Beau's been here too long

Some dogs get overlooked. Beau has been at Toronto Animal Services South since April. That's a ridiculous amount of time for a dog to be waiting in adoption, especially a dog like Beau. Now Beau's got cage presentation issues in that he really gets excited and barks in his kennel whenever he thinks someone might take him out for a bit of play but once leashed and out the door, he's fine.

When Beau goes on a walk, he's on a mission to follow his nose and that's the Beagle in him. When the walking stops, Beau chills right out. When I sit down beside him, he wiggles over and puts his paw on my lap. He looks up at me to see if that's okay then he lays his chin down on his paw. Rather irresistible, that move.

Beau can be quite reactive around other dogs - though I think it's actually gotten better since he's been at TAS for all these months. But so what if he doesn't like other dogs. I know lots of people who don't like dogs and they're not still up for adoption.

Other than that, Beau doesn't come with a lot of baggage. I don't think he's been abused and so he doesn't have a sad story to tell. He's no longer a squiggly puppy and doesn't have the "prestige" of being a purebred. Maybe all of these things have conspired against him and kept him at TAS for too long, always passed over for not being young enough or sad enough or big enough or small enough. But Beau is full of life and love and that is enough. He just needs someone to spend a bit of time with him, to give him a chance, to see his good qualities shine through.

Beau's adoption profile is here.