New buddy

We've been looking.... and we found him at the City of Los Angeles North Central Shelter.

He's a three-year old Malamute mix. He's a small guy - only about 45 pounds. He'll put on some weight in food, but I think he'll stay this size. It's hard to see in the photos, but in person the buff or sable color is more pronounced - he is black and white and sable colored.

He was good on the leash, though untrained - gotta start those obedience classes. But at his size, he's walk-able even if untrained, to start. He's active, but not hyper. And look at how prettily he curls his tail!

As the attendant walked him through the kennels to the yard where we played with him, he was interested in the other dogs, sniffing at them, but he wasn't lunging at them. And he never barked once, the whole time, even though all the other dogs were yelling. He needs a bath and a comb-out, and he needs to be neutered before we can take him home - so next week we will pick him up at the vet.

Isn't he a pretty boy? Now we have to find a name for him.