Here are some update photos on Nate and Sara in their new home:

They are spoiled and adored! They may even get to do some mushing!

Stella has been at the Toronto Animal Services South shelter for quite a while now and I did a post on her a few weeks back. She's a good dog once she gets to know a person. She's got some cage presentation issues with total strangers, however. That's probably not going to be a big deal once she's homed, since she's not going to be living in a cage all on her own, but for potential adopters, her in-shelter behaviour may be off-putting.

Here's a little video clip showing how she is.

(Previous to this video, I've only ever walked Stella once for about half an hour.)

The first part of the video shows me walking into the adoption room and up to Stella. She doesn't bark, though as I'm walking in I'm pretty sure she knows someone's in the room because she's constantly alert. I approach her door and she nicely sits in her kennel.

As I stand there, the door to the adoption room is opened by a new visitor. Stella can't see the visitor but knows immediately it's someone she doesn't know and starts barking. When the visitor peaks his head around the corner to have a look at her, she keeps barking. As soon as he leaves, she stops.

All this barking at strangers at the door may disappear on its own once she settles into a home or it can be trained out of her (although, personally, I like door alarms). Either way, I don't think it's a big enough deal to deter someone from giving her a chance if they're otherwise interested. She's a little shy but she's a very sweet dog.

From Bob's owner:

(Update 2014-01-28, 5:30 p.m.: Reynaldo had some soft poops this morning so TAS is holding onto him for another day to make sure he's okay. Hopefully, he'll be up for adoption tomorrow.)

I've barely knelt down to give some loving to this 'lil guy and he's already half-way up my body and in my arms. Meet this charming pile of traveling wiggles, Reynaldo!

We meet, face to face. I start blowing kisses, he starts eating them. I'm careful not to look him directly in the eyes, for fear of puppy hypnosis (this IS a thing). Worst (but possible) case scenario:

Puppy: "Gee, I fink I need yo help. I may be wanted fo murder. Can you take da wrap fo me? It's onwee 25-to-wife?"

Me: "Sure bud, anything for you!"

If you're not in a position to have a puppy, I suggest you avoid his superpowers. It took every ounce of my self-discipline to not dognap this handsome man. After exhausting my supply of will power, I go home and drown my puppy-less sorrows in a pizza. What a heartbreaker!

~Rachael

From a volunteer at TAS West, a profile of Winston:

I think it's the Mastiff in Ty that mellows him out. The Boxer in him wants to bounce. The Mastiff in him wants to saunter. The Boxer in him wants to play tag. The Mastiff in him wants to lean up against you and get ear scratches.

I have no idea how a dog gets a name like Pepsi King but I hope whoever adopts him keeps the name, even if only as a nickname, because someone somewhere knows there's a story behind it. Pepsi King is a Bernese Lab cross which means he's friendly x 2.

Blanco is a big boy but he carries himself well and walks through the snow and across the ice with ease. I'm rather fascinated by his big bear paws. I imagine him to be the kind of dog a kid could grow up with, be best friends with, never forget.

Update on Moogly from Jan of the IFAW:

I finally went over to visit Moogly and he’s in heaven. The people LOVE him and he just loves the dane in the picture who is his ‘cousin’. They both loved each other immediately and romp in the tennis courts offleash with big smiles on their faces. Moogly lives in the main house on the property with a bulldog and standard poodle, while Hamlet, the second dane (in the pic), lives on the property but in another house. They see each other daily. Moogly loves everyone (except the cat) and all dogs. His people say he just fits and they can’t imagine a more wonderful personality.

He’s put on some weight with some more to go but now that he’s settled and content, he looks almost perfect. That look they have in their eye when they are unsure is all gone. He’s in heaven!

Zeus came into TAS South a couple of weeks ago and has since been transferred to the Toronto Humane Society for their adoption program (I was told he needed some work on his heeling skills and THS would be able to help with that) but I thought I'd post up his photos here anyway cuz he's such a striking dog. I'm not sure when he'll be listed on the THS adoption page but you can check out their other dogs here as well Zeus' original dog housemate, Izzle.

Here's the first update for 2014. From Charlie's owners:

Happy Holidays!! Here are a few pics of Charlie! He is so sweet, smart and such a cuddler! He has easily become a part of our family and we love him soooooo much!!!! He loves to go for runs, chew on his rope and pose for pics! LOL! Thank you for bringing him into our lives : )

Stella first comes across as being a little hyper but after a few minutes of excited walking, she settles and we proceed at a steadier pace. Her excitement is understandable. She loves the outdoors and to only have access to it for a few minutes every day must be hard for a dog.

Given the distractions of being outside, I'm surprised by how attentive she still is towards me. I suspect she'll be a quick study once she gets into a decent home with someone who cares about such things.

Each day I tend to only post one adoptable dog at a time. I like to give each post space, some time to circulate, maybe pique someone's interest. This means sometimes a dog waiting in adoption may get adopted before I get around to publishing its photos. Over the course of the year, this happens quite a few times so today I thought I'd put up some of those.

All of these dogs have been adopted already.