Alfie is a 6-year-old Golden Retriever in Pawtucket, RI, who needs $2,462 for Radiation Therapy.

Alfie is a golden retriever. He was born on April, 29 2014. He is six years old and weighs 74 lbs.  Alfie came into my life when he was four months old.  I saw his picture online and fell in love with him immediately. I got him from a breeder in  a small Pennsylvania town called Bird In Hand. I drove six hours from RI to PA to get him.

Alfie is part of my family. He is incredibly smart, gentle, curious and has a unique personality. He loves unsalted saltine crackers, takes his dinosaur toy everywhere, loves car rides, swimming and ear scratches. He is energetic, playful and continues to show unconditional love, putting a smile to anyone around him.

I am currently attending an accelerated dental hygiene program at CCRI and lost my job at T-mobile because I was unable to meet their hours of operation due to my devotion to this program. I am currently looking for a job to cover my living expenses and Alfie's medical bills.

Alfie recently had a fibrosarcoma tumor on his neck removed. My brave boy made a smooth recovery. However, two weeks later and he has developed yet another tumor, this time on his nose. The Vet performed a cat scan and a biopsy and determined this nasal tumor beginning to erode the bone. Their recommendation to control this fibrosarcoma is performing 5 sessions of radiation therapy.

Alfie is definitely a character, he follows me everywhere I go, he wakes me up in the morning talking to me with his doggy language to take him out and give him some unsalted saltine crackers. When there is thunder, he jumps under my covers next to me and closes his eyes, knowing that I am there to protect him.