You know Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen… but have you met POLO? If Santa needed a new reindeer, he’d be a top candidate. Sure, he’s TECHNICALLY a dog, but he’s so light on his feet and prances around like he may or may not be flying. We’re not totally convinced. Someone send in a DNA-My-Reindeer test please.

POLO is living for all the human attention. He loves to cuddle and will physically place himself as close to his humans as possible in the hopes of receiving endless pets. He can be a little shy at first, but warms up quickly. After that, he’s all in and ready to show off his goofy side. And once he really warms up, he can become a bit of a shadow.

So far in foster care, POLO has only met dogs on-leash. He can be a little apprehensive of other dogs he passes on walks, and will sometimes bark at them as they walk past. This is not to say he wouldn’t do well as a second dog. In fact, his timid personality could do well with another doggy companion showing him the ropes. But he has also been doing fine as a solo dog in foster care, so he could go either way. He recently went on a pack walk with a larger group of dogs and did great!

POLO does well in his crate at bedtime and during the occasional workdays when his human goes into the office. Sometimes he’ll tuck himself in for a nap during the day when he notices his crate door is open. He is overall very chill indoors, though he’ll occasionally get adorable bursts of zoomies. As long as he gets a few quality walks a day, playtime & enrichment, he’s happy to hang out inside.

POLO can be fearful of loud noises & sudden movements, so likely not best with younger (unpredictable) children. He could be OK with older, calmer kids though. He does also sometimes jump up on humans when he’s excited to see them. POLO hasn’t met cats yet, but shows prey drive with local squirrels.

Does POLO sound like the dog (or uh, reindeer) for you? Apply to adopt him at saveourscruff.org!

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