Each week, we bring you the profile of an orphaned dog from the BC SPCA Vancouver Shelter that needs a loving home. This week, we have two!

The Vancouver SPCA received a small handful of poodle miniature crosses this week and I got to walk one of them. His name is Astro.

Astro is just over a year old and light enough to carry with one arm but big enough to give a proper hug. Admittedly, Astro isn’t much of a walker. He’s more of a play in the backyard, watch the wheels go round and round kind of dog. We got one block down before he began getting anxious about getting back to his kennel. Maybe he thought the other pups would take his chew toy? Who knows…

Astro does get excited when he thinks it’s time for play, wagging his tail in a typical doggy way and jumping up to the door when you come close, so it’s not as if he’s anti-social – he just has some security issues so he needs someone who’s patient and willing to show him the ropes one block at a time. Astro would be a perfect match for someone who likes slow leisurely walks and has a porch where he can fully utilize his exceptional observational skills. He practiced by staring down every car that went by during our stroll.

For details on Astro, click here.
BC SPCA Vancouver Shelter: 604 879 7721 or vancouver@spca.bc.ca

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