma at her seniors’ home, gone on lots of car rides (passenger prince, if I do say so myself!), completed a 5k running race with my foster mom, attended a big Ukrainian rally at Sunset Beach, and was one of the VIP attendees at WCP's annual fundraiser event at a local restaurant. 🍻
MY IDEAL HOME/ADOPTER:
* A patient adopter or adopters who are either retired, work from home, or otherwise have lots of time to spend with me
* Someone willing to umbilical train (clip my leash to your waist and move around with me attached) as I am much more confident when I have my leash on and my human is right by my side
* Someone who is calm and confident!
* A fully fenced yard would be a bonus to run around in as I get the zoomies in the morning and love to play fetch with my ball!
I've met dozens of new people - men, women, children and other dogs. I'm cautious at first but willing to take pats from just about anyone as long as they don't move too quickly into my space. I know I am AWESOME and just need the right people! 😉”
If you are interested in learning more about AL please follow the link in below!
https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=2731964&name=AL+-+LOCAL+(Langley+BC)
