Aiden

Australian Shepherd | Wellsburg, WV

AdultMaleMediumBorder Collie

About

Meet Aiden

Some things are unknowable; like when and where he was born, if he took after his mother or his father, his first favorite toy, what his owner called him, or even why he ended up a stray picked up by animal control in Kentucky before he was brought in by a rescue in Pennsylvania. But, some things are obvious about Aiden. 1) Aiden is ageless. He's been placed at 4, 6, 8 -- no one can be certain. He moves around like an old man, he can't hear very well, his sight is a little cloudy, and he has a cough that will never fully go away due to some scarring from a bad case of pneumonia. But, he lights up with a new toy, or a new human. Or snow. 2) Aiden loves snow. He runs at full speed back and forth in the yard at his foster home. Maybe the cold does something for his bones and joints, maybe it just makes him feel like a puppy again. 3) Aiden loves children. He has natural protective and herding instincts and relaxed immediately in the presence of his high energy three year old human foster sister. Her gift offerings may have helped. 4) He loves soft things: blankets, rugs, pillows, and especially stuffed animals. 5) At some point, Aiden was loved. Before he had to survive on the streets, he had been trained and was attentive to an owner. He knows how to play fetch, how to "drop it" and how to "sit". He probably knows a lot of other things too, for the right person to bring back out in him. 6) Aiden deserves to be loved again. This is the most obvious thing about him when you meet him. Aiden deserves to spend the second half of his life truly loved. He doesn't seem to care about cats and can take or leave a dog as long as they don't get in his face, but against all odds, Aiden absolutely adores people. Small children aren't too much for him. Strangers are welcome to become friends. He just wants to be where the people are. He wants to cuddle up to a movie or a good book. He wants to lay under a desk while you work, or go for a walk when you have a break. Above all, he just wants you. And after the unknowable life he's lived, he deserves to be wanted, in return.

Adoption Process
https://www.pawsacrosspittsburgh.com/the-application-process