ALBA - MOTHER ANIMAL, LOYAL SOUL, FAMILY DOG

Alba came to Germany in 2018 at the age of 5. In fact, she was initially only intended as a foster home, so we wanted to find a suitable and loving permanent home for her.

However, we unfortunately discovered that Alba is a severely traumatized dog and it took some time for her to build up trust in me and my family. She must have experienced terrible things, her half missing ear is proof of that. But unfortunately nobody knows exactly what happened to her. If they had, it would have been easier for us to deal with her and her past.

But since she finally took us into her big heart and gave us her trust, we decided to keep her with us. We simply couldn't and didn't want to put her through the stress of passing her on and asking her to go through the same process again.

Admittedly, we have had to go through a lot with our Alba. Not only is she still - mainly in the city - a fearful dog and is afraid of almost everything. She has already been seriously ill several times with IHK and Mediterranean diseases. We had to let her go twice already. But I couldn't bring myself to send my fighter, my white lioness, over the Rainbow Bridge. So I looked for alternatives to conventional medicine and ended up treating her myself. Where there's a will, there's a way. And we both wanted to. Alba wanted to live. And I didn't want to lose her.

Once you have won Alba's trust, you are forever deeply anchored in her heart. We realize that every day. She is such an integral part of our family and I can vouch for the fact that she would never harm the children. On the contrary, she always keeps an eye on my older daughter on walks. If she notices that she is walking behind us, Alba goes to her and stays with her. She keeps our family together. Just like a mother should. She is the most loyal soul and we are infinitely glad that we decided to keep her with us back then.

All her fears seem to be forgotten when we are out in the countryside or in nature with Alba. She blossoms, plays, enjoys her life. A side of her that only people she trusts can see. It's great fun to watch her throwing sticks through the air and her past ceases to matter for a while.

A clear passion of Alba's, by the way, is food! That's why she's in particularly good hands with VEGDOG . No one could do her job as a test eater better. Her loud smacking is a clear indication of the taste of our products. By the way, she particularly likes ourJERKEYS. Her smacking is particularly loud.

As much grief as we have had with Alba, I would choose to take her into our family again at any time. She is a unique dog that I can rely on 1,000%.