archie

Archie is what happens when someone orders a Malinois mix and selects “extra legs, fewer opinions.”

He is long and lanky like a beanstalk, with soft short fur, a cheerful face, and the posture of a tiny aristocrat who absolutely knows which fork is for salad. When he settles, he sits with his paws crossed like he’s waiting for the tea service to begin. A fancy man. A gentleman. A scholar, probably.

And then one of his favorite people appears.

Suddenly the dignified lord of the manor becomes all bounce and sparkle, like his whole body just remembered joy was an option. Archie loves his people deeply. It may take him a second with someone new, because he is an observant, sensitive soul, but once he clocks that you are kind, that you are safe, that you might be his person, he bonds fast and fully.

For a Malinois mix, Archie is almost suspiciously calm. Calm but fun. Watchful but silly. Playful but polite. He walks nicely on leash, though he can get excited when he sees other dogs because, obviously, friendship may be happening and he would like to be considered.

Archie loves other dogs and would be thrilled to have a canine friend. He would do best with older kids or calmer kids, since young kid chaos makes him nervous. Cats are unknown.

Here is the part that makes my heart ache a little. Archie came into rescue as a puppy with two siblings. They were both adopted quickly. Archie, somehow, is still waiting.

Not because he is less wonderful. Not because he is missing anything. Just because the right person has not found their way to him yet.

Archie is 2 years old, 70 lbs, and currently in foster. He is soft, sweet, sensitive, and so ready for the part of his life where he is not the one left behind.

If you have room for a lanky little gentleman with a loyal heart and crossed paws, Archie is waiting to meet you.