Brambles came to us from the Hitchcock Road Animal Shelter after he was picked up as a stray in Salinas. He was very scared and withdrawn at the shelter, so we offered to bring him into our program. He's a shy pup, and tends to freeze up when faced with unfamiliar or overwhelming things, but he makes a very cute statue! He does unfreeze fairly quickly as soon as you reassure him that it's not so scary, and then he wags his little plume-like tail.

Brambles gets a little nervous about being picked up quickly, but when you take it slow, he loves to be cuddled and held, and will smash his face into your neck and get as close to you as possible. He loves playing with other small dogs, and like most young pups, he'll play until he drops! He loves his bed and blankets, and enjoys "making" his bed (digging, snuffling, and rubbing his face in it) and he will throw a toy for himself and then pounce on it!