Francis

Meet Francis! This adorable tiny pup is a true little bundle of joy and will surely win you over with his sweet personality!

Francis is a social little pup and loves to be with his people. He is a fantastic work buddy and currently goes to work every day with his foster. He does very well sitting on their lap during their daily TTC rides together. Francis is a-okay with city living and has no problem with the busy streets of Toronto. He really loves his time outside! Francis enjoys going for multiple short-medium walks throughout the day, along with some brief occasional playtime when he has some extra energy to burn off. However, Francis is definitely more of a fair weather walker. He can be very reluctant to leave the house when it is raining out and doesn’t love the snow.

Francis is very interested in other dogs and appears to generally behave himself around them. However, since he was only recently neutered, he has been known to try and hump other dogs.

His foster parents describe him as generally well-behaved, however, Francis would likely benefit from learning some basic obedience cues as he currently doesn’t know any. He is mostly housebroken and doesn’t poop in the house. However, as Francis was an intact male for most of his life so far, he still displays some marking behaviour so his fosters currently have him wear a belly band inside the house to manage this. Since he has only been neutered for a couple of months so far, this behaviour may or may not change with time.

Francis adores his people and loves to be pet. He is always looking for a way to be involved with his family and follows his foster parents everywhere. If you take your hand away while petting him, even for a brief moment, he will chase your hand and try to nudge it back onto his head. This silly boy has even almost chased his foster’s hand right off the sofa before for those precious head scratches!

This lovely pup enjoys lots of attention and is very curious. So his adopters should be prepared to supervise him to keep him happy and prevent him from getting into things he shouldn’t. Francis would likely do best as the only pet in his forever home where he can receive all the attention, even though he is good with other animals. Also, a home without young children would be best due to his more vulnerable size and age.