This gorgeous specimen is 104 pounds of white flocculence. Darco is a bit like a snowdrift, if snow were warm and fluffy. He is 4 years old. He came to PAWS along with his brother, Deklin. Their family moved and couldn’t take them to their new home.

Darco does not like to wear a collar, though he’s dealing with it. He is an Akita/German shepherd/Lab/Great Pyrenees mix. He’ll need a lot of room to run — otherwise, he’ll dig under your fence. He’ll make a great addition to a family who has time to spend with him.

You can fill out an application online at www.pawsgh.org. But before you do, make sure you’ve got all of your vacuum cleaner attachments at hand — he’s a shedder. Darco is available through PAWS of Grays Harbor. Please call 360-533-1141 to schedule an appointment to meet him, or any of the other dogs and cats that are waiting for homes.

Text and photo by Marcy Merrill