Shy shelter pup waited for years until the perfect parents decided to adopt her — and when they take her to visit her rescuers, she's thrilled! ❤️
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00:00Alia was one of the shyest dogs at ARF.
00:04Alia ran back into her kennel.
00:06I think she knew where she lived and felt safe there.
00:10Good girl.
00:12Over here. There you go.
00:14Good girl.
00:16Knowing that she had been there for so long just kind of tugged at her heartstrings.
00:20Who is that?
00:22Who is that?
00:24Are you friends?
00:25They brought her into the room and she immediately went into her corner.
00:29It was definitely a really long process.
00:31Can you sit? Can you lay?
00:33Good girl.
00:35By the end of us visiting her, she would let us pet her without even giving her treats.
00:42That was really our sign that she was ready to come home.
00:50When we first brought her home, she did kind of stay in her crate for the first few days.
00:54Hey!
00:56She was super excited, but she would still keep her distance when we would come home.
01:00She would try to come close and then she would stop and be like, I'm only coming this far.
01:05She was just definitely anxious.
01:07Hi, Alia.
01:09Her personality came out in bursts.
01:13One week she would play with a toy.
01:18The next week she would be more comfortable when we went out on a walk.
01:23Alia, I missed you.
01:26After like a month, she's acting like a dog now, instead of scared.
01:30To get our attention, she'll put her nose under our hands.
01:33And if we stop, she immediately goes back.
01:35Hi. You're such a sweet girl.
01:40She's super attention seeking and we love it.
01:44Her personality comes out so much when we go to the dog park.
01:47She loves it.
01:49And she is just so confident.
01:51She loves playing with the dogs.
01:53It's just so exciting and it's so great to just see her come out of her shell.
01:57Hi!
02:01Are you going to go see your friends?
02:03You want to go to ARF?
02:05Alia goes back to visit her rescue family at ARF A Bunch.
02:08Are you excited?
02:10Pretty girl, are you so excited?
02:13Okay, alright.
02:16When we go back to ARF, all the staff is just so ecstatic.
02:20The people that took care of her at ARF are obsessed with her.
02:24She is very popular.
02:26She's going to like every single animal.
02:28We go for training classes there.
02:30One more time. Back, back, back.
02:32Alia, come.
02:34Alia, sit.
02:36Nice.
02:38Also, Alia helps other dogs train there.
02:40They use her to socialize dog-aggressive animals.
02:44Literally no dog has ever hated Alia, apparently.
02:50I literally beam with pride just watching her.
02:53Hi, baby.
02:55I'm so excited to see the growth that she will continue to make with us.
03:10For more information, visit www.fema.gov