Nacho

First Adoption of the Year!
Nacho, the goodest chow mix with the baddest rap sheet… Picked up as a stray, Toronto Animal Services (TAS) couldn’t understand why his family wasn’t looking for this happy, handsome boy.

After being overlooked on the adoption floor with no future home in sight, TAS reached out to us for help. We thought we had the perfect home for Nacho. The resident dogs met Nacho and all was good until they got home. Things went south fast and he was returned to the shelter the following day.

The second adoption also lasted barely 24 hours; the shelter received a call about a loose dog and soon discovered it was Nacho. This adoption was an “impulse buy”, but sadly a report was filed justifying the decision to not reclaim Nacho. With these strikes against him, TAS felt it best to deem Nacho as “rescue only.”

Back at TAS, the combination of Nacho’s good nature and bad luck made him a staff favourite. Their behaviouralist evaluated Nacho and reported that he was a great boy with no issues. Nacho’s behaviour was exemplary, so much so that he continued to be a TAS greeter/tester dog for their new arrivals. He was happy and safe there, but now because of being unadoptable to the public, he truly needed our help. Merlin’s Hope continued to network Nacho, looking for good fosters or adopters while keeping in touch with the shelter.

Even though the lack of a suitable foster had prevented us from pulling Nacho, our focus was very much on finding that perfect home for him. Merlin’s Hope filtered through several emails, messages, and applications to no avail. Then we received a lovely inquiry accompanied by a great application – it seemed too good to be true. The interested couple lived 8 hours away in New York, but were coming into town for a weekend away. They committed to meeting Nacho….but not necessarily to adopt him. We all went to the shelter together for a quick meet and greet before they headed to their hotel.

Nacho literally made a grand stand entrance as he pranced in carrying his favourite spotted cow stuffie, like he knew exactly what he was doing; he closed the deal with several doggy kisses and a slap-happy wagging tail. Nacho had his future family at hello.

They enjoyed their time in Toronto and barely discussed the adoption because it was a done deal from the second they met him. They did take a minute to call their groomer and to book their new dog in for a spa day. It was a fantastic weekend! We could not be happier for Nacho, now named Brooklyn, also for the opportunity to work with TAS again, and to meet such great people, now new friends. Congratulations to all!