Poco Loco is the little dog we rescued from the local government dog pound just minutes before he was due to die. Sadly we had to leave behind many more, but this little boy’s smiling face, pleading eyes and wagging tail were more than we could bear. He earned his name (meaning ‘a little crazy’) due to his overwhelming excitement at being released from his ‘prison’. It took him well over an hour to calm down!

Poco Loco is 10 months old and has the sweetest, sunniest, most loving disposition imaginable. We hope that very soon a special person will give him the forever home he needs and deserves…..we can promise they will receive an ocean of love in return!

Hi, let me introduce myself. My name is Thor and I am a 7 year old male Dobermann. I arrived at Peanut Pet Shelter in 2007, after being seen wandering the streets for some time and finally being caught by a couple of security guards.
Although I am now a big, powerful, happy dog, I wasn’t in those days. I was very thin, my coat and eyes were dull and the many scars I still carry on my body are testimony to my previous hard life. Now I am scared of nothing, but at that time I was scared of everything and everyone. I would run and hide if I saw someone pick up a bottle or other hard object. I would shake if someone lit a cigarette near me. Loud noises or raised voices would make me cower.

I was suffering from bad heartworm and very sick. The vet said he had never seen such a bad case of heartworm in a dog that was still alive! I had hormone problems as well which made me feel ill and apparently made me smell really bad too! The treatment to kill the heartworm was unpleasant and painful but thankfully I came through it ok (they didn’t know if I would) and although I was none too happy about being neutered, it solved my hormone problems and from then on I smelled sweet – or at least how a doggy should!

Most of the old stuff doesn’t scare me any more except for the loud nosies. I suppose it’s a little ironic that I’m named Thor after the god of thunder and I’m the only dog at the shelter that is scared of storms!

I am happy at PPS because here I am king and the rest of the dogs are my minions – ha, ha!!

I loved and trusted Andy and Jen right from the start, but now I love everyone and nothing makes me happier than visitors to the shelter. When visitors come, I prick my (very badly cropped) ears, wag my tail and wave my right front foot in the air. I so hope they will notice me and come and give me a kiss and tell me how handsome I am. When the ladies tell me I’m gorgeous, it makes me sooo happy! So if you come on vacation to beautiful Playa del Carmen, please come and visit me, I have kisses waiting just for you!

I am not available for adoption, but I would love to have a sponsor to help care for my needs.

Don’t forget to vote every day until April 18th, so Peanut Pet Shelter can save more dogs like me!