Athos is a Belgian Malinois who was surrendered when his owner could no longer care for him. He was surrendered with another dog but we recommend he be the only dog in the home as he has shown snippiness toward other dogs during meet and greets. Athos is trained in German for commands. He knows sit, down, stay, among others. He needs a very firm adopter with experience with the Malinois breed. Athos is a working dog and he needs a job.  He is 7 years old so unfortunately police depts. aren’t interested.  Due to the recent changes in his life and the stress of living in the shelter we want to emphasize  that his behavior in the shelter is not indicative of what his behavior will be in a home. He is a good boy but doesn’t always present himself well in the shelter.  The key to the perfect adoption for Athos will be someone with Malinois experience and the ability to spend time with him to show him he is ok and will be ok in a new home. 

Isle of Wight County Animal Services is located in Windsor, Virginia. We can be reached at (757)365-6318. Due to Covid our hours for public walk throughs and meet & greets are by appointment only Tuesday-Saturday from 12:00pm to 3:00pm. Please call us to schedule an appointment. We are closed to the public Sundays and Mondays. If you have questions about an animal you see on Petfinder that aren’t answered in the description don’t hesitate to call us. We are happy to speak with you regarding any of our available animals. Our goal is to find our shelter residents their perfect, well matched forever homes as quickly as possible. If you own a dog meet and greets are required with our dogs prior to starting the adoption/foster to adopt process.