To go from being this grubby, abandoned dog to being this prancing, smiling show pooch was incredible.” “But the moment he entered the ring, the performer in him came out and he started to strut and dance, with impeccable poise. Nessa said: “We took him to his first show, the All About Dogs Show at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, for a bit of fun and to help with socialisation. By the end of the first day, he was dancing around the kitchen on his back legs with us.”Īged three when they adopted him, the couple have been spoiling him rotten ever since, while his big personality soon made him a hit on the dog show circuit. “We let him out into the garden and he saw the grass and threw himself on it, legs in the air, living the dream. He held on so tightly, clutching my shoulders with his legs around my waist.”ĭespite needing a good wash and medication for an infected tick, within a day Nessa says he was “prancing around and smiling.” She said: “He seemed so dazed at first, but by the end of the day he was a different dog. Nessa said: “I went to collect him, it was dark and raining and he was shaking and just leapt into my arms. Within two weeks, Ari was on his way to his new home. Then, a few weeks later, Nessa saw one woman had posted a picture on Facebook of a dog from the charity Freedom Angels Romania and says it was “love at first sight.” As the couple already had two ragdoll cats, Muffin and Munchkin, Dave was unsure about having a dog.īut Nessa could not forget that first sighting of Ari and wore him down until they applied to adopt and, after extensive checks, were accepted. He was adopted by Nessa and Dave after they moved to a new house in January 2021, which they were renovating, and met some of their new neighbours out walking their “two gorgeous dogs” which had been rescued from Romania. But Ari, who has 70 plus harnesses and an enviable array of fancy dress costumes ranging from Fred Flintstone to a cow costume, is worth it, according to Nessa.Īri was taken in by a Romanian rescue after being found kept outside on hard stones, fenced in by mesh and with no proper access to food or water. She is so besotted with the pooch she has reduced her own spending on haircuts and clothes to pay for his wardrobe and grooming. Digital workplace implementation consultant Nessa Anderson, 32, from Oxfordshire, lives with her husband Dave Anderson, 36. A pampered pooch from a Romanian rescue has become top dog on the canine show circuit where he displays his “beautifully groomed buttocks” as he dances on his hind legs wearing one of his 100 bandanas bought with his £100 monthly clothing allowance.
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